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Kwackers

  • Posts: 700
First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« on: October 15, 2007, 08:55:21 pm »
Hello All,

Firstly, Thanks for all the help people have been giving me over the past few weeks.

I finally got a backpack system running and got my first few customers.

I've built my Days at £100 or below, to make sure i can definately complete the work in a day, 1 because im slow (new to this) and 2 because it's first cleans.

Anyways, got to the first house for 9.10 and by 9.12 my fuse had blown, good start, by the time i'd found somewhere that was open, i was back and starting for 10.40.

Completed 8 first cleans (1 wasted journey, they left me a note on the garage??? to say they were 3 doors up and a mobile number to get them to come back, thing is i usually knock on the front door)

got home at 5 o clock and took £96.00, maybe i'm slow, underpriced, or whatever, but it was a good day, and a fairly good start i thought.

Just thought i'd let you know.

Happy cleaning

ScrimShady

  • Posts: 647
Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2007, 09:01:25 pm »
thats not bad for a newbie, you will get qicker and earn more as time goes by.
Keep up the good work :D :D

Majestic

Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2007, 09:02:12 pm »
A few more cleans and you will have all that done by dinner time

Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2007, 09:02:39 pm »
Well done dude

Kwackers

  • Posts: 700
Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2007, 09:13:16 pm »
Thanks people.

It took me at least 5 minutes to do one window due to the fact that it had a clutter of snails on it.

15 in total!


m.b.s.

Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2007, 09:17:53 pm »
hats off to you good going for a newbie you will get quicker lthough you minght not see it for a while

Bazzy1999

  • Posts: 986
Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2007, 09:33:56 pm »
I find with snail trails if you brush lightly and quick it gets rid of them quicker than hard brushing IMO..

Bazzy...


geefree

  • Posts: 6180
Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #7 on: October 15, 2007, 09:36:43 pm »
I PULL THEM OFF WITH MY FINGERS AND EAT THEM  :D

Kwackers

  • Posts: 700
Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #8 on: October 15, 2007, 09:41:31 pm »
Yep quick brush, 4 fell off into the hedge so couldnt charge them for the 1st clean!


TVCS

  • Posts: 884
Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #9 on: October 15, 2007, 09:51:24 pm »
Nice one kwackers.
£96 aint a bad days money on your first day. 
Well done mate.
Veni, vidi, vino, splatus.

 (I came, I saw, I drank, I fell over...)

brett walker

  • Posts: 1943
Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2007, 10:09:27 pm »
Thats excellent for the first day at wfp, well done

regards

Brett

Alex Wingrove

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Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2007, 10:10:36 pm »
only your first day and the fuse went?

are you sure?

Llaaww

  • Posts: 2260
Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2007, 10:18:00 pm »
Thanks people.

It took me at least 5 minutes to do one window due to the fact that it had a clutter of snails on it.

15 in total!


you can get more done if you don't count the snails.  ;)
if it is dirty it is fair game

LWC

  • Posts: 6824
Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2007, 10:21:38 pm »
nice one mate!

good init! keep it, dont loose faith

and the amount of days ive wasted fixing things, fuses, hose reels, and poles...so on so forth is ridiculous, dont let it get you down.  ;)

Kwackers

  • Posts: 700
Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2007, 10:27:28 pm »
only your first day and the fuse went?

are you sure?

I've used it before, but yeh, changed the fuse and its fine

Count Phil

  • Posts: 656
Re: First Day cleaning today - Reality check for newbies :)
« Reply #15 on: October 16, 2007, 09:03:09 am »
My fuse used to go alot when I started - I have no idea why. I kept a pack of red ones in the glove compartment. It never goes now - I have no idea why.