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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: garybristow on January 25, 2011, 01:43:58 pm

Title: checkatrade
Post by: garybristow on January 25, 2011, 01:43:58 pm

enquired today about joining costs,£499 plus vat. they offer interest free payments so its quite an attractive package.Anyone tried it ? or perhaps trust a trader???gary bristowclean

Title: Re: checkatrade
Post by: ianharper on January 26, 2011, 07:02:47 am

Hi

see if you local trading standards run one, it worth every penny. not all areas run them

Respect

Ian Harper

Title: Re: checkatrade
Post by: absolutecleaning on January 26, 2011, 07:47:37 am

I have been considering one of these options for a while but £499's quite a hefty price tag.  The trading standards round here run a scheme but you see check a trade round a lot more than the "buy with confidence" scheme both in terms of marketing from the organisation and members (on vans, webs sites etc).

I wonder if either of then carries more clout in the client's eyes?

Simon

Title: Re: checkatrade
Post by: Neil Williams on January 26, 2011, 07:42:54 pm

Depends what your after.
Our report is here http://www.checkatrade.com/Willclean/

I think we have picked up 2 maybe 3 jobs because people like to use checkatrade to find their services so it has paid for itself but not a lot in excess of the fees.

Now on the other hand if you want some independant feedback of your previous work, in order to prove to a potential customer how good you are then this has helped us gain a lot of work.

Title: Re: checkatrade
Post by: absolutecleaning on January 26, 2011, 09:18:03 pm

Cheers Neil - yes I can see how that would work and make it worth it.

Simon

Title: Re: checkatrade
Post by: garybristow on January 27, 2011, 05:30:06 pm

Thanks neil.dont know if ive missed something ,so how many times has the phone rung through checkatrade?and how many bookings has it amassed,many thanks   gary  bristowclean

Title: Re: checkatrade
Post by: Neil Williams on January 27, 2011, 06:52:04 pm

I can honestly say that we have converted every job that has come through but then these are the sort of customers who trust what they have seen.
In 8 months that be 4 jobs.

Title: Re: checkatrade
Post by: garybristow on January 29, 2011, 05:15:16 pm

many thanks  gary bristowclean

Title: Re: checkatrade
Post by: cleaningmaster on January 29, 2011, 05:33:17 pm

Garry,

Best £499 i've paid.....ever

Regards

Daryl

www.checkatrade.com/cleaningmaster/

Title: Re: checkatrade
Post by: garybristow on January 31, 2011, 08:57:41 am

thanks daryl,im tempted   gary