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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: trippyboy on July 16, 2014, 08:47:25 pm

Title: collecting
Post by: trippyboy on July 16, 2014, 08:47:25 pm: Just would like to know why ppl still collect in 2014,with so many other easier ways to get paid these days?
Title: Re: collecting
Post by: PoleKing on July 16, 2014, 08:48:21 pm: People who hate their lives/wives collect.
It gets them out of the house of an evening.
Title: Re: collecting
Post by: bobplum on July 16, 2014, 09:01:41 pm: invisible income
Title: Re: collecting
Post by: colin bird on July 16, 2014, 11:38:55 pm: Quote from: bobplum on July 16, 2014, 09:01:41 pm
invisible income

hear where your coming from bob,but I don't collect,good luck to the guys that do enjoy the benefits,but for me I only want to do the job once
Title: Re: collecting
Post by: KS Cleaning on July 17, 2014, 04:19:58 am: Quote from: trippyboy on July 16, 2014, 08:47:25 pm
Just would like to know why ppl still collect in 2014,with so many other easier ways to get paid these days?
because only just over half of my customers will pay on the day, online, by cheque, or leave money out.
Title: Re: collecting
Post by: deeege on July 17, 2014, 06:37:13 am: I still collect 1 round of about 60 houses. All in 1 area, very compact 3 and 4 bed detached.

It gets me in front of the customer to upsell other services, fascia/soffitt/gutter cleans and conservatory cleans. Very profitable on these particular houses. These customers are out at work 95% of the time so if I didn't collect I wouldn't see them.

Works for me.
Title: Re: collecting
Post by: paul ette on July 17, 2014, 01:51:25 pm: i actually find it more of a pain people paying online, hard to tell whos paid and who hasnt and half of em forget and constatly waiting for em.
they soon remember when you knock the door
Title: Re: collecting
Post by: dave f on July 17, 2014, 03:31:54 pm: its good customer relations.ive asked the majority of my custys most would prefer to pay cash.plus you get tips at cimbo ;D which helps to pay for fuel etc.and possibility of add on jobs,each to there own
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Post by: Steven Biggs on July 17, 2014, 04:20:14 pm: Do the custys mind if you collect smelling of booze
Title: Re: collecting
Post by: mlscontractcleaner on July 18, 2014, 08:12:40 am: We still collect.

We also have on-line payments but everyone likes to use it, usually old people.

I don't mind collecting, it's good for cashflow.
Title: Re: collecting
Post by: dazmond on July 18, 2014, 08:21:10 am: Quote from: mlscontractcleaner on July 18, 2014, 08:12:40 am
We still collect.

We also have on-line payments but everyone likes to use it, usually old people.

I don't mind collecting, it's good for cashflow.

ditto.also it keeps you in contact with your customers.easy if you have chunks of very compact work in one area.more and more are opting for electronic payments though esp younger customers.some still send cheques.

im not really bothered as long as i get paid in the end!

collecting is usually just 1-2 hours a week on a monday evening these days.sometimes not at all. ;)
Title: Re: collecting
Post by: Dave Willis on July 18, 2014, 08:25:38 am: I have to collect so I can pick all my tips up tax free.