Do you do free cleans?

« **on:** December 11, 2007, 06:35:18 pm »

« **Reply #1 on:** December 11, 2007, 06:37:38 pm »

have to add a reply, I do not offer free cleans ever to get custom, if there is a problem with our cleaning then it is done the next day free.

the only time I would offer a free clean is if my customers recommend enough new business to warrant them getting a free clean. normally 5 maybe 10 new customers.

Ian

« **Reply #2 on:** December 11, 2007, 06:40:13 pm »

Do free cleans pay the bills. :

« **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2007, 07:01:59 pm »

Do sainsburys give away free shopping!

« **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2007, 07:05:05 pm »

Quote from: williamx on December 11, 2007, 07:01:59 pm

Do sainsburys give away free shopping!

No, only Dale Winton.

« **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2007, 07:05:56 pm »

Do i do free cleans?have you been out on the P155.

« **Reply #6 on:** December 11, 2007, 07:06:57 pm »

Only my mum's and an old aunt and uncle. Oh and our house as well.

« **Reply #7 on:** December 11, 2007, 07:09:05 pm »

I do, but only because she got me a £450 job (she's a school bursar)

« **Reply #8 on:** December 11, 2007, 07:13:51 pm »

Quote from: williamx on December 11, 2007, 07:01:59 pm

Do sainsburys give away free shopping!

If you collect enough Nectar points they do

I might take a year to get a free shop out of them though.

« **Reply #9 on:** December 11, 2007, 07:16:06 pm »

Actually, yes.

I used to do the one window of a nursery next to one of my other jobs, because I knew some of the girls there.

Took 30 seconds to do, but not worth knocking the door and fetching the boss for the sake of a quid!

« **Reply #10 on:** December 11, 2007, 07:51:57 pm »

20 quid gifts and free cleans, you dont want to clean my house do you ??

« **Reply #11 on:** December 11, 2007, 07:55:39 pm »

Quote from: matt on December 11, 2007, 07:51:57 pm

20 quid gifts and free cleans, you dont want to clean my house do you ??

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=47133.0 :

« **Reply #12 on:** December 11, 2007, 08:11:33 pm »

« **Reply #13 on:** December 11, 2007, 08:57:28 pm »

Rosy,are you sure window cleaning is for you? one of your eariler posts was about giving customers presents

and now you want to offer free cleans

,i think you would be better off doing charity work

« **Reply #14 on:** December 11, 2007, 10:06:58 pm »

Quote from: clean on December 11, 2007, 08:57:28 pm

Rosy,are you sure window cleaning is for you? one of your eariler posts was about giving customers presents and now you want to offer free cleans ,i think you would be better off doing charity work

I was just thinking about that thread myself after reading this one.

I am lost for words.

Really I am, I think the only thing Im liable to say might offend, so I'll shut up.

Matt

« **Reply #15 on:** December 11, 2007, 10:12:26 pm »

Quote from: xxmattyxx on December 11, 2007, 10:06:58 pm

Quote from: clean on December 11, 2007, 08:57:28 pm
Rosy,are you sure window cleaning is for you? one of your eariler posts was about giving customers presents and now you want to offer free cleans ,i think you would be better off doing charity work

I was just thinking about that thread myself after reading this one.

I am lost for words.

Really I am, I think the only thing Im liable to say might offend, so I'll shut up.

Matt

Try shutting up, it suits you better. Don't you xxxx's read the threads properly?
I merely added a poll in addition to this thread by Lee.

Try reading it again (if you can).

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been wfp 15 months,
probably got 250 customers
trouble is i made classic mistake of under pricing, i'd say 30% under priced.

Was thinking of putting out some home made leaflets in really nice areas offering a free clean for the front of prospective customer.
hopefully they become regular.
Reason being if i could build up some better priced work fast then go back to original work and hit customers with letter explaining i under priced at the beginning.

If they dump me it won't matter as hopefully would have picked up new work anyway.

Am i crazy has anyone ever offered a free clean to get customers?
does it work or do you just get exploitecd?
lee

« **Reply #16 on:** December 11, 2007, 10:15:07 pm »

Quote from: clean on December 11, 2007, 08:57:28 pm

Rosy,are you sure window cleaning is for you? one of your eariler posts was about giving customers presents and now you want to offer free cleans ,i think you would be better off doing charity work

Why don't you go on a self-control and concentration course and try reading the threads properly?

« **Reply #17 on:** December 11, 2007, 10:20:41 pm »

i just said no...but thinking about it, i do the daughters school for free...(theres about 10 windows)

put me in good sted as we were new here...and a fair few customers too...lol

every good turn n all that

« **Reply #18 on:** December 11, 2007, 10:21:48 pm »

I do the odd free clean for one of my contractors but i get about 10k a year worth of work from him. Also will do a odd sign for nothing but only to regular quality customers Never Never give free cleans for nothing back in return

Steve

« **Reply #19 on:** December 11, 2007, 10:31:07 pm »

I do mine for free

Poll

Do you do free cleans?