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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dazmond on September 11, 2017, 06:59:30 pm
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new job cleaned today £80-00 first clean and £65-00 8 weekly on maintenance cleans.i know the guy who used to clean it.(a trad guy).i thought she told me he charged £35 but no!it was £25! ::)roll
it took me 90 mins first clean.an hour i reckon on subsequent cleans.happy days.
he must of stopped going because he wasnt making enough money on it.she said she used to offer him £30 but he wouldnt take it! ::)roll
oh well his loss.you win some,lose some. :)
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new job cleaned today £80-00 first clean and £65-00 8 weekly on maintenance cleans.i know the guy who used to clean it.(a trad guy).i thought she told me he charged £35 but no!it was £25! ::)roll
it took me 90 mins first clean.an hour i reckon on subsequent cleans.happy days.
he must of stopped going because he wasnt making enough money on it.she said she used to offer him £30 but he wouldnt take it! ::)roll
oh well his loss.you win some,lose some. :)
This is one of those posts that should be used as an example when others say you cant charge more because x amount of window cleaners charge lower etc etc.
Especially if she keeps you for the maintenance cleans
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Love to see the size of these houses
my biggest is 30 quid.
Either theres no biggies round here or im well and truly cleaning in a poop hole :(
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new job cleaned today £80-00 first clean and £65-00 8 weekly on maintenance cleans.i know the guy who used to clean it.(a trad guy).i thought she told me he charged £35 but no!it was £25! ::)roll
it took me 90 mins first clean.an hour i reckon on subsequent cleans.happy days.
he must of stopped going because he wasnt making enough money on it.she said she used to offer him £30 but he wouldnt take it! ::)roll
oh well his loss.you win some,lose some. :)
This is one of those posts that should be used as an example when others say you cant charge more because x amount of window cleaners charge lower etc etc.
Especially if she keeps you for the maintenance cleans
lovely woman.paid by BACS by the time i got in.ive met both her and her husband.very nice house and absolutely stunning views. :)
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Love to see the size of these houses
my biggest is 30 quid.
Either theres no biggies round here or im well and truly cleaning in a poop hole :(
i work mainly in affluent areas of cheshire mate but live in salford,manchester(cheaper living costs,rent etc).
the house is a large 5 or 6 bedder with a couple of outbuildings.its set in its own grounds.right near lots of other work too so no time lost driving to and from the job. ;)
ironically she had a leaflet from UK WINDOW CLEANING (whoever they are)just the other day.she ripped it up in front of me so i think shes going to be a good customer. 8)
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new job cleaned today £80-00 first clean and £65-00 8 weekly on maintenance cleans.i know the guy who used to clean it.(a trad guy).i thought she told me he charged £35 but no!it was £25! ::)roll
it took me 90 mins first clean.an hour i reckon on subsequent cleans.happy days.
he must of stopped going because he wasnt making enough money on it.she said she used to offer him £30 but he wouldnt take it! ::)roll
oh well his loss.you win some,lose some. :)
This is one of those posts that should be used as an example when others say you cant charge more because x amount of window cleaners charge lower etc etc.
Especially if she keeps you for the maintenance cleans
If it takes Daz (an experienced wfp'er) 1 to 1.5 hours to clean this property by wfp then CLEARLY THIS JOB WAS RIDICULOUSLY UNDERPRICED BY ANY STANDARD!!
It bears no relevance to use as any example for anyone or anything. Anyone who can't see that then BLATANTLY has issues.
No disrespect Nath but your obsession with educating all and sundry on what they should be charging is getting a little silly.
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Nice one Daz.
It's post's like this, that motivate us to keep our prices up, believe in our self-worth, and help us improve the quality of our rounds.
Thanks Daz for sharing.
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new job cleaned today £80-00 first clean and £65-00 8 weekly on maintenance cleans.i know the guy who used to clean it.(a trad guy).i thought she told me he charged £35 but no!it was £25! ::)roll
it took me 90 mins first clean.an hour i reckon on subsequent cleans.happy days.
he must of stopped going because he wasnt making enough money on it.she said she used to offer him £30 but he wouldnt take it! ::)roll
oh well his loss.you win some,lose some. :)
This is one of those posts that should be used as an example when others say you cant charge more because x amount of window cleaners charge lower etc etc.
Especially if she keeps you for the maintenance cleans
If it takes Daz (an experienced wfp'er) 1 to 1.5 hours to clean this property by wfp then CLEARLY THIS JOB WAS RIDICULOUSLY UNDERPRICED BY ANY STANDARD!!
It bears no relevance to use as any example for anyone or anything. Anyone who can't see that then BLATANTLY has issues.
No disrespect Nath but your obsession with educating all and sundry on what they should be charging is getting a little silly.
correct mate.the trad guy is around the same age as me and has inherited most of his dads round(his dads still going at 70!)albeit on a much reduced working week.his priced are ridiculously low.he doesnt touch the frames,very rarely sills and misses all the awkward windows out as he s on ladders.
ive picked up loads of their jobs over the course of the last 10 years at much better prices.they cant get their heads round the fact if you offer a much better service you can charge a whole lot more.his dads been window cleaning in the area for 52 years!!(he started when he was 18).
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new job cleaned today £80-00 first clean and £65-00 8 weekly on maintenance cleans.i know the guy who used to clean it.(a trad guy).i thought she told me he charged £35 but no!it was £25! ::)roll
it took me 90 mins first clean.an hour i reckon on subsequent cleans.happy days.
he must of stopped going because he wasnt making enough money on it.she said she used to offer him £30 but he wouldnt take it! ::)roll
oh well his loss.you win some,lose some. :)
This is one of those posts that should be used as an example when others say you cant charge more because x amount of window cleaners charge lower etc etc.
Especially if she keeps you for the maintenance cleans
So what your saying is guys like you tend to be under priced and others starting up in your area shouldn't use your prices as an example of what its possible to achieve.
I suppose that explains your need for speed.
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new job cleaned today £80-00 first clean and £65-00 8 weekly on maintenance cleans.i know the guy who used to clean it.(a trad guy).i thought she told me he charged £35 but no!it was £25! ::)roll
it took me 90 mins first clean.an hour i reckon on subsequent cleans.happy days.
he must of stopped going because he wasnt making enough money on it.she said she used to offer him £30 but he wouldnt take it! ::)roll
oh well his loss.you win some,lose some. :)
This is one of those posts that should be used as an example when others say you cant charge more because x amount of window cleaners charge lower etc etc.
Especially if she keeps you for the maintenance cleans
If it takes Daz (an experienced wfp'er) 1 to 1.5 hours to clean this property by wfp then CLEARLY THIS JOB WAS RIDICULOUSLY UNDERPRICED BY ANY STANDARD!!
It bears no relevance to use as any example for anyone or anything. Anyone who can't see that then BLATANTLY has issues.
No disrespect Nath but your obsession with educating all and sundry on what they should be charging is getting a little silly.
new job cleaned today £80-00 first clean and £65-00 8 weekly on maintenance cleans.i know the guy who used to clean it.(a trad guy).i thought she told me he charged £35 but no!it was £25! ::)roll
it took me 90 mins first clean.an hour i reckon on subsequent cleans.happy days.
he must of stopped going because he wasnt making enough money on it.she said she used to offer him £30 but he wouldnt take it! ::)roll
oh well his loss.you win some,lose some. :)
This is one of those posts that should be used as an example when others say you cant charge more because x amount of window cleaners charge lower etc etc.
Especially if she keeps you for the maintenance cleans
So what your saying is guys like you tend to be under priced and others starting up in your area shouldn't use your prices as an example of what its possible to achieve.
I suppose that explains your need for speed.
You guys crack me up you really do 😂😂😂
Have you ever thought of doing stand up comedy......
How many times on the forum do we hear....." you cant charge those prices here when everybody in the area charges less!!"
"Your ripping people off or i would be embarrassed to charge those prices etc etc etc."
The point is you dont know untill you try!! But yes you have to back it up with quality, and yes im one of the most expensive in my areas and very pleased that i have a minimum charge because when you tell people that, its suprising how it gets rid of the messers straight away!!
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Don't take it to heart Nathan.
Some posters don't actually read any post that A) hasn't got pictures in it and B) has words more than seven characters long.
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new job cleaned today £80-00 first clean and £65-00 8 weekly on maintenance cleans.i know the guy who used to clean it.(a trad guy).i thought she told me he charged £35 but no!it was £25! ::)roll
it took me 90 mins first clean.an hour i reckon on subsequent cleans.happy days.
he must of stopped going because he wasnt making enough money on it.she said she used to offer him £30 but he wouldnt take it! ::)roll
oh well his loss.you win some,lose some. :)
This is one of those posts that should be used as an example when others say you cant charge more because x amount of window cleaners charge lower etc etc.
Especially if she keeps you for the maintenance cleans
If it takes Daz (an experienced wfp'er) 1 to 1.5 hours to clean this property by wfp then CLEARLY THIS JOB WAS RIDICULOUSLY UNDERPRICED BY ANY STANDARD!!
It bears no relevance to use as any example for anyone or anything. Anyone who can't see that then BLATANTLY has issues.
No disrespect Nath but your obsession with educating all and sundry on what they should be charging is getting a little silly.
Regardless if the price was ridiculously low to begin with.........she was prepared to pay £40 more than what she was in the first place!!! Thats the point!!
You just find joy in trying to pick fault regardless if its there or not. But thats ok, you have my pity 😂😂
I know you cant get over how fast some people work without breaking a sweat, which isnt really fast but compared to hoe some work it is
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Don't take it to heart Nathan.
Some posters don't actually read any post that A) hasn't got pictures in it and B) has words more than seven characters long.
He knows that because aside from the fact most of his are more than seven character long, he has actually gone back to take photographs ? ;D
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new job cleaned today £80-00 first clean and £65-00 8 weekly on maintenance cleans.i know the guy who used to clean it.(a trad guy).i thought she told me he charged £35 but no!it was £25! ::)roll
it took me 90 mins first clean.an hour i reckon on subsequent cleans.happy days.
he must of stopped going because he wasnt making enough money on it.she said she used to offer him £30 but he wouldnt take it! ::)roll
oh well his loss.you win some,lose some. :)
This is one of those posts that should be used as an example when others say you cant charge more because x amount of window cleaners charge lower etc etc.
Especially if she keeps you for the maintenance cleans
If it takes Daz (an experienced wfp'er) 1 to 1.5 hours to clean this property by wfp then CLEARLY THIS JOB WAS RIDICULOUSLY UNDERPRICED BY ANY STANDARD!!
It bears no relevance to use as any example for anyone or anything. Anyone who can't see that then BLATANTLY has issues.
No disrespect Nath but your obsession with educating all and sundry on what they should be charging is getting a little silly.
Regardless if the price was ridiculously low to begin with.........she was prepared to pay £40 more than what she was in the first place!!! Thats the point!!
You just find joy in trying to pick fault regardless if its there or not. But thats ok, you have my pity 😂😂
I know you cant get over how fast some people work without breaking a sweat, which isnt really fast but compared to hoe some work it is
It would be like Dazmond pricing your splash and dash customers, some will be happy enough and stay with you because you still offer value for money and others would be happy to pay more for a better quality cleaner.
That's the lesson here, Dazmond won the work because he offered a better quality clean and even though his price was higher
he was still value for money.
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new job cleaned today £80-00 first clean and £65-00 8 weekly on maintenance cleans.i know the guy who used to clean it.(a trad guy).i thought she told me he charged £35 but no!it was £25! ::)roll
it took me 90 mins first clean.an hour i reckon on subsequent cleans.happy days.
he must of stopped going because he wasnt making enough money on it.she said she used to offer him £30 but he wouldnt take it! ::)roll
oh well his loss.you win some,lose some. :)
This is one of those posts that should be used as an example when others say you cant charge more because x amount of window cleaners charge lower etc etc.
Especially if she keeps you for the maintenance cleans
If it takes Daz (an experienced wfp'er) 1 to 1.5 hours to clean this property by wfp then CLEARLY THIS JOB WAS RIDICULOUSLY UNDERPRICED BY ANY STANDARD!!
It bears no relevance to use as any example for anyone or anything. Anyone who can't see that then BLATANTLY has issues.
No disrespect Nath but your obsession with educating all and sundry on what they should be charging is getting a little silly.
Regardless if the price was ridiculously low to begin with.........she was prepared to pay £40 more than what she was in the first place!!! Thats the point!!
You just find joy in trying to pick fault regardless if its there or not. But thats ok, you have my pity 😂😂
I know you cant get over how fast some people work without breaking a sweat, which isnt really fast but compared to hoe some work it is
OMG I give up! ::)roll
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Love to see the size of these houses
my biggest is 30 quid.
Either theres no biggies round here or im well and truly cleaning in a poop hole :(
i work mainly in affluent areas of cheshire mate but live in salford,manchester(cheaper living costs,rent etc).
the house is a large 5 or 6 bedder with a couple of outbuildings.its set in its own grounds.right near lots of other work too so no time lost driving to and from the job. ;)
ironically she had a leaflet from UK WINDOW CLEANING (whoever they are)just the other day.she ripped it up in front of me so i think shes going to be a good customer. 8)
Ok that explains it then. Wish I lived near Cheshire :( infact if it was up to me I would up sticks and move but r lass won't have it.
Salfords a bit of a contrast is it? Been through there a few times, a few parts i wouldn't want to be walking through at night.
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Love to see the size of these houses
my biggest is 30 quid.
Either theres no biggies round here or im well and truly cleaning in a poop hole :(
i work mainly in affluent areas of cheshire mate but live in salford,manchester(cheaper living costs,rent etc).
the house is a large 5 or 6 bedder with a couple of outbuildings.its set in its own grounds.right near lots of other work too so no time lost driving to and from the job. ;)
ironically she had a leaflet from UK WINDOW CLEANING (whoever they are)just the other day.she ripped it up in front of me so i think shes going to be a good customer. 8)
Ok that explains it then. Wish I lived near Cheshire :( infact if it was up to me I would up sticks and move but r lass won't have it.
Salfords a bit of a contrast is it? Been through there a few times, a few parts i wouldn't want to be walking through at night.
im on the outskirts of salford so not too bad but i was born in stretford and ive lived in weaste before now.lots of decent "salt of the earth" folk but a bigger percentage of scum/nutters too.its only 15 min drive to the land of milk and honey for work though! ;D
its took me many years to get established and trusted in the posher areas adam but it seems to have snowballed lately.im getting more and more larger stand alone properties which is a change from other work.virtually all my round is condensed into a 5 mile affluent area so im not spending too much time driving about.
if you not happy with your current areas of work cant you start another round in a nicer area at higher prices?all you need is a couple of houses and take it from there.all my new work comes from word of mouth and recommendation.
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Love to see the size of these houses
my biggest is 30 quid.
Either theres no biggies round here or im well and truly cleaning in a poop hole :(
i work mainly in affluent areas of cheshire mate but live in salford,manchester(cheaper living costs,rent etc).
the house is a large 5 or 6 bedder with a couple of outbuildings.its set in its own grounds.right near lots of other work too so no time lost driving to and from the job. ;)
ironically she had a leaflet from UK WINDOW CLEANING (whoever they are)just the other day.she ripped it up in front of me so i think shes going to be a good customer. 8)
They're all over Daz, yet to loose a customer to them though. Free first clean must be a nightmare for the startups.
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Just gone to price up a job in an area hit hard by the pit closures, but thank fully a nice part of the area (well in comparison to the rest of the area) said to wife i wasnt expecting to get the job, but i went to do the quote as i said i would.
Well it paid me to do so! Along with reminding me not to sweep everyone under the same brush, so to speak.
Its a lovely kept house (which to me says alot about the owner so thats a plus!) With a large conservatory with 4 angled roofs.
So gave him my quote;
Roof clean £90
Windows either £18 4wkly or £25 8wkly.
Also signed up for go cardless!!
So we got talking n his previous cleaner charged £15 which i was suprised at but then he told me he used to give a quick rinse over all the glass on the roof 😯😯
Could i do the same??
Told him i could as and when he wanted me to do so but there would be an additional charge for the time n effort in doing so!!
Hes signed up for roof clean n 4 wkly cleans (£3 more per month for less work)
Im pleased with that.
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Regular conny roof cleans are a doddle and different from the occasional ones we all get. I have two that have their roofs done every single time (8 weekly) and I charge £20 a pop.
To put it in context I would probably charge £40 for one (lean to) and £50 for the other if it was say six monthly as they are good regular customers.
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Regular conny roof cleans are a doddle and different from the occasional ones we all get. I have two that have their roofs done every single time (8 weekly) and I charge £20 a pop.
To put it in context I would probably charge £40 for one (lean to) and £50 for the other if it was say six monthly as they are good regular customers.
Yep totally agree, this is what i told him.
I said if he lets me know once he sees how clean the initial clean will be and to play it by hear. If he thinks it needs doing every visit or 8wkly i told him it would be an extra tenner not free like the previous chap was, as obviously its a lot more glass n time to clean. He seemed ok but time will tell
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I read somewhere that approx 20% will buy on price only.
Quite frankly I don't think any of us really want customers like that.
I have a house that I charge £25 for, he had a canvasser giving a hard sell to do it for £15, in the end he said to the guy, what kind of job are going to do for £15
Don't aim to be the cheapest, anyone can do that.
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got another one today!a different window cleaning company this time with .......ahem!.....problems with staff...again i know this company and have got other jobs from them over the years.
customer not happy with different lads cleaning her windows and reckons she and a neighbour have paid for windows to be cleaned but no one has cleaned them.not happy at all. :)
4 bedder with conny on a very nice estate of 4 and 5 bedders.id normally charge £20-£25 but thought id go in at £30.got the job.she said she wants the roof cleaning once a year in spring/summer too.i reckon ill get the neighbours too. :)
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got another one today!a different window cleaning company this time with .......ahem!.....problems with staff...again i know this company and have got other jobs from them over the years.
customer not happy with different lads cleaning her windows and reckons she and a neighbour have paid for windows to be cleaned but no one has cleaned them.not happy at all. :)
4 bedder with conny on a very nice estate of 4 and 5 bedders.id normally charge £20-£25 but thought id go in at £30.got the job.she said she wants the roof cleaning once a year in spring/summer too.i reckon ill get the neighbours too. :)
That's bound to sting, doing all them properties at £20-£25 when you could be getting £30.
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Unless I'm missing something you guys bang on about how you've got established rounds, been going for donkey's years, yet you keep coming on here bigging it up about how many new jobs you've got today.
Well, I don't know about you but I have a full round of loyal customers and I turn more jobs away than I take on.
If you are taking on all these customers (proud to be a one man band the mantra goes) you must be losing just as many at the other end, otherwise you'd be working 24 hours a day!
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got another one today!a different window cleaning company this time with .......ahem!.....problems with staff...again i know this company and have got other jobs from them over the years.
customer not happy with different lads cleaning her windows and reckons she and a neighbour have paid for windows to be cleaned but no one has cleaned them.not happy at all. :)
4 bedder with conny on a very nice estate of 4 and 5 bedders.id normally charge £20-£25 but thought id go in at £30.got the job.she said she wants the roof cleaning once a year in spring/summer too.i reckon ill get the neighbours too. :)
That's bound to sting, doing all them properties at £20-£25 when you could be getting £30.
i dont think like that sean.im grateful to still be earning a good hourly rate.
i havent got any work on this estate and im only offering 8 weekly cleans to these customers.normally id charge £20-£25 in other areas (but most of them are 4 weekly,not 8 weekly).
as its getting harder to find space to slot new work in alongside my regular work im only offering longer frequency cleans at higher prices from now on unless new work comes up on my 4 weekly estate work.
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Unless I'm missing something you guys bang on about how you've got established rounds, been going for donkey's years, yet you keep coming on here bigging it up about how many new jobs you've got today.
Well, I don't know about you but I have a full round of loyal customers and I turn more jobs away than I take on.
If you are taking on all these customers (proud to be a one man band the mantra goes) you must be losing just as many at the other end, otherwise you'd be working 24 hours a day!
i have months where nothing really happens then BANG! A STREAM OF NEW JOBS!.its a window cleaning forum( if you havent noticed!) ;D.
i dont work more than 30-35 hours a week mate.sometimes less.yes i do lose customers(usually moving or dying and occasionally dumping).
all our rounds are built on shifting sand..............no matter how long you ve been going.
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Unless I'm missing something you guys bang on about how you've got established rounds, been going for donkey's years, yet you keep coming on here bigging it up about how many new jobs you've got today.
Well, I don't know about you but I have a full round of loyal customers and I turn more jobs away than I take on.
If you are taking on all these customers (proud to be a one man band the mantra goes) you must be losing just as many at the other end, otherwise you'd be working 24 hours a day!
How long have you been in this game buddy? Because you must have lost some down to people moving, loosing their jobs or even dying.....thats the nature of our work.
But to grow your empire isnt to be content with what you have got as you get comfy and before you know it your customers are moving or dropping down dead and you havent advanced your business so everyone else has come along and taken the cream of the work and your left with peoples dregs.
Whereas you replace lower paying jobs with better ones......as you also do with replacing customers for better ones. Then like i said people move or die so your work is constantly shifting with the tide. You can either drift along or sail the high tides
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I've now started dumping a few care free.
Isn't it nice when you have enough work you can just dump one and not care.
Dumped 3 today. One never left gate open.
Another one i just didn't fancy doing anymore as it was a terraced and either a drive around job or a long backpack walk. Third one was just underpriced and on its own in a not so pleasant estate. Good payer but her time had come for the chop :D :D
Picked up two yesterday so need to get another 2 this week to be a winner.
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I have 2 thirds of a day lm gonna dump soon, £205 all realy good payers and top notch people. Never complain.
But its up in the hills and cba with it anymore, much prefer being in the flat.
Im taking today off to take stock of my work to see where l am financialy as the balls been roling so fast l dont even know how far past my target l have gone.
I had 1k leaflets delivered last week as they were gathering dust in the van, had 2 calls from the same street already, apparently their cleaner is going away for a year and hes got a few in the area so lm expecting more. Especialy when l go knocking.
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I have 2 thirds of a day lm gonna dump soon, £205 all realy good payers and top notch people. Never complain.
But its up in the hills and cba with it anymore, much prefer being in the flat.
Im taking today off to take stock of my work to see where l am financialy as the balls been roling so fast l dont even know how far past my target l have gone.
I had 1k leaflets delivered last week as they were gathering dust in the van, had 2 calls from the same street already, apparently their cleaner is going away for a year and hes got a few in the area so lm expecting more. Especialy when l go knocking.
It's probably a good time to have a cull as those little annoying jobs sometimes get more annoying this time of year
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I have 2 thirds of a day lm gonna dump soon, £205 all realy good payers and top notch people. Never complain.
But its up in the hills and cba with it anymore, much prefer being in the flat.
Im taking today off to take stock of my work to see where l am financialy as the balls been roling so fast l dont even know how far past my target l have gone.
I had 1k leaflets delivered last week as they were gathering dust in the van, had 2 calls from the same street already, apparently their cleaner is going away for a year and hes got a few in the area so lm expecting more. Especialy when l go knocking.
It's probably a good time to have a cull as those little annoying jobs sometimes get more annoying this time of year
He shouldn't have taken them on, personally if I was one of those loyal customers I would be making sure that others know he's
a messer and it would be better to look elsewhere for a more reliable shiner.
We are all quick to complain when customers break their word and mess us about.
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100%
I wouldnt say they were annoying its just a tad harder than everything else and slightly out the way and as lm refining now anyways and have more work coming in its a chance to compact the work more.
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I have 2 thirds of a day lm gonna dump soon, £205 all realy good payers and top notch people. Never complain.
But its up in the hills and cba with it anymore, much prefer being in the flat.
Im taking today off to take stock of my work to see where l am financialy as the balls been roling so fast l dont even know how far past my target l have gone.
I had 1k leaflets delivered last week as they were gathering dust in the van, had 2 calls from the same street already, apparently their cleaner is going away for a year and hes got a few in the area so lm expecting more. Especialy when l go knocking.
It's probably a good time to have a cull as those little annoying jobs sometimes get more annoying this time of year
He shouldn't have taken them on, personally if I was one of those loyal customers I would be making sure that others know he's
a messer and it would be better to look elsewhere for a more reliable shiner.
We are all quick to complain when customers break their word and mess us about.
Your dead wrong dry clean!
I have been cleaning these for 2+ years and get on realy well with all the people there, l will be making sure l dont pass this on to anyone that will mess these people around.
I took them on when l neede the work and it has served me well, now l have the luxury of picking my work and this work isnt something l would pick.
I will make sure these windows get cleaned still even if l have to give it away!
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Sometimes you don't realise that they are awkward when you take them on. I had 2 jobs next door to each other - when I quoted both of them in the spring, they were great. However I didn't realise that both cars were gonna be parked so close to their bay window every time I went round that it was a pita .
The next door house had a partially gravelled drive and in the winter , it turned to sludge and I spent too much time cleaning all the mud of my hose and shoes . So I sacked them off
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I have 2 thirds of a day lm gonna dump soon, £205 all realy good payers and top notch people. Never complain.
But its up in the hills and cba with it anymore, much prefer being in the flat.
Im taking today off to take stock of my work to see where l am financialy as the balls been roling so fast l dont even know how far past my target l have gone.
I had 1k leaflets delivered last week as they were gathering dust in the van, had 2 calls from the same street already, apparently their cleaner is going away for a year and hes got a few in the area so lm expecting more. Especialy when l go knocking.
It's probably a good time to have a cull as those little annoying jobs sometimes get more annoying this time of year
He shouldn't have taken them on, personally if I was one of those loyal customers I would be making sure that others know he's
a messer and it would be better to look elsewhere for a more reliable shiner.
We are all quick to complain when customers break their word and mess us about.
Yes and no imo.
You make a good point however I know I took on work that I knew eventually I would get rid of. I took on that work as I was building the round as at the end of the day it's money, still have quite a few underpriced or poor access or out of the way that I want rid of at some point.
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Your an idiot dry clean you dont know what your on about, "more reliable cleaner" you dont know me from adam.
"Make sure every one knows hes a messer" you wally!!!!
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I have 2 thirds of a day lm gonna dump soon, £205 all realy good payers and top notch people. Never complain.
But its up in the hills and cba with it anymore, much prefer being in the flat.
Im taking today off to take stock of my work to see where l am financialy as the balls been roling so fast l dont even know how far past my target l have gone.
I had 1k leaflets delivered last week as they were gathering dust in the van, had 2 calls from the same street already, apparently their cleaner is going away for a year and hes got a few in the area so lm expecting more. Especialy when l go knocking.
i still wouldnt dump it.if their reliable customers,good payers and you can earn your daily take id keep it on.new work can turn sour esp if you havent been cleaning it for long or sometimes you can lose a big job which leaves gaps in your workload.good reliable customers should always be kept on as long as the prices are right for you(if not put them up rather than dump)
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I have 2 thirds of a day lm gonna dump soon, £205 all realy good payers and top notch people. Never complain.
But its up in the hills and cba with it anymore, much prefer being in the flat.
Im taking today off to take stock of my work to see where l am financialy as the balls been roling so fast l dont even know how far past my target l have gone.
I had 1k leaflets delivered last week as they were gathering dust in the van, had 2 calls from the same street already, apparently their cleaner is going away for a year and hes got a few in the area so lm expecting more. Especialy when l go knocking.
It's probably a good time to have a cull as those little annoying jobs sometimes get more annoying this time of year
He shouldn't have taken them on, personally if I was one of those loyal customers I would be making sure that others know he's
a messer and it would be better to look elsewhere for a more reliable shiner.
We are all quick to complain when customers break their word and mess us about.
Your dead wrong dry clean!
I have been cleaning these for 2+ years and get on realy well with all the people there, l will be making sure l dont pass this on to anyone that will mess these people around.
I took them on when l neede the work and it has served me well, now l have the luxury of picking my work and this work isnt something l would pick.
I will make sure these windows get cleaned still even if l have to give it away!
Sorry Paul, from your post I thought you where just going to walk away, nothing wrong there.
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Your an idiot dry clean you dont know what your on about, "more reliable cleaner" you dont know me from adam.
"Make sure every one knows hes a messer" you wally!!!!
I was replying to your post which didn't make it clear that you where not going to leave these loyal customers in the lurch.
What would you call a shiner if you where a customer and he decided he can no longer be bothered to clean your property even though you had agreed to his terms and done everything right, I get the feeling he would be called something a lot stronger than a messer.
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Yes your right l did say "dump" and was missleading.excuse me.
I like these people they are realy good, they live in a small community and realy seem to appreciate our service, if l think that whoever will take over wont be up to scratch l wont pass it to them.