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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Grainger on March 13, 2008, 05:57:03 pm

Title: Pick up in Business
Post by: Neil Grainger on March 13, 2008, 05:57:03 pm
This is a funny old game, been quiet on the phone for weeks and this weeks has been great, booked up for the rest of March nearly already. I have not been two weeks ahead for a long time.

I wish it would be steady rather than fast or slow.

Hope its picked up for everyone.
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: Deep Clean Newcastle Gateshead on March 13, 2008, 06:05:48 pm
Yip picked up here in the last couple of days, which is good
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: Phillip Mold on March 13, 2008, 06:10:03 pm
Easter school hols coming, springclean time!
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: dan roberts on March 17, 2008, 12:15:15 am
Yes, phone calls coming in faster now, quiet months for all businesses in Jan, Feb, except maybe loan sharks and off licences?...

DAn
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: Bennie25 on March 17, 2008, 08:44:30 am
I think the bad economic news, but also mostly the bad weather has had a big effect this winter, I mean who wants their carpets cleaned and left wet when its 3 degrees outside. plus they are are worried they will walk mud back in after.
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: COLIN BRIGHT on March 17, 2008, 09:33:28 am
i think a lot of us have had a slow start to the year, including me,
but a lot of guys have had the best start of the year ever
maybe they have just gone the extra mile, and its paid off
jan/feb next year, im going to put on my running shoes and go the extra mile as well, when it comes to marketing, i think i;ve targeted the wrong people this year, or just not spoken to the right person with the purse strings
anyhow things have picked up a lot, so lets hope by the CCSDO that well all be better off ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: *paul_moss on March 17, 2008, 08:25:07 pm
It has been a slow start but the phone has started to ring again today. :)
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: homenclean on March 18, 2008, 06:20:43 pm
We are having a strange week really quite, but next week and into April looking ok though.

the phones arent ringing and the only work i am booking is my regulars that i have contacted.

I wonder if it is because of easter been early.

John
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: stevegunn on March 18, 2008, 06:22:58 pm
Busy this week little quiet next week, but regulars keeping me going
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: Straker Cleaning on March 19, 2008, 06:53:13 am
May not get many American customers for a while .........  ::) :o ;D
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: markpowell on March 19, 2008, 01:44:00 pm
I dont think the economy has anything to do with been quiet, it is more likely to make us cleaners busier people are making do with what they have instead of splashing out on new.
I do however think that the weather has something to do with it, it has given out snow again for this weekend, once the weather picks up the spring cleaning will pick up. The phones were quiet last week but this week have gone mad booked up most of next week. Nothing booked at all for april as yet tho ???
Mark
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: Jeremy on March 19, 2008, 04:25:12 pm
Trends here in South Africa seem to follow what you guys experience except for this year.

We have been doing between 4 and 6 jobs per day non stop since Xmas. We've clocked up almost 600 hours on our TM for the last financial year. I have clocked up 50 hours just in March this year alone.

So our depressive market doesn't seem to be having an effect at all

Jeremy
Title: Re: Pick up in Business
Post by: Mike Osbourne on March 19, 2008, 05:25:11 pm
Got first job for April. Guess when Monday 7th (CCDO day) ::)

There's a local guy I spoke to who said he will do it. I was going to pay him and leave my invoice with the Client who I have worked for before. Is this the best way to do it?