Is their now to many window cleaners in certain areas just this week their has been 2 new vans in my area of work but firms have driven over 30 mins to do domestic houses one guy i spoke to nice fella but only cleaned one house in the street .
I wouldn't dream of doing a round trip for over an hour for a few dotted around domestic houses , I am not bothered by them as i have plenty of work just wondered if its the same in other areas .
Mike whilst i do have streets where i appear to do the whole street more of my work is made up of ..only doing one house in a street.
You see a downside in that, and one i understand. Of course its a no brainer that the more compact your work is the more you earn? But there's an upside to this opposite scenario of only cleaning one house in a street too............
I don't know many streets, closes or whatever that do not have window cleaners. So when i get an enquiry i already know they have cleaners in their street/close whatever. But the fact they have asked me leads me to believe wrongly or rightly they do not want to use the cleaners that already service their road/street/close.
I'm just waffling on now, so i'll carry on waffling on..............as a new cleaner or some one starting out, or just me looking for new more lucrative business what do you do to attract customers where they already have a reliable cleaner ?
Well as i know, in my own circumstances, many cleaners engage on fortnightly terms and they door knock for the money on a Friday. They go around in gangs, and just jump fences, flat roofs etc willy nilly. Spliffs hanging out their mouths etc............. You know the type, entrapranuer......employs a few lads, £30 a day................
So armed with this knowledge i offer a little bit more, pre notification (for security), a contact address/phone/email, alternative payment means.............cheuque/BACS/plantpot/cash !! Blah blah blah !!!
Not everyones cup of tea i know. But its a cup of tea that keeps me in a comfortable living, gives my customers the window cleaning service they want and all the guys where i clean who generally do the whole street hate me. Can't please everyone.
But i've a question i'd like to ask you MIke? How come you're worried about other people ? I'd drive an hour for a days work no problem if the alternative was no work.