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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: bennymon on November 10, 2011, 09:50:37 pm

Title: how many jobs
Post by: bennymon on November 10, 2011, 09:50:37 pm
hi folks just wondering on average how many jobs per day do you book in ??
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: markpowell on November 10, 2011, 10:39:25 pm
I average 4 cleans per day, some days the phone rings a dozen times then nothing for 3 days.
Mark
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Mike Halliday on November 10, 2011, 10:39:43 pm
2=3

always the big one in the morning. then hopefully a medium. then a small single room fitted on the end.
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Simon Gerrard on November 10, 2011, 10:40:47 pm
4 to 5 but up to 7 if really busy.

Simon
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Paul Heath on November 10, 2011, 10:48:00 pm
this time of year 2 to 3....in the summer 3 to 4
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Colin Day on November 10, 2011, 10:53:55 pm
Owing to time constraints, the most I can physically fit in is 2-3 a day. I don't like to do more than 2 ovens a day though, I'm usually ready for a pint by the time I've finished the second one.... ;D

If time allowed though, I'd be happy doing 3-6 jobs a day....

Most I've ever done was 3x3 bed houses in one day, when I first started up with the Extracta Exel and the Scrubba Deluxe... I was absolutely spent.... ;D
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: derek west on November 10, 2011, 10:57:58 pm
just one big job in the morning, then off to work. ;D
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Jim_77 on November 10, 2011, 11:57:54 pm
Derek ;D ;D

I did one very big job (stop it!) today, suite & carpets all through, then a quote and then a small lounge & hall.

Other days I'll have loads of bits n bobs that could mean 6 calls in total, but I try to avoid those sorts of days by offering deals on extra work so they are an exception.  I hate driving around and setting up/packing away lots of times in a day.

So to answer the question, probably average 2.3 jobs a day :)
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: clinton on November 11, 2011, 07:50:32 am
Usually three jobs a day here myself..

It has got busy this week with bookings so that has gone up to four..
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: markpowell on November 11, 2011, 02:37:08 pm
I average 4 cleans per day, some days the phone rings a dozen times then nothing for 3 days.
Mark

Forgot to say that is for 2 of us working together, When i was on my own 2 - 3 was enough.
Mark
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on November 11, 2011, 04:14:56 pm
I've done 5 today and home for 4 o clock, now got to go out and to take daughter to swimming lessons why did I finish early?

Shaun
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Steve Gunn on November 11, 2011, 04:27:33 pm
3 to 4 depending what they are pub this morning, lounge and bedroom followed by leather suite just a typical day
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Nigel_W on November 11, 2011, 04:36:15 pm
My average this month is 5/6 jobs per week. I am flat out but quite a few jobs are 2,3 or even 4 days.


Nigel
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Helen on November 11, 2011, 06:25:39 pm
2=3

always the big one in the morning. then hopefully a medium. then a small single room fitted on the end.

Wouldn't this be wonderful in an ideal world......perfect for doing and for scheduling :)
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: bennymon on November 11, 2011, 07:21:46 pm
Sorry. Folks I worded it wrong what I meant was how many inquires do you usually get per day and how many do you expect to convert  del ;)
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Neil Williams on November 11, 2011, 07:50:43 pm
Average 2 to 3 a day and that fills up the working day
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Mike Halliday on November 11, 2011, 07:59:15 pm
2=3

always the big one in the morning. then hopefully a medium. then a small single room fitted on the end.

Wouldn't this be wonderful in an ideal world......perfect for doing and for scheduling :)

you don't need an ideal world you just need to book them that way,

unless they can do no other time  i won't let a customer book a single room for 8am.

 i tend to book all big jobs for a morning I just  just say to the customer " the next space we can book this job is 8am next Wednesday" if i single room needs cleaning i say "we have the last appointment of the day  next week on tues & friday"

i just offer appointment times that fit into this scheduling procedure

Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Carpet Dawg on November 11, 2011, 08:12:09 pm
Depends on size of job but anything from 2 to 5 a day.

7 jobs in one day has been my record. Done that a few times. Thats a very long day though.
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Len Gribble on November 11, 2011, 08:18:41 pm
Del thought Rodney was the plonker ;)

Some times none then it goes manic, but more or less working every day, don’t need to covert. Cheap a chips with a price tag of caviar ;)

Len
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on November 11, 2011, 08:22:21 pm
Gone are the 7 in a day, 5 can be too many but like you say depends on what the job is, if I'm doing a call for a retailer (spot and stain work) I can get through quite alot my average job price has gone up quite alot this year so I don't need to do 7 a day I'd be rich if I did!

Shaun
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on November 11, 2011, 10:47:16 pm
Long term average over a year would be 5 a day.

Have been known to put in 15 hour days and had considerably more jobs than 5. Obviously the size of the job has a bearing. As has the distance you may need to travel between jobs.

I know there are some on the forum who have a helper which if you think about it means you should be able to comfortably get through (getting on for) twice as many jobs as one person.

As I don't do any leafleting and rarely do on-site quotes there are more hours in a day for doing jobs.

It's amazing how much faaster you can go if necessary :o

Rog
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: wynne jones on November 11, 2011, 11:57:00 pm
Do you have a helper Roger?
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on November 12, 2011, 11:30:31 am
Hi Wynne

Have had. Thought I might get home sooner by having the extra pair of hands. Only trouble was work generated expanded to make full use of 2 sets of hands so ended up working just as hard and for as long as before. The benefit was turnover, and more particularly, profit rose considerably. The downside was I was knackered and ended up with vat and larger income tax bills. However it has created a large database of repeat clients, paying large ticket prices. And of course once you've worked for somebody you will always do the repeat job more quickly in the future because you know where everything is, the layout of the house and how you will tackle the job.

As has been said many times before-the cleaning is, relatively speaking, the easy part...the trick is getting the phone to ring and more particularly converting that to a booking.

On big jobs I have brought other cc's in to help.

Rog
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: wynne jones on November 12, 2011, 12:44:45 pm
Interesting, I was considering it lately but like you say it means you have to work harder yourself ironically.  ;D

Sounds like you are sitting pretty with all those clients now though.
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: bennymon on November 12, 2011, 01:38:46 pm
Hi Rog do all your calls come from web sites . i have a few web sites and put out 20,000 leaflets a month but dont get enough calls.  this week i had 6 calls on monday and converted 5   tues wed thurs fri only 2 calls per day. if i had 5 calls every day i think i would be fully booked at all time del
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Nigel_W on November 12, 2011, 02:40:12 pm
Del,

The answer lies in customer retention. If most client stays with you then you won't need to generate so many new callers per day. I am going to guess that many of Rogers calls are either from repeat clients or regular third party recommendations.

You could consider sending out less leaflets and start writing to/calling  your historical client database. That should be your little treasure chest if you are making an impression upon them.

Nigel
Title: Re: how many jobs
Post by: Tony Gill Carpet Smart on November 12, 2011, 05:00:38 pm
2 to 3

Cheers Tony