[Missing Link]

You get a text, saying, 'How much to clean the windows on my house'. They get ignored.

+1

It's like they fall at the first hurdle.

So sad.

[Shrek]

You get a text, saying, 'How much to clean the windows on my house'. They get ignored.

+1

It's like they fall at the first hurdle.

So sad.

I can’t stand those ....

Her ‘How much do you charge ?’

Me ‘ charge for what?’

Her ‘ to clean windows?’

Me ‘ depends how big your house is , I clean 1 bed flats upto £1 million mansions’

Her ‘ I live round the corner , it’s like the one your cleaning ‘

Me ‘ oh ok , il need to see it - have you got a conservatory?’

Her ‘ yeah , quite a big one ‘

Me - in my head ‘ ffs how can I just give you a price then without seeing it?’

Me ‘ ok can I nip round and see it?’

Her ‘ sorry I’m just going out ‘

Me ‘ ok il post a slip ‘

Her ‘ ok but the gates locked so you won’t be able to get round the back’

Me ‘ ok , il see what I can do ‘

She drives off , I get in my van and carry on with my schedule

[paul alan]

Crazy!

But if you think of it this way, have you ever been in a shop and wanted to know the price of a product but didn't want to ask the "salesman" as you know they would try to sell it to you ?

Perhaps some people know they are no good at saying "no" and therefore attempt to steer clear of any such situation.

Whilst canvassing you experience this phenomenon.  "Would you like the windows cleaned on a regular basis?" 
"oh!  yes please"
Next clean- no answer!!!!

[Steve Newres]

I got rid of one of my guys about 8 weeks ago so there’s just two of us covering 2 1/2 rounds not including add on jobs.  I’ve got a replacement starting in January but until then we’ve both been flat out and our target every day is in excess of £400. This includes VAT, so 12% goes to HMRC but most days one or both go over that.

Today Dan did £420 including 4 First cleans and I did £380. Mine was only down because a booked gutter and conservatory job with a regular customer was beyond me. The guy I got rid of quoted it and it was turf over the conservatory. I had a go with the vac but I couldn’t be doing with the wasted time so I passed it onto another guy I know and just did the conservatory leaving me £90 down.

I came home and did a 4 mile run. Im 54. With well priced work and a half decent work ethic &400 a day is doable here.

[Slacky]

You don't look 54.

Perhaps the running leaves your skin with a wrinkle-like effect. Beats me.

[Steve Newres]

You don't look 54.

Perhaps the running leaves your skin with a wrinkle-like effect. Beats me.

Just like you dear! 

[Slacky]

I is a temple, I is.

[AuRavelling79]

You don't look 54.

Perhaps the running leaves your skin with a wrinkle-like effect. Beats me.

Just like you dear! 

Nice to see you posting again 8 weekly. Don't leave it so long next time.

 

[dazmond]

I got rid of one of my guys about 8 weeks ago so there’s just two of us covering 2 1/2 rounds not including add on jobs.  I’ve got a replacement starting in January but until then we’ve both been flat out and our target every day is in excess of £400. This includes VAT, so 12% goes to HMRC but most days one or both go over that.

Today Dan did £420 including 4 First cleans and I did £380. Mine was only down because a booked gutter and conservatory job with a regular customer was beyond me. The guy I got rid of quoted it and it was turf over the conservatory. I had a go with the vac but I couldn’t be doing with the wasted time so I passed it onto another guy I know and just did the conservatory leaving me £90 down.

I came home and did a 4 mile run. Im 54. With well priced work and a half decent work ethic &400 a day is doable here.

you must be raking it in then or do you only work 2 days a week?

[Soupy]

Nice to see you posting again 8 weekly. Don't leave it so long next time.

No it's not, it's been so peaceful with him gone.

Ahem;

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=210699.0

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=210707.0

[NWH]

Collecting vat for the government I know a few that wished they’d not volunteered for that job.

[Steve Newres]

Collecting vat for the government I know a few that wished they’d not volunteered for that job.

No one volunteers.

[Tom-01]

It wasn't that long ago, a couple or so years ago, that we used to talk on here about earning £200 a day being the norm. Now a lot of guys refer to £300 a day being their aim to earn on any working day.

When will £400 a day be what is thought of as par for the course?

As has been said before a lot depends on where your work is.

A good area, well priced customers, refined work could bring in regularly £400+ single operator.

[NWH]

You decide if you want to take your business the the vat level or keep under it.

[Marc Stock]

You decide if you want to take your business the the vat level or keep under it.

Not always the case.

My father has an engineering business with lathes and cnc mills etc. Trust me there is less money in engineering than there is in window cleaning. To make any kind of profit you need to be turning over a lot of money where in window cleaning your turnover is very close to your profit.

[NWH]

Once you get to a certain amount in earnings it only takes a few good jobs to tip you over.