[dai]

I have lost about 2 days work out of 25, but have done nothing to try and replace them.
16 days per four weeks would suit me. The above losses have not affected my income in the slightest, it just means I can get round a bit nearer the time I'm due.
I saw someone with an unbaffled tank on the back of a trailer, driving up Prestatyn High Street yesterday, it looked quite scary the way the water was sloshing about, I have never seen him before.
Have seen a lot of shiny new pointers on old cars too.

[Simon@ Clearview contractors]

The "crunch" truthfully hasn't hit me at all yet, however, it as got me more motivated to try new channels in business i.e. doing carpet cleaning or even doing a new push on the pressure washing(it's that time of year guys), also tree felling, this comes good in summertime, but I do like my fishing.

As long as I hit my targets each week, and the bills are paid, no need to worry too many 12hr shifts in that hellhole of a factory I worked in to make me get stressed these days!

[cottonbud10]

all my losses are domestic,,,it,s not the quality of my work,,,,,just customers cutting back,,,,kev,,,southend..essex

[seandyer2003]

\We have lost about £8,800 in the last 9 months all commercial.

But we have picked up about £4.600 all commercial

So we are down about £4,000

Wow!! I have lost about £100 max, but it happened gradually, a few going every other time, and a few saying stop for now, but the last 3 weeks i have picked up a few jobs tha have just fell on my lap so to speak a £25 house, an £18.00, and a few £8.00, then yesterday a pretty big commercial quote which will be about £300 a month IF i get it, so the work is there, i think some of you guys are just plain unlucky to have a handful of custys that lose jobs etc, and some of us are fortunate, so just keep plugging away as there is always something around the corner....

KEEP IT UP EVERYONE unless your in manchester...

[AuRavelling79]

Yes. And noticing other w/c's too - maybe we're all catching up after the cold spell?

Just to clarify - I have lost a handful of domestics over the last few months mostly in the last big scare of October when the BBC and the Daily Wail were telling everyone the sky was falling and a certain element of "room temperature IQ" custies packed in.

Since then I have lost less than I have gained with no canvassing whatsoever.

One commercial of mine (present value £1600 per year) is getting noises from head office about reducing frequency and I think that will drop to £1200 next year.

So in answer to the original Q. - I am losing some, but not as many as I have gained. But it is noticable - and I have notice more w/c's but I wonder if that is because we all got behind and now we are out more catching up.

If we are finding things stagnant then how do you think a newbie is going to find it?

[tomy jackson]

iv lost sum and afue gon 2 munthley but piked up slitley moor ,and two biger jobs to price up next week

[newclean]

I have losed a few over the past months ( i blame tv & papers for the hype) but gained 5 new commercials over the past month.


newclean

[elite mike]

was talking to  a guy who runs a wc firm in cinderford

reckons hes lost well over £60.000 since november

and another where i am reckons hes lost thousands

but hes a real buller :

i on the other hand thankfully seem to be ok

mike

[Phil Mitchell]

Lost 10 domestic last October so went cavassing and replaced them with better work. Since then I've lost and gained up until this week and gained 8 jobs and lost none.
I think that just goes to show you never know whats round the corner. Good luck to you all.

[windowswashed]

Lost a lot last year in the first half but haven't lost a single one in the last half of last year or the start of this year. Keep picking up commercial work, without trying and some nice domestics too. Right place at right time I guess as I'm noticing plenty more new window cleaners emerging.