[Ian101]

Update .... got home early bank holiday Monday so did a little door knocking in the afternoon but got definate inpression I wasnt welcome .. guess its a little like knocking on a Sunday so to be honest packed in after an hour or so with nowt.

Just finished for the day and lot better today .. knocked on loads and loads between 10.30 and 7 end result another 5 today with ave of a tenner ... so now up to 10 in total which aint bad for a few days leafleting and knocking

Last day knockinging tomorrow as back to "normal" job but has definately shown to as what is possible ... will now have to fit my second cleans in with my other job

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

or giza shout lol

[richard jagger]

I went out on a quote today in response to a leaflet I dropped in Feb in the cold my hands froze in my gloves. Never got any response and was spitting spiders after a week, but thought it will teach me to canvise is a developed area were 2 WfPolers live.
Well got   the job to day windows 40 quid gutter fascias and soffits 150 quid, conservatory 60 quid. pvc ceiling on patio 15 quid and conny inside 40 quid.
Never say die there are miricals, I still cannot believe my luck will do job on  Thursday . This will be my biggest job to date its a one off but I will milk it for more in the long-term, just tern on the charm .
Keep going Ian and results come to tryers.

[Sean Dyer]

I went out on a quote today in response to a leaflet I dropped in Feb in the cold my hands froze in my gloves. Never got any response and was spitting spiders after a week, but thought it will teach me to canvise is a developed area were 2 WfPolers live.
Well got   the job to day windows 40 quid gutter fascias and soffits 150 quid, conservatory 60 quid. pvc ceiling on patio 15 quid and conny inside 40 quid.
Never say die there are miricals, I still cannot believe my luck will do job on  Thursday . This will be my biggest job to date its a one off but I will milk it for more in the long-term, just tern on the charm .
Keep going Ian and results come to tryers.

£305.00 ?

good going

[TLC]

do you mind me asking where you are based ian101?

[Ian101]

do you mind me asking where you are based ian101?

No mate ... based Wirral Meseyside.

[Ian101]

or giza shout lol

  ... when I go full time will be giving u a shout for some customers u dont want 

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

or giza shout lol

  ... when I go full time will be giving u a shout for some customers u dont want 

could be getting you a job as richys driver lol

[newquay2010]

How's it going ian101???  had much luck with canvassing?

[Ian101]

I had forg)otten about this old post  .   As it so happens just having a break after leaflet dropping this morning .....  So far today 2x 10 quid and 1x 8quid with another to go and price on monday . I normally have a 10 quid min charge but the 8quid is only 5 windows. Now up to 41 customers

[geefree]

is that since march ian ? 

[newquay2010]

keep it up lad!   

[Ian101]

is that since march ian ? 

Hi Gazza ... yes and no ... yes since march but in reality only 2 weeks worth of canvassing as back in March I was only part time but went full time last week (full time with some other part time jobs)

[Ian101]

Good day yesterday ... 3 hours leaflet dropping resulted in 5 new customers and 1 to go and see Monday so sure it will be 6 ... think I hit an area with a windy who not been for 9 months as a few people told me this 

[bobby p]

this time nex year u will be swamped  ,waking up  fearing the sheer workload ahead !

[Jimmy Jon]

Just reading through this old post with interest and just wondered how it is going ian101, any chance of an update? How many custys? Is it the best career choice you've made, leaving your previous job? etc

[ant french]

im scared to bang doors lol i think its confidence and what to say when someone answers i spose. any tips lads for a noob lol

[darren clarke]

knock a door and say

hi sorry to bother you,  i am starting a window cleaning round and was wondering if you would be interested?

[Ian101]

Just reading through this old post with interest and just wondered how it is going ian101, any chance of an update? How many custys? Is it the best career choice you've made, leaving your previous job? etc

Its going good Terry ... funnyily enough just completed a deal today which involved me buying a transit with 650 litre onboard system and some customers so now got  over 500 customers . .. in fairness I have bought quite a few customers but still canvassed well over half of them ... good career choice defo yes .. looking back at my old postings gave me a smile and still got all the customers I first canvassed.

Has been hard graft getting to this stage in the time plus had to work a few jobs like 3am starts packing frozen food into big freezer trucks, doing multi drop driving jobs as well as the window cleaning ... but happy to work hard if I can see a reward at the end of it.

Had a lot of help from this forum and a couple of local lads Bob Plumb , Gav Camm  and Mike from Liverpool ... cheers lads 

Rekon by using the good info off this forum has saved me about 3 years of learning the hard way.

Immediate plans now are to assimulate the new customers into my round and also convert my customers over to wfp which shouldnt be too much off a problem ... hopefully.

Then next year if I can see a profit in it going to expand along lines of Ian Lancasters method rather than employ also going to start chasing selective commercial work ...... also got a few other ideas just starting to formulate in my head 

[mark mann]

well done ian thats impressive 500 customers are how many fall within a 4 weekly cycle? still building my round and wonderede how many your able to manage to clean in a month? 

what an inspiration this old post was for igniting the canvassing ambition again. i still hold a couple of part time jobs to top my money up but honestly feel at times its a distraaction to building my wc biz.