need ideas that work

therawdawg

New Member
Hi there, so im getting a little frusterated right now with trying to get work, i have tryed almost everything bit signs for telephone poles but then city by law tryed to fine me for having them up there, and i put posters all over mail boxes and then canada post just takes them down, i have a yellow pages ad but have got 1 call in about 7 month from that, i have spent out flyers after flyer and have got less then a 0.5% call back return on them, i have put ad in news paper and never got any calls, i have a website up and running and have 5 people a day look at it but they never call me for jobs,

i need your help to show me how to get more business,

Lower Mainland Power Washing
 

MR ALAN

New Member
I mainly do commercial work only and I have had the best results by knocking on the door and free demos. Print advertising has not worked very well for me at all even in Residential.
 

ckwig9

New Member
Some thoughts:
1) edit your signature, so we can know who you...names are good.
2) the money is not always where the work is - residential cleaning typically belongs to the demographic that spends their money shrewdly, and therefore has money left over to spend on cleaning service. Think middle class boomers. You can often tell by the landscaping whether they take pride enough in their home to spend money on maintenance. I've seen a lot of neighborhoods that desperately need my services, but that is precisely why they won't ever pay for them. Enter rental property.
3) the key to marketing is to get the talkers talking. Think through your target talkers (realtors? HOAs? Friends? Family?). People aren't usually looking for flyers (2% success rate?), they hate reading, and they're not caring about your services when YOU want them to. Check out Seth Godin for more of what I mean (he focuses more on marketing software, but the point is the same: you want the sneezers sneezing).
4) I'd start knocking on doors in the evening and try to book only a few days out. Offer a discount if they schedule with you right then
5) 3 questions your customers will want to know, even if they don't ask: Why should I? Why should I go with you? Why should I do it now? Make sure you have good answers!
6)Hire someone to optimize your website for search engines. I look at the source code, and you have keywords, but no H1 headings (which search engines look when indexing sites), and your keyword density could be improved. Pay by the hour, and you should be able to keep a tight rein on costs, but see good improvements

Keep us posted!
 

jetstream1

New Member
Cold calling ,email ,faxing ,I have found if I sit down and do a email night. I get good feed back
hit up all your fast food places in town internet is a power tool
look for H.O.A ,schools go online and look up your local purchase dept for city/county/town
see who,has what to bid on or if there is any going to open soon
 

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