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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Rob@Blast off on June 25, 2014, 04:43:08 pm

Title: Starting up again.
Post by: Rob@Blast off on June 25, 2014, 04:43:08 pm: Hello everyone, after a nine year break from window cleaning I want to get a small round together to keep the money coming in when the pressure washing die's down in the winter months. Still got most of my gear and will be trad to begin with, just need some roof bars for the new van and some new cloths, oh and a few customers lol.
So what's new in the exciting world of cloths and is door knocking still the best way to get new customers as I was always rubbish at it.
Cheers
Rob.
Title: Re: Starting up again.
Post by: Johnboy2525 on June 25, 2014, 04:48:13 pm: Wouldn't bother Rob, there's no money in it and no customers left !!!' You've copes without for 9 years just stick to what you've been doing lol !!!! ;D
Title: Re: Starting up again.
Post by: Rob@Blast off on June 25, 2014, 05:07:21 pm: No money in pressure washing either only going away twice this year lol.
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Post by: C o z y on June 25, 2014, 05:49:26 pm: Just do what ya did last time to get customers.
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Post by: Ian101 on June 25, 2014, 08:41:27 pm: Apart from the falling off bit I would stick to just ladders ... far simpler and less to go wrong if your just looking to do it part time
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Post by: Rob@Blast off on June 25, 2014, 10:08:44 pm: Going to get some leaflets done and see how it goes.
Title: Re: Starting up again.
Post by: Michael Peterson on June 26, 2014, 05:29:50 am: if your looking up start up this winter, door knocking would be the quickest way to get any kind of decent money together, unless you have means to put out a couple of thousand plus leaflets a week, i much prefer the leaflet method but our round is large and we don't want a lot of customers quickly
Title: Re: Starting up again.
Post by: Rob@Blast off on June 26, 2014, 06:15:04 pm: Got my first customer today!
Bi-monthly shop front, happy days ;D
Title: Re: Starting up again.
Post by: PoleKing on June 26, 2014, 11:12:05 pm: Quote from: robkav on June 26, 2014, 06:15:04 pm
Got my first customer today!
Bi-monthly shop front, happy days ;D

this time next year.....

you'll be on the dole ;D
Title: Re: Starting up again.
Post by: Rob@Blast off on July 08, 2014, 06:03:38 pm: Been putting out leaflets but haven't had any success yet, so I had a spare half hour today and decided to knock some doors and picked up 3 £10 jobs ;D
So I shall be knocking doors every evening for now on.
Title: Re: Starting up again.
Post by: C o z y on July 08, 2014, 06:22:10 pm: Quote from: robkav on July 08, 2014, 06:03:38 pm
Been putting out leaflets but haven't had any success yet, so I had a spare half hour today and decided to knock some doors and picked up 3 £10 jobs ;D
So I shall be knocking doors every evening for now on.
Find something that works, then keep doing it to get more customers. Keep it simple. All the best.
Title: Re: Starting up again.
Post by: SB Cleaning on July 08, 2014, 06:36:04 pm: I would imagine picking up customers will be a lot harder than 9 years ago...best of luck with it though.
Title: Re: Starting up again.
Post by: C o z y on July 08, 2014, 06:44:41 pm: Quote from: SB Cleaning on July 08, 2014, 06:36:04 pm
I would imagine picking up customers will be a lot harder than 9 years ago...best of luck with it though.

Maybe it is, but just keep doing what works.
Title: Re: Starting up again.
Post by: Window Lickers on July 08, 2014, 08:45:58 pm: You'll have to be more thorough about picking up new custards than you have been about that 350/400 litre tank you wanted from me.

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=187141.msg1606632#msg1606632

Quote from: robkav on July 05, 2014, 09:53:53 pm
If Dave don't have it I will.
Title: Re: Starting up again.
Post by: Rob@Blast off on July 09, 2014, 12:55:22 am: Definitely harder to get the work nowadays with all these guys who have had redundancy money and brought wfp systems lol
Is the tank still available then?
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Post by: Window Lickers on July 09, 2014, 07:26:45 pm: Yes it is.
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Post by: Rob@Blast off on July 10, 2014, 01:12:12 am: Quote from: Window Lickers on July 09, 2014, 07:26:45 pm
Yes it is.

Just read the link you posted and noticed you've painted it black so it's no good for me as i need it for pressure washing and need to be able to see the water level from a distance.