[dazmond]

or cheap!!

[richard jagger]

Speak up its your 50 pence.
Squeek up or pass the cheese.

[Sir Squeaky]

'Hello, this is Squeakys male to male/body to body massage service, how may i help you?'

Should you really be thinking aloud...?

[Sean Dyer]

Hello,
is there any other way to answer a phone ?

the inventor of the telephone orginally used "ahoy ahoy"

then somone else said lets use hello

you could go back to ahoy though

alexander graham bell and thomas edison it was

[formb]

i know this is a bit of a silly question but here it gose just wondering what other window cleaners say when answering the work phone

eg

morning/afternoon ivesons window cleaning
or ivesons window cleaning

what do you find works best

Silly question it may be, but here's a serious answer.

Your first suggesting is the one to go for, but extend it a little.  "GOOD" morning/afternoon, then your company name.  The start bit because it's been shown that people don't listen to the first word or two of a phone call, so use it for wasted words.  Then your company name because then they know they are speaking to the right person. 

If I phone for, say a plumber and they answer just "Hello", they are less likely to get my business than somepne who is professional.  Doubters can deride me all they want, but I'm sure I'm not alone, so why take the chance?

V

Agreed.

It gets right up my chuff if I phone a "business" phone and I get some baboon grunting a greeting on the other end of the line.

If someone phones my mobile I grunt like a baboon. 

[formb]

Hello,
is there any other way to answer a phone ?

the inventor of the telephone orginally used "ahoy ahoy"

then somone else said lets use hello

you could go back to ahoy though

alexander graham bell and thomas edison it was

You watch too much QI   

[Sean Dyer]

Hello,
is there any other way to answer a phone ?

the inventor of the telephone orginally used "ahoy ahoy"

then somone else said lets use hello

you could go back to ahoy though

alexander graham bell and thomas edison it was

You watch too much QI   

yep

[A & J Owen Window Cleaning]

hello get lost i dow want ya crappy work