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Silver Surfer

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Starting up
« on: November 11, 2011, 05:29:41 pm »
Guys

Whats your take on starting up this time of year...what with the whole country nearly skint :(

Pope vader

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2011, 05:36:10 pm »
the country isnt skint,  go to your local asda/tesco  tomorrow morning and see how skint people are,

Silver Surfer

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2011, 05:38:10 pm »
the country isnt skint,  go to your local asda/tesco  tomorrow morning and see how skint people are,

Yeah i get what you mean....but they have to eat...windows can take a back seat :o

Pope vader

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2011, 05:41:33 pm »
ur right,  the country is skint,  i only did 500 worth of wc and 300 worth of gutter cleaning,  cant wait for this recession to finish and people to have money again

get out knocking,  you will always pick up work

lee09

Re: Starting up
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2011, 06:51:37 pm »
the country isnt skint,  go to your local asda/tesco  tomorrow morning and see how skint people are,

Yeah i get what you mean....but they have to eat...windows can take a back seat :o

Yes I would wait. We may turn the corner in 5 to 10 years so I would think about starting then.
Lee

GB Window Cleaning

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2011, 06:57:32 pm »
go to"meadow hall" this weekend and watch all the people apparently not spending  ;)

king marko

Re: Starting up
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2011, 07:01:34 pm »
I'd wait - only had £60 worth of new work call me today thru word of mouth so its definately biting ;D

Silver Surfer

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2011, 07:13:21 pm »
No need for snyde comments fellas.....i get the picture ;D

rah

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2011, 07:37:22 pm »
Why not canvass before you do anything! I did many years ago, then work out if it's worth the investment. Started Trad, moved to WFP about 4 yrs later, 15 yrs down the line.

Rob.
Life used to be full of up's and downs....now i hardly ever get up a ladder :) .

Re: Starting up
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2011, 07:41:34 pm »
ive got quite a nice round at the moment mate, but my missus is coming to work with me, at the moment we have canvassed twice for two hours all together from leaflets gone out in that time and customers taken on we have got about £200 of monthly work, so i think as good as it has ever been, i would say in this day and age you should for every 20 houses that are in you would expect to get a customer now on a week day it will take you all day to get 100 customers in, however on a saturday etc much shorter time, and if there is two of you probably have a nice few houses coming in, we do, this was that same when my dad was canvassing 30 years ago, when my brother was 15 years ago and still the same as i am, the ratio for us has never changed , if you want to build a round and knock on a lot of doors, you will have a round simple as that, all a numbers game, i have no doubt whatsoever that you will be able to build a round in this climate

Silver Surfer

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2011, 11:25:38 pm »
Thanks for all the thumbs up fellas!!

Sorry the last post was in fustration :'(

My short story: their used to be 2 of us on the windows 18-20 year ago.....we parted company i went in to a dying trade (That what it is at the present) i have a young family and mrs and things are starting to take there toll...work and money are running out fast what with :(

I sugested to my mrs and kids about the windy work.....they think i've lost the plot :o I just  wanted to get a fee for what things are like at the present!

Bushboy

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2011, 11:59:21 pm »
Go for it ,
Done some canvassing recently , picked up 2000 worth in two weeks ! ,
Hard going , but it can be done just starting there second cleans ,
 ;D :D

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2011, 01:09:00 am »
pity you werent wrexham north wales based
i could fill your  order book  ;) ;)
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Silver Surfer

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2011, 01:11:26 am »
pity you werent wrexham north wales based
i could fill your  order book  ;) ;)

I wish buddy...just getting a bit disspondant with things at the minute :-[

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2011, 01:15:10 am »
if you eancy a run up
i can show u trad
or wfp for yr exp even pass you sum work
pity yr south east ways
offers there  ;)
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Silver Surfer

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #15 on: November 12, 2011, 01:19:17 am »
if you eancy a run up
i can show u trad
or wfp for yr exp even pass you sum work
pity yr south east ways
offers there  ;)

Cheers bud.....might take you up on it...if i can afford the diesel ;D

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2011, 01:39:54 am »
it wudnt be a prob
youd av to let me knoe in advance
but yr more than welcome bud id even buy u dinner ;D ;D
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Ian101

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2011, 02:07:21 am »
dinner really ???? u be offering soft music / candles next  ;)

Gav Camm lammy 283

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #18 on: November 12, 2011, 02:10:30 am »
ian really cant get my head
round yr leaving
so i need a whipping boy in my
areas lol
no ian plz dont go
arrrrrrrr f*** it ian dont leave m8 ;D
LET YOUR PANES BE MY PLEASURE

"If CALSBERG did WINDOW CLEANING
 it would be C.C.C  Probably the best WINDOW CLEANERS IN THE WORLD ..........."

Ian101

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Re: Starting up
« Reply #19 on: November 12, 2011, 02:15:48 am »
who's leaving ?

scaling down in Chester bit by bit as busy in other  closer to home areas

Oz few years away yet .... if lad can get in of course  :D