[Frankybadboy]

whats canvassing

[GB Window Cleaning]

Around here we do and guess what all my round is built on fortnightlys.
I have 6 monthly rounds but they are all new build site the rest are fortnightly.

Its an advantage of living in the north of england  

what your new jobs are one clean every six months? id price them as one offs i recon  

[DG Cleaning]

I reckon he means 6 rounds all done monthly not every 6 months

[GB Window Cleaning]

I reckon he means 6 rounds all done monthly not every 6 months

ohh right i see! thanks 

[windiewasher]

Good stuff Steve

I have had just short of 900 pound come in on houses a Month in the last 4 weeks.

[Tom White]

instead of commuting 70+ mile round trip,

That's a long way to get rained off from!

[Danny Guest]

Around here we do and guess what all my round is built on fortnightlys.
I have 6 monthly rounds but they are all new build site the rest are fortnightly.

Its an advantage of living in the north of england 

You know, once you get too much work, speak to your 'fornightlies' and suggest you increase the price, but decrease the frequency to four-weekly.

I do similar, but instead of having the more common monthly frequency, for  number of years now I have priced them very well and suggested every-other-month (six times per year), and they mostly go for it.
I make a point of saying that many window cleaners still rigidly stick to four-weekly cleans, yet in my opinion, they don't need doing so often, so they actually save money, and still have a regular - fully insured - window cleaner.


I have a lot of work like this, and it works really well; they even seem pleased to see me.

Ive done this tosh on my smaller rounds to make them worth while cleaning. If instance the last round i did that on was being charged £6 a fortnight but was producing under £100 a clean and after 6 months no new customers so i increased them to £8 every 4 weeks. I havent picked up any new work here but the increase in hourly earning and travelling and collecting makes it seem worth while now.
How much more are you charging for 6 weekly/bi monthly?

Danny

[Pope vader]

danny are you trad or wfp yet

if wfp how are the custy taking 2 week cleans

[AS Window Cleaning]

instead of commuting 70+ mile round trip,

That's a long way to get rained off from!

have been lucky with weather, by time rain gets to pershore its normally stopped, or stopping. got fantastic customer base there, just would like to get some closer to home. I'm gonna try chepstow nxt, just down the road. heard the window cleaner there is pricing higher so he can work less!

[Steve CM]

Good stuff Steve

I have had just short of 900 pound come in on houses a Month in the last 4 weeks.

Yeah pretty good I thought. Should get that again this month hopefully

[windiewasher]

Good stuff Steve

I have had just short of 900 pound come in on houses a Month in the last 4 weeks.

Yeah pretty good I thought. Should get that again this month hopefully

well done,keep up the hardwork steve!
Thats a great amount,how many hours are you canvassing a week?
I've took marks advice earlier in the post about quoting on a card,ive printed some up today so will be putting them through every door with a leaflet on the real dirty ones that is that nobody is in!

[Steve CM]

I don't canvass. Someone else is out doing it. It has probably taken about 45 hours to get that in on his own

[windiewasher]

I don't canvass. Someone else is out doing it. It has probably taken about 45 hours to get that in on his own

Sounds a good canvasser m8.I have a canvasser but he's struggling working it around his job at the moment.

[Danny Guest]

danny are you trad or wfp yet

if wfp how are the custy taking 2 week cleans

im trad mate but 2weekly is normal round here

[AS Window Cleaning]

instead of commuting 70+ mile round trip,

That's a long way to get rained off from!

have been lucky with weather, by time rain gets to pershore its normally stopped, or stopping. got fantastic customer base there, just would like to get some closer to home. I'm gonna try chepstow nxt, just down the road. heard the window cleaner there is pricing higher so he can work less!

was waiting for reply from tosh on this one...... prob busy sweet talking dis customers against dodgy window cleaners moving in!

as for getting away with cleaning windows 2 weekly on domestic, I had one customer yesterday, I said see ya in a month, Ph, a month, that's bit soon she said. well, its 5 weeks actually I replied. oh, that's fine!  customers!  :