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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: AuRavelling79 on May 21, 2011, 01:41:15 pm

Title: Fighting 'em off!
Post by: AuRavelling79 on May 21, 2011, 01:41:15 pm
What is going on? Everyday this week I seem to be getting a new custy without trying. Two yesterday and two this morning. In fact I actually worked this am to get them all done.

I reckon it's my new flyer which I give to people when they ask - it has this sentence at the end:-

We are a professional, affordable, legitimate family business that wear maroon uniforms for easy identification - and we are extremely good looking and modest. (OK those last two might not be true but give us a call anyway!)

Title: Re: Fighting 'em off!
Post by: andyM on May 21, 2011, 02:01:23 pm
I've had 8 new ones this week and put a quote in for a £250 builders clean which I don't really want.
And I don't even wear a maroon uniform!  ;)
I have noticed some of the houses this month are filthy, this long dry spell has caused "dirty rain" where I am so windows are dirtier than usual.
 
Title: Re: Fighting 'em off!
Post by: Perfect Windows on May 21, 2011, 02:05:20 pm
I've got to the point where when the phone rings and it isn't a request for service, I'm relieved...

Vin
Title: Re: Fighting 'em off!
Post by: Roy Harding on May 21, 2011, 02:43:08 pm
We have picked up a lot of work in the last 3 months.

And it has come to my attention that a window cleaner that started the same time as myself, has not been since Christmas last year to his customers in one area. He had a vast amount of houses in one village and we have been getting 3 or 4 jobs a week from this village. So I'm going to leaflet it in the next few days.

Roy
Title: Re: Fighting 'em off!
Post by: Tom White on May 21, 2011, 03:13:49 pm
Where's that village, Roy?  ;D
Title: Re: Fighting 'em off!
Post by: groundhog on May 21, 2011, 03:17:46 pm
Me as well!! This morning I priced up 8 massive houses on an exclusive private estate... Ive been trying to get some of these houses for over 7 years, and have been leafleting them several times a year without any success. But persistence has paid off, I had to provide them with references.. and they also wanted to phone some of my regular customers to check I was ok!!! Never had to do that before but it was worth it, as those 8 houses gives me an extra £7,500 a year!! some of them are 3monthly and some monthly!!  8)
Title: Re: Fighting 'em off!
Post by: Roy Harding on May 21, 2011, 03:46:40 pm
Where's that village, Roy?  ;D

Avonmouth ;D

Roy
Title: Re: Fighting 'em off!
Post by: Ste M on May 21, 2011, 04:21:00 pm
roy off topic slightly but how are you getting on with your fogwash? is the roof vent ok because if it is can i ask what you used and also what size hole you cut through the roof. been meaning to do mine since i got it but i havent got round to it so just have the flu out the back door
Title: Re: Fighting 'em off!
Post by: AuRavelling79 on May 21, 2011, 09:12:39 pm
Where's that village, Roy?  ;D

Avonmouth ;D

Roy

 ;D  Gerroff my patch Harding!  ;D