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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: martinj on June 26, 2014, 04:49:44 pm

Title: buying a trad round
Post by: martinj on June 26, 2014, 04:49:44 pm

I need some advice please guys. Ive never bought any work and just been offered about £400 of trad work for £1200. My main concern is how many i will lose converting them from the dark side🙊 has anyone got experience of this and also your opinions on 3x clean price. Thanks

Title: Re: buying a trad round
Post by: HampshireWindowCleaning on June 26, 2014, 04:58:22 pm

3x is cheap for an established round, some canvassers charge that.
So even if you lost £100 worth when you change then to wfp you would have got £300 of work for £1200 and 4x is still good value

Title: Re: buying a trad round
Post by: martinj on June 26, 2014, 05:07:52 pm

Thanks good point another question i doubt any paperwork will get signed so its a gentlemans agreement , hes going to introduce me to the customers but since i dont know him, friend of a friend, i suggest i give hime 600 before we go round meeting customers then at the end i give him the other 600 in exchange for details does that seem fair / a good idea ?

Title: Re: buying a trad round
Post by: Ian101 on June 26, 2014, 06:13:49 pm

All work ive sold Ive always worked it together before dosh is handed over to me

Title: Re: buying a trad round
Post by: mike1986 on June 26, 2014, 08:16:37 pm

I recently bought about £2k a month of trad work 4 months ago, converted them all to wfp with very few complaints. Had a few moaners and a few i've had to convince, but  was surprised how few people were actually that bothered. I had far more people thrilled with the fact that they were now having there frames cleaned than those who complained!