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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: collins82002 on February 13, 2009, 09:52:48 pm

Title: Friday 13th
Post by: collins82002 on February 13, 2009, 09:52:48 pm
Well what an unlucky day if you wanna call it that.  At 2.00pm to I was made redundant so now i'm offically a full time W/C instead of part time.  With My dosh invest in a Wfp system. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: wizclean on February 13, 2009, 09:56:48 pm
sorry to hear that mate but just have to throw yourself into it now, things always work out in the end especially with a little hard work. good luck
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: Tosh on February 13, 2009, 09:57:09 pm
What were you made redundant from?
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: LWC on February 13, 2009, 10:00:01 pm
What were you made redundant from?

Window cleaning
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: colley614 on February 13, 2009, 10:01:07 pm

Oh the irony!   ;)
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: collins82002 on February 13, 2009, 10:03:08 pm
A quarry. With the economy the way it is 4 of us had to go out of 11
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: Tosh on February 13, 2009, 10:04:31 pm
So how much more turnover do you need to pay the bills and what part of the country do you live?
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: colley614 on February 13, 2009, 10:07:43 pm
good luck with it mate. Lets hope its the start of something good and all that
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: collins82002 on February 13, 2009, 10:09:55 pm
Yeah me too. Gonna sleep on it over the weekend then heart and soul in to it monday.

Money will last four month plus insurances but more money the better.
I live in the tamworth area
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: colley614 on February 13, 2009, 10:13:19 pm
Before you start give business link a ring and see if you are entitled to any grants before you start ' trading' if you are already registered with the revenue and have a business account then you won't get anything. But its worth a try, you can also apply to the princes trust if you are under 30.
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: Tosh on February 13, 2009, 10:17:10 pm
That sounds like good advice from Colley; I never did anything like that when I started up.

But Spring is just round the corner; this is the best time to get new customers; and after the recent weather we've had I reckon there'll have been a few window cleaners who'll either have given up or dropped their B List customers.

A part time job might be advisable also; I did some weekend security work which paid peanuts when I first started window cleaning and it definately helped.
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: colley614 on February 13, 2009, 10:21:55 pm
That sounds like good advice from Colley;

Well I was over due. I've been here 2 years now  ;D
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: collins82002 on February 13, 2009, 10:24:59 pm
been signed up here since november 08 and all you guys that have help me just a big THANKS now i'll put it into practice.

CREDIT TO YOU ALL ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: colley614 on February 13, 2009, 11:00:18 pm
Do you have transport and stuff?
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: windowwashers on February 13, 2009, 11:03:10 pm
been signed up here since november 08 and all you guys that have help me just a big THANKS now i'll put it into practice.

CREDIT TO YOU ALL ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I would also look at your website if your giving that out to customers.
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: colley614 on February 13, 2009, 11:07:54 pm
Yeah its a good idea. If you advertise so that they visit your web site then you are more likely to be contacted because emails are free.
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: windowwashers on February 13, 2009, 11:10:00 pm
Yeah its a good idea. If you advertise so that they visit your web site then you are more likely to be contacted because emails are free.
was not the point is was making but that is true.
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: ants on February 13, 2009, 11:32:07 pm
Work hard and do a  good job and it will be the best thing that ever happened to you.
Good luck.
Title: Re: Friday 13th
Post by: collins82002 on February 14, 2009, 06:37:41 am
yeah i got transport got a combo van. The web page i did as a knock up its ok but not brill not as good as some of yours on here,its live so you can look, its gonna need changing anyway when i go WFP.