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Post by jruner on Mar 27, 2006 13:39:14 GMT -5
I am still trying to get my foot into the door so to speak for, commercial window cleaing. How do you convince customers to clean there windows? What has worked for others. Also price, is 2 dollars a window for store windows too low?
Thanks
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Post by logan5127 on Mar 27, 2006 18:25:06 GMT -5
If that is$2 a side it is about right for my area. When cold calling you need to make a fast first impression.You should should be well groomed; nice uniform shirt; nice business cards or brochures; and look like the professional you are. Some of the window cleaning supplies store even have shirts already printed for window cleaners. Tell them you just wanted to leave a card and a proposal for the windows just in case they may decide to have them done later. Leave a proposal for once a month cleaning and a as requested amount. Plant the seed in their brain and they may begin to notice that the windows are actually dirty.You may also want to get some large magnetic cards/small sign with poison hot line phone number and other emergency numbers such as police, ambulance and so on. they can stick it to a file cabinet as a fast phone number reference in case they ever need them in an emergency and they will also have your number if they decide to call you to have windows cleaned. It is less likely that they will throw your card away or loose it.
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Post by jruner on Mar 30, 2006 10:44:19 GMT -5
I am folowing your advice, so hopefully down the road people will start calling, my residential window cleaning is tying in nicely with my house cleaning. Business's are a lot tuffer to get than I thought. I will be in the yellow pages in June, maybe that will be a boost.
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Post by AAJANITOR.COM on Mar 30, 2006 20:05:07 GMT -5
What works for some won't work for all. I'll ride around an area I'm already doing business in and find a building with lots of dirty panes and get out and clean just 1 pane, go inside find the owner manager and try and get his business, even if they don't hire you on the spot have a brochure and card ready to hand them. The first few window jobs I got were in a strip mall where we did janitorial work in a Doctors office. One night after we did the work I had a little extra time and I went down the strip and cleaned 1 window in each business taped my flyer to the door and left. Low and behold I got 3 monthly window jobs out of seven and 1 turned into a janitorial job after a month.
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Post by jruner on Mar 30, 2006 22:41:50 GMT -5
Thanks for the ideas. I am really trying to see what works and what doesn't. I did find out I'm a lot cheaper for residential here than the only major window cleaning company. House I would do for $100 is $175 for someone else!
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Post by mclean on Apr 1, 2006 4:31:19 GMT -5
Great Idea Wray I tried taping brochures & a card to entrance doors in strip malls with a quote on them. Did not have much luck. I will try cleaning a window next time  What works for some won't work for all. I'll ride around an area I'm already doing business in and find a building with lots of dirty panes and get out and clean just 1 pane, go inside find the owner manager and try and get his business, even if they don't hire you on the spot have a brochure and card ready to hand them. The first few window jobs I got were in a strip mall where we did janitorial work in a Doctors office. One night after we did the work I had a little extra time and I went down the strip and cleaned 1 window in each business taped my flyer to the door and left. Low and behold I got 3 monthly window jobs out of seven and 1 turned into a janitorial job after a month. |
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