[Helen]

Very shortsighted opinion. You could be buying the perfect business....who knows. In tens months you may have doorknocked and got nothing and earnt nothing.

you are entitled to your opinion but do seem to be on your own in that opinion [its to expensive at 16 times the monthly takings and low paying round]

"Very Shortsighted opinion" was aimed at the greedy comment. Just because someone wants to charge high for their hard work and good business does not make them greedy. If it is a good business (and a buyer has to check this out) then you should charge high for it.
I agree 16 times is too much for that low paid work and i would not even bother wasting my time wondering if I should buy or not.
Any business not only window cleaning, is goodwill no matter what contracts or not that may be in place. There are so many different things to take into consideration, and as with most things in life everything should be judged on it's own individual merit.

[jonnyald]

unless you live in the Outer Hebrides  or look like the Elephant Man, door knocking for TEN  whole months will result in a hell of a big round, id bet on that .

[mick partington]

unless you live in the Outer Hebrides  or look like the Elephant Man, door knocking for TEN  whole months will result in a hell of a big round, id bet on that .

problem as i see it is everyone seems to already have a cleaner so i feel its going to be an uphill struggle getting anyone but iv seen these round builders advertising whats the script with them surely thay have the same problem iv got and can only go door to door and 99.9% have a cleaner

[mick partington]

[quote author=Helen link=topic=79381.msg697852#msg697852 

"Very Shortsighted opinion" was aimed at the greedy comment. Just because someone wants to charge high for their hard work and good business does not make them greedy. If it is a good business (and a buyer has to check this out) then you should charge high for it.
I agree 16 times is too much for that low paid work and i would not even bother wasting my time wondering if I should buy or not.
Any business not only window cleaning, is goodwill no matter what contracts or not that may be in place. There are so many different things to take into consideration, and as with most things in life everything should be judged on it's own individual merit.

agreed some deals just cant be done

[jonnyald]

and 99.9% have a cleaner

 im suprised to hear that, where is it u live mick?    i  only know that in my region which is  coastal towns in suffolk theres gaps everywhere .not usually whole streets ,but one house here and one there ,its just a case of finding them. once youve found one, and are seen cleaning it, the curtain twitchers along that street will check you out and  normally they get on your bandwagon too and thats how it goes . theres alot of funny buggers out there window cleaning and as long as you smile and are friendly you will  be allrite .

[stephen s]

Cant agree more Johnny,

far to many grumpy window cleaners out there who are only interested in getting job done as quick as poss and getting money off customer.

personality goes a long long way and good communication with your customers is worth its weight in gold,     even if it means your there an extra 10 mins  because customer fancies a chat then you oblige.

I know there are grumpy and hard to get along with customers ( thats life )   but there are also lots of good ones and they deserved to be treated that way,      look after them and they will always recommend you to other people,   especially people who have a grumpy window cleaner with a chip on their shoulder.