[jaykie]

Like i said i did have a price in mind and i was thinking about the £60 ish mark,
NWH is abou 8 miles from me, these are £1.6 million homes

[alanwilson]

well if you can get £60 for it then great but there seems to be an awful lot of guys on here who don't have enough work (whether they admit it or not), not bringing in as much money as they want/need and yet still quote very very high prices for window cleaning.

In business I have always decided that its much better to have sensibly priced work and plenty of it than a small handful of over-priced customers. 

[ftp]

Big houses yes, but not many windows really.

[gsw]

the problem you have here IMO is if you charge £60.00 and do get all five and knock them out in just over a morning mr and mrs big house aint going to like the fact that the window cleaner has just earnt £300.00 and still has some of the day left to earn more!! I know its a rock and a hard place and i'm not saying i know the solution but just raising a point.

mr and mrs big house dont like to think the window cleaner is having it off in these difficult times....i'm assuming of course they find buyers for these houses.... how much are they NWH might be interested (only joking geez!)

[borg]

i would go £50 2 £60 u should get that np i do 1 smaller than that and i get £50 for it .

[jaykie]

In that circumstance id knock on all 5 mr and mrs big houses and tell them that because ive picked up the neighbours to im going reduce all of them to £55 each or sub them to you guys for £30 lol only joking

[STEVE-UK]

chris , i would want £50 for it not including con roof,but would probably quote £45

[NWH]

In that circumstance id knock on all 5 mr and mrs big houses and tell them that because ive picked up the neighbours to im going reduce all of them to £55 each or sub them to you guys for £30 lol only joking

lol yeah i would by the sounds of it mate,the second 1 in the pic looks different to the other 1.People like this earn mega money,there bonus is 2-3 times a good anual salary and they couldn`t give a rats bum what we earn they just need to trust you and like you that`s the flat cap and roll up brigades attitude.You will be very surprised at how much these kind of people think they should pay,if i said 30-40 quid they`d think was after the family silver when they where out.

[jaykie]

Thats why i think i could target this kind of work as got crb check, uniform and sign written van, this isnt a knock to people that havent, NWH do these sort of people approach wc or is there a way i could try and get the job.

Chris

[Oakley Windows]

Thats why i think i could target this kind of work as got crb check, uniform and sign written van, this isnt a knock to people that havent, NWH do these sort of people approach wc or is there a way i could try and get the job.

Chris

Your best bet, assuming they are new builds but already moved in, is to make a direct approach, being sure you actually speak face to face, not through an intercom at the end of the drive. It might take a few trips to be sure you're there when theyre in and able to give you a few minutes of their time.

Have some company literature, go with company uniform be polite, shaved and leave NWH in the van

[NWH]

Thats why i think i could target this kind of work as got crb check, uniform and sign written van, this isnt a knock to people that havent, NWH do these sort of people approach wc or is there a way i could try and get the job.

Chris

I have got work in the past like this from word of mouth,they tell there freinds he lets himself in he has the gate number etc when we are away and that tells them straight away they can trust me.The also love the fact that they all have the same gardeners WC`c,9 times out of 10 price is the last thing on there mind unless your seriously taking the P*** like me,no only joking price what you want mate but don`t under sell yourself remember once you`ve got em you`ve got em and there`s normally no going back,if you tell them a year later you price to cheap they`ll take that as more of a P*** take than over pricing originally.

[STEVE-UK]

ive got a job like that, they called me from a leaflet i posted simular size in seaford £50 ,people are different some wont batter an eyelid at £100 and some are tight as

[NWH]

Also i don`t care i will go and see if there`s anyone in i don`t care i`ll only do that on these type though,i shy child gets nothing.

[NWH]

Thats why i think i could target this kind of work as got crb check, uniform and sign written van, this isnt a knock to people that havent, NWH do these sort of people approach wc or is there a way i could try and get the job.

Chris

Your best bet, assuming they are new builds but already moved in, is to make a direct approach, being sure you actually speak face to face, not through an intercom at the end of the drive. It might take a few trips to be sure you're there when theyre in and able to give you a few minutes of their time.

Have some company literature, go with company uniform be polite, shaved and leave NWH in the van

lol leave me in the van yeah,i tell you what i`d be a great canvasser i`m full of ****.

[jaykie]

But there still for sale and in a area that isnt clse to any work i got at mo but do i just keep driving there to see if anyone moved in or is there a site saying when people are exchanging

[NWH]

You need to be almost stalking it mate i`m serous,i`ll bet other WC`s are.Make a point of going by everyday if you can to see what`s happening,you here WC`s saying i picked up another 10 jobs today,not like that they didn`t.

[jaykie]

But i couldnt pounce on the day they move in, but wouldnt want to leave it to long

[NWH]

Yes you could mate,if you get 1 you`ll get em all.

[Oakley Windows]

You need to be almost stalking it mate i`m serous,i`ll bet other WC`s are.Make a point of going by everyday if you can to see what`s happening,you here WC`s saying i picked up another 10 jobs today,not like that they didn`t.

Yup too true.


We had an estate just 100 yards down the road from me go up about a year ago, theres a nice little days work in there, i thought, that'll do me fine. Started knocking within a fortnight of the first one moved in.....all gone, someones picked em all up.

Probably fingering the sales-girl of the builder  if you see what I mean 

[Roger Slater]

RWC if you can get what your asking to clean this house then good luck mate, the rest of the negative postys here i fear are jealous, you surley have started a raw nerve post here, my email client is going mad with topic replys, you should be a moderator take a look at www.clean2o.co.uk for a job.