not all new window cleaners are dossers, but we can all spot the ones that are. my point was to say that the public dont care if the price is right.if someone is fit enough to window clean then why do they need benefit, i have experience with disablity so know what i am talking about.
Some public do ... they're the ones I want as custies.
Think about, say ... plastering. What do
you do? I don't know you but here's what I do - if I'm patching a small hole I fill it myself with polyfilla. If I need to get a neat job round a bigger hole then I'll happily use a mate I know or my bro in law who works shifts in a factory but who can "do a bit" of building stuff. Some of you guys do it yourself.
If I need a ceiling plastered I'll use a skilled plasterer.
Now can I moan if Mrs. Lady only has her windows done every so often and is happy to wait for the summer brigade to turn up? Or that new wet behind the ears canvasser who thinks she'll be regular does a clean?
It's not as if she was likely to ever be a good reliable custy (by my standards) anyway.
My ol' grandad was a copper and he retired and did a bit of window cleaning to keep busy, stay away from his moaning missus and stay active in his retirement. He worked a couple of days a week.
They aren't all dossers but they are sometimes competition - so raise your game and you'll do ok.