[carlton care]

Kev.................I suggest you remove the figures posted. Forums like this are easily monitored by tax and vat spies. You can never tell who's reading your posts.

[clinton]

justin

Dont think you will see the credit crunch till jan after xmas when the big electric and gas bills come in

It was really up and down last spring so lets hope it wont get to bad .. clinton

[kinder clean]

I agree its important to get out to the customer as quickly as possible to give your quote, getting there first before some silver tongued natural salesman does mean the difference between getting the job or not, of course you need a confident well rehearsed pitch especially if your not a natural salesman, as I am not.

I would say don't be affraid of asking if you can pop over in the early evening if your booked with work the day of the call and so your not sounding like a desperado I just them  'As I'll be passing by your area after finishing the last job today' that way your reducing the chances of the customer calling on more cleaners for quotes, which if your telling them you can come to quote in a couple of days time I guarantee will happen, over a year I'm sure your conversion rates would increase - Don't delay!!

I gave a quote yesterday morning, the guy seemed very pleased but told me he had several other companies coming to quote later in the day -   So he was either a price shopper or I had failed to sell. Turned out a bit of both, I'm pretty sure I know who else quoted as he told me where he had seen me advertised - He rang back this morning asked if I could come down £25 !!! No, I don't compete on price -   I compete on quality of service   - Ok, can I have it done anyway. Jobs a good un.

Paul Kinder Clean

[craigp]

Kev.................I suggest you remove the figures posted. Forums like this are easily monitored by tax and vat spies. You can never tell who's reading your posts.

your paraniod, very much doubt tax inspector will trol through these just to try and catch someone out, be like a needle in a hay stack, besides Kevin declares all as we all do.

[M.Acorn]

Very very busy ! record breaking week for me,lot`s of commercial jobs and bookings all next week.Keep it up that`s what i say  must put some of it asside for mr tax man 

[carlton care]

Craig

This is not paranoia, just common sense.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Tax investigators do look in on forums like this but also there are those who may 'shop' other cleaners out of jealousy.

Be like Dad and keep Mum!

Shaun

[Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)]

Busy on the cleaning side, have had every quote accepted in the last two weeks.

But also busy on the supply and fit side, which has been dead on its arse for months.

Happy days.

Steve

[Mike Osbourne]

Is it true The Revenue heard about your story Shaun and had a whip round.  

[Kev Loomes]

Carlton
Thanks for the advice, of course we declare all, so nothing to hide. Know what your saying though.

Craigp
Just domestic. 40p normal and 60p with prot. All 3 of the jobs had 20% discount beforehand and a couple of freebies, I was happy to do this for the net figures already mentioned.

Skywalker
Me and my eldest, wife doing phones/paperwork.

Spencer
This was probably my last time quoting figures!

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Kev

Me and my eldest wife doing phones/paperwork

How many wives have you got?

Did you get away with calling her that?

Shaun

[Kev Loomes]

Woops, I'll re-phrase!

Me and my eldest (son), wife doing phones/paperwork.

[Aquakleen Restoration Services]

Nice one Kev Im glad your doing well! I thought it was a lot for one person! haha Ive made £350 today.

Second job was a right $hit hole at Willington Quay (where that little girl was abducted a few xmas's ago from her bath tub - quality area). It was an upstairs flat and as I was about to clean the stairs the leccy ran out! Its the 3rd job for this property firm ive done and the first job I did for them the same thing happened at a different location! Ran out of juice and no gas to heat the water for my porty so had to run it thu the inline heater for a bit. Hassle but a decent days pay.

John

[Kev Loomes]

Sounds like hassle John, how did you manage to keep calm I ask myslef. I would have gone bonkers.

[clinton]

What do you do john when the electric runs out

Wonder when it goes up will the meter run out quicker...

[Aquakleen Restoration Services]

Tell me about it Kev!!!

I rang the manager but by this time she was home and just said to me forget it and it was ok no problem!! Most of the work had been done and the carpets looked nice but were disgusting before hand. Looked like a druggy had been living there! Any way I had been paid cash by her but I still wanted to finish the job and was disappointed I couldnt to be honest!

[Aquakleen Restoration Services]

Well it only bloody happens with this property firm Clint!!! They are a right pain in the a$$! But worth keeping because they have all been decent sized jobs and next time Ill just have to remind them about the gas and leccy LOL

[spindle]

only had electric run out once..........luckily for me it was a key meter.......put £10 on it ........and of course added this to the invoice.....just a pain the a$$ to go and top it up

[clinton]

Think you can get some sort of meter credit card for the electric.

Bet its a pain mate just when your working and it goes and nearly when you fin lol :

[Kev Loomes]

Tell me about it Kev!!!

I rang the manager but by this time she was home and just said to me forget it and it was ok no problem!! Most of the work had been done and the carpets looked nice but were disgusting before hand. Looked like a druggy had been living there! Any way I had been paid cash by her but I still wanted to finish the job and was disappointed I couldnt to be honest!

Cant you send them a price list for each property like: apartment, 1 bed, 2 bed etc etc, then underneath say that:- if no hot water or electric is available and you cannot do it, a min charge of (£) will apply etc. This basically what we do (although dont do so much LA's now) and we never had a problem. It seems to focus their mind!