hornbeam98
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Just need a rough guide of how long, I know its hard to quantify.
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hi john what do you mean the culture is different to britain fella?I started up (for the second time) from scratch last August. It took me until February to pick up my 200th customer. That figure is perhaps slightly distorted by the fact that about a third of these were either one-offs or as-and-when they phone me.
I now have 304, of which, again around a third are as per previous paragraph, so actually it has taken 13 months to get 200 regular customers.
I still keep the one-offs and as-and-whens because I am in Ireland, and the culture towards window cleaning is very different to Britain!
John
Many people here aren't used to having their windows cleaned regularly as they are in Britain. I do have a good core of regular customers (the 200 or so mentioned previously), who are regular and reliable. The others are, as said, either one offs who I may or may not not see again, or I might get a phone call in a year or two's time, and the others who only want them done for special occasions (ie confirmations, birthdays, etc).hi john what do you mean the culture is different to britain fella?
good strategy mate /emoticons/tongue.pngDon't rush it, it will hapen when it happens, I've been going now for about 6/7 months and I have about 70/80 customers, I've been targeting specific houses as I'd rather have 80 good houses than 200 cheap ones. Don't be afraid to walk away from a job if they want it cheap, I've turned down a few £30 jobs because I know I'd be kicking myself when cleaning them. Good luck.
Ive done the complete opistite, I took on everything and anything lol. Worked out okay for shorterm, Im now in the process of dumping all the bad payers or houses that are to far away. As for the under prices jobs, im waiting untill the gov put fuel prices up and use this to put my prices up. If I lose them, I lose them.Don't rush it, it will hapen when it happens, I've been going now for about 6/7 months and I have about 70/80 customers, I've been targeting specific houses as I'd rather have 80 good houses than 200 cheap ones. Don't be afraid to walk away from a job if they want it cheap, I've turned down a few £30 jobs because I know I'd be kicking myself when cleaning them. Good luck.
Marc mate same here /emoticons/smile.png a customer is a customer to me mate but im waiting for prices to go up aswellIve done the complete opistite, I took on everything and anything lol. Worked out okay for shorterm, Im now in the process of dumping all the bad payers or houses that are to far away. As for the under prices jobs, im waiting untill the gov put fuel prices up and use this to put my prices up. If I lose them, I lose them.
I have a few that need to go up 1:50, The others are between 50-1:00. I know at least half of them are going to ***** about it lol.Marc mate same here /emoticons/smile.png a customer is a customer to me mate but im waiting for prices to go up aswell
ive even told 1 customer i might put his price up from £8.50 to £10.00 in a few months when petrol price goes up..... he was fine with it lol
Yes, like yourself, I do gutters and fascia cleans, and, although I don't do power washing, I have had quite a lot of enquiries with regard to this, so I may consider adding this service to my repertoire.well explained john im in cork southern ireland and its excactly the same here . the ones who ring every 3 to 6 months and longer i double up as its the same as a first deep clean. i have a wheeliebin cleaning trailer as i wouldnt make a living on windows alone so the bins help a lot also i do a lot of gutter clearance facia and soffit cleans and powerwashing etc .
Yes, like yourself, I do gutters and fascia cleans, and, although I don't do power washing, I have had quite a lot of enquiries with regard to this, so I may consider adding this service to my repertoire.well explained john im in cork southern ireland and its excactly the same here . the ones who ring every 3 to 6 months and longer i double up as its the same as a first deep clean. i have a wheeliebin cleaning trailer as i wouldnt make a living on windows alone so the bins help a lot also i do a lot of gutter clearance facia and soffit cleans and powerwashing etc .