[ryanst1982]

 Just wondering, how many people have customers where they live. Got a call from someone asking for a quote that lives in same village as me. I never canvass around here but they got my number off Yell.

Im going to do the quote tomorrow but im a bit apprehensive about having a customer where I live. Our children probably go same school as only one around here and wondered if it could be akward.

Anyone else work where they live, and if so how many customers do you have and also, for those who dont accept work from locals, how far out from there home will they start accepting customers

cheers

[pingu]

I have no customers in my home town...but I have work 5km's from home...that is ok for me.

Cheers
Dave.

[DaveG]

I have loads of work very close to where i live..why would it be a problem/awkward??

All youre doing is providing a service that they want....

When Im quoting new jobs, very often i get.."youre Joes Dad arent you"? etc etc

[martinsadie]

i have a few on my street,i dont collect, just wait till they pay which they do some faster than others  

[fergus77]

i don't canvass my village due to being mates with the local window cleaner, but i have picked up customers because they've asked me.

I've 5 customers in my village and no problems what so ever. i just make sure i do the same quality of work as i do with all my custies.

[pingu]

I suppose it is that to some small extent I am ashamed to be a window cleaner and just would prefer not to be seen in my home town cleaning.

Be it right, be it wrong it's just how I feel.

Cheers
Dave.

[ftp]

I make £100+ from my culdesac alone - furthest house is about fifty metres away.
I do several parents houses from my daughters school, her brownie teacher and her mothers house too. It's more awkward for them in my opinion than it is for me.

[kenaltobelli]

i find its best working away from my town cos they are all backward when doing wfp
also can charge more out of town

[ryanst1982]

I just mean akwardness in terms of collecting payments, if they are an akward customer in terms of demands or complaining when there is noreason to complain. Would it not be more akward if you saw them everyday or your children were friends

[jouk45]

i have 26 custys in my  street, we are only cleaning there windows, what can go wrong  :

[jodan63]

i clean  next door on both sides and across the road from my house.i would say 50% of my customers are in my village. dont see anything wrong with it myself

[G Griffin]

They should feel awkward for late/non payment or being unreasonable. Not you.

[Nathanael Jones]

Most of my work is within 5 minutes of my house.

[ccmids]

i got loads in my village but i don't do my lane ,

[wizard]

Got cusatys in my street Also have two other window cleaners.

[zodiac]

I clean all houses on my street .Don't collect money.They bring around to my house .no worrys at all

[Slash]

Yeah,I do all my neighbours,whats the problem

[ccmids]

i know a window cleaner whos got a window cleaner.

[britishwill]

My nearest client is 20 minutes away. I have a good mate who works where I live. I could get work but prefer to keep the friendship and pass on clients to him as when I need an extra pair of hands he will drop everything to help me out in my area. Also I do not feel comfortable working where I live, weird eh!

[Window Washers]

i know a window cleaner whos got a window cleaner.

I have a window cleaner  , and I clean next doors windows and the next one after that. (I dont clean them myself but all are done by us