What would you do?

[Ray Stafford]

it's this climbing the walls with nothing to do

I dont mean this to sound harsh, but you don't have "nothing to do". You have your next paid job to find.

Following up old quotes
Leafleting new areas
Calling potential clients

anything, so long as it moves the business forward.

Waiting for the phone to ring is not only psychologically damaging, its also wasting your supreme asset - your time and energy.

 

[newcastle phill]

Have yo say - following up old quotes has been valuable for me on two fronts.

(Recently)
1. I have managed to recover 2 boiler installs from nothing.
2. I have asked for feedback on what was wrong with my quotes as a package.

From the feedback i have managed to refine my pitch and also persuade the dithering daniels into going with the job.

When you spend so much time trying to woooo customers you need to get that return and if it means hearing (on occasion) some home truths then so be it.
Often it comes down to price then theres the chance to give a bit of wiggle or sell extras to make the deal better (when you buy them for trade)

 

[WaterTight]

Following up old quotes

This is something I never do. Even if a third of those I followed up turned out to be gagging to hire me but had just let it slip their mind I still wouldn't do it because I'd have to speak to the soulless ghouls who had shunned my advances.

 

[newcastle phill]

That often isnt the case tho. Sometimes people forget or put things ln a back burner

 

[hammers4spanner]

I get about 5 calls a day on average and to be honest i came away from contract and site work about 8 month ago fully

 

[Rickster123]

I get about 5 calls a day on average and to be honest i came away from contract and site work about 8 month ago fully

And deep down you still miss it don't you!!

 

[Phil]

No calls for me today...

 

[hammers4spanner]

And deep down you still miss it don't you!!

er no