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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Lee Pryor on March 30, 2009, 06:39:07 pm
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what is your most common frequency?
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I let my custies decide, most are 4 weeks but I have weekly jobs 2 weekly, 3,4,6,8 and even 3 monthly. prob about 85% are 4 weekly.
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depends on the weather etc
but used to be 6 to 8 weeks
but since wfp , i can fly round ;)
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99.9% 4 weekly, dont understand 6 weekly maybe im missing somethin but i cant be arsed drivin back to an area for 1 house or so , 8 weeks is esy coz u miss it one time and do it the next time when you are there anyway. i never ever mention frequency options to a new customer i tell them i come every 4 weeks if they ask for 8 thats fine but if i mention it first it gives them the option and id rather not. i just word it, " would you like me to come every 4 weeks when i do the others?" they nearly always say yes, noone wants to be the odd one out :)
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I've been 4 weekly since I started, but now 80% of jobs I pick up want it 8 weekly.
Monthly is too often for people these days.
I want to fill out my round so that I can go 6 weekly.
The alternative is 12 weeks, and that's a bit long, so i reckon it will suit most.
One area I've picked up I started them at 6 weekly, which wasn't easy before I used George to remind me!
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I've been 4 weekly since I started, but now 80% of jobs I pick up want it 8 weekly.
Monthly is too often for people these days.
I want to fill out my round so that I can go 6 weekly.
The alternative is 12 weeks, and that's a bit long, so i reckon it will suit most.
One area I've picked up I started them at 6 weekly, which wasn't easy before I used George to remind me!
Sqeak,
Is that a sign of the times or what?
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I clean calandar monthly for most of my accounts, but as Squeaky says (and I agree with him which is a rarity), I find this is a bit too frequent; especially if the accounts are 'well priced'; so I'm normally late; maybe 5 weeks.
For bigger stuff I price the account well and do it every-other-month. I find this keeps the account well paid and keeps the customer happy.
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I've been 4 weekly since I started, but now 80% of jobs I pick up want it 8 weekly.
Monthly is too often for people these days.
I want to fill out my round so that I can go 6 weekly.
The alternative is 12 weeks, and that's a bit long, so i reckon it will suit most.
One area I've picked up I started them at 6 weekly, which wasn't easy before I used George to remind me!
Sqeak,
Is that a sign of the times or what?
No, I think it's the amount you charge. There's still guys here who clean every two weeks and charge a small amount.
But if you charge a larger amount, the customer won't want to see you too frequently.
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I've been 4 weekly since I started, but now 80% of jobs I pick up want it 8 weekly.
Monthly is too often for people these days.
I want to fill out my round so that I can go 6 weekly.
The alternative is 12 weeks, and that's a bit long, so i reckon it will suit most.
One area I've picked up I started them at 6 weekly, which wasn't easy before I used George to remind me!
Now my round is "full" I offer monthly or two monthly
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99.9% 4 weekly, dont understand 6 weekly maybe im missing somethin but i cant be arsed drivin back to an area for 1 house or so , 8 weeks is esy coz u miss it one time and do it the next time when you are there anyway. i never ever mention frequency options to a new customer i tell them i come every 4 weeks if they ask for 8 thats fine but if i mention it first it gives them the option and id rather not. i just word it, " would you like me to come every 4 weeks when i do the others?" they nearly always say yes, noone wants to be the odd one out :)
yeah same, and if they do ask for 6 weeks, i just say i'll do it 8 weeks. My old 6 weeks are now 8 weeks anyway.
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agree with u on that tosh although i only really do every 4 weeks i do feel more comfortable turnin up a week late every now and then as 4 weeks does go fast!
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Most of my resi work is 4 weeks in theory, but I always runa a week or two late, cos of my commercial work. Which I think works well, never get a 'Not today thanks' cos they are waiting for me to come.
;D
That is one issue with WFP it does such a good job that some people think they only need it doing every two months....
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99.9% 4 weekly, dont understand 6 weekly maybe im missing somethin but i cant be arsed drivin back to an area for 1 house or so , 8 weeks is esy coz u miss it one time and do it the next time when you are there anyway. i never ever mention frequency options to a new customer i tell them i come every 4 weeks if they ask for 8 thats fine but if i mention it first it gives them the option and id rather not. i just word it, " would you like me to come every 4 weeks when i do the others?" they nearly always say yes, noone wants to be the odd one out :)
Spot on in everything you have said
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99% every 2 weeks.
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every five weeks.
hi to everybody new to this forum ;) ;)
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every five weeks.
hi to everybody new to this forum ;) ;)
Welcome to the forum Bigpole! We've all got big pole's these days though mine's not as big as Jeff Brimble's.
I hope you're not a Troll! ;) ;)
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half 2 weeks and half 4, at 4 weeks there windows are very dirty so when i do my fortnightly's im not a window cleaner im a window keep cleaner :)
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8 weekly and each clean is scheduled to the day..
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half 2 weeks and half 4, at 4 weeks there windows are very dirty so when i do my fortnightly's im not a window cleaner im a window keep cleaner :)
my work runs like clockwork and has done since christmas, so not missed a thing this year.. shouldnt of said that (spoke to soon as the saying goes)
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Just moved everyone to 5 and 10 weekly from 4 to 8 weekly cleans.
Everyones happy, and it allows me to take on more customers :)
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6 weekly. 12 weekly for larger jobs if they ask.
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4 is the most common then 8 weekly, we have now added 12 weekly also as of 1 April and dont mind this but time will tell,
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hi, all
i clean at 5 weeks.
when i was working for someone as w/c all you use to hear was it can't be a month already!
when i started on my own it was the same, but if igot round in 6 weeks people would moan i was late :'(
so i split difference.
just got laptop and setup internet, no more mucking about at library ;D
anyone help me with my gerge post :-[
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i di all sorts when i started but now do 4 or 8 weekly. the ones that were on 6 weekly i spoke to and some swapped to 4 and some to 8 weekly. i do not charge different for the frequencies also.
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a few of my 4 weeklys have gone to 8 weekly.... >:(and a lot of new jobs ask for 8 weekly :-\
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Im split 70/30 to monthly and 2monthly
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what frequency do i clean?
FM sometimes MW had a few enquiries from LW but they were to far away ::)
what frequency? doh i got that wrong didnt i, ok i will let myself out :'(
every 2-4 weeks. ;D
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Do people still ask for windows to be cleaned every two weeks...domestic customers?
I am wfp and still find that they are mainly clean after 6 weeks in my area.
Most of my customers are 4 weeks although it is nearly allways 5-6 weeks when i get round...to many nights playing poker for me ;D
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I am about 50% at 6 weeks and 50% at 8 weeks now but most new customers want 8 weeks and I am more than happy with that.
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I clean most at every 4 weeks though some are every 8 weeks. Couldn't really see any point of every 5 weeks.
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6 weekly wfp most of my work.
a few 8 and 12 the rest are 1/4ly. They are the bigger houses.
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Monthly or every other month.
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50% of my work is 2 weekly the rest are 4 weekly it makes life easy windows are spotless even before i clean them ;D
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90% 4 weekly for me
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i let my customers decide ??????????????? what a numpty you tell them how often you come,people will take advantage if you let them,ASSERT yourself, so many window lickers are just sheep.
you could just cry reading some of the comments on here ( or laugh ) ROLF.
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I put 6 weekly as thats the most common on my books but i do weekly , fortnightly 4 weekly, 6 weekly, 12 weekly and quarterly , . what the customer wants they generally get (within reason)
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Do people still ask for windows to be cleaned every two weeks...domestic customers?
they certainly do picked several up this year ;D ;D
If you changed to wfp you would not need to do 2 weekly cleans, but holidays have to be paid for I guess ;)
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Do people still ask for windows to be cleaned every two weeks...domestic customers?
they certainly do picked several up this year ;D ;D
If you changed to wfp you would not need to do 2 weekly cleans, but holidays have to be paid for I guess ;)
that would be a downside to wfp then,lose a lot of work not cleaning every 2 weeks ;D ;D ;D
or double the price clean it once every 4 weeks but include frames, quicker and you can upgrade to a van instead of a fiesta with ladders hanging out the back, boot open :P
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I notice not to many are doing 4 weekly these days lol,i can remember when it was all the rage. ;D ;D
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I notice not to many are doing 4 weekly these days lol,i can remember when it was all the rage. ;D ;D
lol ouch, you bitch ::)
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Ian who did you get your freephone with.
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I do whatever the customer asks for. However, 2, 4 and 8 weekly's I do on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays... 6 and 12 weekly's I do on Tuesdays and Thursdays... works great for me.