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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: clinton on January 05, 2009, 10:01:09 am

Title: My first job
Post by: clinton on January 05, 2009, 10:01:09 am
Just taken my first call for this week doing the job thursday :)

Lets hope t keeps up ???

Any one else ???
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: derek west on January 05, 2009, 10:15:06 am
had 2 calls, turned them both down due to my wife being ill. unfortunately i have to look after my 2 year old till she's well enough, got a small job tomorrow for an hour, but that was booked last year, should be ok as baby sleeps til 10am and should be back before then, and the wife can get ot of bed, just about,
bluddy hard work this housekeeping lark innit?
derek
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: JandS on January 05, 2009, 10:26:44 am
2 booked for next week but nothing yet this week.
Had 1 call on Sat for a quote to do this week but she obviously found someone cheaper.

John
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: will01 on January 05, 2009, 10:36:08 am
damng ragin  >:(

Called at first job this morning. Car in driveway, dog in hall but no reply. Called her mobile 3 times inside 30 mins and on the 4th left a message stating that we had called but no one there. Told her that as she hadn't cancelled I would expect her call to re-book otherwise I would call her this afternoon to re-book.

These people just p me off. hadn't even the common decency to cancel or (as yet) even return my call.

Surely we must have some legal rights or is the law solely on the customers' side.

Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Mike Osbourne on January 05, 2009, 11:30:57 am
First job of the year under my belt. :)

Derek, sorry to hear your Mrs is still poorly, maybe you can do some marketing inbetween looking after your daughter.

will

This happened to me on a Saturday morning job. Blatantly in. Knocked really loadly 2-3 times, some neighbours curtains were twitching. Low lifes!
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: venom on January 05, 2009, 11:36:51 am
had my first call this year about an hour ago and its booked lets hope it gets busier soon
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: AJB on January 05, 2009, 11:40:21 am
10 Jobs booked so far for wed' onwards, 2 of these booked
last year.
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: derek west on January 05, 2009, 12:08:19 pm
mike
son!
got 3 sons, and hopefully one on the way.

derek
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: richy27 on January 05, 2009, 12:20:18 pm
Phone has not rung yet this year but only my 2nd month cc. markrtting should be up to full strength by this time next week. So hopefully will get goin, dec was good though with minimal marketting as time ran out but was pleased with the work i got.

Richard
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Mike Osbourne on January 05, 2009, 12:50:54 pm
Oops sorry Derek,

Don't you want a girl?
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: derek west on January 05, 2009, 01:07:00 pm
no mike.
i'd be a nightmare when she got to dating age, vetting evry fella she brought home, and scaring them off if i didn't approve. with lads its easy. :)
anyway, i was gonna form a boy band with me as manager, 4's enough for that.
derek westlife
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: clinton on January 05, 2009, 01:19:21 pm
Derek

As mike sais least you can do some paperwork etc and hope shes ok mate :)

Well the name of the group is what you have just posted  :) 4,s enough :)

Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Mike Osbourne on January 05, 2009, 01:38:03 pm
Derek

What you mean is when your lads are old enough to screw someone elses daughter you'll say 'Well done son' ;D

Title: Re: My first job
Post by: The Great One on January 05, 2009, 01:42:25 pm
no mike.
i'd be a nightmare when she got to dating age, vetting evry fella she brought home, and scaring them off if i didn't approve. with lads its easy. :)
anyway, i was gonna form a boy band with me as manager, 4's enough for that.
derek westlife


I have a daughter aged 11, have already told her that I pity her first boyfriend, I shall conveniently be sharpening my rusty divers knife when he first walks in ;D

Had a council meeting this morning for their commercial dept but this is for the Pigeon mess and other such delights.

First job of the year tomorrow morning.

Regards

Martin 8)
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Doug Holloway on January 05, 2009, 02:49:33 pm
Hi Guys

I've had several enquiries today although only two has so far led to  firm jobs.

Clinton, I am moving the Manchester site up the rankings so you should get more calls.

cheers

doug
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on January 05, 2009, 05:16:38 pm
not a job in sight  :'( but who cares its only work and ive got 50,000 old bricks to clean of with a brick hammer saveing me 1.20 a brick ! so my two staff will be busy even if a dont get a call for six months i have loads for them to do  ;D ;D
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Ryan Smyth on January 05, 2009, 05:23:24 pm
2 calls today booked in for surveys tomorrow so fingers crossed!!
also had  3 phonecalls from papers and such looking me to advertise with them "for a special one off price"....looks like their feeling the pinch,good news for us though ;D

Ryan
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Mike Osbourne on January 05, 2009, 05:34:06 pm
If the phone isn't ringing take a shower, drive around without your bluetooth, or stand next to your machine so you can't hear the phone, this is when I get nearly all my calls. :)
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: derek west on January 05, 2009, 05:42:38 pm
theres another one mike, but she's not well at the mo so can't do that  ;)
derek
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: AJB on January 05, 2009, 05:50:30 pm
12 Jobs booked now. slightly up on last year, value wise as well.

I've always found the best way to start the year is plan any
re-decorating jobs for January, i can then guarantee not having
the time to do them.
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Matt Lindus on January 05, 2009, 05:57:13 pm
Why dont you try sitting down to a hot meal, the phone rings off the hook at this point.
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Mike Osbourne on January 05, 2009, 05:58:18 pm
theres another one mike, but she's not well at the mo so can't do that  ;)
derek

Don't bother answering it Derek, it would only be her on her mobile. ;D
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on January 05, 2009, 06:49:18 pm
Why dont you try sitting down to a hot meal, the phone rings off the hook at this point.


lol or go in the bath that will work saying that ive just took three calls just now so thursday full guess hubby will just have to carry on the bricks buy himself lol  ;D
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: derek west on January 05, 2009, 07:25:37 pm
mike ya jinx
just went outside for a ciggie and when i came back in i had a missed call.
googled the number as usual and it was arnold clarke, (automated responce)asking how the job went today.
hate automated call backs, there so annoying, so i'm glad i missed it.
derek
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Ricky M on January 05, 2009, 07:33:30 pm
1 job yesterday , 3 jobs today , 4 calls today, 2 regs, 2 new, 3 booked , 1 calling back tomor with day and time for next week , as if !!

cant comment on last year really .need find time to work om getting my 1st web site up and running
 
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on January 05, 2009, 11:59:43 pm
5 jobs last Friday (first day back-had hoped to be on holiday till Monday 12th so as to catch up with paperwork/tidying/admin/planning/that sort of thing.)

Three jobs today (2 for a general cleaning company and one for a landlord who lives in London and who has used me before apparently!

5 jobs booked in today worth c£600 all existing customers. One of them in Liverpool; it's nice being paid to travel!

Finished early to get over to Liverpool for a committee meeting followed by very nice meal, back home for 11.15.

Tomorrow is back on the admin as I've managed to hold off any other customers till Friday. A two day week but still very profitable.

And it's still early January. Help!
Title: Re: My first job
Post by: clinton on January 06, 2009, 08:53:10 am
Doug

Sounds good for the manchester site :)

Fingers crossed :)

Cheers

 Clinton