[Matt.]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/property/pictures/9883749/Pound-land-derelict-houses-in-Liverpool-to-be-sold-for-just-one-pound.html

I missed them ........... At that price I would of taken the street  then wen I sold some I could come on here and tell every one all about it

Damn it

Not all the streets are like that here 

[Dave Willis]

I bought the whole street just to keep my tax bill down 

[p1w1]

I bought the whole street just to keep my tax bill down 

you should have used that money and done a solar panel cleaning course with it instead

[DaveG]

Not many windows to clean in those streets. .

[telfordwindowclnr]

I hope they don't email you through your website Steve (as I did)  they'll be waiting a long time for an answer

Hi Dave. Sorry. I thought I had replied to everyone? If you haven't received a reply, please email again and I will give it my swift attention.

[telfordwindowclnr]

I'm a mod, but I'm not going to e-mail you.  Why?  Advertising aint my thing.  I will remove/delete/remove posts/users if I think they're going to spam the place up.  I will also make the distinction between a small start up (more leeway) and someone who is established.  I'd consider you to be established, so less leeway.  But that's just me.  Mods don't get any direction on how to moderate (apart from the direction I receive from Quarter Light, which I just smile at).

But really, you ought to complain to Admin, not the mods.  We're just glorified members with a few extra buttons. 

Admin is the one to speaky to.

HTH

Thanks for the open and fair response Tosh. Mitch seems to send me emails about advertising on here. I don't know where he is in the CIU hierarchy. Is he able to lock threads?

Surely mods should be given some direction on how to moderate? Otherwise it becomes a personal thing instead of a regulated forum. How are we as forum users supposed to know what's acceptable unless there are guidelines?

I am not looking to push any barriers, but dos and don'ts would surely benefit all? Are you mods able to speak to each other and pin a locked thread that we can all read and receive some pointers?

[telfordwindowclnr]

Hi Steve,

I think you've raised a valid question here.

I think you have to remember that this isn't a democracy it's a forum, it's run on a commercial basis, and to a degree it paralels you and how you use the forum ( I've do not want to share information or let others be aware they can find it elsewhere )

I'm not knocking you, because most of us wish to improve our business and like to share success - I love it!! I would read those threads all day, but at the same time you need to me prepared to chat about how you got the work, how you overcome a problem etc... People soon get naffed off with the "look at me posts" that have no substance

I also have sympathy as others will just rip everyone and everything apart this is partly the style of the forum where anyone can pretend to be anything they want - who knows want sort of biz they really run.

Take the forum for what it is, a mish mash of people that can let off steam, poke fun, and have a laugh.

Serious business is done outside of this place

Darran

Yeah, good stuff Darran.

In the past, way back, I did offer loads of comments solely to do with window cleaning, prior to even thinking about solar panel cleaning. If you look back through the early SPC posts, I did offer help to people, but the mocking and 'conman' comments became more prevalent, so I closed up and changed both the reasons and my style of using the forum. To my mind, the best way to shut critics up is by showing your success. I try not sink to their levels of just winding people up for the sake of it.

This is a great forum, that's why I expect to be able to do business on here. It has proved to be a very valuable business tool for me.

Alex G has what I see, to be a very specific role on here. He offers advice on poles and constantly promotes his products and rightly so in my opinion. There are few, if anyone in the country who knows more about poles than Alex. Dazmond maybe. But Alex is a very professional and shrewd businessman who comments on his 'specialist' subject.

I feel I have nothing to offer regarding window cleaning that no one else can say. There are a lot of knowledgeable window cleaners on here who post very useful info and there is little more I can offer.

As a result, I post only on my 'specialist' subject, solar.

The 'look at me' posts as you phrase them are taken as a 'come and join me' posts by some on here who have adenine interest in solar work. The more I've posted about how my business has progressed, the more members have contacted me who have helped my business expand further. As a result, we get more work for all of our Approved Contractors.

The more people who join us, the stronger we all become and the more work we all get. It's been a winning formula.

[telfordwindowclnr]

Right from the start Steve you have used this forum to post spammy links to your website and use it to generate traffic for your own personal gain, much the same as that Rhino fella does.

You keep saying that it's not you that mentions your 'training' course it's other members, but by the very definition of you requiring potential sub contractors to pay for your course it absolutely has to be relevant and mentioned.

I'll admit I've been one of your harshest critics on here, but if you look back to your first 'how good am I, I've just won X contract' Post, I was actually the first to congratulate you, and genuinely meant it. However since then your constant self congratulation has become rather tedious.

Good luck in the future but if you genuinely believe that you should be able to continue posting on here the way you do, without paying as an advertiser, then you are wrong, again.

'Right from the start', I commented on window, gutter and driveway cleaning. I didn't even do SPC.

And I don't advertise. I don't need to. You do the advertising for me.

[CleanClear]

The more people who join us, the stronger we all become and the more work we all get. It's been a winning formula.

I'd like to teach the world to sing,
 in perfect harmony,
I'd like to hold it in my arms,
and keep it company ............its the real thing!!!!

And there we all are, holding hands, waving our brushes !!! 

[telfordwindowclnr]

well I did the cleaning course  myself today , 4 hours each way  a nice meal and a few drinks total cost around 400 quid  was it worth it ??

yes it was every penny , some great info on the dos and donts of cleaning solar panels , and ive got to say it was run very very well , having done many hazchem courses in the past this was as every bits as professional as them

I met some great guys on the course as well , from one van guys/girls  to people like ourselves running three vans and more , very good atmosphere lots of questions answered and two bookings from stev covering a lot more then we spent

after all the haters had a go on here I was abit take it or leave it , well happy I did it now and looking forward to working more with everybody I met up with today ,I couldn't belive how friendly people were unlike on here lol

Thanks for the positive comments. I'm glad you had a good day. Hazchem courses are excellent quality, so it's a great compliment to be compared to them.

We are a community and may well do an annual event for all of our Approved Contractors. It would be good to get everyone under one roof to discuss ideas. 

[telfordwindowclnr]

Oh dear....... ⬆️

There's a particular time of the month Ms Dean posts in this fashion if you haven't noticed 

Careful Matt. I had the pleasure of meeting Susan's other half yesterday. Ex-services. Say no more eh?

[CleanClear]

Oh dear....... ⬆️

There's a particular time of the month Ms Dean posts in this fashion if you haven't noticed 

Careful Matt. I had the pleasure of meeting Susan's other half yesterday. Ex-services. Say no more eh?

She's already told us. In her words he's a .............roid head cage fighter.

And he has a little wand for cleaning carpets 

[CleanClear]

So how much are these courses Steve, what do they entail and what do you get workwise once you've completed a course ? And do you have areas like franchises? Is that what it basically is that you're selling,  a franchise ?

[deeege]

Right from the start Steve you have used this forum to post spammy links to your website and use it to generate traffic for your own personal gain, much the same as that Rhino fella does.

You keep saying that it's not you that mentions your 'training' course it's other members, but by the very definition of you requiring potential sub contractors to pay for your course it absolutely has to be relevant and mentioned.

I'll admit I've been one of your harshest critics on here, but if you look back to your first 'how good am I, I've just won X contract' Post, I was actually the first to congratulate you, and genuinely meant it. However since then your constant self congratulation has become rather tedious.

Good luck in the future but if you genuinely believe that you should be able to continue posting on here the way you do, without paying as an advertiser, then you are wrong, again.

'Right from the start', I commented on window, gutter and driveway cleaning. I didn't even do SPC.

And I don't advertise. I don't need to. You do the advertising for me.

I'm afraid you are wrong pal. The only thing you do on this forum is is advertise  I'll happily accept a bet that you'll be banned from spamming this forum before the year end. Name your price?

Also please stop using silly abbreviations like 'SPC' that may mean something in your world but to the general user on this forum it means absolutely nothing.

[telfordwindowclnr]

So how much are these courses Steve, what do they entail and what do you get workwise once you've completed a course ? And do you have areas like franchises? Is that what it basically is that you're selling,  a franchise ?

Please feel free to email me and I will send you details away from the forum.

[telfordwindowclnr]

Right from the start Steve you have used this forum to post spammy links to your website and use it to generate traffic for your own personal gain, much the same as that Rhino fella does.

You keep saying that it's not you that mentions your 'training' course it's other members, but by the very definition of you requiring potential sub contractors to pay for your course it absolutely has to be relevant and mentioned.

I'll admit I've been one of your harshest critics on here, but if you look back to your first 'how good am I, I've just won X contract' Post, I was actually the first to congratulate you, and genuinely meant it. However since then your constant self congratulation has become rather tedious.

Good luck in the future but if you genuinely believe that you should be able to continue posting on here the way you do, without paying as an advertiser, then you are wrong, again.

'Right from the start', I commented on window, gutter and driveway cleaning. I didn't even do SPC.

And I don't advertise. I don't need to. You do the advertising for me.

I'm afraid you are wrong pal. The only thing you do on this forum is is advertise  I'll happily accept a bet that you'll be banned from spamming this forum before the year end. Name your price?

Also please stop using silly abbreviations like 'SPC' that may mean something in your world but to the general user on this forum it means absolutely nothing.

There's only 81 days until the end of the year! I'm sure I can wait that long without posting on here! But that's the easy way to win the bet! Unless you have been lined up to be put on the admin team? Then I guess you'll happily use your new found 'ban' button on me first! 

I feel fairly confident that the majority of users will work out what SPC means.  If you don't, you only have to ask.

Cue the 'SPC' puns...

[deeege]

Right from the start Steve you have used this forum to post spammy links to your website and use it to generate traffic for your own personal gain, much the same as that Rhino fella does.

You keep saying that it's not you that mentions your 'training' course it's other members, but by the very definition of you requiring potential sub contractors to pay for your course it absolutely has to be relevant and mentioned.

I'll admit I've been one of your harshest critics on here, but if you look back to your first 'how good am I, I've just won X contract' Post, I was actually the first to congratulate you, and genuinely meant it. However since then your constant self congratulation has become rather tedious.

Good luck in the future but if you genuinely believe that you should be able to continue posting on here the way you do, without paying as an advertiser, then you are wrong, again.

'Right from the start', I commented on window, gutter and driveway cleaning. I didn't even do SPC.

And I don't advertise. I don't need to. You do the advertising for me.

I'm afraid you are wrong pal. The only thing you do on this forum is is advertise  I'll happily accept a bet that you'll be banned from spamming this forum before the year end. Name your price?

Also please stop using silly abbreviations like 'SPC' that may mean something in your world but to the general user on this forum it means absolutely nothing.

There's only 81 days until the end of the year! I'm sure I can wait that long without posting on here! But that's the easy way to win the bet! Unless you have been lined up to be put on the admin team? Then I guess you'll happily use your new found 'ban' button on me first! 

I feel fairly confident that the majority of users will work out what SPC means.  If you don't, you only have to ask.

Cue the 'SPC' puns...

Would your business survive 81 days without spamming this place?

[8weekly]

Right from the start Steve you have used this forum to post spammy links to your website and use it to generate traffic for your own personal gain, much the same as that Rhino fella does.

You keep saying that it's not you that mentions your 'training' course it's other members, but by the very definition of you requiring potential sub contractors to pay for your course it absolutely has to be relevant and mentioned.

I'll admit I've been one of your harshest critics on here, but if you look back to your first 'how good am I, I've just won X contract' Post, I was actually the first to congratulate you, and genuinely meant it. However since then your constant self congratulation has become rather tedious.

Good luck in the future but if you genuinely believe that you should be able to continue posting on here the way you do, without paying as an advertiser, then you are wrong, again.

'Right from the start', I commented on window, gutter and driveway cleaning. I didn't even do SPC.

And I don't advertise. I don't need to. You do the advertising for me.

I'm afraid you are wrong pal. The only thing you do on this forum is is advertise  I'll happily accept a bet that you'll be banned from spamming this forum before the year end. Name your price?

Also please stop using silly abbreviations like 'SPC' that may mean something in your world but to the general user on this forum it means absolutely nothing.

There's only 81 days until the end of the year! I'm sure I can wait that long without posting on here! But that's the easy way to win the bet! Unless you have been lined up to be put on the admin team? Then I guess you'll happily use your new found 'ban' button on me first! 

I feel fairly confident that the majority of users will work out what SPC means.  If you don't, you only have to ask.

Cue the 'SPC' puns...

Would your business survive 81 days without spamming this place?

He spams everywhere and goes through the Facebook pages calling people. So probably. 

[telfordwindowclnr]

Right from the start Steve you have used this forum to post spammy links to your website and use it to generate traffic for your own personal gain, much the same as that Rhino fella does.

You keep saying that it's not you that mentions your 'training' course it's other members, but by the very definition of you requiring potential sub contractors to pay for your course it absolutely has to be relevant and mentioned.

I'll admit I've been one of your harshest critics on here, but if you look back to your first 'how good am I, I've just won X contract' Post, I was actually the first to congratulate you, and genuinely meant it. However since then your constant self congratulation has become rather tedious.

Good luck in the future but if you genuinely believe that you should be able to continue posting on here the way you do, without paying as an advertiser, then you are wrong, again.

'Right from the start', I commented on window, gutter and driveway cleaning. I didn't even do SPC.

And I don't advertise. I don't need to. You do the advertising for me.

I'm afraid you are wrong pal. The only thing you do on this forum is is advertise  I'll happily accept a bet that you'll be banned from spamming this forum before the year end. Name your price?

Also please stop using silly abbreviations like 'SPC' that may mean something in your world but to the general user on this forum it means absolutely nothing.

There's only 81 days until the end of the year! I'm sure I can wait that long without posting on here! But that's the easy way to win the bet! Unless you have been lined up to be put on the admin team? Then I guess you'll happily use your new found 'ban' button on me first! 

I feel fairly confident that the majority of users will work out what SPC means.  If you don't, you only have to ask.

Cue the 'SPC' puns...

Would your business survive 81 days without spamming this place?

He spams everywhere and goes through the Facebook pages calling people. So probably. 

I hardly use FB for anything, let alone calling people. I wouldn't know how to do it!  That's funny!

[Rich Wilts]

Oh dear....... ⬆️

There's a particular time of the month Ms Dean posts in this fashion if you haven't noticed 

I once fought my way out of a paper bag.

Careful Matt. I had the pleasure of meeting Susan's other half yesterday. Ex-services. Say no more eh?

Yea, they don't call me 'Rambo-psycho-Jimmy chan-Peter Sutcliffe-Hong Kong Phooey' for nothing you know.