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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: H20cleaning on October 23, 2013, 05:03:46 pm
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I currently have about 4 fully booked days a week 4 x a month.
Christmas this year is on a Wednesday, so instead of having Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd December off as I usually would ,I have drafted up a Letter to go through all my customers doors offering block booking for Inside windows or their property just for 21st/22nd... as family and friends will likely to be going round. I will however tell anyone who is interested that all the window ledges must be empty and blinds lifted ready for me coming.
I could see this been quite a good idea and gives us a bit of beer money for my week of... let me know your thoughts ???
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Yea thats a cool idea, could also do it with commercial - hotels, office party bookings coming up - if you were to offer carpet cleaning aswell - one stop deal for the time of year.
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Good idea , but folk could be busy .
But if you get a few. , any you will do then its a bonus
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Its a good time of the year to capitalise on ideas.
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Chill out & take some time off.
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Chill out & take some time off.
i have time off for Christmas... this is before I break up im working right up until Christmas eve
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I currently have about 4 fully booked days a week 4 x a month.
Christmas this year is on a Wednesday, so instead of having Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd December off as I usually would ,I have drafted up a Letter to go through all my customers doors offering block booking for Inside windows or their property just for 21st/22nd... as family and friends will likely to be going round. I will however tell anyone who is interested that all the window ledges must be empty and blinds lifted ready for me coming.
I could see this been quite a good idea and gives us a bit of beer money for my week of... let me know your thoughts ???
Why ask customers to clear the window ledge which to be honset if I am doing that the customer might aswell clean it themself.
When we clean we will remove anything from ledge and work around customer. + We try upsell on Curtain or Blind Cleaning :D
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Chill out & take some time off.
i have time off for Christmas... this is before I break up im working right up until Christmas eve
ok. I never work xmas eve. I will finish on the friday. the weather will decide when i go back.happy new year. ;D
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swfc, Christmas isn't it a time to make money in any trade, um? so nobody capitlises at the greatest point of the year, I think OP is investing interests at appropriate times of making money, I sure do. Its human nature. Fair enough if your business is capatilising all through the year - great, but if H20 wants to make some money when all the supermarkets do, shops, retail, wish I was in a position to slow down but im not, I take advantage of all the prime time of the year. Wish I could shut down and not think about 2014- not in a position to do that
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my reason for asking the customer to remove items off window ledges is less chance of us knocking them over and breaking them! and as for the customer ''might aswell clean them themselves'' its not the moving items they don't like, its trying to get rid of the smear marks... and over applied soap spots etc.
I had my rest in July, 10days in Kavos with 10 lads ::)roll ;D came back and work slowed down because of the 6 weeks holidays and I assume a lot of people went away. Last month and this month have been my busiest of the year so I am not about to slow down anytime soon! I just thought it was a good idea for the people who arnt fully booked to have a few days of possible extra work:)
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Christmas & new year are the only holidays I take off all year.
Get plenty days off in the winter because of weather.
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all them xmas card s on the windows as well as ornaments ....itll be a nightmare for customers. im thinking they wouldn't be interested because its a busy time for all... i could be wrong
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my reason for asking the customer to remove items off window ledges is less chance of us knocking them over and breaking them! and as for the customer ''might aswell clean them themselves'' its not the moving items they don't like, its trying to get rid of the smear marks... and over applied soap spots etc.
I had my rest in July, 10days in Kavos with 10 lads ::)roll ;D came back and work slowed down because of the 6 weeks holidays and I assume a lot of people went away. Last month and this month have been my busiest of the year so I am not about to slow down anytime soon! I just thought it was a good idea for the people who arnt fully booked to have a few days of possible extra work:)
Ahh, When we move them we do advise 'Could you move them or Do you want us to move them' Most customer have everything cleared out way But we do ask for Sofa and etc to be moved away from any windows they want cleaned. Which we are fully booked till Xmas Eve for internal cleans and loads bookings for after xmas and well into new year for carpet cleans and etc
I always tell my lads to upsell on customers from Cleaning Window and see the weeds 'Drop a notice to say 'We can clean more' then list of what services we offer which is great and lads normally circle the item and say £X to remove weeds and £X to make patio look clean again. Which start great competition with all of them.
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Cowboy I think H20 is talking about run up to Christmas, think its a good idea H20
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Ye for 2 days only the 21st and 22nd December, take bookings... Even if i got 3 jobs each day it will be pushing £150 for 2 days were i would usually be hungover
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all them xmas card s on the windows as well as ornaments ....itll be a nightmare for customers. im thinking they wouldn't be interested because its a busy time for all... i could be wrong
+1
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Cowboy I think H20 is talking about run up to Christmas, think its a good idea H20
yes its a busy time.
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so say H20 was to execute his idea on maybe 5th December that might be better H20
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Ye for 2 days only the 21st and 22nd December, take bookings... Even if i got 3 jobs each day it will be pushing £150 for 2 days were i would usually be hungover
What is it that you actully offering and how much are you charging?
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if your happy to do it..what harm can it do to try..if no one is interested
you have lost nothing...if you get some takers...its a bonus :)
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too true Gary
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I currently have about 4 fully booked days a week 4 x a month.
Christmas this year is on a Wednesday, so instead of having Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd December off as I usually would ,I have drafted up a Letter to go through all my customers doors offering block booking for Inside windows or their property just for 21st/22nd... as family and friends will likely to be going round. I will however tell anyone who is interested that all the window ledges must be empty and blinds lifted ready for me coming.
I could see this been quite a good idea and gives us a bit of beer money for my week of... let me know your thoughts ???
Internals need to be done earlier than that, usually at the end of Nov or early Dec due to Xmas decorations being put up after that.
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Timing
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yes! never thought about xmas décor etc.. I will set aside a full weekend for it early in December and if I have good success bobs your uncle! or if I get to much response I could turn a few away and offer them it on the 21st and 22nd only!
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Special offer from M. Gold Window Cleaning!
Upgrade available "Weekend before Xmas" -
Instead of knocking over and smashing your plant pots and garden gnomes we'll come inside, pour water from our bucket on a belt into your laptop, knock over your ming vase and stand on the Parrot's tail!
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Hahaha dont use buckets for insides only spray bottles
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all them xmas card s on the windows as well as ornaments ....itll be a nightmare for customers. im thinking they wouldn't be interested because its a busy time for all... i could be wrong
+1 a nightmare for customers and for window cleaner too!
I'm out ;D
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Special offer from M. Gold Window Cleaning!
Upgrade available "Weekend before Xmas" -
Instead of knocking over and smashing your plant pots and garden gnomes we'll come inside, pour water from our bucket on a belt into your laptop, knock over your ming vase and stand on the Parrot's tail!
You forgot to say 'plus we bring our muddy feet all over your brand new cleaned white carpet'
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So most of the people who are against this idea are probly busy enough if your turning the idea down? This was a post for people who want some extra money over the christmas period.
I dont really mind if i have to move abit of furniture here and there or a few christmas cards. Its well priced one off jobs, i will keep enough time in each block booking to allow for moving things.
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Dont think its against it H20 but you would need to nip in be fore the 21st December even mid November.. good idea though before the decs are going up I would think from Mid November
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its entirely up to you mate!if you want to offer inside cleans then just do it! ;D
me on the other hand try and avoid at all costs as i hate cleaning insides.always charge more as it will take you longer than just outsides.buy some disposable shoe covers so you dont have to take your shoes/boots off! ;D
i do relent and clean some customers inside windows by appointment only but these are big posh well paying jobs!
what about xmas tips?i used to get £500+ every year!but last few years usually £300-£350.still better than nothing! ;)
best wishes mate
dazmond
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tried this last year and never had 1 :-[ posted on facebook and website mite try it again this year not sure yet
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Its a good time of the year to capitalise on ideas.
It's the most wonderful time of the year......to capitalise on ideas.
Internals are good when the weather outside is frightful but you can do the job when you're in town.
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tried this last year and never had 1 :-[ posted on facebook and website mite try it again this year not sure yet
Drop leaflets, I did a leaflet campaign on Monday for
'Got unwanted Leaves building up Call 0800 to book your leaf tidy up quote' got about few jobs and they all quick earners. Plus some of them I just sub contracted to a local gardner :D
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tried this last year and never had 1 :-[ posted on facebook and website mite try it again this year not sure yet
Drop leaflets, I did a leaflet campaign on Monday for
'Got unwanted Leaves building up Call 0800 to book your leaf tidy up quote' got about few jobs and they all quick earners. Plus some of them I just sub contracted to a local gardner :D
Good one, when all the leaves are brown and the sky is grey.
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Im going to print off a letter with the information on and staple it to a leaflet and pop it through all my customers letter box's, i can imagine it been a good little earner considering how dirty some of their inside windowd are