[ftp]

  can't see you driving from Berkshire to do the work I don't want to do right on my doorstep.

Holidays? how do you guys manage a two week break? That's two full weeks of work I'd have to skip because there's no way to catch up again. I try not to let the whole round slip behind (can't see how to adjust it on George anyway) so anything in that period would be lost.

[jonnyald]

dyou have little bits of paper littering your van floor with   folks details scribbled on .thats the sign that youve reached the upper echelons ,lol

[stephen s]

can't see you driving from Berkshire to do the work I don't want to do right on my doorstep.

Holidays? how do you guys manage a two week break? That's two full weeks of work I'd have to skip because there's no way to catch up again. I try not to let the whole round slip behind (can't see how to adjust it on George anyway) so anything in that period would be lost.

where in Wilts are you ?

[john tomkins]

Holidays? how do you guys manage a two week break? That's two full weeks of work I'd have to skip because there's no way to catch up again. I try not to let the whole round slip behind (can't see how to adjust it on George anyway) so anything in that period would be lost.

After 3 years of doing WFP and not taking a holiday in that time I just had to go for it this year, I told every customer I saw I would be late for the next clean and the ones I don't see I added the info to my "your windows were cleaned" slip.
You obviously lose 2 weeks money and are 2 weeks behind when you get back, but just keep at it and the 3rd week you get back there is nowt on George for the next 2 weeks(your hol weeks) so try to pull it all back then.
If anyone moans about you being late coz you took a holiday....... you know what to do

[sparklebright]

Crank up your prices for definite. You'll have natural drop-off and a good round.

When I get behind I look at my lists and do the best hourly rate stuff first, or the most compact (which is sort of the same thing) and then find time for the rest later.

Try not to get too dewy eyed these people would drop you if it didn't suit them. Look after your self and your family first.

[gerard mcmanus]

I am flying out to spain today, I just told a week that I would skip them a month, and they where fine with it. Its the first I have been away in three years also, so am looking forward.

I would say that I am doing good at the moment, could take on a couple more but not much, however I work on a scheduling system, as supposed to what most do. I can really see these types of post appearing more and more as the weather goes down hill, it sucks doesn't it.

Ftp, you should take someone on part time for a bit, and test the water with it. You will always be high on demand when when your ability to supply is low. Would diamonds cost a fortune if they were not the rare stones they are. Unfortunately there is only going to be more and more window cleaners as the economy goes south, so better they work for you, than take your work from you.

[bobplum]

ftp
sounds like you need to draw up a business plan ftp.make some hard decisions and as suggested get some help,employ some one for three days a week? and crack the back of the problem dont take on any more work or say to any new customer it will be a month before you can fit them in,that way you organise the round and yourself and then are in a postion to take on more good work
bob