Marketing personal experience

Flyers: It is good sometimes but on this method nedds time. For example: spread out my last leaflet on january for gutter cleaning, and got some call on last week!!!! WOW!  I posted more than 1500 leaflet and all together gain 10-15 jobs. It is not bad but not really good.

Mouth of word:  Mostly When work all the neighbours calling me within a short time. specially for gutter and conservatory cleaning. It happen during in May, I cleaned a conservatory for a very nice gentleman, within 2 weeks I done the all Close!!!  Well done job is the best advertising!:)

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Marketing

My personal experience is the marketing is the key.   But HOW????    Flyers? net? advertising? newspaper? canvassing?
Well, I think the internet marketing and mouth of word is the best. Last year I tried flyers, canvassing but so little success, that I almost closed the business before actually started.

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How hard to start???

I read a lot on internet how the gutter cleaning companies are working and which tools they are using and what is really worth to invest. Well, I made some general mistakes like everyone. I bought a gutter vacuum system for 600£, a camera system around 120£ generator for 400£. That was totally useless at this point because for the next 3 months I go 1 job!!!!!
I sold it straight away.  Might be next year I need another one but that point definately doesn't worth to keep. No customers, no effective marketing.

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Go on

After a month break let's go on the story. Sorry for this break but I was quite busy. So, When I gave up my last job I thought a lot which business would be beneficial within a short time. First, I would like to start a business with mobile car valeting with monthly subscription. It looked first quiet a good idea and added like an extra service window cleaning. When checked the market and looked around a little bit more orientated I realisedthat wouldnt work so after a couple weeks more searching I started the window gutter and patio cleaning (pressure washing).

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