[T. A. Cleaning]

Well, myself and my brother went out canvassing on Saturday and drummed up £120 worth of residenital business, in just over 2 hours.

[fez]

Well done! Did you knock on the doors or leave a leaflet or both?

Is your work all in the same area?

[STEVE71163]

Its great when you get a decent amount of work like that Did you just door Knock

Steve

[T. A. Cleaning]

Yep, just knocked on the door with a flyer in hand... Explained that we were expanding our services in the their area, and picked a few up.

And yes, they are all in the same area.  

[Majestic]

Now you have started to clean a area you will soon have other people in the street asking you as well  
Did you ask for payment when you have finished  

[andy]

So where abouts are you working!  in a city, or town?

Sounds good, and it sounds like you have picked a good area!

Andy!

[Mikey Warner]

;DGood start!!! I have also learnt that you are always being watched,... by someone somewhere??
And if you show pride in your work and not look like you're after a quick buck people notice and ask for your service
Mikey

[james44]

knocking on doors ,what if the area you are in already has a window cleaner  could it be that there is pepole without, because he can!t manage or they just don!t want to use him, what if you are in an area and there  is a window cleaner working  do you still knock, or do you talk to him about what you intend to do ,because i would knot be happy if someone came cold calling in any of my streets, how do you approach this.

[Mikey Warner]

Hi James, While you're on about the subjest of getting work in another persons so called area i have lately started to be the choice above customers regular cleaner?? :-/ :-/
I am not going in and undercutting other cleaners work either, i actually end up being a quid or two dearer than their current cleaners, and the customer phones me???. I talk to a couple of other cleaners about this and they just say to me don't worry about anyone but yourself, if they done a good job in the 1st place they would not be loosing the custom.  :-/ :-/ I have now started to look at it as I have mouths to feed at home and if there is glass,... i will clean it. (But i don't want to start any w/c wars, ha ha)

Mikey

[Mikey Warner]

Oh yeah, and do you think they would be worried about taking work away from anyone else???

Mikey

[Majestic]

At the end of the day he does not have the monopoly on the whole street, if you can have a word with him letting him know that you intend to knock on a few doors , and ask him how much he charges as you dont want to undercut him , if he has been cleaning the street for a while he should have all the people who want him to clean there windows.One of the streets that I clean  when I am down there ,there are 4 other window cleaners in the  street at the same time. I have enough work to keep me going so if you want to start cleaning windows in Fleetwood I could let you have some work.
As I write this a flyer has just droped through my letter box  from a window cleaner.
Part of it says  are you getting what you pay for, are your windows being cleaned as often as you would like them , does your window cleaner clean the frames and sills .does he clean into the corners , he has put a mobile phone contact no, I will give him a call in the morning to ask for a price  

[Mikey Warner]

Good one you also going to let him clean your windows?? i would,  

[james44]

i know what you mean bones but there is some nasty mothers out there,i was offered some work to buy but refused,was told there was150 houses but when i went round every coustomer there was only 120 some as you said did not whant the other person anyway so i just rented the streets instead i now have 200 customers in the same area got 80 new customers in 12 weeks.          (ps. rent £50.and the coustomers come to me.

[Mikey Warner]

Majestic, now that you mention frames and sills, how many of you guy's do the frames and sills (i do). The customers who are taking me on as their new cleaner say "Well he don't wipe the sills or frames, i have to clean up after, all he does is clean the glass" and these guy's have been cleaning for years??

Mikey

[Majestic]

Well I have had my price from the window cleaner, if I was to price it I would charge £4.50 he has quoted me £3.00 as a introductory offer, and he is going to clean them tomorrow, we will see what sort of job he does

[matt]

i clean the cills, dont do the frames, charge extra 25p a window for frames

[Mikey Warner]

Majestic, I take it he don't know your a cleaner???  :

Mikey

[Majestic]

I forgot to tell him , but my van was outside

[Mikey Warner]

This will be interesting?? ha ha

[fez]

he has quoted me £3.00 as a introductory offer

Three Quid!!  Do you live in a tent?!? How can he make any money? :-/