[jouk45]

i met this wheelie bin guy today, and we got talking, he was telling me he does around 60 bins a day, he said he would hand a card to every customer and recommend me, if i do the same for him, seems a great idea to me, iv got nothing to lose, has anyone else teamed up with a diffrent business to bring in extra work

[elite mike]

nice to work together like that jouk

[jouk45]

yea he seemed a very nice chap and genuine, plus i would be offering a new service to my custys,

[newbroom]

Good idea, always amazes me that w/c don't swap partso f their rounds with each other to consolidate much easier to cut down on travel petrol etc

[jeff1]

I teamed up with a local guy in my area he repairs PVCu  or aluminium windows doors and Conservatories etc, I cleaned a conservatory roof in and out and discovered it leaked the custy said they can't get anyone to repair it but plenty of companies want to replace it  : so I told the custy to check my website.
 
So I know this guy just got a £700 job from one of my custy, I even gave the guy a page on my website because it looks good and we both do well out of each other by teaming up and helping each other out.

Oh and I had an extra £20 from my custy because I saved him quite a lot of money so everyone came out happy.

[GWCS]

I teamed up with a local guy in my area he repairs PVCu  or aluminium windows doors and Conservatories etc, I cleaned a conservatory roof in and out and discovered it leaked the custy said they can't get anyone to repair it but plenty of companies want to replace it  : so I told the custy to check my website.
 
So I know this guy just got a £700 job from one of my custy, I even gave the guy a page on my website because it looks good and we both do well out of each other by teaming up and helping each other out.

Oh and I had an extra £20 from my custy because I saved him quite a lot of money so everyone came out happy.

good idea, i now need to find someone like that.

[jeff1]

I teamed up with a local guy in my area he repairs PVCu  or aluminium windows doors and Conservatories etc, I cleaned a conservatory roof in and out and discovered it leaked the custy said they can't get anyone to repair it but plenty of companies want to replace it  : so I told the custy to check my website.
 
So I know this guy just got a £700 job from one of my custy, I even gave the guy a page on my website because it looks good and we both do well out of each other by teaming up and helping each other out.

Oh and I had an extra £20 from my custy because I saved him quite a lot of money so everyone came out happy.

good idea, i now need to find someone like that.

This guy wrote to me and asked to team up and because of the service he offered I took him up on the offer so check out you local yellow pages for someone who does this type of work and write to them or pop in and see them.

I also teamed up long ago like Joe with the local wheelie bin cleaner.

[simon knight]

These cozy arrangements work in theory but in seldom in practice.

Reality is that your bin man will not have a pocketful of your cards to hand to every one of his customers any more than you will recommend his services to all of your customers.

What might happen is that if one of his customers happens to ask him if he knows of a window cleaner he'll recommend you in much the same way if one of your customers wants a wheelie bin guy (1 chance in a million here) you'll recommend him.

The guy who cleans my carpets annually: I have a few of his card in my wallet and if asked I happily hand them out to my customers. But do I say to them "If you want your carpets cleaned here's the card of somebody I know."...do I heck!

[jouk45]

i know what your saying simon, but bins and windows go hand in hand they are fortnightly and exterrior cleaning,

[mci services]

jouk i do it with a wheelie bin guy whos my customer, he doesnt work for himself, but every time he gets me a customer he gets his windows done for free, doesnt take long and in the middle of a load of terraced houses i do anyway.

i also recommend a ultra sonic blind cleaning company and vice versa.

[simon knight]

Jouk, I'm not suggesting it's a bad idea or a waste of time, just that it's a limited concept.

As I said I have cards of my carpet cleaning mate in my wallet and he has some of my cards and yes from time to time we get a bit of biz for each other..but it's a few yearly if that.

Anyway nothing ventured nothing gained..as they say!

[Ian Lancaster]

i know what your saying simon, but bins and windows go hand in hand they are fortnightly and exterrior cleaning,

So much so that there is a national franchised business called "The Wheelie Bin and Window Cleaning Company"

Watch your step

[jouk45]

well that did cross my mind ian, i checked him out and he is an independant business. bins only

[Sapphire Window Cleaning]

I have teamed up with a carpet cleaner in Essex, I have passed on work for him and vice versa.
Its just another form of advertising in my eyes.

[windowswashed]

I do referals for a painter who is happy to pay £££'s for jobs put his way.