[Perfect Windows]

I want to know why you are being emailed and why are you replying?

One example: I posted ages ago about buying a cheap Hiace.  I've had four emails asking how I sorted it.  I've replied to them all and not heard a word back from three of them.  The first one took me about half an hour to write; it was very detailed, so I was less than pleased to hear not a peep of thanks.

Vin

[♠Winp®oClean♠]

I'm not joking about this Mike.I've always been on the cutting edge, but the rest of you do catch up.Take collecting, the majority used to collect, the majority now does not do that. I didn't invent not collecting, but as soon as i got a sniff of this i was all over it like a rash.I do lots of things that you don't do now, but in the future you will and wonder at the fact that you couldn't see it for yourself.

A few weeks ago i put a couple of simple logic problems up on here, vin was the only one to solve the problem.This is probably not just to do with brightness, but being bothered. I can be bothered and will devote hours of thought to what may appear simple problems.Hence my remaining three years in front despite a keen chasing pack.

I take it you are extracting the urine Slumpy?

only you "think" you are in front. Your biggest let down is that you massively under estimate people who may not talk about the things you like to. People who have been doing it for years but just view it as common sense & not particularly innovative.  In fact, you, are miles behind on many things!

You've isolated your scope of attention by only entertaining the faces that fit!

[mark dew]

Very nice of you to point this out Mr Griffin.I'm too modest to confirm this of course, but cheers.


There have been experts, but narrowing it to new and innovative ideas cuts things down.I could list what the ideas were.Alex's first was the shorter closed lenght that you now all take for granted.Jeff was fishing poles and working at heights.

The extender pole set the course for all good poles afterwards.
Alex didn't invent the wheel either. But i agree about him being innovative.
I'd have to agree with tonys post. Apart from championing the electric hosereel, i can't see what you have done which many others haven't first.

[prestige cleaners]

it is annoying when people cant type 2 words to your 100 of advice.

[Rob_Mac]

When did the first harris pole get shouted about on here??

Rob

[Frankybadboy]

all from a man who couldnt unfreeze his transfer hose. : : : :

[richard jagger]

Definition of greatness: When you think you are great and need to tell others you are not great, just swollen headed.
When you are great and other think so, you are truly great.
This thread smacks of I am ,me me me.For God sake grow up.

[Jack Wallace]

Back on topic, I totally agree.
Recently I posted how I had come up with an idea for pricing jobs accurately, consistently the same every time, and very easily adaptable for altering costs. Although I am sure I am at least 3 years behind with my idea 

I had loads and loads of emails asking about it, so a spent about 30 minutes putting together a reply to try and explain how I do it.
I then sent it out to everyone who had asked, I got about 2 replies saying thank you.

How long would it take to hit the reply button, type thank you for the help, and hit send!!!

I will NEVER offer help again.

So to all you people out there who come on here to learn, whether the advice is good or bad the person who offers it does so to try and help YOU.
The first lesson you should learn is..

Manners and gratitude.

[Matthew Bateman]

That was Jack's first year anniversary post 

[Perfect Windows]

I have been approached a few times and have found all of the guys to be polite and thankful.

Well, lucky you.

Vin

[Matthew Bateman]

Im sure if the advice is correct, helpful and advances the business of the person who is asking then they will offer their thanks quite willingly.

Otherwise the advice is probably pants and likely to do more harm than good to a businesses prospects and advancement. I suppose that might explain it 


By the way Steve, thanks for the advise!

[Matthew Bateman]

  

That was Jack's first year anniversary post

Hey well spotted Matt, you checking up on me?   

Your right, it is my first year as Jack. but been on here since 03 under a diferent banner.
I left for a while as i got fed up and bored, but missed all the friendly banter,  Smiley and I honestly believe that if you are serious about your business this is a great great to pick up ideas and progress.
I was the first person in my area to get wfp, I learned about it first on here.

No-one's called Jack Wallace  who ever heard of a window-cleaner who sounds like an F.B.I. agent?

[Moderator David@stives]

Must be time of the month, i get about 50 emails a day, half say thanks, half dont, its just email

Slumps

Your best bet would of been to concentrate on the bigger picture, than on the finer detail.

Ignore the trivial and look at where you want to be.


Has this great machinery of yours given you a 100% increase turnover year on year, on an already established business.

We keep our equipment simple, it also gets abused daily, there isnt that much to go wrong and things are easily fixed, thats where the money is, not diy hobbying all day long.

Hard graft = Dough.   Fannying about with your fancy equipment = smugness and self pride, but not dough.

Just think where you would be if you put all that effort into gaining new busines.


Dave ( sits back and waits for the kicking ) 

[Perfect Windows]

Must be time of the month, i get about 50 emails a day, half say thanks, half dont, its just email

"It's just email" doesn't wash as an excuse for gross ignorance, I'm afraid.

Vin

[Moderator David@stives]

Vin

Emails get missed, I got back from 2 weeks on Holiday and had about 1000 emails to get through, couldnt possibly reply to them all.

If you want thanks, why not phone them and ask for it, or even email them again.

If its personal, they will probably thank you when they see you, if its bussiness, people can be extremely busy and things get miseed.

If your businesss becomes successful, and you get stretched you could end up in the same boat.

In business I try to stay focused and calm and dont let anything get me down, just stay focused and dont get de-railed by minor things, I just see the big picture thats all

[Perfect Windows]

Emails get missed, I got back from 2 weeks on Holiday and had about 1000 emails to get through, couldnt possibly reply to them all.

Sorry to disagree again, but if I'd asked someone for something and they had responded during my time away,  I'd thank them.  I've had jobs where I used to get around a hundred emails a day, so I do understand what you're talking about.  I'm not talking about unsolicited information; this is stuff people have asked for.

As I said, I'm not angry, just disappointed.  If I sound angry, it's the joy of nuance in email.

Vin

[Clive McDonald]

Those are fair comments Dave and you are right in what you say.It's good that you can tell me, if i was a complete waste of space you wouldn't bother.

As regards helping people and thankyou's, buying a hiace is a bad example, but for me being asked to clarify my own thoughts by explaining them to someone else has always been helpfull.

Groundhog was the harriss pole expert.

[Perfect Windows]

buying a hiace is a bad example

I filled a page with exact details of how I bought one for a ridiculously low price.  It isn't commonly known information and would apply to buying any vehicle, not just a Hiace.  Getting a probable 25-33% discount on a used vehicle is worthy of "thanks".

Anyway, enough said.

Vin

[Clive McDonald]

I've never been good at buying and selling so could probably do with this advice. But what i mean't was you probably already had a good grasp of this before you set it down on paper. I normaly understand things a little better after i have tried to explain them to someone else, that's what i was trying to say, and why i thought it was a bad example for this purpose.

In my view it's important to keep the brain stimulatd, even if there is some lack of reciprication involved, and you have to work with what you've got.Tossers but you've got to love 'em.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

buying a hiace is a bad example

I filled a page with exact details of how I bought one for a ridiculously low price.  It isn't commonly known information and would apply to buying any vehicle, not just a Hiace.  Getting a probable 25-33% discount on a used vehicle is worthy of "thanks".

Anyway, enough said.


i9 wouldnt mind this info
thanks cccwinercleaners@yahoo.co.uk

Vin