[wynne jones]

David mister shifter  

[derek west]

David mister shifter  

do you know this piano is on my foot, you avit son i'll play it

[DAVID NEWMAN]

Robert Meldrum.    Excellent post. At last someone who talks some sense on this site.  Very few and far between.

[Simon Gerrard]

Robert Meldrum.    Excellent post. At last someone who talks some sense on this site.  Very few and far between.

Erm, it might be a good idea to get a few posts of your own under your belt before insulting the rest of us.

[Paul Moss]

Now Simon, i wonder who this one is 

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Joking aside I've got a job come through from my website for Wigan if you are interested Simon?

email me shaun_ashmore@lineone.net

Shaun

[wynne jones]

Robert Meldrum.    Excellent post. At last someone who talks some sense on this site.  Very few and far between.

Not content with one ego, he now has an alter ego. 

[Simon Gerrard]

Now Simon, i wonder who this one is 

Mmmm, it has been more than a week.
I wonder............

[Carpet Dawg]

David, your quite new to the business aren't you?

One lesson you need to learn quick is dont get bullied by the customer (remember, your "the man"), dont move everything single piece of furniture.  3 hours moving furniture on one job is unheard of.

Some customers would be happy for you to be there all day cleaning a single room! But this is not thier fault, they dont realise whats involved in professional carpet cleaning.

[Craigp]

Charge more, 4 good jobs a week should do you, honestly running around working for peanuts will get you no where.

Charging more means surviving on a lot less jobs. You cant have 4 jobs a day, so price accordingly.

Doing 4 jobs a week at £200 is better than doing 6 at £60, man get the calculator out.

[peter maybury]

when advertising pays you advertise, when it does nt you do nt.
It is common sense to increase your advertising budget when it is effective, when business is hard to come by you go not buy in work.

Peter
www.carpetcleanercardiff.com

[garry22]

Joe.

Every £ 3.50 click on Adwords is the equivalent of six or seven stamps.

In a quiet period, sit down and write a nice letter to your existing clients (even very recent ones).

Say something like this...

Hi, I hope you are well? I wonder if I could ask a favour?

Could I give you some money?

I have been looking at my business costs and my advertising spend is going through the roof. If (and only if) you were delighted with the work I did for you; how would you feel about making some money for yourself and helping me cut my costs (and prices) down?

Then go on to offer them a cash commission for referrals

I'll send you the copywriting bill later 

[AshWhite]

Joe, I've sent you an e-mail.

[robert meldrum]

Now Simon, i wonder who this one is 

Mmmm, it has been more than a week.
I wonder............

I often wonder at the mentality of some on here. Over the past year I'd thought a couple had become more pleasant and less self centred seems I was wrong.

[Paul Moss]

Robert, it was not directed at you.

[Craigp]

I know who Andrew L was. If you think about it, it's not hard to work out.  

[*Hector*]

he just tried to confuse by NOT talking about committees 

[robert meldrum]

Robert, it was not directed at you.

OK Paul I should know better than make assumptions !

[james roffey]

I know who Andrew L was. If you think about it, it's not hard to work out.  

AKA The phantom

whatever the name used he would be hard pushed to hide that special inane quality.

[*Hector*]

stop it James