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monkeyman

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canvassing
« on: March 07, 2009, 07:53:07 pm »
thinking of paying a canvasser to go doorknocking to pull in more work,anyone know of any in the west mids?

Glass Cleaner

  • Posts: 17
Re: canvassing
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2009, 07:59:05 pm »
HI, found this on FAQ's

http://canvassingkings.com/

hope it helps

cozy

Re: canvassing
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2009, 11:03:29 am »
Check out the testamonial on this site!!! ???

http://canvassingkings.com/Tariff.aspx

seandyer2003

Re: canvassing
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2009, 11:40:40 am »
Found my own, starting him tonight!!

Was just about to post to say how would you find it best to let him price work, pane by pane x cost per window, or averages , ie 3 bed semi £10 , 4 bed £13, add a bit for con, bit for lead etc???

seandyer2003

Re: canvassing
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2009, 11:41:57 am »
Check out the testamonial on this site!!! ???

http://canvassingkings.com/Tariff.aspx

Hahahaha lmao!!!!

cozy

Re: canvassing
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2009, 11:46:34 am »
Canvassers seem to have set rates from what I've seen mate. If you contact a couple, see what you get. I'd love a crack at it if I was in UK.

Re: canvassing
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2009, 11:48:30 am »
Dont let a company like that price work for you, you would be better looking to buy someone else round. At least they know the job. I tend to go out in the morning 7 sharp and do an hour before I start.

If you can find the time to do it yourself, dont do pay someone else. I know most dont like it and neither to I, but its unfortunately part of the job in my opinion.

I have concidered training someone and have them do it a few hours a week, but decided to save my money.

seandyer2003

Re: canvassing
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2009, 11:54:20 am »
Dont let a company like that price work for you, you would be better looking to buy someone else round. At least they know the job. I tend to go out in the morning 7 sharp and do an hour before I start.

If you can find the time to do it yourself, dont do pay someone else. I know most dont like it and neither to I, but its unfortunately part of the job in my opinion.

I have concidered training someone and have them do it a few hours a week, but decided to save my money.

I am taking out an experienced salesman tonight to train him up for me..... So wondered how you would feel is best to get them pricing???

I am good at canvassing, just dont see why i need to work and canvass, too much for me got a young family and like to see them!!

So someone canvassing for a few months till i am where i wanna be suits me, pay him 2x whatever he gets, so a £10 house pays £20 and i recoup the money in one month

Re: canvassing
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2009, 12:05:16 pm »
I would say thats a good way to pay them, then they have a drive to get you as much work as they can. Once I have a few employee's I might re-concider the employ a canvasser idea.

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So wondered how you would feel is best to get them pricing???

Just tell them your pricing system, but remember they are not window cleaners, so thing that you might look at safety issues etc you are going to have to go over that. Also let them know how high you go etc, methods you use. It has to be good if they know allot about the equipment you use etc as well as just counting up windows.

seandyer2003

Re: canvassing
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2009, 12:36:48 pm »
Yeah sure, i am expecting to get some dud jobs to start with as he wont know what i can / cant do but i will eventually get him trained well im sure, and im sure if he does price windows i cant do i can soon drop the price for custy and keep them :) or stop paying for bad jobs, that will soon incentivize!!

But it should be a good thing , looking forward to getting it up and running, sat at home printing off maps and leaflets for him, and some spreadsheets for him to record jobs :)


R W C

Re: canvassing
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2009, 02:16:41 pm »
thinking of paying a canvasser to go doorknocking to pull in more work,anyone know of any in the west mids?

Ring me ill put you onto someone based in Birmingham. Dont want to post on here

Re: canvassing
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2009, 03:38:24 pm »
Check out the testamonial on this site!!! ???

http://canvassingkings.com/Tariff.aspx

the guy in that first pic is goint to come unstuck leaning our from the ladder like that :o :o :o

ALAN HAYNES

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Re: canvassing
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2009, 04:47:51 pm »
Ihave used a company they have been going out for me and are very good know how to price they are in coventry

you tell them where you want the work and how much and thats where they go

 very happy

sam peafield

  • Posts: 78
Re: canvassing
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2009, 07:00:21 pm »
Ladder gardener,

just curious, do you seriously doorknock at 7 am (wow !!) fair play to you i think what sort of response do you get at that time ??

Sam

landy2

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Re: canvassing
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2009, 07:42:56 pm »
 i know  F off

Re: canvassing
« Reply #15 on: March 12, 2009, 08:42:24 pm »
You misinterpreted that, or I said it wrong, I canvass at 7, which to me means put out flyers. Door knocking takes to long and although Door knocking gets more customers, generally the extra that you get, tend not to really be that bothered. The ones that chase you down are the ones that pay on time want a window cleaner, as supposed to taking one on out of convenience.

Well that my look at it anyway.

Milltown Cleaning

  • Posts: 470
Re: canvassing
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2009, 12:23:31 pm »
im ready to cry, just done a couple of hours of canvassing. arseing about in and  out of houses, drive 100yards n stop n out again. got like 2 yeses. ahh its soo draining! i just want to clean a window or 2.

 :( >:( ??? :-X :'(

Craig 72

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Re: canvassing
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2009, 01:23:01 pm »
A couple of yeses in 2 hours isn't too bad.Stating the obvious but if you can get only 2 new customers a week thats over a 100 in a year which would make a big difference.I'm new to this lark myself and thats the way I'm looking at it.

Milltown Cleaning

  • Posts: 470
Re: canvassing
« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2009, 01:31:35 pm »
thanks craig! i hadnt thought of it that way. just gotta stick at it and hope for the best!

richyp

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Re: canvassing
« Reply #19 on: March 13, 2009, 05:23:28 pm »
is there any companys in north east