Man I just got a $100,000 job today. Guy saw my phone number on my shirt while I was breaking into cars. He said he thought I looked like I knew how to do a good job. So he called me.
Good thing I had my number on there.
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Uniforms are important to running a tight crew. Just be careful with Elenoreā¦
Humm, my favorite fences and cleaners donāt have uniforms. In fact they donāt even advertise. If you donāt know, you donāt need to knowā¦
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Wait till we talk donuts and coffee. I like the maple donuts and mcds coffee.
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Haha. Yes uniforms are a must!!!
We even have logo embroidered on our pants.!!!
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Our shirts a pretty simple. We always try to wear our black collar shirts. However when doing dirty gutter jobs use will wear T shirts. Here are both shirts
of course it was the number on my T-shirt
itās an important part of your advertising and to tell someone it doesnāt work is just out of control crazy is where I was getting at
Also not everyone has the time to talk to ya or want to be bothered at that very moment to engage in conversation. People are in a Rush a lot if the times. I have had people call me an say they got my number form our shirts. Why not just put it on there always room for a number .
Honestly I canāt put an exact % but I bet you itās up there to people that do put there numbers in there shirts than donāt . I lady took a pic of my shirt on one of my guys .
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Thatās great guys. Iām sure it works for you.
Iāve always had uniform shirts for me and my crew. And we also have uniform pants as well.
Our shirts and pants have our logo.
My market is a lot of people who own multiple homes and our average jobs are high dollar.
We also have a strong route of store fronts, coffee shops, restaurants, boutiques. Etc.
Our year end gross is up 70% this year.
Never had a phone number on a shirt. Ever.
Glad that you guys are getting the work from that. But for us personally having a uniform and being seen working is what seems to get us passerby clients.
One of the great things about the forum is that you can see how different things work for different companies.
Happy to hear you guys are doing well.
Letās move on.
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Iām not saying Iām going to have to hire more because of a phone number on my shirts. Just saying why not just throw it on there . There is plenty of room ā¦ Thatās all. Not like I got a ton of calls from it. Just saying !!! Itās all good I get your point though logo an name more branding an professional appearance than anything
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This ānumber, no numberā argument has been rather silly, but Iāll throw my 2Ā¢ in:
If you have a number on your shirt, I think people are more likely to take a pic or write it down, as apposed to interrupting your work to ask for a card.
If they donāt see a number, and theyāre truly interested in your services, I believe most people will ask for a card, or at least look for the signs on your vehicle to get your contact info.
Statistically, Iām betting there are [I]very[/I] few people who would see a shirt, be interested in the service, and say to themselves āoh, no phone numberā¦ Guess Iāll never know.ā
That said, we have numbers on our shirts.
Letās do an experiment and break out the science.
I need someone to work for one month with no shirt but write your number on your back. I need someone else to work in a shirt but no number. Then someone else with shirt and number.
Then we can tally the results.
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Some of you are reading too much into this. Maybe it would be more scientific to set up three different scenarios at the same time in three different but very similar routes by all aspects but why? Include a number; donāt include a number; wear plain shirts; or just a logo. No matter what be professional, get your brand out there in some way shape or form, and hope for the best. If somewhere along the line it makes sense to your business plan to include contact information or some other redeeming design or feature then more power to you. Much success in 2015 to all.
So that no one else misses the brilliant (though dry) humor in this post:
Please put the results on my gravestone 
Iām so stupid I just got the humor
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As long as your clients are āCougarsā than I think the no shirt thing might just be the best way to goā¦
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I guess my position is if you want the phone number then put it on the shirt. If you donāt want the phone number or it looks too cluttered, then leave it off. If you look like a chippendale, donāt wear the shirt but donāt get oil on the windows - itās a bear to clean off.
Weāve talked a lot about shirts. What about pants? Jeans? Chinos? Cargos? I find jeans cumbersome and too restrictive. Usually wear a chino or cargo pant. As the owner of a company, I think itās a good idea to look a little different than the techs that work with me since thereās always sales opportunities during the work day. What do you think? Sweats? JK
I really like the Flex Firehose pants from Duluth. Tons of pockets for extra tools. Theyāve been super durable and the stretch really helps with bending over and climbing ladders. They also stand up to hydroflouric acid. It temporarily bleaches the color but it comes back after washing them. And the steel blue color ties in nicely with our company colors even as the color fades slightly, they donāt look worn out or dingy. They also just started making some 11" cargo shorts in the same material. http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/product/mens-duluthflex-fire-hose-pants-45507.aspx?processor=content
Here are our shirts. Always keep a couple clean ones in the truck. I even had a girl specific design made up.
Nice! Thanks for the reference.
