[will01]

No need to apologise mate. 

We all make mistakes and misread things.
Me more so than most.

[Neil Grainger]

Its worked 4 times in 5 weeks when without the prompt it would probably not even of put this into the customers mind.

Only desperate people want cleaning tomorrow and they are normally rentals that dont care what their neigbours want.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Neil desperate people are good at filling wholes in your diary and also will pay what your rate is as you are in control, over the years I have had a few wanting tomorrow and if I can fit them in I will as if it's a small job it pays for the diesel for the week and that's the way I see it, most don't use you again but I have a lady who was desperate and I cleaned her a bedroom carpet for £75 albeit bigger than average and then she booked me for the rest of the house which was another £350 or so and she still uses me to this day.

Shaun

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

I would agree with Shaun.

If you have a "can-do" attitude it often pays to fit in those one-offs because as Shaun says it'll pay for a day's o/heads and it suits you as you often find it is (in my case) very near to another job and therefore there is no travel time.

Make the time and phone the next client to make sure they are ok if you arrive a little later than planned. Most clients are perfectly ok with this as all they want to know is that you haven't forgotten them and what time you will be turning up.

It then keeps the larger chunks of space in your diary free for bigger jobs.

And of course you can be pleasantly surprised when they do use you again.

[Neil Grainger]

Not saying that I dont do them as i would be crazy to turn them down. I am just pointing out that people that want the offer seem to be happy to book well in advance.

[derek west]

started my leaflet campaign today, took all the advice on board from the last thread, decided to pay my mate £30 a 1000, he left his house at 9.15 this morning, first leaflet through the door at 9.30, @ 1.45 he had posted 500 leaflets. he's a young lad, plays football, loves his ipod, and he got cracking. thats 8 hours for £30!
can't see him doing anymore and i don't blame him, luckily he's a mate so i know he'll tell me straight, if he wasn't a mate i could see him losing a few.

back to the drawing board.
derek
ps.... anyone who's paying less than that and isn't living in a terraced village, and its only your leaflet there delivering, you have been warned.

[clinton]

Derek

Least it gives us all an idea of how long it takes to do the 500 then

[derek west]

yeah clinton
these were all 3 bed semi's with medium lengh drives, say 1 to 2 cars long average.
got a call for a leather suite off one tonight, quoting tomorrow at 12.
derek

[Mike Halliday]

derek why not ask him how much he wants paying.

 he might turn round and say £45, how about him working 4 hours a day but he helps you for 2 of them and then you both spend 2hrs lealfeting. the jobs will go quicker and 2 of you will find it easier to lealfet.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Come on Clinton you haven't got amnesia have you?

9.30am first one posted
1.45pm rang Derek to say he had done 500

4hr 15 mins

Luckily this thick bugger at this side of the pennines can count, that's why they make countdown here!!

Can I have a p please Carol?

[Chris R]

Derek

Least it gives us all an idea of how long it takes to do the 500 then

60 mins in 1 hour.
Walking fast you can deliver 2 leaflets per min ( semi det )
120 per hour max

regards

Chris

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Looking at Derek's deliverery stats I think you are spot on Chris although you know the homes you want to get into are the ones with the longer drives.

Shaun

[derek west]

give me a terraced house anyday.
4 of them a day with a maccies at half time and your laffin. then kfc on the way home. heaven
dominoes for supper
left over dominoes for breakfast. start again. sublime.
derek