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Dean Taberner

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Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #20 on: December 07, 2013, 08:23:59 am »
I don't like windows anymore so turn down new work all year round.
Operations manager at J.V Price Ltd

http://www.thepricegroup.co.uk

dazmond

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Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #21 on: December 07, 2013, 08:54:44 am »
same as franky.any new work will be cleaned in january.looking after regular customers(some as long standing as 20 years)is top priority.

i picked up a £30 job yesterday.i could fit her in next week but id rather have some time off xmas shopping.

i had an ex customer who ive not cleaned for around 5 years now approach me the other day as well.her windows are absolutely filthy!she said "do you think you can clean our windows as a one off?"i said "yeah no problem but itll have to be in jan as im too busy at the moment".she just walked off! ::)roll ;D

if your new or not well established and you need more work clean everything in sight!!i did!
price higher/work harder!

roundbuilder

Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #22 on: December 07, 2013, 09:05:48 am »
Your not going to get 2 vans out full with work unless you do round build whenever you get the chance.
9 out of 10 customers yiu pick up in december wont be after just an xmas clean and to find out who say you wont be able to clean them untill new year! If they are fine with you saying that then say actually i can squeeze you in this month... Job done.
You should be leafletting/canvassing every chance you get if you are serious about growing. As rocky balboa would say and what i use for everything i do, have the "eye of the tiger" and stay focused untill you have reached your goal!.

trippyboy

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Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #23 on: December 07, 2013, 10:22:09 am »
yes if they wait until the new year then they are going to be good customers

turn down today a mum and daughter both wanted gutter facia windows and conny roof clean roughly £110 each
told them the same,we see if they call back in the new year :D
bung em my way frank I'll do before Christmas

bobplum

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Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #24 on: December 07, 2013, 01:31:27 pm »
Good time of year?
Bad time of year?
I think it should be good. ;D

i bunker down for the winter

Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #25 on: December 07, 2013, 04:17:17 pm »
I'm building for next Spring.  Writing solar panel cleaning articles for publishing in various solar magazines. This drives a decent amount of fresh traffic to the website, raises awareness of the need for cleaning, people then ring and enquire about the service and we get the jobs booked in.  Not sure how I'm going to get my windows done or driveways cleaned in May due to having virtually everyday booked with solar.

Plant in the winter to reap in the summer......... ;)

gary999

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Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #26 on: December 07, 2013, 04:54:29 pm »
i take on work whatever time of year,at this time from sept onwards
i work sat and sundays aswell.

two con roof clean today 2 one offs and 1 new regular

1 fascia clean tomorrow

it all goes to my january pot when i have the month off,way its been
going lately i might take the first week in feb aswell depending on
weather :) :)

rah

  • Posts: 670
Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #27 on: December 07, 2013, 05:27:27 pm »
Surely we are all Always building business, I went to upgrade phone today, walked out with the new phone and the windows for the shop, just picked up 2 from facebook. I never stop asking looking. Don't tend to canvas at the mo, were full capacity, but can always fit in the odd one or two.
Life used to be full of up's and downs....now i hardly ever get up a ladder :) .

Jim Waugh(Albright & Shiny)

  • Posts: 559
Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #28 on: December 07, 2013, 09:36:18 pm »
200 leaflets out yesterday. 4 regulars in the bag today... Any time is a good time for work... But it is my first year and Im desperate for work...  ;D

paul ette

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Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #29 on: December 07, 2013, 10:00:50 pm »
4 people out of 200 leaflets is great, I delivered 1000s and didn't get that

harunh

Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #30 on: December 08, 2013, 12:37:41 am »
Im picking up around 12-16 new customers per week

The customers that u pick up in the winter are the best customers

A week?! Fair play to you fella.

Yep this time last year  i had 140 customers and now i got 425... its all about marketing your business in the correct way ;)

Jim Waugh(Albright & Shiny)

  • Posts: 559
Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #31 on: December 08, 2013, 08:19:29 am »
4 people out of 200 leaflets is great, I delivered 1000s and didn't get that
yep Im happy with that.

Ian101

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Re: Anyone Business Building this time of Year
« Reply #32 on: December 08, 2013, 08:31:09 am »
why wouldnt you build this time of year ?

dead easy to find out if its a one off

picked up 2 nice big country house jobs this week