A few replies deleted, as someone said (and I deleted their reply, sorry, there was nothing wrong with it, it was merely removed in context with some of the others) stick to the script!
Roger is often his own worst enemy, the song, "There's a hole in my bucket" is Roger to an absolute tee, no matter what you may feel inside Roger, this is the image you give out.
i Know that sounds like a dig, but it isn't, you exude negativity.
A week or two ago I had some major problems with the water and I had to jump through hoops in a short period of time to rectify it, if it had happened to you, you'd have been throwing your toys out the pram big style.
But I just got on and did what had to be done (including driving down to the 'Window cleaning warehouse' to get things I needed, if I hadn't you wouldn't have had any water yourself)
I don't go out knocking doors, but I do go out believing the work will come in.
I pulled up in Tesco's yesterday, turned off the ignition and a woman was tapping on the door asking for a card, and "Did I go out as far as Itton?" (You betcha!)
I collect off one of my shops and the one woman gives me a number to call, a potential large con roof clean, the woman sat next to her gives me her daughters number too.
I have to price a single account in Caldicot today, it will probably only amount to a £12.00 house, but I'll call on it anyway.
The half dozen accounts I had to price in Mathern came from just being parked up in a secluded area having a break, the woman knocked on the window wondering if I was lost? Then asked if I had a card.
She called after a day or two and I went to price her house up, then she told me to go price the others nearby, which I did, I've picked up two so far, waiting on 4 others to get back to me.
Another woman in an office I clean asked if I went as far as Easton in gordano, I told her I'd go anywhere if the price was right, distance was never a problem (what would you have told her Rog? Baring in mind you have to travel 16 miles and pay a £10.60 bridge toll?
Well I went there and it's turned into a £200 every 3 month job.
Mike the Newsagent gave you an address to call on from a woman who was desperate for a window cleaner...did you bother calling on it?
No you didn't, Mike reminded you and you grumped about it....probably not worth it...will drive past and see if it's worth pricing up...prob only worth a couple of quid...
The woman asked Mike where the window cleaner was he'd told her about, so as you hadn't bothered with it (after 3 or 4 weeks) he gave the address to me...£22.00 per month...nice little job.
I try to follow up on ever lead I get, my entire attitude is positive, I don't just believe the work will keep coming in, I KNOW the work will come in.
When you saw that I'd bought a backpack you almost laughed and said why bother? The van mount is much quicker, when I tell you to give your customers the option of online payments you come up with every reason under the sun why it wouldn't be any good for you.
Mention going for 'George' to organise your round and you find reasons to dismiss that too (I've found it fantastic).
You try to tell me you'd be much quicker doing my shops trad rather than using WFP, but you are wrong....
My sign written van brings me in loads of work, your own van is really eye catching, but never seems to get you any work.
You have to change your attitude, but the problem is you can't see it yourself, but your negativity shows itself on here too, many have picked up on it, even your family think the tune, "There's a hole in my bucket" is you!!
I'll bet that today I will have another request to price some work up...in the last couple of weeks I've picked up over 10 new accounts and I know that is going to continue....
Ian
