[CARPET KNIGHTS]

As these months are known to be quiet months for a lot of carpet cleaners. What are you lot doing to ensure that you stay busy through this period?
 
Cheers Goron

[Rousey]

Double up on the advertising!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A strong offer to tempt the clients!!!

[Rousey]

Sorry, forgot to say, it is also a good time for your annual holiday!!

2/3 weeks somewhere exotic is simply the best way to see through so cold winter mornings!

That's why I work so hard now so I can pay for it and go!!!!

[Phil Marlor]

Glad of the rest to be honest, January is always ok anyway and there is still work in Feb/March and then its work work work again.

I used to worry my head off about quite times, but not now, life's too short!

Phil

[cleansmartsupplies]

Commercial work - mail shots out first week of Jan
Strong special offer to existing clients
Free room offer to attract new clients
Offer a big discount to all your cleans if they pre-book for the same time the following year
Talk to retailers - it's a high point for 'Scotchguarding' - carpets + furniture sold in the Jan sales

THEN go on holiday!

Matt
Cleansmart Supplies

[Shaun_Ashmore]

I read somewhere that the lowest discount that will attract a caller/buyer is 20%, anything less isn't strong enough to pull them.

A very old and respectable cc uses and probably invented "buy one get everything else half price"

Also I saw this in a shop window but have obviously changed it to suit your needs "have 3 carpets cleaned and recieve 25% off the total cost" it's an upsell to make the client buy more.

IMO discounting is only good if you get them to buy in bulk and at a time when YOU want them. Give a reason for the SALE ie out of season offer or "My chemical manufacturer is having a sale and I am passing the savings on to you so book now as his sale will not last long"

Shaun

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys,

Firstly I store up work from December by putting those not bothered before Xmas into JaN.

I have also cultivated commercials for this time , remember its not just us who are busy up to Xmas.

Thirdly don't get too doom and gloom , I'm convinced the main reason I'm consistently busy , apart from my obvoious CC brilliance , is that my advertising is consistent.

Don't try to prejudge the market.

Cheers

Doug

[ABLECLEAN]

I have just built a new workshop for wood working. So now I can spend a bit of time setting it all out and getting new machinery so that I can start to play in the New Year.
I am also starting a second business which has huge potential and is not related to CC, so I am excited. My computerised accounts tell me that I am up on last year so I am not worried at all.

[Chris Bailey]

If you’re not busy moving a wand there are many other things we can be doing instead to keep us busy... Risk assessment forms, Method statements, H & S policy etc.. all the necessary forms, policies and procedures that we all have in place for each of the commercial jobs we do...... don't we








(guess who went to the ncca roadshow )

[HolmansUKLTD]

yeah but they only take a little while to construct

[BRSL]

Im waking out loads of leaflets now 

But looks like your doing quite well from my family Gordon 

Handed out some new flyers to family too pass around as you do, when to my shock my partners aunty said oh I forgot you cleaned carpets with our fridge magnet on the fridge door and pile of flyers still in cubord, but had this nice chap Gordon deliver one the other day so thought id get him out, bloody cheek

But ill let you off as you done such a good job, keep working hard Gordon

Cheers James