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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: RCS on October 23, 2011, 10:36:27 am

Title: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: RCS on October 23, 2011, 10:36:27 am
Wondering what's the best way now to get paid, I get cheques n cash and some bacs! But was wondering what's the best way you guys get paid, I just hate the collecting thing!
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: Pope vader on October 23, 2011, 10:44:04 am
online payments are best if you can get everyone to pay
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: mike roberts on October 23, 2011, 10:55:33 am
usually by money  ;D ;D But depends what they look like  :P :P :P
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: james51174 on October 23, 2011, 11:09:56 am
ive said it before

the time taken to collect, gives a chance to take a few minutes to build a rapport with the customer...this can often be the difference between keep a job, and losing it
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: Stephen Dwyer on October 23, 2011, 11:14:45 am
If we don't get paid by the customer at the time of us doing the job then for the most part we will leave a stamped envelope for the person to send a cheque.  We get the odd few though who don't seem to like to do this even though we are providing them with a stamped envelope.  Just lazy I guess.  There are also a few that take ages to send them but we just don't clean their windows again until we receive it in those rare instances. 

It probably would be worth us looking into some sort of online payment system though because we seem to get charged a lot by the bank for paying in cheques.  I'm not good with computers though so don't really understand how it all works.   
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: sven on October 23, 2011, 11:17:49 am
as the recession hits harder some of my female customers are now paying me in kindness which means my day gets longer and longer,  didn't get finished till midnight on some days last week  ;D

if you want to avoid collecting then call or text your customers the night before and let them know your coming so they can leave payment somewere safe for you
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: james51174 on October 23, 2011, 11:25:10 am
as the recession hits harder some of my female customers are now paying me in kindness which means my day gets longer and longer,  didn't get finished till midnight on some days last week  ;D

if you want to avoid collecting then call or text your customers the night before and let them know your coming so they can leave payment somewere safe for you

got any jobs sven.....i can work late shifts and everything :D
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on October 23, 2011, 11:31:52 am
40% bacs
10% cheque
50% cash
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: rosskesava on October 23, 2011, 12:02:18 pm
Ok guys and chaps......... how do I get paid?

By any method where upon the money ends up either in my pocket or in my bank account.

With regards bank charges, I was with Lloyds whose charges seemed to be always increasing although each month I roughly paid in the same number of cheques.

I now use the Cooperative Bank. They have never questioned how many cheques I pay in and added to which, I can pay money/cheques in at any post office.
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: sandy on October 23, 2011, 12:15:55 pm
collecting is a pain and we need to do it  WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE IT LESS OF A PAIN
HOW IS IT A PAIN
1 PEOPLE NOT IN
2 PEOPLE IN  BUT HAVE NO CASH  ON THEM
3 WHEN THEY OWE FOR MULTIPLE CLEANS THEY MOAN LIKE HELL AN D THREATEN TO CHUCK YOU
4 THERE FACE IS LIKE FIZZ WHEN THEY HAVE TO PAY YOU
5 THEY MOAN ABOUT YOUR WORK
MAKE COLLECTING EAST

1 COLLECT ON DAY
2 COLLECT AFTER SHOPS SHUT ON A SAT
3 MAKE SURE YOUR WORK IS TOPPS
4 ALLWAYS BE COOL AND PLEASENT (FIGHTING WITHOUT FIGHTING)
5 PRE ARANGE SOMEWHERE SAFE TO PUT MONEY IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE ROUND THE BACK OF HOUSE UNDER PLANT POT AT A PRE ARANGED TIME ON SET DAY
6 ALLWAYS MAKE SURE THEY KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY THEY OWE YOU BEFORE YOU CHAP THEM UP MAKE YOUR TICKETS CLEAR ON THIS
7 WHEN YOU GO COLLECTING GIVE THEM ANOTHER TICKET TELLING THEM THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ROUND AND YOU ARE SORRY BUT YOU CANNOT COME BACK TILL NEXT CLEAN (IF NOT IN)

REMBER YOU GET GOOD TIPS WHEN COLLECTING
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: birdymiller on October 23, 2011, 02:50:06 pm
Best payers are the ones that leave it on upstairs window sill, bit of a problem if you are wfp i suppose
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: John F on October 23, 2011, 09:54:09 pm
collecting is a pain and we need to do it  WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE IT LESS OF A PAIN
HOW IS IT A PAIN
1 PEOPLE NOT IN
2 PEOPLE IN  BUT HAVE NO CASH  ON THEM
3 WHEN THEY OWE FOR MULTIPLE CLEANS THEY MOAN LIKE HELL AN D THREATEN TO CHUCK YOU
4 THERE FACE IS LIKE FIZZ WHEN THEY HAVE TO PAY YOU
5 THEY MOAN ABOUT YOUR WORK
MAKE COLLECTING EAST

1 COLLECT ON DAY
2 COLLECT AFTER SHOPS SHUT ON A SAT
3 MAKE SURE YOUR WORK IS TOPPS
4 ALLWAYS BE COOL AND PLEASENT (FIGHTING WITHOUT FIGHTING)
5 PRE ARANGE SOMEWHERE SAFE TO PUT MONEY IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE ROUND THE BACK OF HOUSE UNDER PLANT POT AT A PRE ARANGED TIME ON SET DAY
6 ALLWAYS MAKE SURE THEY KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY THEY OWE YOU BEFORE YOU CHAP THEM UP MAKE YOUR TICKETS CLEAR ON THIS
7 WHEN YOU GO COLLECTING GIVE THEM ANOTHER TICKET TELLING THEM THAT YOU HAVE BEEN ROUND AND YOU ARE SORRY BUT YOU CANNOT COME BACK TILL NEXT CLEAN (IF NOT IN)

REMBER YOU GET GOOD TIPS WHEN COLLECTING
good post  :)
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: Dave. on October 23, 2011, 10:20:23 pm
Best payers are the ones that leave it on upstairs window sill, bit of a problem if you are wfp i suppose

A good rinse will wash it off the sill ;)
Title: Re: how do you guys get paid?
Post by: sandy on October 24, 2011, 05:29:02 pm
thanks kcleaning