Now that you have been in business for a year or so, and have smoothed out some bumps in your window cleaning supply business, you may have noticed how slow sales will have been from October through April. An online reseller almost never takes into consideration the weather, and certain times of the year when it will seem like someone pulled the plug on his or her sales. These painful learning curves is brought to you by “Old Man Winter”, and is a wake up call that will need in deciding how you will supplement your sales with other products that may not be so seasonal in nature.
Consider a couple of areas to recharge your sales, and one in particular will be the commercial kitchen cleaning supplies category. Restaurants need cleaning supplies year round, and the winter months are some of their busiest if they cater to the Thanksgiving, and Christmas crowds. Laying in a modest inventory the first year, and getting the word out of your latest offerings will have your clients prepared for the following season, and will know you are the go to supplier for such items. Always be closing sales, is an old adage that serves many sales people well, but today, you should always be asking what the customer needs or wants additionally to help tailor what you stock for their wishes in the future.
The commercial cleaning supply business is continuously evolving, and selling products that will help your customers save time, and keep spending down will always make you their preferred vendor to do business with in the future. Always remember that money and relationships are the most appealing, and devastating part of any person’s life, and keeping both of those items in the positive will keep you profitable always. So, keep a smile on their face, and few extra coins in their pocket to be memorable and lucrative yourself.
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