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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Peter. on January 16, 2007, 10:12:09 am
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Hi all,
I am new so if I have done this wrong or entered it in the wrong group, please forgive me.
I am 56 years old and after a spell in hospital 3 years ago I found myself out of a job and early retired on very small private pension, finding it hard to survive on this I tried getting different part-time work with out success or I was treated so badly I quit.
I now wish to be a window cleaner and feel this will supplement my pension, I have bought the ladders etcetera and very excited to have a go but I do not wish to upset any local window cleaners, I would not consider thinking of undercutting anyone. I live in Mid Devon and I am willing to work in any part of Devon, so if you are a window cleaner in this area and willing to chat and maybe give me advise, then please do get in touch.
Peter.
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Welcome to the Forum Peter :)
Andy
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Hi all,
I am new so if I have done this wrong or entered it in the wrong group, please forgive me.
I am 56 years old and after a spell in hospital 3 years ago I found myself out of a job and early retired on very small private pension, finding it hard to survive on this I tried getting different part-time work with out success or I was treated so badly I quit.
I now wish to be a window cleaner and feel this will supplement my pension, I have bought the ladders etcetera and very excited to have a go but I do not wish to upset any local window cleaners, I would not consider thinking of undercutting anyone. I live in Mid Devon and I am willing to work in any part of Devon, so if you are a window cleaner in this area and willing to chat and maybe give me advise, then please do get in touch.
Peter.
I'm not from your area but welcome to the forum. I hope you make a decent living from it. It is possible but you sometimes need to be patient as it can take time to build a top notch round.
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Hi Peter and welcome, what part of Devon are you from?
Stuart
SAJ WIndow Cleaners Ltd
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Welcome, Peter - how much do you want to earn from W/C? - Or how many days do you want to work? We can advise! Ask away!
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Hi welcome to the CIU Forum!! Hope you enjoy your time hee and learn quite a lot of stuff that can help! :)
From
Shaun R. ;)
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Welcome and good luck with your new life....ask, ask and ask some more...this is a great place to get all those questions answered...
Cheers
Dave.
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Welcome from me as well Peter, and good luck mate.
I am 55 and started cleaning/window cleaning after a bad accident in 1999, and haven't regretted it one bit.
This forum will be of great help, the guys here will always try and answer any queries you may have.
Regards.........Jake
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welcome :)
what part of devon are you fron ?? ??
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Welcome Peter!
I'm fairly new here too and enjoying it - this lot are a great bunch and always help out with any questions etc.
Good luck - Steve
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Hi all,
I am new so if I have done this wrong or entered it in the wrong group, please forgive me.
I am 56 years old and after a spell in hospital 3 years ago I found myself out of a job and early retired on very small private pension, finding it hard to survive on this I tried getting different part-time work with out success or I was treated so badly I quit.
I now wish to be a window cleaner and feel this will supplement my pension, I have bought the ladders etcetera and very excited to have a go but I do not wish to upset any local window cleaners, I would not consider thinking of undercutting anyone. I live in Mid Devon and I am willing to work in any part of Devon, so if you are a window cleaner in this area and willing to chat and maybe give me advise, then please do get in touch.
Peter.
I live in Kingsteignton (largest village in England) and most of my work is in the 'South Hams' and Torbay' areas. I clean virtually all my customers windows with WFP, not traditional. I have plenty of work and could do with someone like yourself working alongside me if you are interested simply using WFP (no ladders) BUT it would have to be on a sub-contract basis as I don't wish to do PAYE (done it before & don't wish to do it again). If you are interested email me (Wayne): EasyCleanDevon@aol.com
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Hi Peter.
I'm down in Newton Abbot just round the corner from Easy Clean in Kingsteignton.
Can't offer any work but any questions feel free to e-mail me.
Wayne.
If you need a hand at anytime & I'm available let me know.
I'm looking at taking on more work.
Craig
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Hi Peter.
I'm down in Newton Abbot just round the corner from Easy Clean in Kingsteignton.
Can't offer any work but any questions feel free to e-mail me.
Wayne.
If you need a hand at anytime & I'm available let me know.
I'm looking at taking on more work.
Craig
Hi Craig, any chance you can email your Tel number, cheers Wayne
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Hi Peter
Welcome
there is a good bunch of people on here
thats a dam good offer from wayne @ easyclean ,If i was just starting out i would grab that with both hands
Andy ;)
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good luck peter u r never to old to be a window cleaner
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Welcome aboard Peter. I am new myself and officially go self employed on Monday (im shelling bricks!) just to comment on...
I have bought the ladders etcetera and very excited to have a go but I do not wish to upset any local window cleaners
Look, the golden rule is that you must ask the potential customer if they already have a window cleaner. If they say yes just move on, if they try to drag you back tell them that you are not going to take someone elses business off them, go to the house right next door (not the next street).
If you meet any other cleaners then tell them your situation, you can tell them straight that you always ask if they have a window cleaner and if they do you do not quote as you are not taking anyones business away from them. They may even offer to give you some of the work they no longer want for free.
and finally...
Wow! what can I say lads, those offers to help this guy out just bowl me over. You kinda know your in the right place when stuff likes this happen.
PS Get a ladder M8rix, ladder mitts and some rope too if your doing traditional.
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can any one lend me £100 just started out and a bit short
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Hi Peter.
I'm down in Newton Abbot just round the corner from Easy Clean in Kingsteignton.
Can't offer any work but any questions feel free to e-mail me.
Wayne.
If you need a hand at anytime & I'm available let me know.
I'm looking at taking on more work.
Craig
Hi Craig, any chance you can email your Tel number, cheers Wayne
You should have mail Wayne
Craig
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Hi All,
I am sorry it’s taken me so long to reply, I didn’t know how too?
I am overwhelmed at the response and I just cannot believe so many wish me well, I have seen a few local window cleaners and it did cross my mind to speak to them but well they did look a little fierce.
I am sorting out my insurance today, plus I need to buy some extension polls, other wise I have everything else.
I shall contact you all within the next few days.
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my posted note.
Peter.
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Hi All,
I am sorry it’s taken me so long to reply, I didn’t know how too?
I am overwhelmed at the response and I just cannot believe so many wish me well, I have seen a few local window cleaners and it did cross my mind to speak to them but well they did look a little fierce.
I am sorting out my insurance today, plus I need to buy some extension polls, other wise I have everything else.
I shall contact you all within the next few days.
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my posted note.
Peter.
Don't worry about what they look like. Most of them are girl thingy cats. Just too ugly to get jobs elsewhere ;D
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I am overwhelmed at the response and I just cannot believe so many wish me well, I have seen a few local window cleaners and it did cross my mind to speak to them but well they did look a little fierce.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my posted note.
Peter.
Don't worry about what they look like. Most of them are girl thingy cats. Just too ugly to get jobs elsewhere ;D
Peter - you'll also notice that this forum changes all the "rude" words - even when you weren't trying to be rude in the first place! (like Shiner's comment above!) ;D
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Hi all,
I am new so if I have done this wrong or entered it in the wrong group, please forgive me.
I am 56 years old and after a spell in hospital 3 years ago I found myself out of a job and early retired on very small private pension, finding it hard to survive on this I tried getting different part-time work with out success or I was treated so badly I quit.
I now wish to be a window cleaner and feel this will supplement my pension, I have bought the ladders etcetera and very excited to have a go but I do not wish to upset any local window cleaners, I would not consider thinking of undercutting anyone. I live in Mid Devon and I am willing to work in any part of Devon, so if you are a window cleaner in this area and willing to chat and maybe give me advise, then please do get in touch.
Peter.
I live in Kingsteignton (largest village in England) and most of my work is in the 'South Hams' and Torbay' areas. I clean virtually all my customers windows with WFP, not traditional. I have plenty of work and could do with someone like yourself working alongside me if you are interested simply using WFP (no ladders) BUT it would have to be on a sub-contract basis as I don't wish to do PAYE (done it before & don't wish to do it again). If you are interested email me (Wayne): EasyCleanDevon@aol.com
A lovely neck of the woods too. My father used to live just down the road by Bishopssteignton - by the main road that runs between Newton Abbott and Teignmouth. A lovely area in the Summer (not tried it in Winter though) :)
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Hi Peter and welcome, what part of Devon are you from?
Stuart
SAJ WIndow Cleaners Ltd
Hi Stuart,
I live in Tiverton.
Peter
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Its a bit far for me to help you out Pete.
you will love window cleaning and wish you would have done this years ago.
Good luck starting out
Stuart
SAJ Window Cleaners Ltd
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Hi all,
I am new so if I have done this wrong or entered it in the wrong group, please forgive me.
I am 56 years old and after a spell in hospital 3 years ago I found myself out of a job and early retired on very small private pension, finding it hard to survive on this I tried getting different part-time work with out success or I was treated so badly I quit.
I now wish to be a window cleaner and feel this will supplement my pension, I have bought the ladders etcetera and very excited to have a go but I do not wish to upset any local window cleaners, I would not consider thinking of undercutting anyone. I live in Mid Devon and I am willing to work in any part of Devon, so if you are a window cleaner in this area and willing to chat and maybe give me advise, then please do get in touch.
Peter.
Hi all, I thought I would let all those that have wished me well, know that I have started, I spent all the last two mornings posting leaflets. I would also like to thank Shaun for his advice and information.
Not given a price yet and not looking forward to the first one, I am scared I won't get it right.
Thanks, Peter.
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Hi peter
Welcome to the mad world of window cleaning and to the forum, like myself all the guy's on here are mad ;D but always willing to help, your just that little to far for me to help out with work.
As for pricing new work, you will get it wrong at first, I think we all did that, but your one of the lucky ones, it seems the further south we are, the higher the price we get. the poor guy's in the north can't get the better prices.
good luck for the future and keep us informed on your progress.
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Thanks Jeff,
I have posted 600 leaflets so far and have to customers interested, I am quoting the week end.
Peter.
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hi peter
not sure whether it has been mentioned to you before, but the best way to build a round is to canvass. Door knocking.
This way your potential customers can meet you and hopefully begin to trust you. Also, you can give them a price on the spot.
what you will find with leaflets, is that the respose to them is very poor.
When i started i had some business cards printed, and some fliers. Then, when canvassing, if someone was in i could speak to them. If they werent in i would either pop a flier through, or make a note of the address and pop back another time of the day.
Canvassing takes a bit more effort, but it is time well spent.
richy
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Thank you richy,
My problem is as soon as I go to speak, out comes the biggest load of rubbish; I start stuttering and stumbling over my words. I have tried rehearsing in my mind what I am going to say and when it comes to it, I say something completely different. :'(
So I will have to stick with the leaflets until I get more confident.
Thanks again.
Peter.