Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dave f on December 21, 2013, 06:55:39 am
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im going on a canvassing mission targeting bigger accounts so i can get rid of the small accounts and build a more compact round if possible work less.
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looking to add another 300 customers to my round.my original target was 500 but I thought 300 was more realistic so anywhere between those 2 figures and il be more than happy.
gona split it up into 25 a month and keep a record each month so I know how I am getting on.
also selling my combo and 350 litre tank in jan/feb and getting a traffic with a bigger tank and setting a 2 man system up and getting a part timer on board.
im looking forward to the challenge that lays ahead.
good luck everyone!
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Carry on as normal.
Put up prices in April,keep taking on new work at better prices when asked.
As long as I'm 3-5 grand up on previous years earnings I'm happy. ;D
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Oh and a new van with 500l tank. ;D
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Moving more into carpet and upholstery cleaning and replace current domestic work with that. So by the end of 2016, I want to be away from window
licking cleaning.
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Keep growing at a steady and sustainable rate.
Have a 2nd van on the road by May at the latest.
Re organise my domestic work and manage it better.
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More of everything that is good, less of all that is bad...
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Since joining here I have been reading a lot of Dazmonds posts and would say that
I would be now where he was 4 or 5 years ago.
I have plenty of work but am disorganized and at times lacking motivation.
Have put some of his ideas into practise and have already seen improvement in my income.
So hope to add on this next year.
Big thank-you to all the guys who post on here long may it continue.
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Work less.
I'm a bit nervous but looking forward to 'trimming the fat'
Sticking more rigidly to only working 4 days.
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Sounds good I fancy that.
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Starting march to march i plan on getting another van set up,
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Do to others as they seem to want to try with me, enough of abiding by the unwritten rules of window cleaning.
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My plan is to start making money, spent on second van and huge system upgraded van for domestic work, got a full time worker this year and another started 5 weeks ago on 2 days per week, so I guess 2014 will be about making money out of all this.
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my aim is in my signature line ;)
just booked Paul Dales from this forum for 2 weeks which will help towards this aim.
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My aim is a better separation between work & home - once office hours are over, switch off the phone & don't think about it till the next morning!
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i plan to keep on trawling for new work in Spring but not the deep gut-busting trawl of other years,i only need about 50 fresh 2 bed houses on 2 big estates in colchester for 2014 to have a decently brilliant round . as i get the 50 i will drop about 20 places where iv been doing 3 storey ladderwork . iv been there and dun it as they say
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Newer vans top on my list
Saved hard and sold off surplus gardening equipment this year raising funds for some new equipment and van apart from living costs and a holiday all spare cash has been invested back in the business
Hopefully will see the rewards next year
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my aim is in my signature line ;)
just booked Paul Dales from this forum for 2 weeks which will help towards this aim.
Keep us updated how this goes
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To have a new website built that provides us with regular high end work and incorporates our email as my current web hosting and email is held by a company who has me over a barrel and I feel over charges me for no work on there part.
I'm hoping the highly respected Nathanael Jones can find a solution to this and provide me with what my business really needs.
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transfer ALL my customers to Direct Debits and cancel any who wont make the move. nervous but know its the right thing to grow
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transfer ALL my customers to Direct Debits and cancel any who wont make the move. nervous but know its the right thing to grow
You serious?
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transfer ALL my customers to Direct Debits and cancel any who wont make the move. nervous but know its the right thing to grow
You serious?
100% dead serious
Why'd you ask?
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transfer ALL my customers to Direct Debits and cancel any who wont make the move. nervous but know its the right thing to grow
You serious?
Seems a bit full on to cancel anyone who doesnt direct debit...
May I ask why?
(fair play tho, if you get it set this way0
100% dead serious
Why'd you ask?
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transfer ALL my customers to Direct Debits and cancel any who wont make the move. nervous but know its the right thing to grow
You serious?
Seems a bit full on to cancel anyone who doesnt direct debit...
May I ask why?
(fair play tho, if you get it set this way0
100% dead serious
Why'd you ask?
DD are simple to audit, so checking payment take minutes rather than 3 hrs/month
We can set them up over the phone when a client signs up
I can increase my prices as and when I want by just writing to the customer then changing it myself
I can take prices off my work lists so my WCs can't see them ;D
I can change bank accounts at any time without difficulty so can get the best rates on offer
My bank charges drop to almost zero as its all electronic
I can stop any payments at any time
When I sell the business I can transfer them over to the new owner with ease
There's probably more too....
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Def agree with you.
Enough respect if you get 100% paying this way...
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Def agree with you.
Enough respect if you get 100% paying this way...
we'll get 95% after our phased introduction... I;m pretty confident. most are on Standing orders already so it;s just changing them over. the rest are paying by cheque. most will change over by gentle persuasion, then some of the sticky ones will change when we tell them there will be a price increase for paying by cheque, and then some will change when we say it's either change or we'll stop! it'll take us 6 months i reckon...
we've already changed to only offer new clients direct debits as a payment option.
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my aim is in my signature line ;)
just booked Paul Dales from this forum for 2 weeks which will help towards this aim.
Keep us updated how this goes
will do Ste B