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mick hay

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How long and how many??
« on: June 08, 2009, 05:31:08 pm »
Thought would see how long some of you lot have been trading, and how many customers you have!!!!

I'll start of...I'm in my 4th year and have 333 (4 weekly) customers. Just had a cull, so sacked loads and now have good customers, looking to get to 450 end of this year.

THIS IS NOT A THREAD WANTING TO KNOW EARNINGS SO PLEASE NO ONE ASK WHATS YOUR AVERAGE, MINIMUM ETC ETC ETC. THANKS
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C.C.S.

  • Posts: 954
Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2009, 05:43:02 pm »
2 years
350 customers
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Dean Aspects

  • Posts: 1786
Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2009, 05:47:31 pm »
14 years and about 400 customers
Over the years i have sold or dumped more than double that
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NWH

  • Posts: 16952
Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2009, 05:58:32 pm »
The sheer amount means nothing to me or anyone who`s been in this game a long time,it`s quality that counts.Forget the numbers think quality.
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Dean Aspects

  • Posts: 1786
Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2009, 06:22:53 pm »
Quote from: NWH on June 08, 2009, 05:58:32 pm
The sheer amount means nothing to me or anyone who`s been in this game a long time,it`s quality that counts.Forget the numbers think quality.

If you're not bothered why comment
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C.C.S.

  • Posts: 954
Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2009, 06:26:07 pm »
Quote from: NWH on June 08, 2009, 05:58:32 pm
The sheer amount means nothing to me or anyone who`s been in this game a long time,it`s quality that counts.Forget the numbers think quality.
i think in the first years the quantity is very important,as long as it work and money are coming ,but i think after the 4th,5th year the quality is the most important as you''ll have from where to choose.thanks
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martindrz400

  • Posts: 343
Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2009, 07:13:36 pm »
over 25 yrs and over 800 custs
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Sunshine/Cleaning

Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2009, 07:16:01 pm »
Over 20 years and about 200 quality customers.

I have passed on over £5000 per months work over the last 5-6 years.
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Clive McDonald

Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2009, 07:50:31 pm »
I have always taken this forum very seriously and claim to be it's most able student.So i would say that i have in effect i have over a hundred years of window cleaning knowledge and ingenuity behind me.
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Blue Frog Systems

  • Posts: 3813
Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2009, 08:00:53 pm »
3 months
130 customers
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Darren O

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Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2009, 08:08:35 pm »
20 years just over 300 customers 90% done fortnightly furthest house i do is about half a mile.
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macmac

Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2009, 09:17:46 pm »
5.5 years, haven't a clue without going through my paperwork, I've never counted them. They just keep rolling in & the money & lifestyle are both very pleasing. I have culled most of my crap but have the odd one or two still for loyalty reasons. ;)
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see clear lee

  • Posts: 150
Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #12 on: June 08, 2009, 09:52:01 pm »
11 years and no idea how many customers ive got but for the past 9 years ive only worked 3 days a week....just the way i like it always get work done, work to live and all that.
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Lee Pryor

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Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #13 on: June 08, 2009, 11:27:18 pm »
6.5 years just over 2000 customers ranging from 4-12 weekly domestic and weekly to once a year commercial.
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cozy

Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #14 on: June 08, 2009, 11:39:59 pm »
Right, there's 14 of us livin' in a shoe box in middle of T' road. I get up 10 minutes before I go to bed, eat a handful of hot gravel, THEN work a 34 hour shift, AND pay my custies for the pleasure of workin'. And when you tell that t' young people of today, they won't believe you.
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noelg22

  • Posts: 54
Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2009, 01:52:40 am »
1 year next monday ;D and 140 customers. im a student so only doing it part time but as im studying construction engineering i think il have a far better job prospect/ lifestyle cleaning windows than being an engineer when im finished studying so always trying to add more customers!!!
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pingu

Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2009, 07:44:59 am »
about 2,5 years and 214 customers....this gives between 20 - 27 days work every 8 weeks...have the last 6 working days off each 8 weekly cycle...plenty of room for growth and around 10% of these will be culled ...come judgement day!!.

most of these customers are 8 weekly with around 12 that are 12 weekly.

Not so much how many but how good they are with respect to time/effort...cash.

Cheers
Dave.
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Sunshine/Cleaning

Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2009, 07:47:52 am »
Quote from: JP Bradley on June 08, 2009, 08:00:53 pm
3 months
130 customers

That sounds a great start JP.
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Craig 72

  • Posts: 526
Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2009, 07:49:39 am »
Quote from: JP Bradley on June 08, 2009, 08:00:53 pm
3 months
130 customers

How did you go about getting customers so quickly mate,purely canvassing and leafletting?I've been started just a bit longer than that and don't have anywhere near so many.
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leapstallbuildings

Re: How long and how many??
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2009, 08:23:37 am »
18 years and 236 customers currently - nearly all 6 weekly (a few of the larger ones are 12 weekly).
I do a bit of subcontract on top of that and I have some commercial work too.
I've gone the low hassle route rather than the high earning one - though I do have some very nice jobs in that total.  There are very few jobs in that total where I need to pre-arrange a visit.  It makes it a lot easier to manage.  I also ()currently) prefer to do without the hassle of employing people.  That may change one day.
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