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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Klean07 on February 28, 2012, 09:28:24 pm

Title: collecting.
Post by: Klean07 on February 28, 2012, 09:28:24 pm

I don't usually collect these days but tonight I needed some lager so thought I would collect some on my way to off-licence. Two custies who live a few doors away from each other just wouldn't answer their door at 8pm!! £38 would of been nice.
This is why I don't collect very often!! :(

Title: Re: collecting.
Post by: Klean07 on February 28, 2012, 09:46:32 pm

Does anyone still collect these days?

Title: Re: collecting.
Post by: bobplum on February 28, 2012, 09:50:00 pm

about once a week

Title: Re: collecting.
Post by: Sean Dyer on February 28, 2012, 10:03:19 pm

Quote from: bobplum on February 28, 2012, 09:50:00 pm

about once a week

Wed about an hour , friday same

About 2-3 weeks in 4
About 50% of my work still on collecting , gradually moving away but sometimes its easier for big compact rounds with loads of 5-10 quid houses to just collect money this way
All the bigger stuff pays online and sends cheques and about 5% of the compact stuff pay in other ways , and all new custies send payment ...

Title: Re: collecting.
Post by: bad trippy on February 28, 2012, 10:25:30 pm

collecting is evil

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Post by: Linda - Payatrader on February 29, 2012, 12:38:35 am

Have you thought of sending a email payment request and allowing customers to pay by card?  Take a look at Payatrader & you could say goodbye to doorstep collections. The way it works is you send an email payment request with the amount due, the customer clicks the embedded link (your account) & inputs their card details. This is just one of many ways customers can pay.

Hope this helps you reclaim your evenings!

Linda

Title: Re: collecting.
Post by: bumper on February 29, 2012, 05:54:35 am

cash only then taxman dosnt know

Title: Re: collecting.
Post by: bobby p on February 29, 2012, 06:57:08 am

iv switched over to paying me by post or online and its an absolute blessed relief .

however i have lost about 10 customers who paid once by post with a note included to cancel. these are folk who had been with me 4 years ,but were not exactly friends if you know what i mean

Title: Re: collecting.
Post by: tom cronin on February 29, 2012, 07:33:07 am

Quote from: bumper on February 29, 2012, 05:54:35 am

cash only then taxman dosnt know

 :o  :o :o :o :o