[*paul_moss]

Speaking to a few of the guy's around the country October has been good for some and poor for others compared to last year.
Personally my best month this year.
Just wondered how every one else found it.

Fibrefresh would be interested in your comments as your up the road from me ( I think in Wrwexham).

Paul

[the red carpet]

Probley the usual story the ones that have got of there ar$e and done something are doing great, but theres allways someone who cant quite work out why they aint getting no work

Usual answer "lazyness" theres work out there for all of us, you just gotta go and get it.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

demotivation, not lazyness

Shaun

[Geoff Jewkes]

Booked just over 2 weeks in advance and working saturdays ( september was naff )

[Mike Halliday]

same as usual, booked most of the following week but with a few little spaces for any little jobs that come in.

I've decided to not work sundays this year during the Xmas rush, but will be booking my first job for 8am

Mike

[rich hand]

6 weeks throughout September and October were poor  until half term came and thats with 10000 leaflets a week.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

15 years in business and I don't get quiet weeks sounds arrogant but it's true.

I like Sundays off, I ususally work 7.30-8am starts finish about 6 ish sometimes go back out if it's a good customer or good money, depends on how I feel.

Shaun

[calmore]

Poor until just recently when I have had a lot of enquiries from people who want it doing "in time for Christmas".

[Geoff Jewkes]

The shops have started their christmas marketing earlier this year ( as they do ) which has got people on the go earlier I think, not that i'm complaining 

[maxcarpets]

Mus'nt grumble, this year has been very good, so far!

[Neil Grainger]

Justin same for me, Sept rubbish October was good and booking well into November.

Just picked up a good deal with a local estate agent that gets all their new clients to get their carpets cleaned so things are looking rosie at the mo.

Time to keep marketing is when you are busy as this will keep the working flowing in.

Cheers

Neil

[Geoff Jewkes]

Couldn't agrre more Neil

[PaulKing]

looks like being one of those manic XMAS rushes, bookings coming in for December.

I say and mean XMAS bacause it has absolutly nothing to do with Christmas, really P me off the whole retail thing, but I'm just a a bad as am looking forward to the increased business, even taken a booking for the 27th aren't people Strange?

[Geoff Jewkes]

Had a rental to do last year on the 27 th. Got offered double to work the 24 th last year. Guess what .............. I did it 
Its all because they have friends n relatives coming and this is the only time they see them. The customers that booked the 24th last year had family coming on boxing day and had spent time gettin quotes of about half a dozen companys a week before xmas. They all were fully booked when they decided on who to use, including me, but I was obviously the only idiot to give up my xmas eve !!! Worth it though ! 

[mark_roberts]

Do you clean after 4pm now its dark.

Personally I dont as i feel natural light is best to work in but Im so busy and dont want to work Saturdays that i may have to .

Mark

[Mike Halliday]

I never like packing away my hoses when its dark, luckily I'm usually home before 4.

I'm thinking of fitting a big strip light in the back of the van in case it is dark.

Mike

[terrymaloy]

October my best month to date !
Took forums advice and put my prices up slightly and seems to have done the trick !
Cheers

[Geoff Jewkes]

Fully booked for the next 3 weeks and just booked in my 1st sunday  :  : How you getting on Paul Are you in Rhyl???

[*paul_moss]

Not far In Dyserth about 3mls from Rhyl and about 2 mls from Prestatyn.
And its going pretty damn good at the moment.

Leather has gone mental.

[colin thomas]

sorry to sound a sad git but get a life you lot, all this talk about working sundays and over xmas, you must be hard up if you can't afford a bit of time off.

colin