[trippyboy]

 

[Smudger]

My last time out collecting was over 18 months ago

Darran

[Jonny 87]

Got to move with the times.

Everyone is online.

No way would I be spending twice my fuel bill and hours every week driving round my work a second time to collect.

Best thing I ever did.

[Johnny B]

Yup. Most pay on the day, and one or two drop the money off at my home. Although I still go collecting, it usually takes no more than an hour a week. Any who are further afield pay me the next time I'm in their area.

John

[Mick Kent]

I do, any customers who owe 3 or more times i collect from.

[Bungle]

Go out once or twice a week. The Mrs has usually sorted the kids by the time I get home and I bring a fish supper home for tea  , there's usually half a pint of wine waiting for me when I get home too 

[gary999]

Yep collect takes little time all my work within 3 miles of home

[Chris Cottrell]

You def got to move with the times I haven't been collecting for about 7 years, and as for those that owe for 3 or more get your customers trained tell them if they dont pay up after the second clean they don't get done again untill they have.

[ash brown]

Hi
how do you set up a automated payment system?
Cheers

[Mike #1]

I only do 1 hour an month so sort of NO . Mike

[Soupy]

Hi
how do you set up a automated payment system?
Cheers

Depends what you want. Give them an envelope and get them to post payments to you. There's gocardless or PayPal.

[Mick Kent]

If i didnt clean if they owed 2 cleans id be throwing money away.
My customers know that if they dont pay on the day or online/cheque then ill leave it to build up to 3 cleans min. Its no issue to me as it all wotks out the same at the end of the working year.

[C o z y]

I don't let them get to more than 2 cleans Mick. A lot of my customers are army, and move too often.
About 30% of my customers pay online, the rest pay on the day or I collect twice a month now. I've usually got about 500 quid owing at any one time.

[johnny bravo]

i have to go and collect,    a few pay via paypal,      others even seemed surprised when i collect,   even after putting a slip in when ive cleaned them,   they either forget        or there partners put slip in bin and forgot,      sometimes when they owe twice and they forget,   thats the hardest part,        getting them to pay up twice when they were expecting to pay for just one clean,

i tell them to put it on callendar.

Got a couple now wanting to stop for winter,     its a good job everyone dosent think that way.       when i get more work in the areas near them ones,   i very rarelly take them back on.

i just tell them ive picked up more reliable work,   thankyou goodbye.

unless there nice looking 

[Rob@Blast off]

I only collect within walking distance and the rest by pay-pal, i don't mind losing 50p as fuel and time cost more.
But will be trying to get them on gocardless soon. 

[sunshine windows]

Never have, never will.

[bobplum]

it suits me too have a certain amount of cash only customers

[DaveG]

Collect once or twice a month

[G Griffin]

Collecting is for cowboys.
I get the customers to drop my dough off at the pub or the bookies. I leave my ladders propped up outside, so they know which one I'm in.

[C o z y]

Griff