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Platinum NW

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4 weeks or 8 weeks
« on: August 02, 2009, 03:40:26 pm »
Which is more efficient and profitable , cleaning every 4 weeks or 8 weeks ? My work was mixed between fortnighlty and monthly but i never considered every 2 months
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Blue Frog Systems

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Re: 4 weeks or 8 weeks
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2009, 03:46:48 pm »
Id probably say 8 weekly.

I have a mix of 4 and 8 weekly custys. 8 weekers pay £2 more than the 4's.

I'd love to have all my customers on 8 weekly cleans.
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Platinum NW

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Re: 4 weeks or 8 weeks
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2009, 03:56:05 pm »
Why dont you? YOU WILL NEED TO DO MORE CANVASSING /BUYING WORK BUT YOULL HAVE A LARGER PROFIT. If you want it that way id go for it !!!!!
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Blue Frog Systems

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Re: 4 weeks or 8 weeks
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2009, 04:10:03 pm »
Some won't change from 4 to 8.

I've been going for 4 months now and in the first 3 months I offered 4 or 8 weekly at the same price.

Going from no job / work, to a business that leaves my family spending money in 4 months is great. I'm looking to get a van and be able to take on more work at the end of this year. Once I'm up to full capacity with the van I will look at moving as many 4's to 8's as I can.

At the moment I'm happy as its growing. My wife and I have done a lot of hard work, time for a break for a little while.

Someone not so long ago said something along the lines of..

You need to get rid of your first 200 customers to have a damm good business.

The first 200 are a learning curve... Some being underpriced, damm awkward or bad payers.

If I could do it all over again I would have offered a different price for 4 and 8 weekly, but you live and learn
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Platinum NW

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Re: 4 weeks or 8 weeks
« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2009, 04:15:31 pm »
I respect what your saying but my strategy would be to canvass 8 months only then. It will take you longer to get to full capacity but then you wont be changing the customers routines from 4 to 8 weeks and as you probably know people dont like change.
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Window Washers

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Re: 4 weeks or 8 weeks
« Reply #5 on: August 02, 2009, 05:01:15 pm »
Quote from: Window Wipers on August 02, 2009, 04:10:03 pm
Some won't change from 4 to 8.

I've been going for 4 months now and in the first 3 months I offered 4 or 8 weekly at the same price.

Going from no job / work, to a business that leaves my family spending money in 4 months is great. I'm looking to get a van and be able to take on more work at the end of this year. Once I'm up to full capacity with the van I will look at moving as many 4's to 8's as I can.

At the moment I'm happy as its growing. My wife and I have done a lot of hard work, time for a break for a little while.

Someone not so long ago said something along the lines of..

You need to get rid of your first 200 customers to have a damm good business.

The first 200 are a learning curve... Some being underpriced, damm awkward or bad payers.
If I could do it all over again I would have offered a different price for 4 and 8 weekly, but you live and learn
in a way this is true, but with years of experience in pricing we still cock it up sometimes (just not to often)
I run 4 8 12 week cleaning now, 12 was added at start of the year because some people are a little strapped for cash and better to keep people at good prices than throw them to the monkey's
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karygate

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Re: 4 weeks or 8 weeks
« Reply #6 on: August 02, 2009, 08:42:58 pm »
i tell my custy every 4 weeks but if they seem iffy i offer 8 weeks because an eight weeker is better than a no weeker ;D
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tony talbot

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Re: 4 weeks or 8 weeks
« Reply #7 on: August 02, 2009, 10:08:32 pm »
i run my round 4 wks of work on a five week rotation, book all your guttering jobs and extra work in on the spare week or take a holiday works good for me ;)
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Londoner

Re: 4 weeks or 8 weeks
« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2009, 07:17:25 am »
What ever the customer wants, thats what I do. I even have a couple of customers on 6 months now.

Our windows at home hardly ever get cleaned and they don't look bad to me. Just be grateful there are people out there prepared to pay you to clean theirs!
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Platinum NW

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Re: 4 weeks or 8 weeks
« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2009, 09:20:45 am »
Is it easier to canvass and pick up work on 8 weekly and 12 weekly cycles?
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leapstallbuildings

Re: 4 weeks or 8 weeks
« Reply #10 on: August 03, 2009, 11:09:07 am »
Quote from: Platinum NW on August 02, 2009, 03:40:26 pm
Which is more efficient and profitable , cleaning every 4 weeks or 8 weeks ? My work was mixed between fortnighlty and monthly but i never considered every 2 months

I do 6 weekly - occasionally 12 for larger jobs.
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GWCS

Re: 4 weeks or 8 weeks
« Reply #11 on: August 03, 2009, 11:43:22 am »
Quote from: leapstallbuildings on August 03, 2009, 11:09:07 am
Quote from: Platinum NW on August 02, 2009, 03:40:26 pm
Which is more efficient and profitable , cleaning every 4 weeks or 8 weeks ? My work was mixed between fortnighlty and monthly but i never considered every 2 months

I do 6 weekly - occasionally 12 for larger jobs.

I could well be changing all of mine to that too due to wfp lasting longer it will allow me more time to work up the commercial side too.
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