What is and what can never be.

NickGann

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This morning I woke up and took a shower, in the shower I was completely jazzed out of my mind..."This morning I am going to land a new commercial client"

The paperwork was all ready to go, we had a meeting setup for 10am, I had a leg in because I sort of know the person...and I am a regular client at this particular liquor store.

9:15, it's early and I am about to leave to be there for the meeting a bit early. 9:16 I get a call from the woman telling me that over the weekend(I talked to her on Friday) they had already had the parking lot/sidewalks cleaned and striped.

So here we are. While the list is many many clients more long, that was a huge bummer. Kind of put a dent in my day. The place hadn't been cleaned or striped since they opened 3 years ago, and the day after I call to meet with this woman to do it, they have it done.

Just seems strange.
 
It is called Life.

People will do things like that until they know you, trust you and see your work and sometimes you will meet people that are just flaky like that.

Rarely it will be because someone was told to have it done but the word did not get around to the people you talked to or the people you talked to were not the decision makers.

Time to move on to the next customer.
 
This same thing happened to me on the residential side the other day. Kind of ticks you off a bit but all things happen for the best. You just have to know that. I wouldn't want that client anyway. This happened to me on Friday. On that same day I pressure washed another house for double the money, I have have to give bids on two restaurants and I also signed a contract to handle five fast food restaurants. I will not only handle all the pressure washing for these restaurants but I will handle all the restaurant maintenance as well. Good luck man and don't let nothing stand in your way of success.
 
Believe it or not. When I eat lunch. Lets say I'm at Mcdonalds and I am having lunch. I will always ask to speak to a manager and then ask them who do I need to speak with in regards to pressure washing and maintenance of their store. Some will tell me they are in charge and others will give me the numbers to the person in charge. I will let them know about our process and how we do things and normally I get a job or two from it. I love Taco Bell for this. They are easy to grab up. Zaxby's is good and Ruby Tuesdays are pretty easy as well. I honestly try and sell my product everywhere I go. Gas stations, staples, any restaurant, parks, motels, walmarts. Honestly every where I go. I really like small businesses that are not part of a franchise or corporation. That's where my money maker is. I love giving these plenty of options. Like monthly, quarterly, etc.. washing deals. Like DJ if someone says they have someone doing the work already, I don't just let it stop there. I continue to go in and give people business cards and I try to sell my product on how much stress i can take off of their job by always being on time and there if they need me at the moment they need me. Also don't limit yourself on what you will pressure wash. If need be go and clean their kitchen or whatever else you can pressure wash. Making their job easier will give you a job. I would love to talk to you more but I have to go do some work. call me any time after 6:00 if you ever want to chat. I am not the biggest company out there but I will always give advice on things I know something about. This business should be about helping each other grow and that's what I will always do.
 
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