[geefree]

Would anyone be so kind as to help me get into the commercial work world please,
i know it can become a closed shop, and competition is rife, but if anyone hundreds of miles from west yorkshire would be able to assist in any way, i would be eternally grateful, ... and obviously i would expect it to be via email and not here.

thank you Gazasp8@aol.com

[EVER CLEAN]

have you ever tried getting a list of old peoples homes and day centres run by your local council (local authority websites have full lists) take down all the adresses and mass mail them with one standard letter.... worked for me

[geefree]

Thanks, i have the letter all done.... i sent out a few a many months ago, but was really concentrating on residential at that time, so i did not do it properly with 100% commitment, now i will, thanks for that.

Gary.

[EVER CLEAN]

no probs mate
youll find that the managers of these establishments seem to run 3 or 4 homes and divide their time between them, so if you get 1 job you will get 4, then they reccomend you to other managers and so on and so on........

[jeff1]

Gaz pop around all your trading estates and canvas, pop into every conservatory suppliers and manufacturers, I've just picked one up (not by canvasing)  and its 5 nice conservatories including roofs,  they want on a weekly basis, so were looking at a 3 figure sum.

[geefree]

Thats a great idea Jeff too, thanks very much.... next rainy day i wiil be doing that

Thank you.

[wightsurf]

I approached a conservatory company and they now recomend me to there custys if they need cleaning, also i found it better to approach direct any companies that you are after.Have you tried all your local schools as well .And hospital?If its got glass i will approach and find out if and what they would like doing.

[jeff1]

I priced this one last year and didn't get it, I have it now though, I went and confirmed the price with them today.

[Sir Squeaky]

Would anyone be so kind as to help me get into the commercial work world please,
i know it can become a closed shop, and competition is rife, but if anyone hundreds of miles from west yorkshire would be able to assist in any way, i would be eternally grateful, ... and obviously i would expect it to be via email and not here.

thank you Gazasp8@aol.com

I know how you feel.

Everyone's already got all the commercial stuff tied up.
If I approached every office and business in the area I doubt I'd get one.
They've all got a window cleaner already.

[Russell Macdonald]

Would anyone be so kind as to help me get into the commercial work world please,
i know it can become a closed shop, and competition is rife, but if anyone hundreds of miles from west yorkshire would be able to assist in any way, i would be eternally grateful, ... and obviously i would expect it to be via email and not here.

thank you Gazasp8@aol.com

I know how you feel.

Everyone's already got all the commercial stuff tied up.
If I approached every office and business in the area I doubt I'd get one.
They've all got a window cleaner already.

Shouldn't worry about it Rog, the commercial guys will be out of work soon & we have the domestic all sorted. 

[Wrekin C S]

Would anyone be so kind as to help me get into the commercial work world please,
i know it can become a closed shop, and competition is rife, but if anyone hundreds of miles from west yorkshire would be able to assist in any way, i would be eternally grateful, ... and obviously i would expect it to be via email and not here.

thank you Gazasp8@aol.com

I know how you feel.

Everyone's already got all the commercial stuff tied up.
If I approached every office and business in the area I doubt I'd get one.
They've all got a window cleaner already.

Shouldn't worry about it Rog, the commercial guys will be out of work soon & we have the domestic all sorted. 

Commercial work is good money but residentials are my bread and butter - lots of businesses going bust at the mo and if they are on the verge and cutting costs the window cleaner is the first to go same as residential really but its easier to replace a residential than a commercial...

[geefree]

thanks agin....

 

[Simon_King]

Shouldn't worry about it Rog, the commercial guys will be out of work soon & we have the domestic all sorted. 

Dont get too comfy. All these businesses closing down all have employees who in turn get us to clean their windows. No job = no sky tv, holidays, luxury items and....having your windows cleaned.
Gas, electric and food prices are rising for eveyone so no one going to come out of this untouched.

[Moderator David@stives]

Rog

I started 10 years ago with no commercial at all, it was all tied up then.

Instead of having a defeatist attitude think positive, you will see things start to happen.

I now have commercial work coming out of my ears, i have even started subbing some out.

Never say Never

[matt]

Jeff, i do a conserv companies

has it got any inside, as the dust that seems to gather in amazing

[Wrekin C S]

I think you need a steady balance of commercial and domestics if you loose some commercials you always fall back on some domestics.

[matt]

I think you need a steady balance of commercial and domestics if you loose some commercials you always fall back on some domestics.

indeed, good advice, i must have about 25 % of my work as comercail, i would like a little more as i normally do it before the school run and before i start domestic houses, it works well

[seandyer2003]

Rog

I started 10 years ago with no commercial at all, it was all tied up then.

Instead of having a defeatist attitude think positive, you will see things start to happen.

I now have commercial work coming out of my ears, i have even started subbing some out.

Never say Never

Do tell Dave did you canvass or letters or phone??
I have done a bit of each but not got very far, but i have not really give it a dedicated effort, done a website too but not had anything from it

[NWH]

Would anyone be so kind as to help me get into the commercial work world please,
i know it can become a closed shop, and competition is rife, but if anyone hundreds of miles from west yorkshire would be able to assist in any way, i would be eternally grateful, ... and obviously i would expect it to be via email and not here.

thank you Gazasp8@aol.com

I know how you feel.

Everyone's already got all the commercial stuff tied up.
If I approached every office and business in the area I doubt I'd get one.
They've all got a window cleaner already.

Shouldn't worry about it Rog, the commercial guys will be out of work soon & we have the domestic all sorted. 

Very true.

[RO-Sheen]

I went to 1 breakfast meeting last December and from that I got a monthly job from 1 office, a 6 monthly job from a large industrial building and a 6 weekly job from a medium sized industrial building.
I was also asked to quote for another medium Industrial building but didnt get it and another building I turned down because of access.
All of this is from 1 breakfast meeting that cost me £10. totally recommend it!!