2 years exactly

[Ian Docksey]

So been 2 years(started up 25/01/21
Well happy!! 2 years in , regular 6wkly rota. Plus a good few bigger jobs , I'm now 60 years young, proof it can be done at any age.

 

[Ian Docksey]

So been 2 years(started up 25/01/21
Well happy!! 2 years in , regular 6wkly rota. Plus a good few bigger jobs , I'm now 60 years young, proof it can be done at any age.

Would like to thank all on this forum, the amount of advise(I did look back at older posts etc) the help on here is/was so helpful. Cheers all

 

[Clean zero]

Hi where in West Sussex are you I used to live in Worthing moved up to Lincolnshire started to window clean here been 18 years now am 65

 

[Clean zero]

I bet you wished you had done it earlier it’s always a gamble but if you are determined you will succeed like you have done ?

 

[ched999uk]

That's great @Ian Docksey well done. How many customers do you have now?
What was your best promoting method?
Any tips?
I'm about 6 months behind you

 

[Part Timer]

That's great @Ian Docksey well done. How many customers do you have now?
What was your best promoting method?
Any tips?
I'm about 6 months behind you

He's a Checkatrade fan but not an early start fan. Definitely doesn't like doing blocks of 20+ flats.

 

[Ian Docksey]

I bet you wished you had done it earlier it’s always a gamble but if you are determined you will succeed like you have done ?

I'm in Horsham. Yep I should of done this years ago.

 

[Ian Docksey]

He's a Checkatrade fan but not an early start fan. Definitely doesn't like doing blocks of 20+ flats.

Lol. Yes Checkatrade has got me around 70% of my customers. Now steady on 150 regulars over 6wk rota.
Lol. I enjoy doing blocks of flats, while I'm working,!! just the bloody aches after. Lol.

 

[Ian Docksey]

That's great @Ian Docksey well done. How many customers do you have now?
What was your best promoting method?
Any tips?
I'm about 6 months behind you

Hi mate. Yep Checkatrade has got me around 70% of my regulars( these people are actively looking for a window cleaner). Got a few through Facebook. (Not as good as I was hoping) . Now word of mouth is kicking in also.
I believe you are in Kent, whereabouts in Kent?

 

[Andy's PPC]

Congrats. They say most businesses fail in the first 3 years. But i am sure you will surpass that

 

[Part Timer]

Hi mate. Yep Checkatrade has got me around 70% of my regulars( these people are actively looking for a window cleaner). Got a few through Facebook. (Not as good as I was hoping) . Now word of mouth is kicking in also.
I believe you are in Kent, whereabouts in Kent?

He's in the posh part of Blackpool ?

 

[Ian Docksey]

He's in the posh part of Blackpool ?

Posh part !!

 

[ched999uk]

Posh part !!

All things are relative ?
I tend to work in the areas around Blackpool where the people are more affluent. Plus working in some parts of Blackpool is a nightmare with the 'residents only' parking areas. They put the yellow stripes over the kerbs so 'no unloading' and then residents parking on the other side so no where to park to work.

 

[JEM]

So been 2 years(started up 25/01/21
Well happy!! 2 years in , regular 6wkly rota. Plus a good few bigger jobs , I'm now 60 years young, proof it can be done at any age.

Congrats, anything is possible if you have the right mindset

 

[johnny bravo]

All things are relative ?
I tend to work in the areas around Blackpool where the people are more affluent. Plus working in some parts of Blackpool is a nightmare with the 'residents only' parking areas. They put the yellow stripes over the kerbs so 'no unloading' and then residents parking on the other side so no where to park to work.

when i park in residents only i sometimes phone council car parks to let them know my reg. etc.while working.
this will stop anyone ticketing you

 

[ched999uk]

when i park in residents only i sometimes phone council car parks to let them know my reg. etc.while working.
this will stop anyone ticketing you

Unfortunately Blackpool Council won't accept that idea. I used to have a good relations with the Traffic wardens as we used to run holiday apartments 1 street away from Blackpool Pleasure Beach - so mega busy in holiday seasons and lots of obstructions/illegally parked cars. They were very good at enforcement - I had to have a few cars towed to get out of my driveway!
They made our road a 'residents only parking' when it was also designated a tourist area!!! Maybe that was because the local councillor lived in next street that was also made residents only parking! They also put the double yellow lines at 90 degrees across the kerbs so no unloading!!! How was that supposed to work with all the hotels etc.
I rang the traffic wardens department and asked how our window cleaner (wfp) was supposed to legally park to clean the windows or how the laundry company could drop off and pick up. Their reply was if their vehicles were parked illegally then they would get a ticket! I even followed up with an email to council and received same response!

As you say, any council with an ounce of common sense can see we are working and wont be that long. Great that your council is sensible and thanks for highlighting it.
Cheers

 

[Crystalalan]

Well done Ian. I`m in my 4th year now with the water fed pole. Is your van sign written? as this has got me a lot of new customers