u/Maleficent_Ninja_272

Still No Clients!

Still No Clients!

Hey guys. I am pretty new to pressure washing. I started by washing my own property and then family and friends property (cheap or free). I’ve got one client from word of mouth so far. I was also able to negotiate a lower price on a pickup truck with a local to do some cleaning work as well.

I’m having a VERY hard time getting my next few clients. I have door hangers as you may have seen from my last post. I put out 25 hangers itemized with description of work as well as a quick quote. I put out 50 fliers blank. I also have lawn signs. I put a sign on my own property for over a month and not a single call (perfect area in my town). I have installed signs for 2-3 weeks at all of my friends and families homes where I was doing work. I had the signs out at the 2 other properties. I have excellent before and after pictures of all my work. All of my customers are very happy with the results so far!

I begrudgingly made a post in a local Facebook page. Everyone in the small town is on the page. Not a single inquiry. Only 2 likes. Zero comments. 19,000 members on the page.

NO ONES CALLING 🤣🤣🤣. I’m completely dead in the water.

I am in Canada. The economy is pretty sh*t here right now. I don’t want to blame my marketing failures on this but what the heck is going on? Are these services not seen as worth while in Canada? Should I try to shift my business to commercial?

Attached photo to show add in local Facebook page.

Any help is appreciated thanks. 🙏

u/Maleficent_Ninja_272 — 2 days ago

Flyers Suck!

I ordered these door hangers from Vista Print. I was excited for them to come in to get to work but when they came in reality sunk in! 🤣🤣🤣.

I forced myself to get 25 of them out today. Hated every second of it!

I don’t feel comfortable entering someone’s private property to deliver these by hand.

Any advise? I’m hoping if I get enough of them out I’ll be able to rely on referrals from happy customers and never have to do this again!

Thanks!

u/Maleficent_Ninja_272 — 6 days ago

Put a value on this setup (USD)

Honda GX 690
GP 10gpm 2900psi
2x GP hose reels
300’ pressure hose
200’ pressure hose
Galvanized skid
Water tank

I got the serial off the pump which indicated 2005 model year…

Im just wondering if this thing is worth anything with unknown hours or service history. I don’t think they had a gx690 in 2005. Who knows if engine has been replaced recently or pump rebuilt.

u/Maleficent_Ninja_272 — 6 days ago