[SunShineCleaning]

I cant understand all the fuss about the weather, hot water, heaters etc

Lets be fair customers really wouldnt expect you to clean their windows in snow or freezing weather

.... Nor rain, or threat of rain or wind or too hot and so on. The fact is that if you get a week behind you either lose that work forever or at some point you have to clean after 3 instead of 4 weeks so that you don't lose it. Tha'ts if you are 4 weekly.

Now I wouldn't clean in snow as in all probability it will only be a day lost and I would rather go sledging with my son, but freezing weather can last weeks and if I can work I will and that is that. Take it or leave it - that is my service.

It depends on how you run your business. Mine is structured in a way to allow  for weeks such as this. I tell my customers to expect 10 cleans per year. My monthly turnover aims to be 10% of my yearly turnover. That gives me 2 months to catch up or have time off. To be honest if you can put in a few good weeks when the weather is good, 8:30-4:30 5 days running you can afford the bad weeks like this and the next.

However if you go out and only earn what you need, a week like this can stuff you really up. We all knew it was coming. It does every year in one form or another.

[lee_dewing]

Good way of doing it sunshine.

I've just put out a few standing order letters out to late/forgetful payers to setup standing order and also said 10 cleans.

Example £10 job = 100 a year divided by 12 months, so £8.33 (rounded up £8.35)

Just stated in letter 5 week cycle.
Tried getting round monthly rarely happens

Sorry Sunshine to bore yourself with above I like the way you aim for 10% of yearly sum in a month.
I need to be a better business man this year.

I'm trying not to dump custies if i can; if they pay slow then it's standing order option first, then dump.

I have a bit too much work so i'd rather lose the 2-5% slow payers and get around the prompt payers quicker
Lee

[SunShineCleaning]

If you have too much work you can always insist they go SO or drop and if you loose a few it wont matter.
I'm  no great businessman I just git fed up of living hand to mouth.