Jamie Pearson

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What your plans for 2014?
« on: November 23, 2013, 02:22:45 pm »
Anyone taken time to plan for next year?

Adding any new services, expansion, more time off etc?

For me it's going to be a year of more marketing and less on-site time (I hope)

What's every one else got planned?

Neil Jones

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #1 on: November 23, 2013, 03:46:47 pm »
Try and get some more time off, but doubt it.
Watch the world cup in some all inclusive hotel by the beach.
Market more, pressure washing and hard floors.
Train someone who works for me to handle the domestic and commercial cleaning side of the business.

......plus a million other things!!!

Neil Jones

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #2 on: November 23, 2013, 03:48:28 pm »
By the way Jamie, I got some DR Schutz Secura Matt Hard Sealer off you about two week ago, great product by the way, but I paid nearly double what the price was on your website, it was a phone order. I didn't question it at the time as I was rushing.

qginsburg

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2013, 03:50:56 pm »
Put
Stronger systems in my Business , and have a good steady flow of business coming
in. Hit my 12 month sales projections , become better at actually doing the work.
 ;)
Keeping it clean !

from edge2edge

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2013, 04:15:31 pm »
Jamie apart from drinking more of the black stuff I aim to get a lot more high end work.Regards Alan(Swindon)

Andrew Briscoe

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2013, 05:41:47 pm »
We will have 16 staff in the next couple of weeks, and at the moment I
manage all of them, including sick and holiday cover, price all jobs,
answer phone and emails, marketing, all carpet cleaning, invoicing as well as all the usual day to day problems that arise.
Need to

set in place all training to a set standatd,
Get more floating staff to cover sickness/holidays.
Sit back a bit and manage more without standards dropping.
Have more than 1 weekend off between March and Otober
Purchase a 5th van
get the pressure washing up and running for spring
Increase janitorial stock and sales locally

Other than that not much else  :D


Susan Dean (1stclean)

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #7 on: November 23, 2013, 06:34:03 pm »
now the new truck mount as come time to lower the prices abit more in Essex me thinks oh and a range rover just been orded as mines now two years old and I am sick of it

Richard Basey-Fisher

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #8 on: November 23, 2013, 06:57:53 pm »
Have the snip. So i wont miss another tacca day cause of the wife being pregnant

Craigp

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2013, 07:18:12 pm »
Raise prices. But I guess thats everyones goal.

*Hector*

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2013, 07:25:07 pm »
Not mine...  ;D

I'm gonna work less.. couple of jobs a week at the most.
Record more hypnotherapy cd's.

Loaf around the estate, cutting wood for the rayburn for next winter.

Win mega millions on the lotto..  ;D ;D
Everyday this forum slips further from God.  :'(

SteveAllan

Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2013, 07:54:17 pm »
Considering jacking in. My old boss has been trying to coax me back as production manager. 6 weeks hol, paid sick, decent dollar. My misses says no don't do it but I'm giving it some thought over next fortnight before he wants his answer.

Jamie Pearson

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2013, 09:35:05 pm »
By the way Jamie, I got some DR Schutz Secura Matt Hard Sealer off you about two week ago, great product by the way, but I paid nearly double what the price was on your website, it was a phone order. I didn't question it at the time as I was rushing.

£53.50 + VAT ?

Neil Jones

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2013, 10:11:36 pm »
, that's what I though it should be, but it came in at around £80. Shall I call on Monday?

Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #14 on: November 24, 2013, 04:27:50 pm »
I'm going to spend next year trying to understand my wife, could be a tough 2014.

Shaun

Radek Jablonski

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #15 on: November 24, 2013, 05:59:35 pm »
now the new truck mount as come time to lower the prices abit more in Essex me thinks oh and a range rover just been orded as mines now two years old and I am sick of it

have no idea what you are talking about?  ??? ::)roll

mark_roberts

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #16 on: November 24, 2013, 06:58:31 pm »
Spend the time I waste reading this board doing something more useful.

Mark

Shaun_Ashmore

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #17 on: November 24, 2013, 07:26:13 pm »
Boards can be too addictive but it's a way of connecting with people in the same trade beats watching soaps.

Shaun

Mark_Jubb

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #18 on: November 24, 2013, 11:01:13 pm »
I'm going to spend next year trying to understand my wife, could be a tough 2014.

Shaun

So the same goal as this year then  ;D

Probably with the same result  :-X
If you crack it, let me know the secret Shaun  :)
If there isn't enough time to do the job right,  how do we find the time to go back and do it again when the customer is not happy ?   Do it right the 1st Time.
NCCA Member 1399.  Swindon, Wiltshire

C o z y

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #19 on: November 24, 2013, 11:10:17 pm »
Huge leaflet drops. Have to change gear now and move more into the CC side and drop the window licking cleaning completely by 2015.
No still don't understand, I must be thick

Susan Dean (1stclean)

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #20 on: November 24, 2013, 11:22:48 pm »
now the new truck mount as come time to lower the prices abit more in Essex me thinks oh and a range rover just been orded as mines now two years old and I am sick of it

have no idea what you are talking about?  ??? ::)roll

its quite simple I am going to lower my prices as the 3rd truck mount is now ready to work in Essex and London , and ive just ordered a new range rover as I don't like mine anymore its two years old and as 20k on the clock

Craigp

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #21 on: November 24, 2013, 11:25:25 pm »
Need to lower your prices as you don't have enough work a

wayne zabel

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #22 on: November 24, 2013, 11:29:39 pm »
I hope to be as busy as I have been this year,only my third year full time,raise my prices a bit and keep earning more than twice as much as I did when having a proper job and doing so in half the hours.

C o z y

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #23 on: November 24, 2013, 11:44:51 pm »
now the new truck mount as come time to lower the prices abit more in Essex me thinks oh and a range rover just been orded as mines now two years old and I am sick of it

have no idea what you are talking about?  ??? ::)roll

its quite simple I am going to lower my prices as the 3rd truck mount is now ready to work in Essex and London , and ive just ordered a new range rover as I don't like mine anymore its two years old and as 20k on the clock

It's a bit confusing, because you're profile says you're in north east (clevland) and I can't find that on Google maps. Maybe a few people are wondering if "clevland" is in Essex. Have you got a web site?
No still don't understand, I must be thick

Craigp

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #24 on: November 24, 2013, 11:54:27 pm »
Theres only one reason people lower their prices, they need more work, why else?

Those on the up are increasing their prices. Supply and demand dictates the rule.

david@zap-clean

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #25 on: November 25, 2013, 01:52:06 pm »
now the new truck mount as come time to lower the prices abit more in Essex me thinks oh and a range rover just been orded as mines now two years old and I am sick of it

Range Rover? I need one of those, I have trouble getting all the CC kit in the Roller  ;D
David @ ZapClean
www.zap-clean.com

wynne jones

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #26 on: November 25, 2013, 03:33:42 pm »
What Susan is doing is perfectly reasonable, but not for a one man band.

If she has another new van shes got to fill another week up and its better to have some money coming in than none if you have a technician to pay. Dont forget they make money from other activities too. 

It's not expensive, you just can't afford it.

Susan Dean (1stclean)

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #27 on: November 25, 2013, 05:51:53 pm »
now the new truck mount as come time to lower the prices abit more in Essex me thinks oh and a range rover just been orded as mines now two years old and I am sick of it

have no idea what you are talking about?  ??? ::)roll

its quite simple I am going to lower my prices as the 3rd truck mount is now ready to work in Essex and London , and ive just ordered a new range rover as I don't like mine anymore its two years old and as 20k on the clock

It's a bit confusing, because you're profile says you're in north east (clevland) and I can't find that on Google maps. Maybe a few people are wondering if "clevland" is in Essex. Have you got a web site?

I live and run our house renting company and tattoo shop here in teeside for now and ive just bought a hair dressers in frinton -on-sea (Essex) and looking for a tattoo shop in Colchester to go along with our two window cleaning vans and now three truck mounts in Colchester as were moveing to the sea side and closer London  ;D

Susan Dean (1stclean)

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #28 on: November 25, 2013, 05:58:47 pm »
Theres only one reason people lower their prices, they need more work, why else?

Those on the up are increasing their prices. Supply and demand dictates the rule.

I don't need more work as that would mine I had to do some and that wont do to old to work now being 40  ;D

 my new staff will need to work ;D

C o z y

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #29 on: November 25, 2013, 06:11:26 pm »
Have you got a web site?
No still don't understand, I must be thick

Susan Dean (1stclean)

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #30 on: November 25, 2013, 06:17:25 pm »
Have you got a web site?
no don't have one

wynne jones

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #31 on: November 26, 2013, 07:10:22 pm »
It's not expensive, you just can't afford it.

*Hector*

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #32 on: November 26, 2013, 07:55:09 pm »
Wynne Poirot strikes again..

 ;D

Can't be that many Julian Dean's about who are 18 stone..   :o
Everyday this forum slips further from God.  :'(

C o z y

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #33 on: November 26, 2013, 07:57:47 pm »
Hector, do you mean THE Julian Dean, 18 stone cage fighter and Britain's strongest man who holds the world record for chopped sparrow stuffing and served in the far East as special envoy for the Rt Rev Bendemover?
No still don't understand, I must be thick

*Hector*

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #34 on: November 26, 2013, 07:59:30 pm »
Yup that be him..  ;D

Think you best move now Cozy, as he will hunt you down like the dog you are..  ::)roll ::)roll


 ;D
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C o z y

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #35 on: November 26, 2013, 08:01:18 pm »
Never heard of the bloke mate  ;D
No still don't understand, I must be thick

*Hector*

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #36 on: November 26, 2013, 08:02:51 pm »
Nah... me neither  ;D ;D
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C o z y

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #37 on: November 26, 2013, 08:18:45 pm »
No still don't understand, I must be thick

Jamie Pearson

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Re: What your plans for 2014?
« Reply #38 on: November 27, 2013, 04:14:50 am »
I have locked the topic.

The original post was to inspire others to think about what they could be doing in THEIR business next year.

 Use your time to think how you can develop not on questioning others.