treeman82
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I seem to be having a problem with getting new work and wanted to run this by you guys to see what you think.
Pretty much most of the work I have done so far with my new company has been for people that I know. They have all been happy with my work. Some have referred me to their friends and neighbors. It's strange though, the jobs that I get are the ones where I actually go and meet the customer. Like for example one job I picked up was through an existing customer. A friend of his needed some work done, so my customer took me over there to meet with his friend. I got the job. That new customer then got me another job because one day I was over there working and his wife asked if I could go look at a job for her cousin to see if she was getting ripped off. I went over, looked at the job and got it. Other jobs the same thing happens kind of. I'll be working at one house, neighbor comes over, or I get told to go to the neighbor... get the job, no problems. A few weeks ago the first customer I mentioned, he had another friend who needed some trees taken down. He gave his friend my number and gave me the friend's number. I called up the friend, went and took a look... got the job along with a job for that guy's brother.
Here's where my problem comes in and where I don't understand things.
I'll be working for different customers, their neighbors will come over, get a card and tell me that they will call me... they never do. Or the customers will take cards and hand them out to friends... the friends never call. The customers will see me later and ask... "Did so and so call you?" Nope.
What do you guys think is going on? I double and tripple checked my business cards and the number IS right.
I'm thinking that maybe I should insist on seeing the job right away or something? Or being given the person's number. I mean I look at my phone logs and the calls I recieve regarding work are from customers whom either I have already done the work for, am doing the work for, or will be doing the work for. No new calls.
Pretty much most of the work I have done so far with my new company has been for people that I know. They have all been happy with my work. Some have referred me to their friends and neighbors. It's strange though, the jobs that I get are the ones where I actually go and meet the customer. Like for example one job I picked up was through an existing customer. A friend of his needed some work done, so my customer took me over there to meet with his friend. I got the job. That new customer then got me another job because one day I was over there working and his wife asked if I could go look at a job for her cousin to see if she was getting ripped off. I went over, looked at the job and got it. Other jobs the same thing happens kind of. I'll be working at one house, neighbor comes over, or I get told to go to the neighbor... get the job, no problems. A few weeks ago the first customer I mentioned, he had another friend who needed some trees taken down. He gave his friend my number and gave me the friend's number. I called up the friend, went and took a look... got the job along with a job for that guy's brother.
Here's where my problem comes in and where I don't understand things.
I'll be working for different customers, their neighbors will come over, get a card and tell me that they will call me... they never do. Or the customers will take cards and hand them out to friends... the friends never call. The customers will see me later and ask... "Did so and so call you?" Nope.
What do you guys think is going on? I double and tripple checked my business cards and the number IS right.
I'm thinking that maybe I should insist on seeing the job right away or something? Or being given the person's number. I mean I look at my phone logs and the calls I recieve regarding work are from customers whom either I have already done the work for, am doing the work for, or will be doing the work for. No new calls.