[Jay Le Huray]

Hi Lee
firstly I admire what you have achieved over the years and any sacrifices you have made to get there.
I am now 65 years old and started on the windows back in the early 70's when no one wanted to take it up.
Boy have I seen some changes over the years

At one stage I had 3 vans on the road but have since sold a lot of work and now only have small round which my wife and I work to top up my rubbish state pension of £165 per week


I'm happy with things the way they are now just working when I want to and not because I have to, no stress anymore either.


So my question to you is as follows,

Do you find with such a big business as yours that it causes you stress and sleepness nights?

 regards
Jay

[Martin Lane]

Lee
Why finance all your vans, with the money you are making?
The cheapest place to get a new van  from if paying in one go is Ionics and as you say all your systems are supplied by them,
I have a new transit custom coming 1st March 340 long wheelbase  £4600 cheaper than my local ford dealer,
They have fantastic trade discounts and are happy to give you most of it so the money you could save would pay for the system in the back

[Lee Pryor]

Hi Lee
firstly I admire what you have achieved over the years and any sacrifices you have made to get there.
I am now 65 years old and started on the windows back in the early 70's when no one wanted to take it up.
Boy have I seen some changes over the years

At one stage I had 3 vans on the road but have since sold a lot of work and now only have small round which my wife and I work to top up my rubbish state pension of £165 per week


I'm happy with things the way they are now just working when I want to and not because I have to, no stress anymore either.


So my question to you is as follows,

Do you find with such a big business as yours that it causes you stress and sleepness nights?

 regards
Jay

Hi Jay, good post.

I will answer no but it has in the past. The only thing that ever kept me awake was ideas running through my mind that I couldn't switch off.

As for stress, while it is a bit stressful sometimes (I actually like it) I feel like I have come out the other side. Things are actually easier and less stressful now we are bigger than when I had 4 vans. At that time it was just me in the office no software systems to automate things ect. I wanted to pack it in.

One of my up coming videos will go into this and how being bigger is in fact easier if you can stand it long enough to push through to the other side.

Fair play to you Jay!

[Lee Pryor]

Lee
Why finance all your vans, with the money you are making?
The cheapest place to get a new van  from if paying in one go is Ionics and as you say all your systems are supplied by them,
I have a new transit custom coming 1st March 340 long wheelbase  £4600 cheaper than my local ford dealer,
They have fantastic trade discounts and are happy to give you most of it so the money you could save would pay for the system in the back

Ionics source all our vans for me at a big discount just as you have said.

As for finance, it makes sense to keep as much of your money in the bank as possible to spend on things you cant finance, like marketing ect.

[Jay Le Huray]

Hi Lee
firstly I admire what you have achieved over the years and any sacrifices you have made to get there.
I am now 65 years old and started on the windows back in the early 70's when no one wanted to take it up.
Boy have I seen some changes over the years

At one stage I had 3 vans on the road but have since sold a lot of work and now only have small round which my wife and I work to top up my rubbish state pension of £165 per week


I'm happy with things the way they are now just working when I want to and not because I have to, no stress anymore either.


So my question to you is as follows,

Do you find with such a big business as yours that it causes you stress and sleepness nights?

 regards
Jay

Hi Jay, good post.

I will answer no but it has in the past. The only thing that ever kept me awake was ideas running through my mind that I couldn't switch off.

As for stress, while it is a bit stressful sometimes (I actually like it) I feel like I have come out the other side. Things are actually easier and less stressful now we are bigger than when I had 4 vans. At that time it was just me in the office no software systems to automate things ect. I wanted to pack it in.

One of my up coming videos will go into this and how being bigger is in fact easier if you can stand it long enough to push through to the other side.

Fair play to you Jay!

I look forward to seeing your videos then

[cleaniac]

Hi Lee.

What sort of deposit did you have to pay.

I'm currently looking at a new van for my next stage of growth in 2019.

Do they maintain the equipment for you?

Normal practice when buying a van is to pay 20% as a deposit.

So basically the VAT.

It might be better for me to go down a non VAT van perhaps? How could i finance that?

[Lee Pryor]

Hi Lee.

What sort of deposit did you have to pay.

I'm currently looking at a new van for my next stage of growth in 2019.

Do they maintain the equipment for you?

Normal practice when buying a van is to pay 20% as a deposit.

So basically the VAT.

It might be better for me to go down a non VAT van perhaps? How could i finance that?

Don't know mate. Call Kennet and have the conversation with Adrian. Hes very good

[Arnold Palmer]

Hi Lee.

What sort of deposit did you have to pay.

I'm currently looking at a new van for my next stage of growth in 2019.

Do they maintain the equipment for you?

Normal practice when buying a van is to pay 20% as a deposit.

So basically the VAT.

It might be better for me to go down a non VAT van perhaps? How could i finance that?

Yes. Most companies will buy vehicles towards the end of their financial quarter. It means you can claim the entire deposit straight back from the VAT man, meaning your cash flow is not effected.

[lal]

 Hi Lee, just like to say i admire you very much for what you have achieved, it takes a lot of determination  risks & Balls to
 achieve what you have, looking forward to your video's, when will you be releasing your first video.

 Best regards
 Larry

[Lee Pryor]

Hi Lee, just like to say i admire you very much for what you have achieved, it takes a lot of determination  risks & Balls to
 achieve what you have, looking forward to your video's, when will you be releasing your first video.

 Best regards
 Larry

Thanks Larry

I am just getting to grips with the new camera and editing software, Im a bit of a technophobe so its slow going. I have lots of ideas and plans though so I hope to start by the end of March and then I will try to do a vid or 2 each week. 

[jo5hm4n]

Hi Lee,

Not a question as such, but you say you are going to start making videos and uploading them online.  If you need any advice or help at all regarding video editing or anything associated with youtube i dont mind helping if i can in any way.  I have a YouTube Channel i have been running for about 2 years now with 15k+ subscribers and a few million views so whilst i'm no expert i've definitely gone through a learning curve with it.

[nathankaye]

Whats the channel?
If you dont want to put it on here, can dm me on my facebook page.

[mark m]

you owe me a beer see you Sept x

[Susan Dean (1stclean)]

hi lee

why dont you buy rounds ? theirs a guy near us with over 19  vans out and hes not only as door knockers and put leafless out  like yourself  but will buy up rounds  for the right price

he  as the money to buy not only small company's but the bigger ones as well  ? hes very switched on and there no moving him on the deal he wants all in his favor of coarse

[John Mart]

hi lee

why dont you buy rounds ?

I’m guessing it’s the old “I left my wallet in the van” excuse. All that money he’s making too!

[The Jester of Wibbly]

hi lee

why dont you buy rounds ?

I’m guessing it’s the old “I left my wallet in the van” excuse. All that money he’s making too!

Probably because they are not tax deductible

[Lee Pryor]

hi lee

why dont you buy rounds ? theirs a guy near us with over 19  vans out and hes not only as door knockers and put leafless out  like yourself  but will buy up rounds  for the right price

he  as the money to buy not only small company's but the bigger ones as well  ? hes very switched on and there no moving him on the deal he wants all in his favor of coarse

Yes you mention him often I know the company and to be honest number of vans means nothing to me. How much do his guys do every day per head? Not much population density in his area I think. i could have 20 vans on the road if I gave out half as much every day to each guy.

To answer your question I never buy rounds because theres no telling how many might just cancel if they dont like the change. More than that though is we only take on work thats on direct debit nothing else. Most customers are not on dd with other companies. I would go as far to say we have more customers on dd than any other uk company (over 5000 now) Next I want jobs at my price not someone elses. I want customers that chose to use us of their own accord. Lastly people who sell rounds always want 3,4,5 times the monthly value. I always feel I can spend less than that on my own marketing and get the same amount of customers or often quite a lot more and without the downsides of the points mentioned above

[Lee Pryor]

Hi Lee,

Not a question as such, but you say you are going to start making videos and uploading them online.  If you need any advice or help at all regarding video editing or anything associated with youtube i dont mind helping if i can in any way.  I have a YouTube Channel i have been running for about 2 years now with 15k+ subscribers and a few million views so whilst i'm no expert i've definitely gone through a learning curve with it.

Thanks for the offer.

Lets have the link to your page so I can see your vids

[Crystal-clear]

Lee how much of a difference is particularly Cleaner planer compared to the cheaper software squeegee aworka.

what in particular for you makes you choose CP and to pay more over the the other 2.

[Lee Pryor]

Lee how much of a difference is particularly Cleaner planer compared to the cheaper software squeegee aworka.

what in particular for you makes you choose CP and to pay more over the the other 2.

I have never used the others so its not really a question I can answer. I will however say that people often mention the cost of these things like its a lot of money which it isnt to me or anyone. I think people should focus on the value rather than the cost.

For me cleaner planner covers the lot, its like having another staff member I love it. If it folded tomorrow I would probably use aworka as I have had a look at that in the past, squeegee I think its to soon, maybe down the line.