[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

 

you will get nasty old gits   that are on inverlidaty benfits that have blue stickers in there cars running like ben Johnson out the door moaning at you about junk mail they forget they cant walk and claim for this

yet one bit of paper can sort it out in seconds 

[Ian101]

I love canvassing ... I love leafleting ... both work just differently.

To the OP ... you need to pshyc yourself up before hand ... play it thru your minds eye like the pro athletes do before a big event.

I would offer to come over to you but as im a scouser I like to keep away from Manchester unless its the Trafford Centre or John Bishop playing the MEN .... get yourself over here to lovely North Wales one Saturday morning and I will show you how to canvass for free (brekky in café is on you though  ) and no coming back to work my area 

Lemme know if any good for you

That's good of you to make that offer Ian. I'm impressed.

Happy to help anyone who is keen to get on 

[Spruce]

I love canvassing ... I love leafleting ... both work just differently.

To the OP ... you need to pshyc yourself up before hand ... play it thru your minds eye like the pro athletes do before a big event.

I would offer to come over to you but as im a scouser I like to keep away from Manchester unless its the Trafford Centre or John Bishop playing the MEN .... get yourself over here to lovely North Wales one Saturday morning and I will show you how to canvass for free (brekky in café is on you though  ) and no coming back to work my area 

Lemme know if any good for you

That's good of you to make that offer Ian. I'm impressed.

Happy to help anyone who is keen to get on 

And that's the rider - helping someone who is keen to get on.

I remember a post a few years back from a chap in south London who couldn't afford to take up an offer made by Vin from Perfect Windows in Southampton for a day's free on the job training.

I don't recall ever seeing a post from that chap again. If he didn't take up the offer, then he turn down a winner.

[bobplum]

I love canvassing ... I love leafleting ... both work just differently.

To the OP ... you need to pshyc yourself up before hand ... play it thru your minds eye like the pro athletes do before a big event.

I would offer to come over to you but as im a scouser I like to keep away from Manchester unless its the Trafford Centre or John Bishop playing the MEN .... get yourself over here to lovely North Wales one Saturday morning and I will show you how to canvass for free (brekky in café is on you though  ) and no coming back to work my area 

Lemme know if any good for you

Thanks Ian, but with the lack of funds at the moment a drive over to liverpool would probably skint me lol but i would like to take up the offer sometime in the future.


So what would be the best method of canvassing and leaflets then?

I mean, if im going to leaflet drop i may as well just knock the door well im there and if no ones in leave a leaflet i suppose

Best times to knock? i am thinking 5-8pm

And do you guys taget anyone or should i concentrate on decent areas, semis and detached houses, i have a lot of council estates and terraced houses in the city centre, but i think i would be more confident canvassing in the more pleasant parts of town tbh

After reading all your comments i think i need to have a word with myself, my self confidence isnt that good i suppose but i will hate myself more if i dont do this and like you say im sure that first YES will make up for all the over thinking ive done lol

Im working all day to day till 8 in my boring part time job but tomorrow im only working 12-4 so think im going to spend tomorrow morning cleaning and polishing my old van, and hopefully get out tomorrow evening for an hour or two and just do it, we shall see lol.

£30.00 total for the day?....thats the best training course i have ever heard off

[Blue Giraffe]

I'm in the same boat, suffer with anxiety badly.  

I went self employed 6 years ago but my round is only now starting to look half decent, I'm not keen on dropping leaflet but will do that from time to time - canvassing is another matter.  I did that in the beginning and hated it, so avoided it - I used to send my missus out for a couple of hours here and there, she'd get the leads and then I would quote them.  But it's not been enough, it really has been a big stumbling block.

Planning on a huge leaflet drop later this year instead.  Wish I could offer advice, good luck with your situation though

[robbo333]

Make an effort to take up the generous offer. You'll learn loads, get motivated and more confident, all in one go. How bad do you want it?

[Spruce]

you will get nasty old gits   that are on inverlidaty benfits that have blue stickers in there cars running like ben Johnson out the door moaning at you about junk mail they forget they cant walk and claim for this

yet one bit of paper can sort it out in seconds 

 

Reminds me of the saleman who did the motobility cars.

The sick, lame and disabled always came in their wheelchairs and all the props needed to get a new motobility car. Once the 'deal' was done they left their props behind and walked in like all the others when they came to collect their new car.

I'm sure they felt the saleman was the person who had the authority the approve their status to begin with.

[Stoots]

Still not had the bottle to do it.... so ive booked p.dale lol

[Jack Harris]

Paul will sort you out mate 

[Window Lickers]

What's there to be worried or scared about?

[Ian101]

Someone once said no ................. effected me for months 

knock knock

Hi do you need a window cleaner ?

or

Hi Im the local window cleaner looking for a few more customers do you need a window cleaner ?

or

Hi do you have anyone looking after your window cleaning at the moment ?

or

Hi whatever your window cleaner is charging I will do it for £2 less
















the last one was a joke btw 

easy peasy simples

never say summit like               "oh er hmmmm hi sorry to disturb you but do you ...." 

[C o z y]

Someone once said no ................. effected me for months 


never say summit like               "oh er hmmmm hi sorry to disturb you but do you ...." 

That's what Mick Kent does. 

[Xtremely Clean]

Hi I'm just calling to see if you need a window cleaner with a smile usually does the trick, picked up £80 yesterday afternoon, £150 2 weeks ago in an afternoon, you've got nothing to lose mate and every thing to gain 

[Xtremely Clean]

A bit of luck helps too I've canvassed a few areas lately where the old window cleaner hadn't been for months, and go into new estates even if you think other cleaners, are in that estate its still worth knocking I got a grumpy man tell me yesterday that I was the 6th person to knock for window cleaning but I still picked up 6 houses in that estate and you can see which houses people might move into soon so keep going back and knock when they move in

[Johnny B]

Hi I'm just calling to see if you need a window cleaner with a smile usually does the trick, picked up £80 yesterday afternoon, £150 2 weeks ago in an afternoon, you've got nothing to lose mate and every thing to gain 

Yup, that's all you need to do. Smile and keep it simple.

John

[Xtremely Clean]

It is John and when I get the grumpy ones I still smile as I walk away onto the next one, I'm really enjoying canvassing atm 

[koopmaster]

I have only ever done leaflets by myself.  the first year I did 20 000 ish and the second I did about 10 000 and this year only about 5 000. 

Its been busy this year but I was picky about who I took on as I am getting busy now.

Next year I will rather pay a leaflet to drop about 10 000 in April and I am going to follow up with some knocking with a helper. 

Its a different strategy for me but I know thats the one that works the best.

[Xtremely Clean]

I have only ever done leaflets by myself.  the first year I did 20 000 ish and the second I did about 10 000 and this year only about 5 000. 

Its been busy this year but I was picky about who I took on as I am getting busy now.

Next year I will rather pay a leaflet to drop about 10 000 in April and I am going to follow up with some knocking with a helper. 

Its a different strategy for me but I know thats the one that works the best.

I've never had much luck with leaflets do you have any tips for a good leaflet as I would like to leaflet on bad weather days?

Cheers

[Johnny B]

It is John and when I get the grumpy ones I still smile as I walk away onto the next one, I'm really enjoying canvassing atm 

I enjoy canvassing more than leaflet drops, the latter with which I have had no success at all. As I said earlier, in my locality there are loads of properties with 'No Junk Mail' on the letter box, (including many of my own customers) and relatively few 'No Cold Callers' signs, so canvassing is the way to go where I live.

I prefer meeting people face to face anyway, so potential customers can see who they would be dealing with (and vice versa). That said, I am 3 years in from building my current business up, and am now getting enough referrals to eliminate the need for me to canvass at the moment.

Best wishes,
John

[David Kent @ KentKleen]

I have only ever done leaflets by myself.  the first year I did 20 000 ish and the second I did about 10 000 and this year only about 5 000. 

Its been busy this year but I was picky about who I took on as I am getting busy now.

Next year I will rather pay a leaflet to drop about 10 000 in April and I am going to follow up with some knocking with a helper. 

Its a different strategy for me but I know thats the one that works the best.

I've never had much luck with leaflets do you have any tips for a good leaflet as I would like to leaflet on bad weather days?

Cheers


Sunny days produce alot better response rates. The reason is simple if you really really think about it.