[H20cleaning]

I currently have about 4 fully booked days a week 4 x a month.

Christmas this year is on a Wednesday, so instead of having Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd December off as I usually would ,I have drafted up a Letter to go through all my customers doors offering block booking for Inside windows or their property just for 21st/22nd... as family and friends will likely to be going round. I will however tell anyone who is interested that all the window ledges must be empty and blinds lifted ready for me coming.


I could see this been quite a good idea and gives us a bit of beer money for my week of... let me know your thoughts

[KT1]

Yea thats a cool idea, could also do it with commercial - hotels, office party bookings coming up - if you were to offer carpet cleaning aswell - one stop deal for the time of year.

[kempy]

Good idea , but folk could be busy .
But if you get a few. , any you will do then its a bonus

[KT1]

Its a good time of the year to capitalise on ideas. 

[wfp master]

Chill out & take some time off.

[H20cleaning]

Chill out & take some time off.

i have time off for Christmas... this is before I break up im working right up until Christmas eve

[TheWindowManChris]

I currently have about 4 fully booked days a week 4 x a month.

Christmas this year is on a Wednesday, so instead of having Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd December off as I usually would ,I have drafted up a Letter to go through all my customers doors offering block booking for Inside windows or their property just for 21st/22nd... as family and friends will likely to be going round. I will however tell anyone who is interested that all the window ledges must be empty and blinds lifted ready for me coming.


I could see this been quite a good idea and gives us a bit of beer money for my week of... let me know your thoughts

Why ask customers to clear the window ledge which to be honset if I am doing that the customer might aswell clean it themself.

When we clean we will remove anything from ledge and work around customer.  + We try upsell on Curtain or Blind Cleaning

[wfp master]

Chill out & take some time off.

i have time off for Christmas... this is before I break up im working right up until Christmas eve

ok. I never work xmas eve. I will finish on the friday. the weather will decide when i go back.happy new year.

[KT1]

 swfc, Christmas isn't it a time to make money in any trade, um? so nobody capitlises at the greatest point of the year, I think OP is investing interests at appropriate times of making money, I sure do.  Its human nature.  Fair enough if your business is capatilising all through the year - great, but if H20 wants to make some money when all the supermarkets do, shops, retail, wish I was in a position to slow down but im not, I take advantage of all the prime time of the year.  Wish I could shut down and not think about 2014- not in a position to do that

[H20cleaning]

my reason for asking the customer to remove items off window ledges is less chance of us knocking them over and breaking them! and as for the customer ''might aswell clean them themselves'' its not the moving items they don't like, its trying to get rid of the smear marks... and over applied soap spots etc.

I had my rest in July, 10days in Kavos with 10 lads came back and work slowed down because of the 6 weeks holidays and I assume a lot of people went away. Last month and this month have been my busiest of the year so I am not about to slow down anytime soon! I just thought it was a good idea for the people who arnt fully booked to have a few days of possible extra work:)

[wfp master]

Christmas & new year are the only holidays I take off all year.
Get plenty days off in the winter because of weather.

[keyser soze]

all them xmas card s on the  windows as well as ornaments  ....itll be a nightmare for customers. im thinking they wouldn't be interested  because its a busy time for all... i could be wrong

[TheWindowManChris]

my reason for asking the customer to remove items off window ledges is less chance of us knocking them over and breaking them! and as for the customer ''might aswell clean them themselves'' its not the moving items they don't like, its trying to get rid of the smear marks... and over applied soap spots etc.

I had my rest in July, 10days in Kavos with 10 lads came back and work slowed down because of the 6 weeks holidays and I assume a lot of people went away. Last month and this month have been my busiest of the year so I am not about to slow down anytime soon! I just thought it was a good idea for the people who arnt fully booked to have a few days of possible extra work:)

Ahh,  When we move them we do advise 'Could you move them or Do you want us to move them'   Most customer have everything cleared out way  But we do ask for Sofa and etc to be moved away from any windows they want cleaned.    Which we are fully booked till Xmas Eve for internal cleans and loads bookings for after xmas and well into new year for carpet cleans and etc

I always tell my lads to upsell on customers from Cleaning Window and see the weeds 'Drop a notice to say 'We can clean more' then list of what services we offer which is great and lads normally circle the item and say £X to remove weeds and £X to make patio look clean again.    Which start great competition with all of them.

[KT1]

Cowboy I think H20 is talking about run up to Christmas, think its a good idea H20

[H20cleaning]

Ye for 2 days only the 21st and 22nd December, take bookings... Even if i got 3 jobs each day it will be pushing £150 for 2 days were i would usually be hungover

[wfp master]

all them xmas card s on the  windows as well as ornaments  ....itll be a nightmare for customers. im thinking they wouldn't be interested  because its a busy time for all... i could be wrong

+1

[wfp master]

Cowboy I think H20 is talking about run up to Christmas, think its a good idea H20

yes its a busy time.

[KT1]

so say H20 was to execute his idea on  maybe 5th December that might be better H20

[TheWindowManChris]

Ye for 2 days only the 21st and 22nd December, take bookings... Even if i got 3 jobs each day it will be pushing £150 for 2 days were i would usually be hungover

What is it that you actully offering and how much are you charging?

[gary999]

if your happy to do it..what harm can it do to try..if no one is interested
you have lost nothing...if you get some takers...its a bonus