Getting commercial contracts

Gorilla wrote that he lived on his own since High School..........sooooooo what's the point there

What school did you go to......Rinky Dinky High

Next you were a fireman for 4 years, and you quit to make a career change to become a carpet cleaner...........are you nuts ( I guess you are )

Then you own 2 businesses............ NOT 1 BUT 2 of them, complete with full time employees Wake up Gorilla, your dream is over.........time to face the real world in real time

I hope you don't think people here believe your fairy-tales........... do you ,your story is like a dentist quitting his job to make a career move to   become a dishwasher

Gorilla...........you're a mental midget, living in your own little fantasy world somewhere between Munchkin-land & Seseme Street

                                  Nightrider

Hey Knightrider hows Kitt? still talking out your ass I see

Oh well you'll get your cumupins

Hey Gorilla, I saw another post and someone suggested doing office chairs too.  I think the possilby the things that diferenciate you are probably going to get you the work. 

As suggested, keep going back to your cold calls, they will get the point that you seriously want to do work for them.  Another idea migh also be to do tie and grout work with the carpet cleaning.  I would bet that not many if any other people that approached these building managers have thought to mention that they could do both.  If these buildings are large it will not be long before you will need a Cimex and a good rotary tool as well.  If you got that kind of commercial potential so easily obtained then it would be worth the investment.  IMO the only way you can make $$ on commercial is by volume work which means staff willing to work nights.  Are yousure you really want to go that way even if this work is in front of you?

Another word about property management companies.  Many of the larger companies have several managers who each have there individual portfolio of properties.  They individually have their own favourite trades and you need to visit each one.  The contact you have is likely only one manager of many.

You might not feel comfortable to do a lunch and learn with the group but I bet that if you could arrange to do something special for them at there meetings without even being there.

Most of these managers have weekly or monthly meetings.  May I suggest that you ask the receptionist to allow you to bring in for this group donuts or plates of sandwhiches (as the venue dictates) and then leave some of your cards and a few brouchers of  your services beside them.  I am sure that either your contact or the receptionist (who usually lines these things up) would be glad to give you a mention at the meeting that the goodies were from you.   This idea has some class to it and the subtleness to your approach to all the property managers won't go unnoticed. 

NR give the guy a break.

ha bha ha ha bha ha h aha ha.......... Don't hold back CTGCR..........let it all out, take a deep breath, relax, and swear some more............FEEL BETTER.

Now go help someone who posts here on how to clean a carpet

May I suggest you use some water & soap

Imagine that............. A discussion group on how to push a carpet wand to clean a carpet...........lucky you guys don't have a high education........then you would be up-graded to window cleaning

                                 Nightrider 

Alright Pilediver, I'll stop & let the blind follow the blind