[GB Window Cleaning]

im traveling to all my work but as i pick up new work nearer my new house will have a bit cull and get rid of the crap etc. cant lose really.

yeah good point, cull the rubbish old work first and keep the cream and only take on good paying jobs at the new location!

[king marko]

I'd love to do it mate - id go down to Cornwall (love holidaying there)

The wife has looked at Tenerife too!

What with the way the housing market is, it's not financially viable 


I know it's not the same George, but a lot of my work is various days out of my local town - the furthest days work is nearly 100 mile round trip, so the variety makes a nice change

 thanks for the response, you sound like my dad... he's always on about moving to carnwall   he's never done it though! im 34 in about 3 weeks. ive resenclty broke up with my girlfriend after being together for 5 years and planning a life together. i just feel so bloody stagnant here, seeing the same old faces from school and that you know! im just a fed up of this old town and need to start fresh far away!

Have you thought that if you sell your work you could then buy some elsewhere? Or is the area you are thinking of going a bit sparse with work for sale?
If you don't care where you go mate I reckon you could be a bit spoilt for choice
Happy birthday in 3 wks - I'm 39 on the 24th oct 

[robertphil]

 a coastal town is always a good bet,full of retirees who need their windows doing regular ,nice view as you clean etc 

[Johnny B]

I sold my run in England, relocated to Ireland 14 months ago and started up again from scratch.

It has been quite a challenge, as a few well meaning friends here reckoned I wouldn't be able to build a domestic window cleaning big enough to survive on, especially as the economic pickle this country is in means that many people (14% are unemployed here) are struggling to survive themselves.

I currently have 313 customers, and am picking up new customers at the rate of 3 or 4 a week. I am looking to build a customer base of 500, by which time I will feel that I have 'made it'.

John 

[GB Window Cleaning]

I'd love to do it mate - id go down to Cornwall (love holidaying there)

The wife has looked at Tenerife too!

What with the way the housing market is, it's not financially viable 


I know it's not the same George, but a lot of my work is various days out of my local town - the furthest days work is nearly 100 mile round trip, so the variety makes a nice change

 thanks for the response, you sound like my dad... he's always on about moving to carnwall   he's never done it though! im 34 in about 3 weeks. ive resenclty broke up with my girlfriend after being together for 5 years and planning a life together. i just feel so bloody stagnant here, seeing the same old faces from school and that you know! im just a fed up of this old town and need to start fresh far away!

Have you thought that if you sell your work you could then buy some elsewhere? Or is the area you are thinking of going a bit sparse with work for sale?
If you don't care where you go mate I reckon you could be a bit spoilt for choice
Happy birthday in 3 wks - I'm 39 on the 24th oct 

yeah im not 100% on the new location yet but ive a pretty good idea though. thanks for the happy bday.

[GB Window Cleaning]

I sold my run in England, relocated to Ireland 14 months ago and started up again from scratch.

It has been quite a challenge, as a few well meaning friends here reckoned I wouldn't be able to build a domestic window cleaning big enough to survive on, especially as the economic pickle this country is in means that many people (14% are unemployed here) are struggling to survive themselves.

I currently have 313 customers, and am picking up new customers at the rate of 3 or 4 a week. I am looking to build a customer base of 500, by which time I will feel that I have 'made it'.

John 

hey jonny,

ive actually been thinking about you and your relocating to ireland threads alot recently. people love to tell other people they cant do things dont they lol. wow 313 custys!!!  last time a read one of your threads you only had 100 custys!

well done mate you are my biggest inspiration on this forum at the minute! do you do commercial/industrial too mate?

thanks for the reply

george

[davids3511]

Ive done it twice... what do you want to know ?

Considering doing it again though is just a thought at the moment

hey, thanks for the reply. more than anything i was just wondering how long its possible to get a full round from scratch if you really door/phone canvass hard! anyhting else i should know? thanks

I built a round starting last feb and had 300 customers in about 4 months. I had 30000 leaflets put out in that time and that pulled the work in.

[GB Window Cleaning]

Ive done it twice... what do you want to know ?

Considering doing it again though is just a thought at the moment

hey, thanks for the reply. more than anything i was just wondering how long its possible to get a full round from scratch if you really door/phone canvass hard! anyhting else i should know? thanks

I built a round starting last feb and had 300 customers in about 4 months. I had 30000 leaflets put out in that time and that pulled the work in.

300 custys in 8 months!  very very good! stories like this give me hope! thanks

[Johnny B]

I sold my run in England, relocated to Ireland 14 months ago and started up again from scratch.

It has been quite a challenge, as a few well meaning friends here reckoned I wouldn't be able to build a domestic window cleaning big enough to survive on, especially as the economic pickle this country is in means that many people (14% are unemployed here) are struggling to survive themselves.

I currently have 313 customers, and am picking up new customers at the rate of 3 or 4 a week. I am looking to build a customer base of 500, by which time I will feel that I have 'made it'.

John 

hey jonny,

ive actually been thinking about you and your relocating to ireland threads alot recently. people love to tell other people they cant do things dont they lol. wow 313 custys!!!  last time a read one of your threads you only had 100 custys!

well done mate you are my biggest inspiration on this forum at the minute! do you do commercial/industrial too mate?

thanks for the reply

george

Hi George, thanks for your  kind words. I am 99% domestic. The only commercial jobs I have are a small chemist's shop in the town centre and a general store just outside the town. The shops are pretty well sewn up here, but when I relocated I had been told that few windy's do domestic as there was allegedly insufficient demand. I thought I would/should have little competition in this area then, and as I did mainly domestic in England I would do the same here.   

It has been tough at times, mainly with being messed around with 'not todays', which is a daily thing and goes with the territory here. I have learned to be more patient and adapted by being more flexible to the needs of the customer. This has helped me to retain almost everyone I picked up, because I tailor their needs and frequencies to suit them as far as I reasonably can.

Relocating can appear daunting at first, but if you think about it, it is similar to when you start up for the first time. The difference is that you have the experience of having already done it once, so you know you can make it work, and perhaps avoid some of the mistakes made first time round.

If you decide to go ahead, I'd be very interested to know how you get on.
All the best,
John     

[GB Window Cleaning]

@ Jonny B...

...thanks mate, ill keep you updated on what i decide and how i get on! thanks to everyone for all your time and input i really appreciate your help!

GB