Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Silver Surfer on November 11, 2011, 05:29:41 pm
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Guys
Whats your take on starting up this time of year...what with the whole country nearly skint :(
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the country isnt skint, go to your local asda/tesco tomorrow morning and see how skint people are,
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the country isnt skint, go to your local asda/tesco tomorrow morning and see how skint people are,
Yeah i get what you mean....but they have to eat...windows can take a back seat :o
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ur right, the country is skint, i only did 500 worth of wc and 300 worth of gutter cleaning, cant wait for this recession to finish and people to have money again
get out knocking, you will always pick up work
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the country isnt skint, go to your local asda/tesco tomorrow morning and see how skint people are,
Yeah i get what you mean....but they have to eat...windows can take a back seat :o
Yes I would wait. We may turn the corner in 5 to 10 years so I would think about starting then.
Lee
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go to"meadow hall" this weekend and watch all the people apparently not spending ;)
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I'd wait - only had £60 worth of new work call me today thru word of mouth so its definately biting ;D
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No need for snyde comments fellas.....i get the picture ;D
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Why not canvass before you do anything! I did many years ago, then work out if it's worth the investment. Started Trad, moved to WFP about 4 yrs later, 15 yrs down the line.
Rob.
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ive got quite a nice round at the moment mate, but my missus is coming to work with me, at the moment we have canvassed twice for two hours all together from leaflets gone out in that time and customers taken on we have got about £200 of monthly work, so i think as good as it has ever been, i would say in this day and age you should for every 20 houses that are in you would expect to get a customer now on a week day it will take you all day to get 100 customers in, however on a saturday etc much shorter time, and if there is two of you probably have a nice few houses coming in, we do, this was that same when my dad was canvassing 30 years ago, when my brother was 15 years ago and still the same as i am, the ratio for us has never changed , if you want to build a round and knock on a lot of doors, you will have a round simple as that, all a numbers game, i have no doubt whatsoever that you will be able to build a round in this climate
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Thanks for all the thumbs up fellas!!
Sorry the last post was in fustration :'(
My short story: their used to be 2 of us on the windows 18-20 year ago.....we parted company i went in to a dying trade (That what it is at the present) i have a young family and mrs and things are starting to take there toll...work and money are running out fast what with :(
I sugested to my mrs and kids about the windy work.....they think i've lost the plot :o I just wanted to get a fee for what things are like at the present!
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Go for it ,
Done some canvassing recently , picked up 2000 worth in two weeks ! ,
Hard going , but it can be done just starting there second cleans ,
;D :D
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pity you werent wrexham north wales based
i could fill your order book ;) ;)
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pity you werent wrexham north wales based
i could fill your order book ;) ;)
I wish buddy...just getting a bit disspondant with things at the minute :-[
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if you eancy a run up
i can show u trad
or wfp for yr exp even pass you sum work
pity yr south east ways
offers there ;)
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if you eancy a run up
i can show u trad
or wfp for yr exp even pass you sum work
pity yr south east ways
offers there ;)
Cheers bud.....might take you up on it...if i can afford the diesel ;D
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it wudnt be a prob
youd av to let me knoe in advance
but yr more than welcome bud id even buy u dinner ;D ;D
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dinner really ???? u be offering soft music / candles next ;)
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ian really cant get my head
round yr leaving
so i need a whipping boy in my
areas lol
no ian plz dont go
arrrrrrrr f*** it ian dont leave m8 ;D
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who's leaving ?
scaling down in Chester bit by bit as busy in other closer to home areas
Oz few years away yet .... if lad can get in of course :D
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ian il take alf yr stuff
cash waiting ;D ;D
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Guys
Whats your take on starting up this time of year...what with the whole country nearly skint :(
Procrastination is the thief of time or in other words get out there now ASAP
decent wages to be earned if you want it enough
getting loads of work this year
go for it !!!
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ian il av yr van n lad at my rate !!!!!!!!!!!
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thanks guys....you've restored my faith...there are still some decent people aout ;)
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thanks guys....you've restored my faith...there are still some decent people aout ;)
If you want to test the water why not start off part time while still keeping your main job?
That way you have not really got anything to lose.
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thanks guys....you've restored my faith...there are still some decent people aout ;)
If you want to test the water why not start off part time while still keeping your main job?
That way you have not really got anything to lose.
That was the idea bud....but my main work has gone from a little to **** all :-[
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go to"meadow hall" this weekend and watch all the people apparently not spending ;)
haha i say that every weekend when i go... skint my arse