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Pure Shine

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wild fire canvasers
« on: December 12, 2014, 05:31:48 pm »
Well I've been cleaning windows a few years now and thought it was time to push the boat out and bring in some more dollar lol .I hate canvassing so I hired a local company for 10 days .3 guys I thought they would do ok but not huge amounts .how wrong was I lmao so far in 4 days they have me 80 new jobs to start next week .happy days excellent company to do business with .daily updates and areas I chose full window cleaner pro list with all contact details etc cheers guys .

Mick Kent

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2014, 06:02:36 pm »
80 in 4 days is good going. A nice dmas present for you that.

G.W.C

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2014, 06:09:57 pm »
How did you find out about these mate? cant see any info on the net...
Also how much are they charging you

robert mitchell

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #3 on: December 12, 2014, 06:10:08 pm »
78 of them are xmas one offs  ;D ;D ;D ;D
www.ishinewindowcleaning.co.uk

The man who never made a mistake never made anything.

Ian101

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2014, 06:17:46 pm »

bobplum

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2014, 09:37:28 pm »
sounds too good to be true

Walter Mitty

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2014, 09:49:47 pm »
So, about 6-7 jobs per man day.  Sounds a reasonable return. How much of that canvassing was done during the daytime please - if you know?  I ask because daytime canvassing was one of the first things I stopped doing due to poor returns (relatively few people in) - but it always picked up from just after the school run time onwards into the evening.

marc

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2014, 10:17:59 pm »
78 Christmas cleans your having a laugh more like 79 lol

Mick Kent

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2014, 12:11:54 pm »
Xmas 1 offs are more a myth than reality i find.
Yea we get them but not every new customer signed up in december will be wanting just a 1 off xmas clean. Last year and year before december was my best months gor gaining new work with xmas helping as they had there family coming ng tound etc so kicked them up the bum to get a window cleaner for there property.

Arnold Palmer

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2014, 01:45:18 pm »
Xmas 1 offs are more a myth than reality i find.

Really? I've had 2 phone me this morning wanting a regular window cleaner but needing done before Jeesus's birthday. When I laughed and said I can't do them till January they said not to bother.
#aliens

Mick Kent

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2014, 01:58:29 pm »
I never advertised or leaflet so wouldnt know with the one's coming from phonecalls but from canvassed ones from previous experiance i didnt find it a problem.

Ian101

  • Posts: 7887
Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2014, 02:04:37 pm »
Xmas 1 offs are more a myth than reality i find.

Really? I've had 2 phone me this morning wanting a regular window cleaner but needing done before Jeesus's birthday. When I laughed and said I can't do them till January they said not to bother.

Had one the other week wanting a regular clean December and June and then December again  ::)roll .... I priced it accordingly but still sitting by phone waiting for it to ring

Pure Shine

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2014, 05:14:40 pm »
They been out again today and another 18 and there out again all week next week .There charging x 3 I'm hoping for 1800 per month in total .I'm aware a few may fall by the way but that's more usually my choice lol .

Company details are www.wildfireml.co.uk

Phone 07824115997 guys name is chris


Mick Kent

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2014, 05:18:56 pm »
X3 and your bigging them up. im guessing you live right by where they live??

duncan h

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2014, 05:24:39 pm »
Sent them an email. Squat back lol

Pure Shine

  • Posts: 119
Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2014, 05:27:40 pm »
I live in Eastbourne and to be honest some companies want hotel cost some want petrol this is x 3 and for the time I would spend covering the area they have covered 3 blokes 5 and a half days that would cost me almost 2500 in lost money in time off so looking at it like that it's not to bad

Pure Shine

  • Posts: 119
Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #16 on: December 13, 2014, 05:32:56 pm »
And let's be honest some of those guys on here selling work are on drugs wanting anything from 6 x the value up to 10 x the value so it's the cheaper option in that respect

Mick Kent

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #17 on: December 13, 2014, 05:39:24 pm »
I was over in eastbourne yesturday cleaning the bmi hospital.my god what a hole the high street is seaside road i think it was called.
X3 is a lot for canvassed work, in fact no canvassing team charges that much.
£1000 of work at x2 is £2000
£1000 of work at x3 is £3000
So a big difference why would you use them and not use a different company and get more bang for your buck, i have never heard of them before, im guessing they will end up on ciu within a day or 2.





Mick Kent

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Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #18 on: December 13, 2014, 05:42:21 pm »
I can sort you canvassers for x2 with a 2 clean guarantee.
Or 1.5 with no guarantee.
X3 you are being mugged of or you are trying to mug others off to pay 3 cleans.

Pure Shine

  • Posts: 119
Re: wild fire canvasers
« Reply #19 on: December 13, 2014, 05:45:49 pm »
Seaside road yes needs pulling down lol . I tried to get canvasers to come to Eastbourne before and it was the whole hotel costs and travel etc so was none the better off