I have been following this post with great interest and I would like to thank you all for your comments, but I would just like to clear a few things up a bit if I may.
Firstly, I am sorry that manufacturers’ claims make people so annoyed but I do understand that if a manufacturer makes a claim regarding earning potentials then they should be able to substantiate that claim.
So far there have been references to two figures £50 per hour and £80 per hour. We have quoted both figures in various marketing we have carried out and both are correct. The figure of £50 per hour is if you have staff working for you and £80 per hour is if you are an owner operator. Staff left alone will rarely work as hard as you. of course, because of our payment methods our staff are unaware of our income or expenses.
These are the figures we consistently achieve on our own rounds. Agreed some are now over 16 years old, but our residential income increases by around £500 per month in new work and these figures also apply to our new work. we are not cheap by any means but we do present a very good image backed up by a service that people appreciate. Take a look at our window cleaning website to see the difference.
www.concept2o.comHowever, the aim of Concept 2o™ as a company is not to sell equipment once. We would like people to come back again and again and recommend us at every opportunity. Many of our customers are now operating more than 1 vehicle and the average growth of an owner operated business is one new van every year. It is in our best interests to help our customers and provide them with the information that we have gained from our combined 30+ experience and our multi-vehicle operations. We have 5 residential vehicles so far and counting.
Now I am not going to tell you that all you have to do is buy a Concept 2o™ system and sit back and watch the money roll in. That would be a lie. There is more to it than that and that’s common sense. Purchasing the equipment is step one. If that’s all you do, you end up like the afore mentioned gentleman who ended up selling his equipment because he did not have the knowledge to use it to his advantage. You need both, the best equipment you can afford and the knowledge to use it. Much like a racing driver having a poor car or a racing car with a poor driver, both are required if you want to win races.
If you have any doubt as to why we are so successful at our window cleaning operations and how we can train motivated purchasers to achieve the same results as us, read a few of my own personal blog postings. They will provide you with some idea of what is required if you want to grow your business. But before you do, I’d like to warn you that what I say will be neither popular or generally accepted among the average window cleaning fraternity, but then again, we are not average window cleaners and it does work…
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