Matt steel 118
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Can you still grow at a decent rate through the winter with a good work rate and buying ad on equipment like a sky vac ?
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Yes you can and customers that you pick up winter time are normally good customers as they will expect you to clean in poor weather ( windows ) we are busiest September to March with gutter vac work , as wet weather soon shows up any gutter problems.Can you still grow at a decent rate through the winter with a good work rate and buying ad on equipment like a sky vac ?
Ok brilliant cheers for that , was getting a bit worried . better buy a sky vac what's best value for money for someone new to gutter clearing ? I want a good all rounderYes you can and customers that you pick up winter time are normally good customers as they will expect you to clean in poor weather ( windows ) we are busiest September to March with gutter vac work , as wet weather soon shows up any gutter problems.
All sky vac stuff is good , but I think the gvs vacs are probably better value for money , especially if you are just starting out as they are about half the price , think it’s the gvs preditor is the latest one the videos of it in action are quite impressive, I have a 5 k skyvac interceptor,which is a Honda petrol powered one but if I were after a mains electric one I would definitely be looking at the gvs one , Ime not so keen on the poles though , but they will do the job ok .Ok brilliant cheers for that , was getting a bit worried . better buy a sky vac what's best value for money for someone new to gutter clearing ? I want a good all rounder
I agree with you apart from the discount ??? dont offer that very oftenI bought a skyvac Atom this time last year and it paid for itself within a month.
The key (in my opinion) to good gutter clearing work is to get the customers to agree to an annual clean for a held price for next year or could even give a little discount as chances are they wont be as bad.
"Cor blimey Mr Jones look at what weve pulled out of the gutters, there was alot of gunk in there. Shall i book you in for same time next year, if you do ill knock 15% off this years price"
Youll be shocked at how many people snap your hand off, id say i have a good 80% rebooking rate, especially if people have overhanging trees.
I started in November and by the following March had over 400 regular monthly cleans that was over 20 years ago but we still get enquires all year round .I worry about this as well, I'm a new start up so its important that I continue to pick up customers through the winter. I usually pick up between 5 and 10 custys when I go canvassing, hoping to continue this trend even if it means I have to knock on 100 more doors per day.
i never go canvassing,....work comes to me these days.......I worry about this as well, I'm a new start up so its important that I continue to pick up customers through the winter. I usually pick up between 5 and 10 custys when I go canvassing, hoping to continue this trend even if it means I have to knock on 100 more doors per day.
No signs on my van, I'm looking into some finance options before I get signage my current van is not going to last me much longer.i never go canvassing,....work comes to me these days.......
have you got a sigh written van?this will constantly get you enquires if it clearly states what you do IN BIG LETTERS.....
Bounceback loan is way better than finance, i told tsb my predicted earnings for this year and i got 25% of that. I was a bit optomistic with the figure but it was fine.No signs on my van, I'm looking into some finance options before I get signage my current van is not going to last me much longer.
When I started I built up 400 customers from November to March so it worked well and as it was winter they became good customers as they expected me to work winter months , but some in the spring just want spring and summer cleans not year round , we find new customers in the winter months are better long term ones to have .If you put exactly the same effort in the winter that you put in during the summer I’d be surprised if you even picked up 25% of what you would in the summer months.
It’s not difficult to get a reasonable income for a part timer. Try getting a second van full though. So 8 weekly probably 1,100 customers. Not so easy.I've been established for 27 years and have plenty of work all year round.....it doesn't matter what time of year it is......I only work 25-30 hours a week too..I've built up lots of regular work up all in the same area though......so my income is steady.....