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Bergman Roof Cleaning Port Charlotte FL 941-698-1959 wrote:

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waxman18324 wrote:

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This morning after dropping my daughter off at school I stopped at a local shopping complex to get something for breakfast. While I was there I noticed the condition of the roof over the supermarket and drug store. One of the smaller vacant retail stores had a banner in the window advertising the lease information. I said to myself what the heck and called them and introduced myself and the services(Non Pressure Roof Cleaning). The representative for the development company that owns the shopping plaza listened and then offered an email address so I could send along some information, which of course I did. Not long after sending the email and attachment I received an encouraging email back from their president who asked me for a proposal to clean the roof. Before I left their property this morning I took the liberty to measure and evaluate the roof and I've sent them the proposal already.

Below you find several photos of the roof, which has a steep pitch. The total square footage is 4000. Although I'm confident in my abilities to do the work I'm also open minded enough to seek advise from more experienced professionals. Any feedback will be appreciated.

Hank

-- Edited by waxman18324 on Tuesday 20th of September 2011 08:14:30 PM

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I hope you get that job! It looks like a piece of cake! Most every roof I do here in Florida is tile and probably a tile roof of 2500 sq ft [not roofing-total sq ft of living space & garage] is harder than that shinged roof. I wish I could get it! It's just a short day of work-maybe 3 hours? The work it could generate for you will be worth more than the job itself.

-- Edited by Bergman Roof Cleaning Port Charlotte FL 941-698-1959 on Monday 26th of September 2011 10:43:02 AM

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Thanks Chuck! I'm an optimistic individual by nature and today they requested some before and after photos of some recently completed work, which leads me to believe they are seriously considering having the work done. I'll wait and see. In the meantime the other areas of my business will keep us busy.

Hank

Are the stores and offices open on the weekend? Maybe you could knock it out on a Sunday afternoon when no one is around?

Roof Cleaning Little Rock Arkansas wrote:

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Are the stores and offices open on the weekend? Maybe you could knock it out on a Sunday afternoon when no one is around?

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Yes, the stores are open on weekends. In my proposal it is stipulated that the quote will change if the roof has to be cleaned over the course of several days due to logistics involved with the retailers. It's now up to them.

Hank 

waxman18324 wrote:

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sweetwaterfish wrote:

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Never underestimate the power of cold calling...we submitted over 20K worth of bids this week to customers met from cold calling!

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You're right when it comes to cold calling. I'm overcoming my fear of rejection now. Next weekend my daughter and I are going to walk a neighborhood in Stroudsburg and knock on doors or just place flyers in doors. Heck the exercise will do us both good. The folks up this way are a little more relaxed about this type of sales pitch. The townships don't have issues with it either. Many of the residents from this area are commuters traveling to New York City and aren't home during the week until late in the day/evening. We'll have the truck and trailer nearby stocked with mix to do demos, if it's requested. I'll spend quality time with my daughter(yes, she loves doing this), get exercise and possibly generate work.

Hank

 

Hank

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Cold calling works.

1) We got the call from the development company that owns the shopping center. We'll be meeting soon to do a demonstration. They wanted a copy of my certificate of liabity, which I've faxed to them. We'll be working around the retailers schedule, which is not a bad thing.

2) As noted above the walk through of the neighborhood was a success even in the lite rain. My daughter(11 years old) and I secured three jobs that we are doing. We knocked on approximately 30 doors. Unfortunately, not everyone was home but it worked.

As soon as we finish the roofs I'll post some photos. Thank god for nice weather this week.

 

Hank