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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: LWC on May 06, 2011, 07:38:36 pm

Title: First night back out collecting
Post by: LWC on May 06, 2011, 07:38:36 pm: Well, i gotta say, it went well. Got most me money in from this week which is nice as i usually have to wait 14 - 30 days (sometimes more) before i see it!

Had a few chats with customers which was nice to catch up. 1 person was out, i can live with being down £12 rather than a few hundread!

Collecting is defo for me, was nice to get out of house actually and a bugling wallet in pocket is telling me same thing.
Title: Re: First night back out collecting
Post by: Frankybadboy on May 06, 2011, 08:07:23 pm: first time out in 3mths and owed just over the 1k ::) :o
Title: Re: First night back out collecting
Post by: elite mike on May 06, 2011, 09:11:02 pm: went out tonight , got enough to buy a smax gardiners pole ;)

thanks again terry
Title: Re: First night back out collecting
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 06, 2011, 10:17:46 pm: maybe you should take your bugling wallet on britains got talent? might i suggest god save the queen
Title: Re: First night back out collecting
Post by: elite mike on May 06, 2011, 10:22:45 pm: Quote from: CLEANCARE WINDOW CLEANING on May 06, 2011, 10:17:46 pm
maybe you should take your bugling wallet on britains got talent? might i suggest god save the queen

i dont get it , tell me more ::)
Title: Re: First night back out collecting
Post by: CLEANCARE WC on May 06, 2011, 10:28:56 pm: he ment to say bulging but said bugling, i know its not the way you spell bugle (as in trumpet) but....nevermind.
Title: Re: First night back out collecting
Post by: elite mike on May 06, 2011, 10:32:57 pm: Quote from: CLEANCARE WINDOW CLEANING on May 06, 2011, 10:28:56 pm
he ment to say bulging but said bugling, i know its not the way you spell bugle (as in trumpet) but....nevermind.

i will let you off this time

all posts are tongue in cheek ;)
Title: Re: First night back out collecting
Post by: LWC on May 07, 2011, 07:00:26 am: Lol, oops ;D
Title: Re: First night back out collecting
Post by: g newton on May 07, 2011, 07:07:10 am: collecting gives you a chance to see the custies a quick chat and away
i think if you have a more personnel relationship with the custie they are less likely to hang on to your money
i try and and collect every 3 rd clean and get payment posted in between
seems to work
Title: Re: First night back out collecting
Post by: LWC on May 07, 2011, 07:10:38 am: I mentioned to a few that Friday nights will be collecting night from now on and that payments were getting slow and they were saying "thats awful its your income"

Well just saying its worked for me this week :) thats all. Taken some worry off my mind.
Title: Re: First night back out collecting
Post by: dazmond on May 07, 2011, 08:45:15 am: i have some very compact work(around 150 houses virtually all right next to each other)on one part of my round.its easy to collect and prices are pretty low(between £5-£15).

on commercial i leave a SAE or get paid on the day.various stand alone accounts are SAE.some bank transfers.i good mix.

to me i have no problem with collecting as it only works out at around an hour a week over the course of a month.

keeps the cashflow good plus it keeps you in touch with customers.remedy any little problems and i pick up more work!

customer rapport is very important on domestic IMO.also more chance the customer will stick with you when another window cleaner comes knocking on their door!! ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: First night back out collecting
Post by: Johnny B on May 07, 2011, 11:43:55 am: Quote from: CLEANCARE WINDOW CLEANING on May 06, 2011, 10:28:56 pm
he ment to say bulging but said bugling, i know its not the way you spell bugle (as in trumpet) but....nevermind.

I thought he meant burgling! I've got me coat.

John