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How Do I Get Jobs?

I have been asked the same question many times.

Well this is a big question and at the end of the day you cant relay on backload’s and jobs from other courier companies these are only good if your not busy. You still need to have you own jobs and to get your own jobs you need your own clients.

So How Do I Get Clients?

First you need to find out what type of companies need couriers. I’ve started a Wiki style list you can add to. These could be almost all types of companies but the frequency of how often they need a courier will be varied from company to company. Food Production Companies need food stuff delivering fast due to freshness. Food Production Companies often send fresh samples of their merchandise to their prospective clients. Now I can’t mention all the companies here the list can be endless.

But still how do you get the clients, well first you can send out an introductory letter but don’t just leave it their and wonder why they haven’t called. I once sent out 500 letters to solicitors and got one reply. You need to build a relationship with your clients.

Frequency Frequency Frequency

One letter saying you are a new kid on the block is not going to work. You need to at least contact them three times or they will just forget who you are. Try sending an intro letter explaining your services, then a follow up letter a couple of weeks later to give them a nudge and then give them a call. If their not bothered after this they probably don’t need a courier.

Keeping the clients you have!

If you have already got regular clients but seem to be dying of a bit why not give them a call, check if they are ok, most people like to have a chat and it will remind them you are still their. You could even start your own newsletter may be a six monthly A4 page spread with your recent news on things like contracts you have gained and new vehicles purchased. But most of all make your clients feel cared for I used to send them a quick text to let them now I have delivered their package and thank them for using me. 5 out of 10 then rang me back to see if everything was ok with the delivery and asked who signed it this way I’d pay 10p for a text, save money on the call and find out if they have any more jobs to pencil later on in the week.

Your Prospects Will Use Your Service When They Are Ready.

Don’t forget that just because you are ready to offer a service that your prospect is ready to use it. They will contact you when they need you. But in the mean time its good just to let them know you are their.

I would like to start by thanking you all for the support you have given me over the past year and to all who have contributed to the. KDC Forum Over the past year we have gone from strength to strength with over 700 members signing up so far and 300 signing this year alone. As always our main services are free to use and will remain that way for the foreseeable future.In the future we hope to provide a more usable site with extra features been added as the year goes on. Any suggestions are greatly welcome. We are currently working on providing RSS Feed’s Of jobs available and Return Journeys this will enable you to get updates instantly straight to your desktop or to your Mobile Phone . This as always will be provided for Free. We will explain more about this as and when the time comes for launching the service.We have already updated some parts of the site over the past year due to members requests and I thankyou for your suggestions. And don’t forget you can still enter your Available Jobs, Return Journey’s and Empty Vehicles for FREE on our site.