Quote from: robertphil on March 13, 2013, 06:23:05 pmim only interested in doing it the trad way . i remember when i started up about 6 yrs ago now, i had enough money to start up wfp ,ten times over, but its not for me . i like the simple efficient way of doing things , my workers feel the same way-iv heard them saying it . i would always buy the base model van rather than 1 with electric windows etc , less to go wrong What a very small mind you have.
im only interested in doing it the trad way . i remember when i started up about 6 yrs ago now, i had enough money to start up wfp ,ten times over, but its not for me . i like the simple efficient way of doing things , my workers feel the same way-iv heard them saying it . i would always buy the base model van rather than 1 with electric windows etc , less to go wrong
To answer the OP, I still work trad 'cos that's my choice and I love it! I'm now in my 17th year.And like Robertphil, the van I drive ('99 Fiesta 1.8D) has no fancy toys that can go wrong.If I were to change over to wfp (no chance btw) I would hate to think that I would become a brown-noser like so many who have seem to be. John
No lads, the question was, why are some guys still trad. Not look how great all the pole guys are. Try not to spend too much time on self praise. Pointing out how stupid anyone who works trad is. They don't bother WFP advanced clever multimillionares who bang out 400 a day yawn bore bore.I love to see the pigeon chested guys on here preening themselves infront of their mirrors and forgetting that they are the bottom of the food chain when it comes to services!!! We clean windows lads. It's not high tech. Some can't provide a full service. They can't clean over a certain height where some others can. Some don't even know how to clean insides of windows. WFP has caused loads of redundant workers to provide exactly the same service as the rest of us. So sit back, and watch your area get a bit smaller, and a bit smaller...............My custies are all off back to UK in the next few years, so thank God I can provide another service like carpet & upholstery cleaning. Very lucrative and a lot better than Stan Ogden's old job. I've earned well from this malarky, but it's nearly time to go. Never believed I'd hear from snobby window cleaners!! pmsl
I enjoy doing TRAD. ! Simple as.
No still don't understand, I must be thick
I'm mainly wfp but I still do some bungalows jobs trad because it quicker and obviously, shops in the main aren't worth doing wfp.In many ways, when I was 100% trad life was simpler. Ladders, bucket, mop and squeegie, cloths, a few chemicals for 1st cleans, no complications and no complaints.I don't blame anyone for staying 100% trad and yes, I earn more wfp but it is more hassle.
Quote from: dan hughes on March 13, 2013, 10:24:50 pm I enjoy doing TRAD. ! Simple as. I enjoy trad but enjoying it doesn't pay for my 3 foreign holidays a year. Crack on fellas.
Quote from: rosskesava on March 14, 2013, 12:25:21 amI'm mainly wfp but I still do some bungalows jobs trad because it quicker and obviously, shops in the main aren't worth doing wfp.In many ways, when I was 100% trad life was simpler. Ladders, bucket, mop and squeegie, cloths, a few chemicals for 1st cleans, no complications and no complaints.I don't blame anyone for staying 100% trad and yes, I earn more wfp but it is more hassle.I second that. I liked trad too I make excuses like safety better job more versatile but the big reason I don't trad is wfp is quicker and quicker = more money. I know I felt fitter when I was on the ladders day in day out and you see places few others see