HELP....

[sorjcleaningservices]

me and my husband are trying to get or business going and have stopped in at 20-25 auto dealers without getting a account we have tried 5% less and we did have1 bite but we over bid (by a lot 1st time .. but besides going dealer to dealer is there any where 2 find places looking for our services cause its Michigan and time are tough thank you 2 everyone that can lend a helping idea

[ccs06]

Are you looking for just commercial or would you do residential as well? I know it's tough to get started, especially in Michigan. For me just switching my home phone to a business phone so that it was in the phone book and online has worked great. I have had a business line for about a year and all but one of my bids has come from my listing. You should still go out and solicit all you can, but you can't reach everyone that way. There are hundreds of businesses that need your services and when they need someone they will look in phone book or online. Give the businesses that need and want your service the chance to find you. List in all the online directories, Craigslist, etc.

[mrclean2u]

I'd agree, using the net and yellow pages work the best. I've been in business for 5 years now and have tried everything including radio. Word of mouth works to you can also try placing deals in the local papers giving discounts to all new customers.

Once you gain a few work on a referral system, for every customer you get and they refer you to another company and signs up for your service offer your customer(s) that referred you 15-20% off there next months invoice. People like deals, and if you're into cleaning houses offer your clients 1 free cleaning for every new home they refer you to only if they except your service.

I hope this was some what helpful.

Gary K
Double K Cleaners (Canada)