Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: justin 88 on July 26, 2011, 06:50:27 am
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Hi all,
Have had my business for 2 years now and things are going well (this is definetly not a bragging email/contest!) I just thought i would write and give credit where credit is due. I know Robert from Altec has got bad press here before (customer service not being one of their strong points i agree), but his marketing and pricing strategy has worked fantastically for me (and yes, i am aware the concept is american and it is not all his own work!) I was told by many experienced cleaners that 51p per sq ft was too high, people wouldnt pay it but marketing to the right potential clients it works a treat. If your a newbie starting up Altec is the first place i would recommend you go because if you cant get the phone ringing you will fail. So, a BIG thank you to Robert, without him i would have failed. :)
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Your Cheque is in the post
Mr R Saunders
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lol!! Nope, straight up Max, i would not have had a clue otherwise. Dont get me wrong, as i said the customer service at Altec isnt the best!!
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so what do you offer for 51p/sq ft? and why would people choose you over mr cheapie down the road?
Dave
ps well don for completin the first 2 years they are the hardest.
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Credit, where credit's due I say.... :) 51 pence a square ft is fantastic. Have courage and believe in yourself and your business. My sales patter is not all that brilliant to be asking for that sort of money, but I am happy making a fair days pay for a fair days work.
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but Colin you didn't pay £2000+ to learn how to ask for big value jobs......
to me that is a lot of jobs to do to make it up, and selling is not an easy game
I did 3 years in timeshare,.............. you burn out eventually
to the point that I hate sales now.....
and I was paid very well to learn every sales trick in the book, and I learnt them very very well..
So good luck to the fast trackers.....
I am with you Colin a fair price for a good job done
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Mr J Brown
I was tempted to remove your post.
The reason being it is only your second post and you are giving a testimonial.
If you had come on the Forum and helped people I would not have battered an eyelid
In a way it is this kind of tactic that gets Robert who I think has done a lot for this industry a bad name,
Apart from that welcome to the Forum and we look forward to your contributions in the future
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Ian,
I have been a memebr for ages but for some reason i could no longer log on!! I (Justin Lee Premium Carpet Care), thats why i had to re-register. i have talked to numerous members on here!!!t is ridiculous to say you would remove this post, what about the negative posts regarding Altec? This is a POSITIVE post.I was just giving some advice to a new starter that maybe they could ask Altec for help if like me they had no idea. I have been given great advice (by other cleaners giving testimonials!!) on here and just wanted to share something on my limited experience.
Also i did not pay 2k, just went on a discovery day at £37! ;)
Colin, thanks for your positive input
and thanks for the phone calls, much appreciated show of support
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i went on a discovery day and picked up tips that i use in my business,i am not a fast tracker but i admire people that give it a go.
So have you gone into the full system? if so what is the main thing you do to enable you to get the price you have mentioned?
Garybristowclean
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Hi Gary,
my database is packed with AB clients in herts and n london. Started off doing free cleans and offerening the complete cleaning package with a first class domestic cleaning company and with an oven u franchisee. They already had an established business so we now all sell each others services under one name. I have been lucky in cleaning some high profile houses who have given me excellent testimonials to use on their roads much to my surprise!! I have been a business development manager for 10 years so sales and marketing are hopefully my stronger points, i am not in the business to rip people off either, and in fact a company in london charge £1 per sq ft so i am not considered expensive. Also, a great thing for me was joining BNI, have picked up some great work/contracts there. We also do all the cleans for 3 high end letting/estate agents, they have had cheaper cleaners but for them its a great time saving exercise to get one complete cleaning company to do the lot.
i did not go into the FT system as it were, just wanted to know a fair price! bearing in mind i have been out the game for a long time i thought i would ask the experts and Altec's name came up and they were fantastic (how Ian see's this is as a negative post is beyond me!!) I thought 51p was the norm, and as a new company it was easy to start out at that price and stick to it!!
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Hi Justin
Who is charging £1 per sq foot for regular carpet cleaning in London and how do you know?
Nigel
www.designcare.co.uk
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Justin
Whats included in the £1 per sq.ft?
Colin.
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hi nigel,
was told 2 brothers were. we got showed their website.........i made a note and called them up!!
Colin, just a standard clean. stain protector was an extra 37p (£1.37 per sq ft clean and protect)