[simon knight]

...plumber, electrician, brickie, carpenter...?

Why do customers assume that because you clean windows all your mates are tradesmen as well?

[AuRavelling79]

Think about it - subconsciously it easy to believe that people of the same type associate with each other - you know - "birds of a feather etc."?

In a way they are elevating your status from "just a window cleaner" to a proper tradesperson!

 

(Actually my mates are a roofer, carpenter, builder and an electrician actually - along with a building society manager, a burger van owner and a couple of window cleaners too!)

So if you want a mortgage to pay for your new windows, roof and house re-wire I can get the job done - you want fries with that?

[Mike #1]

i do as it happens , if you get on well with custy they may ask , because if you do you would only recommend  someone decent otherwise it reflects badly on you , i will only recommend some one who has done work for me

[Londoner]

I get asked that all the time and I have been able to recommend the builder who did our extension to a few customers.
I get asked about gardeners the most.

[Blue Frog Systems]

Yep I get it too. Had one customer on her first clean ask me if I knew a bin cleaner, house cleaner and gardiner.

I reccomended 2 of my customers for the last 2, but don't know a bin cleaner as yet

[R W C]

I got a wallet with bussiness cards of local companys in my van for when custys ask. recently got a electician £2000 of work and a cleaner the internal of a shop i do, and got some big work in return.

[simon knight]

And another today: "Excuse me do you know any window fitters?" This wasn't even a customer, just some woman calling up to me from the pavement.

I said: "Yeah, Everest."

I don't recommend people because you're onto a hiding to nothing.  If they turn out good then you don't get a thank-you and if they turn out bad you get: "Why did you recommend him?"

[stephen s]

are you always this grumpy ?    people must love you for your community spirit 

[s.w.c]

i keep a section in the Filofax full of cards from Gardner to insurance all people i know and trust only and they all put work my way too, it can be quite good when people work together

[simon knight]

are you always this grumpy ?   

only around this time of the month

[cybersye]

i keep a section in the Filofax full of cards from Gardner to insurance all people i know and trust only and they all put work my way too, it can be quite good when people work together

exactly what I was thinking, works both ways

[GWCS]

I was thinking do you know of a good... too.

However when people ask me i have no idea.

So got me thinking of setting up a franchise for each trade One day maybe