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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: simon knight on August 13, 2009, 07:34:39 am

Title: Do you know of a good....
Post by: simon knight on August 13, 2009, 07:34:39 am: ...plumber, electrician, brickie, carpenter...?

Why do customers assume that because you clean windows all your mates are tradesmen as well?
Title: Re: Do you know of a good....
Post by: AuRavelling79 on August 13, 2009, 07:54:44 am: Think about it - subconsciously it easy to believe that people of the same type associate with each other - you know - "birds of a feather etc."?

In a way they are elevating your status from "just a window cleaner" to a proper tradesperson!

;D

(Actually my mates are a roofer, carpenter, builder and an electrician actually - along with a building society manager, a burger van owner and a couple of window cleaners too!)

So if you want a mortgage to pay for your new windows, roof and house re-wire I can get the job done - you want fries with that?
Title: Re: Do you know of a good....
Post by: Mike #1 on August 13, 2009, 07:58:09 am: i do as it happens , if you get on well with custy they may ask , because if you do you would only recommend someone decent otherwise it reflects badly on you , i will only recommend some one who has done work for me
Title: Re: Do you know of a good....
Post by: Londoner on August 13, 2009, 08:05:07 am: I get asked that all the time and I have been able to recommend the builder who did our extension to a few customers.
I get asked about gardeners the most.
Title: Re: Do you know of a good....
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on August 13, 2009, 08:24:27 am: Yep I get it too. Had one customer on her first clean ask me if I knew a bin cleaner, house cleaner and gardiner.

I reccomended 2 of my customers for the last 2, but don't know a bin cleaner as yet
Title: Re: Do you know of a good....
Post by: R W C on August 13, 2009, 03:36:39 pm: I got a wallet with bussiness cards of local companys in my van for when custys ask. recently got a electician £2000 of work and a cleaner the internal of a shop i do, and got some big work in return.
Title: Re: Do you know of a good....
Post by: simon knight on August 13, 2009, 06:23:54 pm: And another today: "Excuse me do you know any window fitters?" This wasn't even a customer, just some woman calling up to me from the pavement.

I said: "Yeah, Everest."

I don't recommend people because you're onto a hiding to nothing. If they turn out good then you don't get a thank-you and if they turn out bad you get: "Why did you recommend him?"
Title: Re: Do you know of a good....
Post by: stephen s on August 13, 2009, 06:31:01 pm: are you always this grumpy ? people must love you for your community spirit ;D
Title: Re: Do you know of a good....
Post by: s.w.c on August 13, 2009, 06:35:58 pm: i keep a section in the Filofax full of cards from Gardner to insurance all people i know and trust only and they all put work my way too, it can be quite good when people work together
Title: Re: Do you know of a good....
Post by: simon knight on August 13, 2009, 06:38:26 pm: Quote from: stephen s on August 13, 2009, 06:31:01 pm
are you always this grumpy ?

only around this time of the month ;D
Title: Re: Do you know of a good....
Post by: cybersye on August 13, 2009, 06:49:05 pm: Quote from: s.w.c on August 13, 2009, 06:35:58 pm
i keep a section in the Filofax full of cards from Gardner to insurance all people i know and trust only and they all put work my way too, it can be quite good when people work together
exactly what I was thinking, works both ways ;)
Title: Re: Do you know of a good....
Post by: GWCS on August 13, 2009, 07:01:50 pm: I was thinking do you know of a good... too.

However when people ask me i have no idea.

So got me thinking of setting up a franchise for each trade :D One day maybe ;)