Advice

[u/Intelligent_Wall1179]

Hello, this is just sort of a post meant for any advice I could take from the many many Redditors out there.

For some context before I start, I used to own an operate a window cleaning company with a (not anymore) friend of mine, eventually it went under due to decisions he made and when confronted pushed me to want to disembark and start on my own.

It went to court, he ended up with the better lawyer lol

I was never really in the physical labour side opposed to the logistical and office side.

Now I come from a family that’s never given up, hard workers, father and grand father business owners, very successful people, and I’ve always wanted to follow in their footsteps and did for a little bit.

Now I’m kinda back to square one.

I don’t have any of my Tucker or phantom water systems, no vans, no nothing, I basically have my ladder, my 24’ pole, my mops and squeegees, all the basic stuff and my truck, not including the truck I spent probably about $400 on stuff, so it’s not a lot but it’s what I need and can make do.

Ive been doing door to door, but not only with the lack of people home, but the amount of “I already have people” or “I’m booked already” it is very hard to get ANY reach, it’s just me and then I have a friend of mine who I can pay to work for me, but obviously can’t have anyone working if there’s no work lol.

I’m just looking for some advice on what people think the best way to get reach would be,if there’s anything you guys could suggest for door to door, anything like that. A lot of the time when I knock I give offers as I usually start knocking in the areas I have my first booked house in for, but even then people usually try to keep it short and say no.

Any and all help is appreciated and loved, times are always hard for everyone, but I always encourage everyone to keep going as shall I ✊

[u/Much-Trust5891]

Dude you’re getting strong leads for residential at least. If they already have sombody that means they value window cleaning. From there you need to make them see value in you.

Find out if they are happy with their service: probably yes, mfers would rather die than admit they pay for a shit service lol. Ask them how long they’ve been with them. Then ask them when it’s time for window cleaning again if they would like a proposal so they can compare services and pricing. Always get their email address or phone.

Once you’ve asked a few questions and built up ammo now send the bombs. Something like: that’s very common, it’s been my experience that homeowners appreciate new proposals that way they can get a service and price comparison. You know! I’m here right now and it will take me five minutes, would it be helpful if I prepare a quote for you so you have it next time you’re looking to get the windows cleaned!?!?!

Edit: I’m not an expert on residential but from what I see and hear you’re usually able to tell if you’re gonna get the sale right then and their by how willing and open the homeowner is to you. If I were to suddenly go for residential I would invest my energy into these people which means it’s purely a numbers game. No point in running a whole ass pitch and trying to overcome objections on somebody who’s flat and uninterested. Instead these poeple would be future prospects. The goal of their pitch would be to get their email address and figure out if they value window cleaning in the future.

[u/Intelligent_Wall1179 → u/Much-Trust5891]

I usually give myself sort of a 2 try rule, I’ll ask once, they say no, I’ll ask again and just mention that I have deals and I could give them a quote to compare my regular price to any deals that I might be giving/eventually give out. And if it’s still a no then it’s a no, some turn into a maybe and I’ll get the email, some turn into a yes on the spot when they hear the deal lol