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Title: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: daniel b on August 05, 2005, 10:46:58 pm: Hi all
Just wanderin what you pro`s would class as a busy week i.e. how many jobs booked in and how much earnt etc,im quite new too cc just wanderin what you guys class as a busy wk.
Thanks
Daniel
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: jacko on August 05, 2005, 11:05:30 pm: Currently working 12-14 hour days to keep up with demand! That includes quotes. Analysis paperwork and database maintenance taking a backseat though. I class this as busy.

A Good week would be classed in terms of turnover, I.E. 1K plus.
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: COLIN BRIGHT on August 06, 2005, 12:38:27 pm: a good week for me is 9am-4pm 2/3 jobs 5 days a week

2 quote a day and usually home by 6-6.30 pm

expect to take £1,500 - £2000

thats using a portable and my dad!
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: simbo on August 06, 2005, 12:58:52 pm: how do you get that much work ? lots of flyers large ads etc
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: magic_carpet on August 06, 2005, 01:54:20 pm: a good week for me is one where i'm sitting on a beach.
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: John_Flynn on August 06, 2005, 06:01:34 pm: Heyup Colin

Simbo asked a question, go on give him your answer, that'll open another can of worms on the board!!

Al gi thi a bell Col.
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: COLIN BRIGHT on August 06, 2005, 06:33:35 pm: yellow pages, local paper, repeats, van , but mostly referalls

oh and my natural charm
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: COLIN BRIGHT on August 06, 2005, 06:35:06 pm: and p.s by following the holy fasttrack methods
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: daniel b on August 06, 2005, 06:43:20 pm: Hi All

Whats the fasttrack methods,and how many flyers do you send out per month,and how much do you spend on ads in paper and Y/P etc just wanderin what i should be spendin on them.

Thanks all
Daniel
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: rob_s on August 06, 2005, 09:13:58 pm: Hi Guys,
Is it true that when you've been on the Fastrack that you regularly get £250 per suite.
£1000 =16 hours = 2days work = rest of week off.

Regards rob-s ;D ;D
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: COLIN BRIGHT on August 07, 2005, 10:58:12 am: i wish that was true, but the systems they teach do work

thats if you use them!!
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: Everbrite on August 07, 2005, 06:13:02 pm: Oh look there goes a flying pig???
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: John_Flynn on August 07, 2005, 07:06:33 pm: Quote from: fibre reviver on August 07, 2005, 06:13:02 pm
Oh look there goes a flying pig???

You speak with Forked Tounge Fibre, Colin tells the TRUTH !!
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: Mike Halliday on August 07, 2005, 07:15:58 pm: jacko, you're working 12-14 hrs a day and turning over a grand, you need to put up your prices ;) ;) .....so you're starting at 8 in the morning and not finishing until 10 at night, how long are you going to keep that up for?

I do on average 12 jobs a week, I try and be finished for 3.30-4.00, although from Sept my son starts senior school so will catch the bus in a morning ( before the holidays started I dropped him at school, so could'nt start until 9am) so I'm going to start my first job at 8am so will probably fit in another job.

Mike
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: Everbrite on August 08, 2005, 08:17:16 pm: Mike sounds good to me like your style.
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: cleaning co on August 08, 2005, 11:49:02 pm: did i just read jakos post right :o 14 hours a day !! he is ethier mad , away with fairys,our a very slow cleaner !!! and only turns over £1000 pound week :o ,if i worked 14 hours day id expect no less than 600 a day ! and i prob need about 10 jobs aday ! is there no other carpet cleaner within 300 miles of u jako ? our are u cleaning the carpets with a syringe and sucking them dry with a straw ? no offence meant mate gary
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: mark_roberts on August 09, 2005, 07:34:00 am: I think Jacko has included time spent on business tasks other than cleaning which is something not many take into consideration. If you spend 30mins a day looking at these boards its 2.5 hours a week. A quote can take from 15mins to 1hour depending upon size and type. Do two a day is another 5 or so hours a week.

He also said £1kplus for a busy week.

Mark
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: cleaning co on August 09, 2005, 07:47:43 am: come on mark 14 hours day! i do about 3 hours and earn around 1000 week regards gary
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: Doug Holloway on August 09, 2005, 08:22:57 am: Hi Gary,

Jacko is a relative newcomer and a precise worker and a nice guy.

As he becomes more experienced he will reduce his hours like us old cynics ;)

I believe he is only in his second year and quotes everything face to face which is obviously very time consuming.

He also does various tests.

Having said that he's doing very well for a newby.

Cheers

Doug
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: cleaning co on August 09, 2005, 09:15:39 am: fair comment doug,didnt know he was newbie thoght he been doing it for years, he learn fast enough mind lol ;D
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: mark_roberts on August 09, 2005, 05:45:54 pm: I left the house today at 8.15am got home at 530pm. Did 5 smallish jobs and one quote for a commercial. Took 30 mins for lunch, spent around 30mins buying a new pair of work trousers and spent about 30mins or so ringing customers re bad debts etc.

I'll spend about 45mins later getting the van and gear ready for a big commercial job tomorrow. Spent 30mins this morning doing book work. Total hours worked around 11 hours. Money earned turnover for the 5 jobs £260.

Now for the scary part. Divide 260 by 11 = £23approx per hour.

What Im trying to get at is you guys who say you start at 9 and finish at 3 are kidding yourselfs until you actually add up what you spend your time doing.

Mark
Title: Re: What would you say is a busy week
Post by: Mike Halliday on August 09, 2005, 06:09:36 pm: filled tank at 8.30, 9am through-lounge & HSL 11am a suite & hallway( 30mins home for lunch) 2.30 a through-lounge home at 4.15 £285 7hrs 15mins, pay per hour £39.86p, crap!! I'll have to put up my prices up :( :(

Mike

i don't count the 5 hours i'll spend reading post from you lot or i'd be on £10 an hour ;) ;)