[andrew tapsell]

getting to busy . but cant stop taking new clients on .am i making a mistake .

[Sean Dyer]

Nope busy is good

Imagine the opposite problem and what that would feel like

Only thing i would do is if the new work sticks and are good custys at good prices either a. sell off your tat work , or b. bang up old work prices , and lose a few and have same money for less work

Im currently doing B to all my round

When im finished if i have to much i will sell some off or rent a bit out to someone who needs a day here /there

ps there is a c and that is work longer / harder

[sean84]

Nope busy is good

Imagine the opposite problem and what that would feel like

Only thing i would do is if the new work sticks and are good custys at good prices either a. sell off your tat work , or b. bang up old work prices , and lose a few and have same money for less work

Im currently doing B to all my round

When im finished if i have to much i will sell some off or rent a bit out to someone who needs a day here /there

ps there is a c and that is work longer / harder

Would love to be in your position, how long you been going for?

[Sean Dyer]

Me or sunshine?

[steven ainger]

getting to busy . but cant stop taking new clients on .am i making a mistake .

Im in the same position,
Dont want to spend my life working my guts out,
But dont want to employ either.
Decisions decisions ??

[Sean Dyer]

Cut the crap keep the cream

I dont want to work my guts off all my life and dont want to employ

BUT i want holidays etc SO

I am refining my round till i get maximum returns for 4 days a week  

Im aiming for good paying domestic 3 days and commercial one day

Work is work no matter how you dress it up , but you can work smarter instead of harder and with window cleaning you can earn a good wedge with the right work , just got to keep your overheads down

Plus its all subjective , my GOOd wage might be peanuts to the guy who wants flash cars and big homes

It all depends what you want, staff might be the only way to get it

[sean84]

Me or sunshine?

Both.

[PurefectWindowCleaning]

Ive had to much work for years. Cant remember the last time i cleaned a customers house on time (6 weekly) ... and I employ.

Reluctant to drop any work or sell any, and still accept new customers.

2nd van soon

[Dave Willis]

I've been in the same position for the last year. It's good financially but sometimes all work and no play is a bad thing.

[Sean Dyer]

Fulltime for 4 years now

Been doing a bit for a yr or so longer than that though

I havent really pushed since the first year or two and 50% of my rounds i have bought

Time to have a big push now though to refine about 50 % (mainly the stuff i bought) which is compacy but below my average price

HAving roughly a 30% rise march-april and going to canvass for another £1500 or so this year

Where you upto with your rounds?

[andrew tapsell]

actually ive been on my own for 2 months. but sounds as if ive done good but i bought a round locally which is been a blessing. but now i pick up few on my travels , more than what i anticipated to be honest. i think come april interest will go mad. if that happens then not sure what to do .  but saying that some of the comments on here have giving me food for thought

[GB Window Cleaning]

getting to busy . but cant stop taking new clients on .am i making a mistake .

do you fancy selling some mate? im in lincoln but wlling to travel if the price is good! are you in grantham? if so its about 40 to 50 mins from me! thanks.

george

[Sean Dyer]

actually ive been on my own for 2 months. but sounds as if ive done good but i bought a round locally which is been a blessing. but now i pick up few on my travels , more than what i anticipated to be honest. i think come april interest will go mad. if that happens then not sure what to do .  but saying that some of the comments on here have giving me food for thought

You only started 2 month ago??

[sean84]

Cut the crap keep the cream

I dont want to work my guts off all my life and dont want to employ

BUT i want holidays etc SO

I am refining my round till i get maximum returns for 4 days a week  

Im aiming for good paying domestic 3 days and commercial one day

Work is work no matter how you dress it up , but you can work smarter instead of harder and with window cleaning you can earn a good wedge with the right work , just got to keep your overheads down

Plus its all subjective , my GOOd wage might be peanuts to the guy who wants flash cars and big homes

It all depends what you want, staff might be the only way to get it

Sounds like you got it sussed 
Not doing as good as you; I have only started! I have 3 customers now and 3 on hold for when I get a wfp in next few weeks (arkward windows) and have only canvassed for 5 hours in total so I know theres work to be had, and from the advice I get off this forum hoping to have a full round in 6 months.

When you started how many houses could you average in a day compared to what you can average now; have you got much quicker?

[Sean Dyer]

When i started i was living at home and working with another lad so i got to learn slowly

But i was SLOOOW

This is trad

But after being full time it got easier and easier to do say £15o in a day

It went from being an unreachable number to being a whole days real graft

to 6 hours at a fast pace to 6 hours in auto pilot

It just takes time

wfp will be the same i am on that learning curve again now and work gets faster every time

Obviously compared to trad with wfp you will be a step ahead from day one

But i used to think it was all about speed and being faster and faster but then i hated work as it always meant running around

Now i find a good balance of compact work , well priced work , good gear and a brisk pace and no faffing is the way forward..... work is just that WORK . But you can find ways to speed up and bump up your wage

sean

[GDwindowcleaning]

The truth is having too many customers does you or them no favours, you can only go out to work and clean so many days a month, you dont earn any more money by being behind and the customers get used to a longer frequency.

You just need a tad over 4 weeks work then any more than that is pointless...

[sean84]

When i started i was living at home and working with another lad so i got to learn slowly

But i was SLOOOW

This is trad

But after being full time it got easier and easier to do say £15o in a day

It went from being an unreachable number to being a whole days real graft

to 6 hours at a fast pace to 6 hours in auto pilot

It just takes time

wfp will be the same i am on that learning curve again now and work gets faster every time

Obviously compared to trad with wfp you will be a step ahead from day one

But i used to think it was all about speed and being faster and faster but then i hated work as it always meant running around

Now i find a good balance of compact work , well priced work , good gear and a brisk pace and no faffing is the way forward..... work is just that WORK . But you can find ways to speed up and bump up your wage

sean

Thats good to hear. When I get a wfp im doing all tops wfp, the rest trad so that should speed things up. Also my first cleans have taken an hour (approx) which is slow but want to do a good jobs too so I think I could do them in 30 mins next month  

[andrew tapsell]

i would be interested in selling some but i would have to sell a good days load to make it worth your while you would also need a long pole on some jobs so thats essential. send me your email and i will keep you informed. iv been cleaning windows for 4 months working for someone else and for myself for 2 months 6 months total ive learned a lot 70 per cent wfp and 29 percent trad but the work i would be interested in selling would be all wfp. never do 1 off cleans i dont believe in them its  either monthly or bimonthly. it takes too much water and messes your day up

[GB Window Cleaning]

i would be interested in selling some but i would have to sell a good days load to make it worth your while you would also need a long pole on some jobs so thats essential. send me your email and i will keep you informed. iv been cleaning windows for 4 months working for someone else and for myself for 2 months 6 months total ive learned a lot 70 per cent wfp and 29 percent trad but the work i would be interested in selling would be all wfp. never do 1 off cleans i dont believe in them its  either monthly or bimonthly. it takes too much water and messes your day up

ive got a slx 30 mate i recon i can get upto about 40 ft (nearly) so no probs there mate my email address is:- georgebuckthorpe825@msn.com  thankyou and speak soon.
george

[king marko]

Andy, it's Mark (used to work for Matt)
You've got my number chap, you ever need a hand I've said before, just ask - if I'm about I'll help
You'd be silly to flog good work off so soon