[bobby p]

 they lap it up,providing ur tuneful 


  when r u kicking it off then? 

[rosskesava]

 

I must be stupid.

How do questions on this forum often go into a world where I havn't a clue what is being posted?

[H S and Son]

heheh, its a rite larf once u get into this biz.  can u do big owl or cockatoo noises , thats

 a good icebreaker with new customers in colch  , theyr big on watchin x factor-

u must know all that being a bus driver  

When you go canvassing and the customer answers the door you stand there doing bird impressions in Colchester?

[richard jagger]

I can make like a spotted dick will this help.

[AuRavelling79]

I must be stupid.

How do questions on this forum often go into a world where I havn't a clue what is being posted?

Yellow sky Ross, that's what they mean. 

[bobby p]

heheh, its a rite larf once u get into this biz.  can u do big owl or cockatoo noises , thats

 a good icebreaker with new customers in colch  , theyr big on watchin x factor-

u must know all that being a bus driver  

When you go canvassing and the customer answers the door you stand there doing bird impressions in Colchester?

actually not on the first clean,but thereafter ,once weve proved we are gud,its ok to hav a laff - its expected

[steve rix]

In my first year back window cleaning 2007 I TURNED OVER £28500.00, from scratch,just using leaflets. £300 pw should be no real problem say 6 months

[Dave Anderson]

300 p/w is a nice figure...but now take out expenses, tax, ni, insurances, van, fuel, blah, blah the endless list continues...300 sounds alot and it's ok if your staying under the radar but to run a business, paying all your dues, replacing equipment, going out for a meal, buying a dvd...300 nothing.

Cheers
Dave.

[Granny]

In my first year back window cleaning 2007 I TURNED OVER £28500.00, from scratch,just using leaflets. £300 pw should be no real problem say 6 months

Steve
Was this domestic or commercial?
£2375 per month that is pretty good going.
And just leaflets no door knocking must be a b*****y good leaflet 
Well done

[dazmond]

TWIT TWOOOOOOO!!!yes thats it just do this when you knock on peoples doors!you ll have a round in no time!everyone likes a joker!!!bobby you crack me up!!

on topic if you want to earn the same money as you do on the buses then you need to turnover more than £300 a week.i reckon you should aim for more like £500 a week as you will have to factor in national  insurance,income tax,van overheads,no holiday/sick pay,equipment and the ongoing costs.plus you want to make more money than on the buses.

also to average £500 a week most weeks of the year you will have to earn £800-£1000 some weeks as holidays,bad weather,van repairs,sickness etc will eat into that money.

if you want to make a proper sole trader "lifestyle" business then £300 a week in too low.


best wishes


dazmond

[bobby p]

all those years on the stage Daz,youll no doubt be able to "act the goat"  on the afters , isnt it like that up your way? i always believed the north is far more friendly for starters .

but back to the subject,where are u Deano? you cant back off now ,im sure you are nice and warm in the bus on this rainy day but im gonna seek u out ,which bus number is you? do u perchance drive up on Greenstead"white city" estate or even up the high street?

[richard jagger]

A factor to consider is its more difficult each year to build a round as the market is becoming over traded what was achievable 10 year ago, was a walk in the park. Today its hard work and each area is will be different.

[supernova77]

I've got a pretty full round... But do have a couple of weeks that crop up every now and then where I don't have a full week... So - I went canvassing yesterday with the view of filling up a spare day next week, I got the following:

£130 first clean inside and out (dropping to £45 every 8 weeks thereafter)
£35 first clean (dropping to £30 every 8 weeks)
£30 first clean (dropping to £22 every 8 weeks)
£30 every 8 weeks

Yesterday was a good day canvassing... Other days you can go out and get nothing at all!

Andy