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C & S

  • Posts: 75
The questionnaire
« on: July 25, 2017, 06:32:09 pm »
Out if interest a little questionnaire:

Out of interest gents, feel free to ommit any questions you do not wish to answer.

1.How many years on the glass?
2.location?
3.How far do you travel for work?
4.Do you do add ons or concentrate purely on the glass?
4. Trad or WFP?
5.Domestic Only, Commetcial Only, Mixture
6.Do you still collect?
7.Is your van signwritten?
8. Average prices of a 3 bed semi no conservatory?
9.Have or would you ever buy work?
10. Best Part Of The Job?
11.Worst Part?
12. Online advertising (facebook, internet,adwords do you bother or do you think it brings in low quality spread out dross?)
13.  Sole trader or employ? If so how many lads?
14.  council estates cheap and compact or larger well prices nice properties to work on?
15. Ever slept with a customer?
16. Biggest job?
17. Worst mistake you have made (regarding work not life)
18. Are you polite still to messers/people who give you the runaround/people who dont pay etc?
19. Have you ever threatened or vice vera been physically threatned by a customer?
20.  Are you embarassed when somebody asks what you do for work and telling then that your a window cleaner?
21. How many houses on your round?

W.booler

  • Posts: 183
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2017, 06:37:05 pm »
You need to get out more mate...

Smudger

  • Posts: 13459
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2017, 06:55:43 pm »
1.How many years on the glass?                                                            8
2.location?                                                                                                          Norfolk
3.How far do you travel for work?                                                       zero to 250 miles
4.Do you do add ons or concentrate purely on the glass?     Everything Exterior
4. Trad or WFP?                                                                                              WFP - Trad if required
5.Domestic Only, Commetcial Only, Mixture                               Everything
6.Do you still collect?                                                                                  No - not for last 6 years
7.Is your van signwritten?                                                                        Yes
8. Average prices of a 3 bed semi no conservatory?                 Modern semi £9
9.Have or would you ever buy work?                                                NO - but i would
10. Best Part Of The Job?                                                                        Money - Satisfied Customer
11.Worst Part?                                                                                               Stupid complaints to avoid paying
12. Online advertising (facebook, internet,adwords do you bother or do you think it brings in low quality spread out dross?)
                                                                                                                                 Everything
13.  Sole trader or employ? If so how many lads?                      5 plus apprentice
14.  council estates cheap and compact or larger well prices nice properties to work on?
                                                                                                                                     Everything - if it pays we clean it
15. Ever slept with a customer?                                                                NO
16. Biggest job?                                                                                                  Hospital contract 3 years 5000+ windows
17. Worst mistake you have made (regarding work not life)  Not getting a big enough deposit on job/ liquidation
18. Are you polite still to messers/people who give you the runaround/people who dont pay etc?
                                                                                                                                     Yes - don't lower myself to be rude
19. Have you ever threatened or vice vera been physically threatned by a customer?
                                                            NO   while canvassing farmer threatened to shoot me for interrupting his lunch !
20.  Are you embarassed when somebody asks what you do for work and telling then that your a window cleaner?
                                                                                                                                     Not anymore! i was for the first year

21. How many houses on your round?                                                1200 residential 50 commercial  approx
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Bungle

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Re: The questionnaire
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The Jester of Wibbly

  • Posts: 2263
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2017, 07:04:41 pm »
Set the example. Answer them yourself  ;D
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PHILIP HARDY

  • Posts: 202
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #5 on: July 25, 2017, 07:56:32 pm »
Out of interest gents, feel free to ommit any questions you do not wish to answer.
  7
1.How many years on the glass? 7
2.location? Yorkshire
3.How far do you travel for work? >20M
4.Do you do add ons or concentrate purely on the glass? facias roofs etc
4. Trad or WFP? WFP
5.Domestic Only, Commetcial Only, Mixture Mix
6.Do you still collect? Never have done
7.Is your van signwritten? Yes
8. Average prices of a 3 bed semi no conservatory? £8
9.Have or would you ever buy work? Yes
10. Best Part Of The Job? Outside in Summer
11.Worst Part? Annoying Customers
12. Online advertising (facebook, internet,adwords do you bother or do you think it brings in low quality spread out dross?) Just Website
13.  Sole trader or employ? If so how many lads? One full time two part time
14.  council estates cheap and compa  Mainly larger houses
16. Biggest job?  1200 Kid School
17. Worst mistake you have made (regarding work not life) No mistakes only lessons learned
18. Are you polite still to messers/people who give you the runaround/people who dont pay etc? Always polite (on the outside).
19. Have you ever threatened or vice vera been physically threatned by a customer?  No
20.  Are you embarassed when somebody asks what you do for work and telling then that your a window cleaner? No
21. How many houses on your round? 700
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chris turner

  • Posts: 1500
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2017, 08:11:06 pm »
Out if interest a little questionnaire:

Out of interest gents, feel free to ommit any questions you do not wish to answer.

1.How many years on the glass? 12
2.location? Mars
3.How far do you travel for work? 50 light years
4.Do you do add ons or concentrate purely on the glass? Add ons, usually sexual
4. Trad or WFP? Both
5.Domestic Only, Commetcial Only, Mixture. All
6.Do you still collect? Sex is cash upfront
7.Is your van signwritten? Probably
8. Average prices of a 3 bed semi no conservatory? £15
9.Have or would you ever buy work? Yes
10. Best Part Of The Job? Going home
11.Worst Part? Cleaning Windows
12. Online advertising (facebook, internet,adwords do you bother or do you think it brings in low quality spread out dross?) Dross
13.  Sole trader or employ? If so how many lads? All by myself
14.  council estates cheap and compact or larger well prices nice properties to work on? No council estates
15. Ever slept with a customer? All the time
16. Biggest job? The international space station
17. Worst mistake you have made (regarding work not life) Deciding to become a window cleaner. Why oh why didn't I finish college.
18. Are you polite still to messers/people who give you the runaround/people who dont pay etc? Delete from cleaner planner, pretend they don't exist.
19. Have you ever threatened or vice vera been physically threatned by a customer? No, I'm to scary looking
20.  Are you embarassed when somebody asks what you do for work and telling then that your a window cleaner? Yep, we're the scum of the earth
21. How many houses on your round? 300

paul alan

  • Posts: 1683
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2017, 08:48:26 pm »
Do we get entered into a prize draw?

KS Cleaning

  • Posts: 4103
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2017, 08:52:03 pm »
Out if interest a little questionnaire:

Out of interest gents, feel free to ommit any questions you do not wish to answer.

1.How many years on the glass?.........      14
2.location?.......  Fife
3.How far do you travel for work? .........  15 miles
4.Do you do add ons or concentrate purely on the glass?.........  I do some add ons on request
4. Trad or WFP? ......... WFP
5.Domestic Only, Commetcial Only, Mixture........   95% domestic
6.Do you still collect?......... 1 hour per week
7.Is your van signwritten?.........Yes
8. Average prices of a 3 bed semi no conservatory?............£7 modern semi
9.Have or would you ever buy work? ...........Yes and Yes
10. Best Part Of The Job? ............ Money, freedom to take time off
11.Worst Part?........... Bad payers
12. Online advertising (facebook, internet,adwords do you bother or do you think it brings in low quality spread out dross?)....... I Don't advertise at all
13.  Sole trader or employ? If so how many lads? ............Myself and 1 employee
14.  council estates cheap and compact or larger well prices nice properties to work on?........... A mixture but mostly modern private estates
15. Ever slept with a customer?.............Not yet
16. Biggest job? .................A 25 bedroom hotel
17. Worst mistake you have made (regarding work not life)...............Employing too many men so I could sneak off to the golf course
18. Are you polite still to messers/people who give you the runaround/people who dont pay etc?..................Sometimes
19. Have you ever threatened or vice vera been physically threatned by a customer?................No
20.  Are you embarassed when somebody asks what you do for work and telling then that your a window cleaner?....................No
21. How many houses on your round?................700

C & S

  • Posts: 75
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2017, 09:41:29 pm »

1.How many years on the glass? 3
2.location? Devon (east)
3.How far do you travel for work? 25mile
4.Do you do add ons or concentrate purely on the glass? Do all
4. Trad or WFP? Wfp 99% of my work
5.Domestic Only, Commetcial Only, Mixture domestic a tiny of comercial
6.Do you still collect? 2 hours a month (local to home i.e 3 to 4 mile)
7.Is your van signwritten?  No ( see Q20) I travel away alot in van.
8. Average prices of a 3 bed semi no conservatory? £14
9.Have or would you ever buy work? No but would consider
10. Best Part Of The Job? Freedom
11.Worst Part? Paper work,admin, chasing late payment
12. Online advertising (facebook, internet,adwords do you bother or do you think it brings in low quality spread out dross?) Have done all. Dislike.
13.  Sole trader or employ? If so how many lads?  Sole trader
14.  council estates cheap and compact or larger well prices nice properties to work on? 200k plus houses only
15. Ever slept with a customer? No,
16. Biggest job?  Commerical nothing to write home about.
17. Worst mistake you have made (regarding work not life) not putting in 110percent into it when I began
18. Are you polite still to messers/people who give you the runaround/people who dont pay etc? I do NOT tollerate rudeness and people messing me about. I will let  them know.
19. Have you ever threatened or vice vera been physically threatned by a customer?
No
20.  Are you embarassed when somebody asks what you do for work and telling then that your a window cleaner? A little yes  I see the potential but slightly embarassed still.
21. How many houses on your round? 270ish

nathankaye

  • Posts: 5366
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2017, 01:26:32 am »
Out if interest a little questionnaire:

Out of interest gents, feel free to ommit any questions you do not wish to answer.

1.How many years on the glass?
          15
2.location?   
          Doncaster
3.How far do you travel for work?
        Not far
4.Do you do add ons or concentrate purely on the glass?
     Usual add ons n pressure washing
4. Trad or WFP?
     13yrs trad  2yrs wfp
5.Domestic Only, Commetcial Only,
Mixture
      Domestic only used to have small commercial round but too cut throat so left it.
6.Do you still collect?
     What dole....😂😂
     Yes, too much but trying to integrate online payments

7.Is your van signwritten?
   Magnetized large signs (due to age of van)
8. Average prices of a 3 bed semi no conservatory?  I now have a min charge of 10,
9.Have or would you ever buy work?
    Yes ive bought rounds, grafted n built them up and also started some from scratch
10. Best Part Of The Job?
        Being your own boss
11.Worst Part?
       Being your own boss
12. Online advertising (facebook, internet,adwords do you bother or do you think it brings in low quality spread out dross?)
Only for add on jobs ie pressure washing or conny roof cleans
13.  Sole trader or employ? If so how many lads?
      Sole trader
14.  council estates cheap and compact or larger well prices nice properties to work on?
       Do you work for tax office??
15. Ever slept with a customer?
        I clean my house so yes, hence the kids 😂
16. Biggest job?
17. Worst mistake you have made (regarding work not life)
  See que 15 😂😂
18. Are you polite still to messers/people who give you the runaround/people who dont pay etc?
  Im professional about it but get rid. No need to lower myself to their standards
19. Have you ever threatened or vice vera been physically threatned by a customer?
  Been threatened by fellow shiners in area
20.  Are you embarassed when somebody asks what you do for work and telling then that your a window cleaner?
   Not at all, ive built up, maintained and run a business of my own doing for a good number of years. I feel sorry for the slaves of sheep who are employed and do as they are told n programmed 😂
21. How many houses on your round?
   Enough! But always filtering replacing poor work with good
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DaveG

  • Posts: 6348
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2017, 07:13:01 am »
Out if interest a little questionnaire:

Out of interest gents, feel free to ommit any questions you do not wish to answer.

1.How many years on the glass?                8
2.location?               Poole
3.How far do you travel for work?              10 miles
4.Do you do add ons or concentrate purely on the glass?                     Yes fascias etc
4. Trad or WFP?                 Both but mainly wfp
5.Domestic Only, Commetcial Only, Mixture               Mixture 90% domestic
6.Do you still collect?                  Yes on older customers
7.Is your van signwritten?                    Yes
8. Average prices of a 3 bed semi no conservatory?                  £16
9.Have or would you ever buy work?                     No
10. Best Part Of The Job?                     Freedom 
11.Worst Part?                       Tax
12. Online advertising (facebook, internet,adwords do you bother or do you think it brings in low quality spread out dross?)   Checkatrade
13.  Sole trader or employ? If so how many lads?                Employ my daughter (on the glass)
14.  council estates cheap and compact or larger well prices nice properties to work on?               Both
15. Ever slept with a customer?                       Done my Mrs's insides a few times
16. Biggest job?                  School
17. Worst mistake you have made (regarding work not life)                   Fibreglass poles and hoselock fittings
18. Are you polite still to messers/people who give you the runaround/people who dont pay etc?                  No
19. Have you ever threatened or vice vera been physically threatned by a customer?                     No
20.  Are you embarassed when somebody asks what you do for work and telling then that your a window cleaner?         No, let them think we earn peanuts when they work 40/50 hours for the same peanuts
21. How many houses on your round?                   394
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Tosh

  • Posts: 2964
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2017, 07:41:42 am »
Out if interest a little questionnaire:

Out of interest gents, feel free to ommit any questions you do not wish to answer.

1.How many years on the glass? 18/19
2.location? Hampshire/Berkshire/London
3.How far do you travel for work? 80 miles
4.Do you do add ons or concentrate purely on the glass? Add ons as well.
4. Trad or WFP? 99% WFP
5.Domestic Only, Commetcial Only, Mixture. Mix
6.Do you still collect? No.
7.Is your van signwritten? Yes
8. Average prices of a 3 bed semi no conservatory? £15.00
9.Have or would you ever buy work? Yes, when I started. Not now.
10. Best Part Of The Job? Satisfaction.
11.Worst Part? Cash-flow
12. Online advertising (facebook, internet,adwords do you bother or do you think it brings in low quality spread out dross?) Adwords
13.  Sole trader or employ? If so how many lads? Employ
14.  council estates cheap and compact or larger well prices nice properties to work on? Larger
15. Ever slept with a customer? Yup.
16. Biggest job? £8,000.00
17. Worst mistake you have made (regarding work not life) Not going WFP earlier.
18. Are you polite still to messers/people who give you the runaround/people who dont pay etc? Depends.
19. Have you ever threatened or vice vera been physically threatned by a customer? Been threatened by a customer.
20.  Are you embarassed when somebody asks what you do for work and telling then that your a window cleaner? Depends.
21. How many houses on your round? 130
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RPCCS

  • Posts: 1021
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2017, 07:54:24 am »
Out if interest a little questionnaire:

Out of interest gents, feel free to ommit any questions you do not wish to answer.

1.How many years on the glass?  28
2.location?  Tyneside
3.How far do you travel for work?  8 miles,10milesand 14 miles
4.Do you do add ons or concentrate purely on the glass?  Recently started doing driveways and decking, also  do pvc roofline cleaning, aiming to start carpet and upholstery cleaning next year
4. Trad or WFP? Both
5.Domestic Only, Commetcial Only, Mixture. 95%. Domestic
6.Do you still collect? Yes
7.Is your van signwritten? No
8. Average prices of a 3 bed semi no conservatory? £7-8
9.Have or would you ever buy work?  Once when I first started, from someone I had been doing work for
10. Best Part Of The Job? Fresh air and the summer
11.Worst Part?  Collecting and rain
12. Online advertising (facebook, internet,adwords do you bother or do you think it brings in low quality spread out dross?). No
13.  Sole trader or employ? If so how many lads?  S T
14.  council estates cheap and compact or larger well prices nice properties to work on? Both
15. Ever slept with a customer? No
16. Biggest job?  Stately home divided into office space
17. Worst mistake you have made (regarding work not life) under pricing work
18. Are you polite still to messers/people who give you the runaround/people who dont pay etc? Yes
19. Have you ever threatened or vice vera been physically threatned by a customer?no
20.  Are you embarassed when somebody asks what you do for work and telling then that your a window cleaner? Yes
21. How many houses on your round? Around 300 including the commercial
.   Ther ya go
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Dry Clean

  • Posts: 9000
Re: The questionnaire
« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2017, 09:14:14 am »
Out if interest a little questionnaire:

Out of interest gents, feel free to ommit any questions you do not wish to answer.

1.How many years on the glass?  .......12 or so  but some of that was part time
2.location? UK
3.How far do you travel for work?  ..........0 to 50miles.
4.Do you do add ons or concentrate purely on the glass?........ power washing, fascia cleaning, gutter clearing, gardening.
4. Trad or WFP?  ...............................................80% wfp
5.Domestic Only, Commetcial Only, Mixture.................. Domestic and a small amount of Commercial.
6.Do you still collect? ............................. No
7.Is your van signwritten? .................... Yes
8. Average prices of a 3 bed semi no conservatory? ....................£8
9.Have or would you ever buy work?...........................Yes
10. Best Part Of The Job?.....................................Flexibility.
11.Worst Part?............................................Neck pain.
12. Online advertising (facebook, internet,adwords do you bother or do you think it brings in low quality spread out dross?).......canvassing, word of mouth and have bought work lately where it took the recommendation of the guy selling it to
get my foot through the door, wealthy customers.
13.  Sole trader or employ? If so how many lads? ...............................Sole trader but sub contract some interior cleaning.
14.  council estates cheap and compact or larger well prices nice properties to work on?............. Have a few smaller properties left over from a previous round but now its mainly large standalones looking a full property  cleaning service.
15. Ever slept with a customer?................Too Ugly
16. Biggest job? ........................................ 2 days 12 weekly on glass plus power washing, interior cleaning, gutter clearing cleaning       
yearly.
17. Worst mistake you have made (regarding work not life).......... building a round full of semi's and not being able to get enough money to cover my OCD cleaning methods.
18. Are you polite still to messers/people who give you the runaround/people who dont pay etc?..........Wouldn't say polite just blank them.
19. Have you ever threatened or vice vera been physically threatned by a customer? No, again it helps being ugly.
20.  Are you embarassed when somebody asks what you do for work and telling then that your a window cleaner? Yes why lie.
21. How many houses on your round?  50