[roundbuilder]

In process of buying a big chunk of work but it's all done trad and I'm wfp. Would you say I run the risk of losing a big chunk if not used to wfp??. I'm going to post them all a letter explaining, I'm just hoping I won't lose much or any for that matter?  
Anyone else had problems or good success converting bought work??? Thanks.

[CLEANCARE WC]

i bought over 2k worth of work and decided to trad it for a few cleans to give the custys a chance to form a relationship with me before i went changing everything they were used to.

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

richy wilts built a new trad round

[Scrimble]

i have bought 2 trad only rounds and just poled them straight away didnt have any major problems

[Ian101]

I bought a trad round and converted em over and lost 1 out of 60

[roundbuilder]

Excellent a big weight off my head from the replays. Cheers guys I'll buy with confidence now all will be ok wfp.

[AS Window Cleaning]

i bought over 2k worth of work and decided to trad it for a few cleans to give the custys a chance to form a relationship with me before i went changing everything they were used to.

I would be tempted to do as suggested above, trad first til customers meet you, get to know you abit before using the magic water. give you chance to explain a bit with the ones who will be in, and build up rapport with them. imagine will prob loose less this way, face to face better than letter, takes longer but an investment IMO.

easier to go straight wfp but think will loose more quite likely. depends how much hassle you want!

good luck either way!

[tom cronin]

My mate bought a round off old boy retiring, hed been doing ten plus years, he went straight in witht the pole and lost 20-25 percent over about 5 months....his exact words...."i wont make that mistake again....."

[Erithwc]

Is this the work in blackheath mick ?

Regards Paul

[Steve CM]

Bought 3 different rounds that were trad. Just pole them from the start. You will lose some anyway. It's just people. Some will like you, some won't. Some will use as an excuse to cancel. If I were to lose 5 to 10% in the first few months I would think its normal.

[roundbuilder]

It is paul nice 1 for sorting that out for me. Work seems ok not the best but its in blackheath where i want it. meeting him Tonight so i can ring all the customers to make sure all kosha and assuming all ok I owe you a drink. 

[roundbuilder]

Steve you are normally right so ill just go for it coz stuff getting up a ladder for love nor money.

[carl stanton]

or what if you just do tops wfp and trad the bottoms

but as for wfp just give em a guarantee as your selling point

but must say i go along with whats said on the post already 

[Erithwc]

did you get it for a good price i think he needed to get rid asap due to loosing his driving licence 

Im gutted now think i should have bought it instead but i had a gut feeling that it wasn't for me.

good luck Paul

[Gordon_Taylor]

Must be the fella that offerded it to me on friday, got to say he did seem desperate to sell.

Gordon

[roundbuilder]

Gordon wouldnt you be desperate to sell if you lost your licence???. I know i would as how would the work get done?? He hasnt got weeks or months to wait for a top paying buyer has he or the work would be well overdue risking losing customers and giving a bad rep for time keeping for nEw buyer.

[Gordon_Taylor]

Mick,

before you start puffing your chest out defending the fella, it was an observation and a reply to a previous post, not a pop at him.

Yes if I was in his position I would want to off load the work sharpish, thing I would lose my license in the first place cause my business means to much to me.

Gordon

[Gordon_Taylor]

Thinking about it I actually told him about this site to he could advertise it.

Gordon

[roundbuilder]

Sorted payed him last night. went round loads of random customers and are all good as gold and are fine about wfp(drought permitting of course lol) nice £1200 extra  added to the business. finally got a full round in Blackheath/Greenwich.  thanks again erithwc.     

[Erithwc]

Sorted payed him last night. went round loads of random customers and are all good as gold and are fine about wfp(drought permitting of course lol) nice £1200 extra  added to the business. finally got a full round in Blackheath/Greenwich.  thanks again erithwc.     

He told me he only had £750 worth of work or is £1200 what you paid.