[chopsie]

How do you do it? Just send a multiple message to whoever? entering individual numbers manually, or do you have some sort of computer programme that can do it. I am finding it a bit fiddly on blackberry bold, easy to press wrong numbers. I could fill up my phone with custys numbers but then it would waste my memory. Any ideas

[Matthew JN]

Have posted this before but i use a company called fast sms who are on the web.

[chopsie]

cheers I will google it and have a look

[geefree]

Only have an odd one to text with gate etc,.... cant do with too many of them, ..

get lots of call from customers "dropped" by other windies,

i quote them and they say oh i lock my gate how do we go on?

here we go!

i tend not to do them now i am full .

dont get me wrong , the texts work (sometimes)......and i know its work.... but i can do without lots of them on my round.. .

[chopsie]

I would like to do without it but am not full yet. Most are better paying customers aswell

[dazmond]

hi this is darren the window cleaner can you please unlock side gate for me as ill be calling to clean your windows tommorrow.many thanks

this is what i use.once you ve typed it out once you just forward it to whatever the addresses your getting round to the next day.

i only use it for the odd customer.i also phone the odd one or two to arrange access(bigger stand alone properties)

regards

dazmond

[mci services]

damn I forgot for tomorrow access problems again, ah well they will get done Wednesday : only had three to text as well

[chopsie]

cheers Daz but was after a better way of doing it other than typing numbers in every time. I do not really want to fill my phone with custies numbers,I suppose there are not that many though. I cannot seem to save a text template on blackberry either so have to write that every time. To be honest I am not overly impressed with phone, buttons too small, Had a crap samsung tocco for last 18 months, now this bloody crapberry, wish i stuck to nokia  
On a lighter note Daz I am flying wfp now, I was just taking to much time and going too slow, added £8-10 on my hourly turnover already, Not quite as good on the water usage as you yet, but getting extra £30 ish out of tank  

[chopsie]

damn I forgot for tomorrow access problems again, ah well they will get done Wednesday : only had three to text as well

I keep leaving it too late aswell, by time kids fed, bathed put to bed and we eaten times gone

[mci services]

I only text around 5 customers per month so they are all on my phone, I really couldn't be doing with texting all my customers, that would be a nightmare

[dazmond]

chopsie im sure a few custies phone numbers in your phone wont take up much room.ive got a samsung with a mini memory stick.

i also ALWAYS input new custies phone numbers in mobile then write them in my phone book as well just in case i lose/break my phone!ive learnt from experience!!


dazmond

[Jackal]

iv got two that i should tex but still never remembered so just climb over with ladders

[mci services]

iv got two that i should tex but still never remembered so just climb over with ladders

I did that for a while until I set off the alarms on a house and she was on holiday that's why I text her now

[GB Window Cleaning]

I text or phone all my customers the night before!

My text reads...

"Window cleaner...Your booked in tomorrow! Please leave access to all windows and payment in arranged place! thanks."

I just blanket text them, so one text and the phone sends to all customers! ive found this to be the best way of avoiding night collections as they leave payment in an arranged place on there property! some wont do that and like to send me a cheque or pay into my back etc.

By the way all my customers numbers are on my phone.

Regards, G.B

[davids3511]

Open an account with o2 online. You get 100 free texts too. I just say 'please leave the gate open for window cleaning tomorrow, Thanks David'. One text and it is sent to all the numbers you input. You don't ever have to type it in again, just forward yesterdays message on to todays numbers.

[RO-Sheen]

I've only got a few that I need to text but they are all saved under 'X' ie X123 Main Road. That way all of my customers are together on my phone and easier to find especially if you need to send text to multiple customers on the same night.

[the bfg]

I have a business plan with vodafone which includes 2000 anytime mins 500 texts but most of all unlimited uk landline calls and all for £50 a month,   oh and I got a 32 gb Iphone which went straight on ebay and sold for £450

just by speaking to customers Ive had quite a few    oh I'm glad you called can you give my friend a call as she's looking for a w/c



ITS GOOD TO TALK 

[Paul Coleman]

Open an account with o2 online. You get 100 free texts too. I just say 'please leave the gate open for window cleaning tomorrow, Thanks David'. One text and it is sent to all the numbers you input. You don't ever have to type it in again, just forward yesterdays message on to todays numbers.

I did something like that recently but ended up texting someone who had a clean a few days before - oops !!  Had to phone him to put the record straight.

[dave.e]

I do text customers the night befor and this is what i put

hello its dave the window cleaner can you please shut all window tomorrow and leave gate unlocked and payment where i can find it thanks dave.

and when i get round there guess what thay forgot dose my head in some times

[Jackal]

I do text customers the night befor and this is what i put

hello its dave the window cleaner can you please shut all window tomorrow and leave gate unlocked and payment where i can find it thanks dave.

and when i get round there guess what thay forgot dose my head in some times

thats why i cant be arsed text them,if they aint got money on them they wont go the bank just for you,some of mine would forget unlock gate aswell