[Ian101]

With a dedicated canvasser would you think its possible to average 18 new customers a week ?

[roundbuilder]

Easy.
Should be aiming for closer to 30.
On an average 3 hour session working 5-8pm 6-10 new customers should be signed up as long as the canvasser is half decent and confident at what he is doing.

[Whizz-Bizz]

Easy.
Should be aiming for closer to 30.
On an average 3 hour session working 5-8pm 6-10 new customers should be signed up as long as the canvasser is half decent and confident at what he is doing.

Deffo agree with Mick

[HampshireWindowCleaning]

I honestly think it's pointless setting yourself targets with canvassing as it is so unpredictable.
On a bad session you will get sod all, i've been out all day before and not got a single job.
But on other days I have managed 10 or more new customers on the books.
That's why I never set myself a target, I just look at it as any customers gained is a bonus, that way I don't get down hearted if I draw a blank.

[Whizz-Bizz]

Personally I think its important to have a target, its one off the only things that has kept me out knocking till late on some occasions. But it can work the other way for some people, and if the target is missed they can struggle to pick themselfs up and get out again the next day.

[windiewasher]

18 is nothing unless its 2 hours a day!
if its someone doing 6 hours a day 40 to 50 minimum per week.

[Ian101]

18 is nothing unless its 2 hours a day!
if its someone doing 6 hours a day 40 to 50 minimum per week.

4 afternoons a week till 7ish

[bobplum]

I honestly think it's pointless setting yourself targets with canvassing as it is so unpredictable.
On a bad session you will get sod all, i've been out all day before and not got a single job.
But on other days I have managed 10 or more new customers on the books.
That's why I never set myself a target, I just look at it as any customers gained is a bonus, that way I don't get down hearted if I draw a blank.

+1

[windiewasher]

18 is nothing unless its 2 hours a day!
if its someone doing 6 hours a day 40 to 50 minimum per week.

4 afternoons a week till 7ish

Definitely achieveable m8,go get them,you will always find on doing first cleans there neighbours and friends across the road also want there windows cleaned too.
 

[tom20001]

I honestly think it's pointless setting yourself targets with canvassing as it is so unpredictable.
On a bad session you will get sod all, i've been out all day before and not got a single job.
But on other days I have managed 10 or more new customers on the books.
That's why I never set myself a target, I just look at it as any customers gained is a bonus, that way I don't get down hearted if I draw a blank.

+1

[pdale]

18 new customers a week is easily achievable, a professional and dedicated canvasser should get far more.

[SB Cleaning]

18 new customers a week is easily achievable, a professional and dedicated canvasser should get far more.

This guy has got me 18 in a day

Ive used several canvassers in the past but this chap tops the lot.

[8weekly]

A leafleting strategy would get you that. My experience is that after 10 months of between 5 & 10 (at a guess the average is probably 6 hours) hours a week leafleting I have 140 more customers at around £15 each. Obviously you would need to increase the hours paid for delivering leaflets but you will get a lot less messers.

[roundbuilder]

A leafleting strategy would get you that. My experience is that after 10 months of between 5 & 10 (at a guess the average is probably 6 hours) hours a week leafleting I have 140 more customers at around £15 each. Obviously you would need to increase the hours paid for delivering leaflets but you will get a lot less messers.

A leaflet stratagy would be a waste of time as he wants to gain 900 customers in a year not 90 years!.

[Whizz-Bizz]

Canvassing all the way, Ive knocked on doors which have dropped leaflets, and the customer has just chucked them in the recycling bin and then booked face to face with me. Nothing beats knocking. 

[tom20001]

im new to enough to window cleaning and even newer to canvassing but after delivering 25,000 + flyers over 2 years and receiving a luke warm responce  i started canvassing bout 2 months ago and have picked up 25 new regular  custies in that time....... without really getting near as much canvassing done as i would like

the problem  now that i see how good canvassing results are i  dont have any motivation to deliver flyers which are very hit and miss....

thanks to all guys in here who rant and rave about and canvassing and in particular mick kent who gives great advice and encouragement on the same
 

[8weekly]

A leafleting strategy would get you that. My experience is that after 10 months of between 5 & 10 (at a guess the average is probably 6 hours) hours a week leafleting I have 140 more customers at around £15 each. Obviously you would need to increase the hours paid for delivering leaflets but you will get a lot less messers.

A leaflet stratagy would be a waste of time as he wants to gain 900 customers in a year not 90 years!.

Mick, I know that thinking isn't one of your stregnths, but a simple calculation would reveal a truth to you. In my case approximately 1.5 hours leafleting results in one solid customer. My figures are actual customers at the end of 10 months, not "faces" or whatever daft title you have these days. So in order to get 900 SOLID customers in a year, around 1,350 hours needs to be paid for leafleting. That is about 30 hours a week. By my rough weekly tally, one offs and first clean premiums more than cover the cost of the leafleting, but that is besides the point.

I don't expect to convince you Mick or possibly lots of others on here, but look around this site. The intelligent posters that seem to have built good solid and professional domestic businesses don't go knocking on doors.

The above said, if you are a new starter and need money fast, knock on doors. That is the quickest way, but Ian isn't in that position and from his past posts I am guessing he is beyond the need to go begging for work and dealing with dozens and dozens of "not todays".

[roundbuilder]

A leafleting strategy would get you that. My experience is that after 10 months of between 5 & 10 (at a guess the average is probably 6 hours) hours a week leafleting I have 140 more customers at around £15 each. Obviously you would need to increase the hours paid for delivering leaflets but you will get a lot less messers.

A leaflet stratagy would be a waste of time as he wants to gain 900 customers in a year not 90 years!.

Mick, I know that thinking isn't one of your stregnths, but a simple calculation would reveal a truth to you. In my case approximately 1.5 hours leafleting results in one solid customer. My figures are actual customers at the end of 10 months, not "faces" or whatever daft title you have these days. So in order to get 900 SOLID customers in a year, around 1,350 hours needs to be paid for leafleting. That is about 30 hours a week. By my rough weekly tally, one offs and first clean premiums more than cover the cost of the leafleting, but that is besides the point.

I don't expect to convince you Mick or possibly lots of others on here, but look around this site. The intelligent posters that seem to have built good solid and professional domestic businesses don't go knocking on doors.

The above said, if you are a new starter and need money fast, knock on doors. That is the quickest way, but Ian isn't in that position and from his past posts I am guessing he is beyond the need to go begging for work.

   900 new customers by October 2014
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Thats the challange I have set myself and fully expect to acheive it  

Got a great lad who canvasses from van whilst Im working and so far in 10 days has got me 31 new customers which aint bad considering this is during the day and no evening or weekend canvassing - this starts tonight.

Planning to finish cleaning about 3.30 ish every day, have a brew at home then canvass till 6.30 ish so each evening between us thats 5 hours a day as well as during the day.

900 customers sounds a lot but broken down its just over 17 new customers a week.

1st cleans done there and then or on a Saturday so wont interfere too much with normal days work.

Yes yes yes....
My god im so happy right now that i have my brain and not yours that is all i can say.
Ians whole posts lately are about him being hungry to succeed and all mentioning how canvassing will be how he does it and i will be interested watching him grow and do well which wont be from wasting 1350 hours of leafletting thats for sure.
Apart from you and your bf vin people actually respect my canvassing knowledge/experiance and my advice as has proven many time over to be helpfull and correct, and i like the fact i can give moral and a positive attitude to others to go and get instead of your way of thinking wait till it comes!.
That aside i respect anyone bettering themselfs and doing well as it is what drives me forward to do well as positive people are like magnets they attract 1 another where as for some reason your trying to repel by coming accross rude regarding the subject against me as usual  ! actualy as sad as it is nothing you ever say or mention ever motivates me or drives me forward. Isnt that a surprise.

Haters hate i prefere to share the love. Ta taa

[roundbuilder]

im new to enough to window cleaning and even newer to canvassing but after delivering 25,000 + flyers over 2 years and receiving a luke warm responce  i started canvassing bout 2 months ago and have picked up 25 new regular  custies in that time....... without really getting near as much canvassing done as i would like

the problem  now that i see how good canvassing results are i  dont have any motivation to deliver flyers which are very hit and miss....

thanks to all guys in here who rant and rave about and canvassing and in particular mick kent who gives great advice and encouragement on the same
 

Thank you for the big up mate!
Why not just use your leaflets for if you run out of toilet paper!! Lol sorry bad joke...
Seriously though use them when canvassing to put through the homes where nobody is in or to the customers you speak to who say no at the door as they still are getting a face with the leaflet so may in near future change there mind which must be 10 times better than just delivering them and 99% being binned which is wasting your time..
Im sure you will do well mate!! The fact that your getting customers is a win win situation.

[8weekly]

Haters hate...

And numptys numpt.