have you lost any jobs sonce xmas

« **on:** January 30, 2010, 10:49:27 pm »

i have lost 21 joibs since xmas some monthly... 2 mth ect. every time i get a chq through the post it also seems to have a note saying goodbyeor we will call you

pub i have dine for 20 yrs shut down. i am owed a fortune in unpaid invoices from last year wondering when it will stop and my luck will change .it will but when
whats your experences this year

« **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2010, 10:53:58 pm »

not lost any and picked up a new customer first day back and a decent commercial last week, quoted two more on friday so not bad start, sorry sure you will pick up soon

« **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2010, 10:56:14 pm »

one canceled no cash
One said she will come back in april ( her ass)
one I will kick out bad payer.
Could be worse just move on they are the loosers.Sing them a hyme.

« **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2010, 11:04:06 pm »

lost 2, and got 3 new ones, blimey, you lost 21 ouch, how are you replacing them tony

« **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2010, 11:11:36 pm »

1 lost (£22.00)

Gained £98.00 since Xmas; one where they thought they could get it done cheaper, they could but got a crap job. A nice £38 job in an area Im looking to pick stuff up in and a £40 shop done monthly.

Plus £280 in gutters.

« **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2010, 11:59:14 pm »

Lost one commercial because the cleaner would do it cheaper and they wanted me to cut my price. And gained about 5 new jobs

« **Reply #6 on:** January 31, 2010, 07:36:21 am »

non lost , got 1 new one last week , but the one that bounced the cheque still aint paid , i think ill send them packing , ill warn other windys though.

« **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2010, 08:11:28 am »

I've lost 1 x £13 since Xmas.
I've gained 1 x £39 though.

Forgot to add I picked up one for £120 every other month too.
Quite a decent start to the new year so far.

« **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2010, 08:39:09 am »

lost none,but gain 6 house for a toatlly of £80

also give a m8 of mine 5new house in a arae that i dont clean,but know he cleans there.

« **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2010, 11:39:10 am »

I have lost more than I have gained since the reccession bit.
A lot will depend on the type of customers you have.
I have six days work on one estate that could be classed in the starter home bracket, this type of customer tends to feel the financial squeeze more than others.

« **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2010, 11:46:14 am »

sorry it hear about losing your customers but i have picked up 14 new customers in January and some very very good leads from a networking meeting on Friday

« **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2010, 12:34:29 pm »

lost 3 custy's because of price increase next day picked up £10 job which takes less time than the 3 i lost which was £14 in total not bothered though they were twisty

« **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2010, 01:45:41 pm »

Lost 1 due to price increase!! But picked up 4 new commercial jobs and about 15 new residential custys.

Things are looking good after a bad start to the year due to weather.

Am expecting to lose a few more next week as we are putting more prices up.

« **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2010, 04:54:07 pm »

Yes a £25 lorry firm that is struggling. But I've gained £73 in four new custies on domestic - and I've put some lower priced stuff up totalling over £30 too.

Is there some big firm gone bust round your way tonyoliver?

« **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2010, 05:00:08 pm »

not lost any not gained any. just a bit of bad luck i think tony. u will pro b on here again next month bragging. fingers crossed 4ya fella.

« **Reply #15 on:** January 31, 2010, 05:42:37 pm »

lost a few houses but won 4 new contracts windows and cleaning worth over £30,000
cant stop smileing

« **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2010, 09:42:37 pm »

lost 1job worth £10,picked up one contract worth £10000 a year

« **Reply #17 on:** February 01, 2010, 09:21:05 am »

HI Tony try not to worry to much,you will pick more up,always remember lossing 9 in one week,some time back,but gained new back over the next few week ,the weather also getting better,try a bit of door knocking.

« **Reply #18 on:** February 01, 2010, 05:39:30 pm »

lost one idiot wanting me to put ladders on a roof. and not do them wfp
so i told him to go forth;
picked up some new with the nice weather;i didnt bother going out in the snow and ice cleaning
and thats paid off able to do them now and leave the crap till later

« **Reply #19 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:14:58 pm »

its a lot to lose in a month !..... especially since , after the bad weather the windows are bad....

dont take this the wrong way , but have you taken a look at other reasons instead of the recession,

are you polite and approachable?

do you pride yourself on being the best around?

are you organised and regular?

do you think that the customer may think, that you are expensive.

I know we all gain and lose customers, but that is a real hit in one month.

I would be asking myself lots of questions.... not aiming it at you... its just how i would think, if i lost a huge bunch like that.

Gary.

« **Reply #20 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:32:27 pm »

lost 2x£15
They said the weather is too bad come back march/april time when the weather picks up!
Picked up 1x£30 so evens it out really

« **Reply #21 on:** February 01, 2010, 06:37:04 pm »

I think I've lost another today (£12).
It was a not toiday thanks. What made it worse is that it was in fading daylight so no time to do a replacement job - i.e. a direct money loss.
I went to a street where I do four houses. I knew the timing was tight with the daylight so I pushed myself. At the fourth house I was asked to "leave them this time". I did ask why and the response was that they didn't need cleaning. This was after 2.5 months on a job that is meant to be 6 weekly. I can do without someone cutting my days income by £12 when I've already lost so much time and money recently. Anyway, if it had been something like getting new windows soon or even if she had said she was totally skint I could have let it go. But to say they don't need cleaning after the hammering of recent weeks when they are already a month overdue is a sure sign that this would be the start of the messing.
I will write her a polite letter explaining why I have cancelled as I want to be more pro than I have been before.