[d.ward]

I have canvassed an estate not far from me and done quite well. Have found out tonight that the current wc is charging £6-8 per fortnight and have just bought the round.

Im on the estate charging £10 upwards but am only cleaning every 2 months...... I know why i have picked so many customers so quickly ........ I dont think i should be worried but i dont think that the wcs will be happy when they realise how much money they are going to lose

I have picked up 22 in the last week or so and still people are phoning me up 

Is this undercutting like you all say or is it good business on my part?

[mtswindows]

People obviously aren't happy with their present service. After all, you're offering exactly the same service for what is in effect a higher price, just less frequently. I say well done mate. You've hit on a good area. Good luck with the round!

[d.ward]

People obviously aren't happy with their present service. After all, you're offering exactly the same service for what is in effect a higher price, just less frequently. I say well done mate. You've hit on a good area. Good luck with the round!

Cheers mate

I havent been canvassing well since i started wc not my strongest point but i seem to be doing well now.

[daz1977]

 which estate is it, i use to live in widnes

r u wfp yet?

the 22 custys are they all of the other wc, or are a lot newbies, when i started, i took a few of wc, who in turn have taken a few off me,  its the nature of the business

what u got to remember is that you can buy and sell custy but you never own them, if they dont want you as a wc there is nothing you can do about it,  i bet the other wc has been told that all the custys are dead loyal and will stick with him for years,
 

[d.ward]

its the estate on derby road opposite the farmers fields.....

plenty of houses its just getting round.

I think the majority are from the other wcs not many are new.....

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

tidy lad keep on taking em

[daz1977]

is that all the semi and detached houses, on lunts heaths road,  if it is very nice

i think what happens is a lot of wc start get a load of domestic then go after commercial thinking that is where the money is,  the lose the domestic and moan that they have lost them but havent been looking after them

you want to try around reay st and that estate, i dont think there is a wc there, i lived there for a year and didnt see one

[daz1977]

my mother in law lives on appleton road, and they where getting charges £8 just to do the front, give that area a knock as well

[d.ward]

  Cheers daz

The estate is near the bypass just passed wyvale garden centre. It on derby road where the fields are....

I dont live far from lunts heath rd im in cronton in upton rocks

[daz1977]

upton rocks, u must be minted

[d.ward]

My parents house

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

My parents house

lol 

[daz1977]

never mind, i am from ditton, just off hale road lol   i have gone from looking at the granix and ici, to looking at cows and green fields for miles

i would avoid trying to get work in the town centre as that is tied up really to the same bloke  hamletts they do a lot of commercial  do you know them?

[Ian_Giles]

Guys,

Can you take this kind of chat to email please, or swap phone numbers.

Future 'chat replies' will be deleted.


Ian

[jsm]

its the estate on derby road opposite the farmers fields.....

plenty of houses its just getting round.

I think the majority are from the other wcs not many are new.....

thanks for the tip - ill be door knocking it myself  lol

[Londoner]

I'm not suprised you are taking work if the other WCs are offering a fortnightly clean. Its too often, the customers don't like it but put up with it because thats all their window cleaner will do.

I have taken on two new customers recently, against my better judgement because I am overloaded now, purely on the grounds that their window cleaner came every 4 weeks and that was too often for them. I have several customer on my books now who I do every 12 weeks. I did one yesterday and the windows were far from bad.

Flexible working is the way forward. George handles it all perfectly and it keep the customer happy plus you can charge more (don't get greedy) so its a win-win situation.

[jonnyald]

personally im drawing the line at 6 weekers ,  cos if you let a few 12 weeklys on  board it tends to spreadlike a plague . each to their own

[Ste M]

upton rocks, u must be minted

i was just going to say that as well, not far from me that really, has anyone got the new estates popping up just round by upton rocks? you know all the charles church ones

[geoffreyspecht]

which estate is it, i use to live in widnes

r u wfp yet?

the 22 custys are they all of the other wc, or are a lot newbies, when i started, i took a few of wc, who in turn have taken a few off me,  its the nature of the business

what u got to remember is that you can buy and sell custy but you never own them, if they dont want you as a wc there is nothing you can do about it,  i bet the other wc has been told that all the custys are dead loyal and will stick with him for years,
 

your going to upset a few window cleaners then .what a silly thing to do

[wizard]

Attend Geof this is business class.