Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Lee Pryor on February 02, 2013, 03:14:46 pm
-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdpzDKYKyiE
-
interesting video.
Hope you feel better soon mate, you sound rough as.
£32 a head on your efforts is good going, did you retain the 608 or was that what you got in as a customer.
what was your drop off rates ?
that hose reel for transfer hose caught my eye, where can I get one of these please ?
couple more questions:
Your heaters, you say they last 2.5 week (i think it was) whats the cost of that bottle ?
Why are you not using them all the time ?
hahahaha, loving the car , although prefered porsche ;D
Ian
-
Cheers Lee, glad to see the effort was worth it and hope you have another great year in 2013.
-
Didn't see the sticker on the back of the van to warn it is carrying gas! ;)
(like mine!)
-
interesting video.
Hope you feel better soon mate, you sound rough as.
£32 a head on your efforts is good going, did you retain the 608 or was that what you got in as a customer.
what was your drop off rates ?
that hose reel for transfer hose caught my eye, where can I get one of these please ?
couple more questions:
Your heaters, you say they last 2.5 week (i think it was) whats the cost of that bottle ?
Why are you not using them all the time ?
hahahaha, loving the car , although prefered porsche ;D
Ian
I didnt measure the drop offs but I would guess 50 for the year.
I got the transfer hose from vari tech, 30 meters. that reel its on was about £350 from an online supplier, very very good quality.
The cost of the gas bottle is about £32 a refil
using hot on regular cleans doesnt make any difference, it seems to make a huge difference on first cleans con roofs and fascias. we also worked through many cold days which we would have lost.
Yes the porsche was great but this is actualy a much nicer car all round haha
-
Brilliant effort mate well done !!!!!
Audi R8 next time maybe ??
Was that 608 customers from 100k or 250k leaflets ?
-
Brilliant effort mate well done !!!!!
Audi R8 next time maybe ??
Was that 608 customers from 100k or 250k leaflets ?
Thanks mate.
250k
-
So shade over 2% then
-
So shade over 2% then
If you say so. I never think of it that way. I only think of the money it returns.
So many people on here get caught up with how many customers they have, how many they do in a day or week, what % they get from their efforts, how many vans they have or staff.
I cant stress enough that the only thing to concentrate on is the money! someone else could get 10% and still not make the money I am.
-
Respect Lee, good effort.
Out of curiosity, how many do you employ... 2, 3 or 4?
Id headbutt the one that rested the ladder up against the van aswell ;D
;)
-
Respect Lee, good effort.
Out of curiosity, how many do you employ... 2, 3 or 4?
Id headbutt the one that rested the ladder up against the van aswell ;D
;)
4, and I was the one that did that!!! lol
-
Nice video, hope you're better soon.
-
Did you manage to split the new 608 customers between existing staff? Or did you have to employ a new member?
-
Excellent video Lee; sorry you can only afford a two door car tho'! ;D ;
-
why do you have to show your car off you d ick head. No need
-
why do you have to show your car off you d ick head. No need
Bell end
-
why do you have to show your car off you d ick head. No need
Bell end
Chris is clearly quite new here and doesnt get the joke about that in the video. He is also someone with no manners and a low IQ. He could have delivered his opinion without the name calling that actualy only made him look like a
d ick head.
Dont hate him, its not his fault he didnt have a good upbringing to teach him that sort of thing isnt a nice way to be.
-
Did you manage to split the new 608 customers between existing staff? Or did you have to employ a new member?
I didnt take anyone else on, Instead I increased the amount per day they do and gave pay rises. that way we all ended up better off
-
RESPECT.
-
RESPECT.
The same to you mate! thats a great result your getting right now!
-
Nice vid m8! :)
-
RESPECT.
The same to you mate! thats a great result your getting right now!
Cheers, Yes going good so far. I didnt think what you was doing tallied up until i watched that vid. Those extras would be a godsend to have only cost 5k for 608 customers. Im aiming for 600 new customers, getting a lot of messers and 1 offs at the mo which is annoying and am doubting the chosen area im building but will carry on and see.
Get well soon and smash another 608 customers out lee boy.
-
Good video Lee, great inspiration for me :)
-
hmmmmm, you're all d icks
-
Mick, just keep going mate. we only get those extras because they are in the leaflet with all the prices. I get loads of calls from people who say we have a great window cleaner and dont want to change but can we do the con roof and gutters ect. A good drive can be £500 and so on
-
hmmmmm, you're all d icks
Nice ;D
Good vid can you put up link for first vid Lee please :)
-
Great video Lee :)
Its really inspired me to push my business this year, especially after seeing the beamer!! well tidy ;)
Wish you well with your health and business for 2013!!
-
hmmmmm, you're all d icks
Its a shame you feel that way Chris. Know this, the more more you carry on with that poor attitude the more you make yourself look bad. Personaly I love window cleaners with your mentality in the areas I cover. It just makes it easier for me to grow.
-
Hmmm
Chris, your fired
-
Well done Lee great video, do you not worry about giving away to much to the local competition?
-
Well done Lee great video, do you not worry about giving away to much to the local competition?
Thank you. thats a good question and yes is the answer. In fact I havnt really given anything away there. There is so much behind the things I talk about.
-
What does the A stand for Chris? ;D
-
What does the A stand for Chris? ;D
not a very nice person ;D
-
Hi lee could you tell me where to find your first vid?
-
Hi lee could you tell me where to find your first vid?
I have removed it. I will put it back tomorrow
-
Is it not possible to delete people like Chris. They put normal people off the forum.
-
ooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaoooaaaooao a nice one.
-
good vid..interesting info
shame about the choice of motor....i mean a poxy bmw ;D
-
Excellent stuff Lee.... Well done mate.
-
Interesting video. Thanks for posting it.
All that effort must be worth if only for the car.
-
good vidio mate its exactly the type of thing that i kike to look at , so come on everyone post a few vids of your vans and gear .
-
just EPIC, if that figure of £608 is whats left after drop outs you paid about £8 per one :D,thats taking the 14k in to account
but that aside its all about the £££,or long term profit per investment which you have proved as you said the amount of turnover 4x profit just a really good move , and really nice car and really nice unit,!!!! ;D
get well soon!
-
What happened to the Range Rover Overfinch Lee? That was a lovely motor! :'(
-
Hi lee could you tell me where to find your first vid?
I have removed it. I will put it back tomorrow
Thanks
-
Enjoyed that vid Lee thank you. I have no intentions of giving it ago as it comes with a lot of dedication, something you definatly have. Real good to see I pay off. Hope your better soon, and how do you find the telescopic ladders?
-
hmmmmm, you're all d icks
Its a shame you feel that way Chris. Know this, the more more you carry on with that poor attitude the more you make yourself look bad. Personaly I love window cleaners with your mentality in the areas I cover. It just makes it easier for me to grow.
Nice one Lee... Why can't people congratulate great achievement....
-
It's a bit ironic, we all wanted to see your hot water set up and the gas runs out while you're filming it. ;D ;D Well done for doing it Lee considering what you are going through.
ps ignore the haters. ;)
-
Nice one Lee... Why can't people congratulate great achievement....
[/quote]
Jealousy!
-
Great video,great results.
Very impressive and inspirational.
If you ever write a book i will buy one.
You should be very proud of your achievements.
You have inspired me,time has come to start building a real business and become the biggest in my area,they are all small fry one man bands.
Thanks
-
Well done m8'
Love to see a success story,
It's true tough.
" if u have money you can make money"
Not many windies have or would like to speculate £20k.
I will be leaflet speculating this year m8, as well as canvassing with 2 guys 3 days per week
-
great video lee and i would say superb results from your marketing campaigns,
inspiring...
-
I see 2.4% at 608 new cuties not 2% by the way lol
-
why do you have to show your car off you d ick head. No need
Bell end
Chris is clearly quite new here and doesnt get the joke about that in the video. He is also someone with no manners and a low IQ. He could have delivered his opinion without the name calling that actualy only made him look like a
d ick head.
Dont hate him, its not his fault he didnt have a good upbringing to teach him that sort of thing isnt a nice way to be.
NOW thats a good attitude Lee, exactly its not his fault that he had a wrong up bringing. well one.
-
Great video Lee. Even without the add ons £32 spend per customer is a great investment.
Do you baffle your IBC in any way?
-
The hose reel with the transfer hose on looks like a hannay reel. I have a van mounted one (smaller) which is 7 years old and still going strong. It is aluminum so does not rust (better than powder coated steel). Excellent reel IMO.
-
I see 2.4% at 608 new cuties not 2% by the way lol
I was doing it mentally ;D but still great result
-
Good stuff lee well done and good luck for 2013
Paul
-
Good stuff lee. Can i ask how long your business has been going for and how many regular window cleaning customers u have to date? Out of interest :)
-
excellant lee keep it up, very insperational
-
Well done Lee absolutely cracking results . Mike
-
I see 2.4% at 608 new cuties not 2% by the way lol
I was doing it mentally ;D but still great result
Only pulling ur leg m8. ;D
-
Good stuff lee. Can i ask how long your business has been going for and how many regular window cleaning customers u have to date? Out of interest :)
Hi Wayne. 8 years and about 2500 houses
-
Well done Lee, good stuff. Can I ask how you collect, is it all online? ;D
-
Well done Lee, good stuff. Can I ask how you collect, is it all online? ;D
collecting would be impossible. Paypal, cheques in the post and bank transfers
-
All looks very good and I think you can be pretty happy with those results.
The thing that strikes me is you seem to be talking of income, especially from the one off jobs etc as £14000 plus, but there is no mention of profit after costs etc. This will of course change the cost per client significantly.
Another thing that would concern me if you are planning on franchising this year is your lack of stats on drop off rates. I know you have made an estimate of around 60 over the year, but this figure is really important. Don't get me wrong, a drop off rate of 60 from 600 plus new customers is astoundingly good i would say. especially if this is not only clients who cancel after their first cleans, but also includes later drop offs.
both the profit after costs and the lifespan of clients gained are critical figures for an investor so it'd be very interesting if you would give some more information on this.
-
Well done Lee, good stuff. Can I ask how you collect, is it all online? ;D
collecting would be impossible. Paypal, cheques in the post and bank transfers
I love coming home to 7 or 8 envelopes on the doormat ..... imagine you prob get 40 to 50 a day !!!!
in fact so many the posties prob have to use them red elastic bands for all of yours.
2500 in 8 years ... great going :)
-
All looks very good and I think you can be pretty happy with those results.
The thing that strikes me is you seem to be talking of income, especially from the one off jobs etc as £14000 plus, but there is no mention of profit after costs etc. This will of course change the cost per client significantly.
Another thing that would concern me if you are planning on franchising this year is your lack of stats on drop off rates. I know you have made an estimate of around 60 over the year, but this figure is really important. Don't get me wrong, a drop off rate of 60 from 600 plus new customers is astoundingly good i would say. especially if this is not only clients who cancel after their first cleans, but also includes later drop offs.
both the profit after costs and the lifespan of clients gained are critical figures for an investor so it'd be very interesting if you would give some more information on this.
Yes thats a fair point but I really dont want to talk about proffits on here, I think thats getting a bit to detailed and there are some things that I dont feel I want to share on an open forum. Im sure you understand.
-
Hi Lee,
Yes I understand completely... It's just by business brain trying to work things out. I think it may be an entrepreneur thing also to focus on sales and growth more than costs and profit. The opposite to accountants. It is certainly something i do in my own businesses.
R
-
Hi Lee,
Yes I understand completely... It's just by business brain trying to work things out. I think it may be an entrepreneur thing also to focus on sales and growth more than costs and profit. The opposite to accountants. It is certainly something i do in my own businesses.
R
I couldnt agree more and its exactly what I do. I can say my franchisees will be getting an excellent package in terms of equipment, marketing and support. the first 10-20 in the area were based will also be getting £300-£400 a week from day one off my existing customer base.
-
Youve got a bloody good business there Lee nice work.
Can i just ask that following on form previous threads beforehand, would i be right in saying that youve now got around £2600 customers ? How many of these are em, eom or etm ?
Just curious.
-
Great video lee, hope you get better soon!
not been a bad year then! lol i think what you have done is great and seems to have really worked. The thing with building up your customer base from my piont of view is, as long as its getting bigger its working!! you can pick customers up for free when cleaning, pick them up off flyers which cost, or pay a canvasser which costs alot!! ive done all these and more to get customers!! one thing is once youve got a customer you could have them for years. i think youve spent your money well!
ive started this year with flyers and canvassing and hope to pick up around 500 new window cleaning customers.
mick
-
Very, very interesting. You're a do'er with ambition lee. Lots of respect to you. :)
-
Youve got a bloody good business there Lee nice work.
Can i just ask that following on form previous threads beforehand, would i be right in saying that youve now got around £2600 customers ? How many of these are em, eom or etm ?
Just curious.
we do 6 and 12 weekly. its hard to say the split over the entire customer base. I can say we get a 50/50 split of choice from new customers.
-
What months do you find best for leaflet delivery lee ???
Paul
-
Lee just a quick one mate, do you run 2 pumps 1 heater as I can only see 1 roof vent in each van??
Nice vid/motor too :)
-
great vid by the way, was more intersted in the marketing side
a couple of things lee could we see the flyer??
are you a football fan?? would love to meet up some time and pick your brains
-
Hi Lee,
Yes I understand completely... It's just by business brain trying to work things out. I think it may be an entrepreneur thing also to focus on sales and growth more than costs and profit. The opposite to accountants. It is certainly something i do in my own businesses.
R
I couldnt agree more and its exactly what I do. I can say my franchisees will be getting an excellent package in terms of equipment, marketing and support. the first 10-20 in the area were based will also be getting £300-£400 a week from day one off my existing customer base.
Hi Lee
That £300- £400 worth of customer, I take it that would be before all the over heads ?
-
Questions questions! haha
Im not a football fan, sorry. I do watch england games though.
yes two pumps per van but only one hot. you can run two reels from one pump.
3- £400 yes before over heads. it is quite rare for any franchise in any industry to provide work on day one.
IMO best months for leafltets are March-October
-
Hi Lee do you ever send out canvassers or soley rely on leaflets and recommendations?
-
Hi Lee do you ever send out canvassers or soley rely on leaflets and recommendations?
just leaflets really. I like to hit the same areas about 3 times in a year
-
Hi Lee do you ever send out canvassers or soley rely on leaflets and recommendations?
just leaflets really. I like to hit the same areas about 3 times in a year
You get great results.we done and nice motor.if that doesnt inspire someone to put the effort in then nothing will.
-
Great video lee hope the operation goes ok, I found out yesterday that i need to have a keyhole operation on each hip to remove a bone impingement 3-6 weeks off for each hip :-[ :-[
Paul
-
sorry more questions .... apologies if they have been asked a thousand times before :)
Im pretty sure you put window cleaning prices on your leaflets .... have you always done this on your mass drops ?
If you didnt did you notice a higher success rate when you did start putting prices on the leaflets ?
Im guessing it sorts a lot of potential time wasting visits to quote a property if they have a price already ?
Thanks !
-
sorry more questions .... apologies if they have been asked a thousand times before :)
Im pretty sure you put window cleaning prices on your leaflets .... have you always done this on your mass drops ?
If you didnt did you notice a higher success rate when you did start putting prices on the leaflets ?
Im guessing it sorts a lot of potential time wasting visits to quote a property if they have a price already ?
Thanks !
I put the prices of all our services. Yes its sorts out the time wasters and frees my time from visiting endless 3 bed semis and so on.
As with most things there are pros and cons to this system.
-
Lee, sorry for all the question but if you get a sec could you give us a ruff guide as to you run 2 reel and 2 controller off 1 heater please, really intrigued to no the best ways of doing this ..???
Also does your heaters have the 20min cut off??
Thanks again ;D
-
Lee, sorry for all the question but if you get a sec could you give us a ruff guide as to you run 2 reel and 2 controller off 1 heater please, really intrigued to no the best ways of doing this ..???
Also does your heaters have the 20min cut off??
Thanks again ;D
We dont. we have one cold pump one hot pump. If both guys need to use hot they run both reels from the one pump using Y splitter.
Yes they do have the 20 min timer
-
Lee how tall are you. Lee whats your shoe size. Lee what did you have for dinner last night. Honestly you should charge for your time on here with all your advice and expanations you give out lol.
on a serious note what are your plans further field. Are you just going to grow and grow or have you a target point where you will just stop and maintain the business??
Cheers
-
Lee how tall are you. Lee whats your shoe size. Lee what did you have for dinner last night. Honestly you should charge for your time on here with all your advice and expanations you give out lol.
on a serious note what are your plans further field. Are you just going to grow and grow or have you a target point where you will just stop and maintain the business??
Cheers
I am 5 foot 11
My shoe size is 11
Last night I had a minted lamb burger, salad and chips for dinner.
My Plan is to grow my business a little more over the next year, probably the same amount as last year.
Then I want to start selling franchises and break up my existing round to be sold to the franchisees in small lumps.
I feel that im reaching a point where franchising makes the most sense in taking us to the next level.
-
Stay off my patch you scally wag! :)
-
Hi Lee
First up....great vid and business!
I am just changing direction from the building trade and starting up a wfp round, with add on's.
My plan was to canvas and do leaflets.
Have you got any idea how many customers you gain per thousand leaflets dropped? i am thinking of dropping 20k
Any advice on leaflet content would be good.....ie....do you keep them quite plain and simple or do you give lots of colour and info?
I would like to gain 200 customers by the summer/september time......any tips or advice on how to achieve this would be great.
Many thanks
James
-
Hi Lee
First up....great vid and business!
I am just changing direction from the building trade and starting up a wfp round, with add on's.
My plan was to canvas and do leaflets.
Have you got any idea how many customers you gain per thousand leaflets dropped? i am thinking of dropping 20k
Any advice on leaflet content would be good.....ie....do you keep them quite plain and simple or do you give lots of colour and info?
I would like to gain 200 customers by the summer/september time......any tips or advice on how to achieve this would be great.
Many thanks
James
The tips and advice would be do what you say your going to do, leaflet and canvass.
I would expect 2-3 per thousand.
In terms of leaflet content many have very different thoughts on this. Mine are big and contain as much info as I can get on them. What works for me may be different for you.
-
Stay off my patch you scally wag! :)
Is that refereeing to LEE ? :-\
-
Of course, How many scally wags do you see?
-
Of course, How many scally wags do you see?
Why do you call him that ? its not nice a nice name to call some one is it ?
-
Depends if you know him or not.
I know Lee personally and therefore I call him a scally wag :P
-
Lee how tall are you. Lee whats your shoe size. Lee what did you have for dinner last night. Honestly you should charge for your time on here with all your advice and expanations you give out lol.
on a serious note what are your plans further field. Are you just going to grow and grow or have you a target point where you will just stop and maintain the business??
Cheers
I am 5 foot 11
My shoe size is 11
Last night I had a minted lamb burger, salad and chips for dinner.My Plan is to grow my business a little more over the next year, probably the same amount as last year.
Then I want to start selling franchises and break up my existing round to be sold to the franchisees in small lumps.
I feel that im reaching a point where franchising makes the most sense in taking us to the next level.
Wetherspoons?
-
Depends if you know him or not.
I know Lee personally and therefore I call him a scally wag :P
On open forum ? mmmmm ::)roll
-
Ill call him a scally wag next time I see if that makes you feel any better?
-
Its true, I do know Alex so I know hes pulling my leg. :P
No not wetherspoons, my local instead. ;)
-
Depends if you know him or not.
I know Lee personally and therefore I call him a scally wag :P
On open forum ? mmmmm ::)roll
hes just said he knows him that open enough, lees open says his site address respect him for that, Alex I have never spoken to I guess he's got the balls to be honest too as Lee and I do where do you live and what's your real full name and website address ? ::)roll
I agree open forum we should all be honest with who we really are and not hide as that shows something is being hidden
-
Depends if you know him or not.
I know Lee personally and therefore I call him a scally wag :P
On open forum ? mmmmm ::)roll
hes just said he knows him that open enough, lees open says his site address respect him for that, Alex I have never spoken to I guess he's got the balls to be honest too as Lee and I do where do you live and what's your real full name and website address ? ::)roll
I agree open forum we should all be honest with who we really are and not hide as that shows something is being hidden
Everything is in the profile. However I was getting worried :-\
-
???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdpzDKYKyiE
11
-
Wheres the video gone :'( :'( :'(
-
Lee when will there be a shrine in your name so all the little groupies can gather and do a little hero worshiping say like a van fest thingy with you as the main speaker. Good idea........bad idea.... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D