[Suffolkcleaners]

Just wanted some advice as to whether this could work?? I mostly collect my money in,with a small percentage sending cheques on. As you know guys,there are some customers month after month,forget to send cheque or say they have no cash on them. What makes it hard to drop them is they always pay in the end. Would you advise with the slow payers to set up a standing order say on the 1st of every month,that way if they don't pay,you don't clean. If this worked (even for those odd custy's) then would be alot better off each month rather them waiting and getting in dribs and drabs,which i'm sure you would agree makes it harder to budget.

Any comments please guys. Thanks

[Ian Lancaster]

Just wanted some advice as to whether this could work?? I mostly collect my money in,with a small percentage sending cheques on. As you know guys,there are some customers month after month,forget to send cheque or say they have no cash on them. What makes it hard to drop them is they always pay in the end. Would you advise with the slow payers to set up a standing order say on the 1st of every month,that way if they don't pay,you don't clean. If this worked (even for those odd custy's) then would be alot better off each month rather them waiting and getting in dribs and drabs,which i'm sure you would agree makes it harder to budget.

Any comments please guys. Thanks

If they pay, and you know they're going to pay I don't see a problem - all businesses have to wait for some of their payments, some wait for all their payments.

If I knew for sure that all my customers would pay even when they'd run up a bill of two or three visits I'd be a happy bunny.

[Suffolkcleaners]

True,your probably right,maybe just see it as a nice lump when it comes in. However sometimes it could be useful say if they could pay each month (or 2 months) as we have to pay our bills now,not when they decide to pay(allbeit they pay in the end). Not a problem if your a big business,but when ur a small setup it does matter,especially if they owe 3 times or so.

[paul rulton]

tosh every time i read ur messages n see ur symbol i keep waiting 4some sort of gong 2go off
lol  p.s love the dog is it urs?

[Suffolkcleaners]

thanks tosh. I think it's definitely a good idea to do more work than what your outgoings are. I think now as we are coming in to the spring i will try and get some more work. Can definitely fit in a couple of hundred pounds a month work easily. Would work saturdays if need be. I pretty much have enough work,but is frustrating when it takes months sometimes to get paid.
That's life i guess. Does it cost anything to setup standing orders?? Is it just the case of getting the form and giving the customer to give to their bank?? If the really slow payers paid this way,then would be good as wouldn't have to keep chasing money time and time again.

[paul rulton]

all very well sayin more work but there is only so much u can fit in, in a day. i tried workin like that
built up a big round looks great on paper but hard as hell 2 keep goin all year round

[dazmond]

again!words of wisdom from tosh!im the same!i normally have a good cash flow.

quite a lot pay when i clean/the rest i collect on the 2 big estates i clean/s.a.e for out of the way stand alone accounts

my 5 small commercial jobs normally pay within a week!

im usually owed at least £150 at anyone time but i get payed in the end!

ive also got plenty of work and ive put up the prices on about 70% of them now and only lost one and one has gone on a longer frequency!happy days!

i have got another 2 full days of work to put up then i start my round again on the higher prices!

ive never bothered with standing orders and im not planning on introducing it!i like to keep things simple!

best wishes to everyone

dazmond