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« Reply #25 on: January 23, 2012, 10:58:33 PM » |
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starting to get more and more custys paying by bacs,with house number and street only as a ref
working well so far,moving people away from paypal has i aint hate paying them,
still do abit of collecting has very local some of my work and it keeps the debt list down
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« Reply #26 on: January 24, 2012, 06:34:27 PM » |
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Internet banking has worked okay for me. I put this through the door and follow up with an email saying something similar. Most pay within 7 days. Never collect as they will expect it.
Your windows were cleaned on____ /___/12.
Using one of the methods listed below please make a payment for the sum of £____:_____, within the next 3 days.
PAY ONLINE by Bank Transfer – Preferred Method
Sort Code: 30-13-55. Account Number: 00459849
Please quote the first line of your address as a payment reference.
Cheque
Please make cheques payable to 'Oliver Metherell'
On the back of the cheque please write the first line of your address.
If you have any queries with regards to our services please feel free to contact us.
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mikes window cleaning
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« Reply #27 on: January 24, 2012, 10:32:38 PM » |
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iam only collecting at present and the slip looks like ths sorry i missed you i have cleaned your windows .................. balance outstanding ................... mikes window cleaning website email tel i print the off on a a5 sheet and cut them down iam using paper but i may buy the thick card from staples and use that i was wondering if anyone gets there cards purpose made i now a couple of window cleaners who did this but both have wrapped in seeems a dit of a waste to me iam now converting over to online payments most of them 80%are for it  not bothered about the rest collect on the day or double next month |
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« Reply #28 on: January 24, 2012, 10:48:13 PM » |
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good move mike, evenings are your time  and good post northstar, in a few years when cheques are defunked, i may well dig this back up and parody it  but just cos you've given me your sort code, don't expect me to deposit anything in it |
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THIS IS THE WORST FIRM I'VE EVER WORKED FOR!
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« Reply #29 on: January 24, 2012, 11:45:34 PM » |
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I've started collecting 1 night a week again.People are just not bothering their back-sides to send the chqs.It was starting to get silly,and it was getting to the stage where i could be anything upto 2 maybe 3 hundred quid a month out.It doesn't take long to build up,and it's me that gets it in the neck from the custie cos he/she owes 2 or 3 cleans,and it clearly states on the cards "PLEASE SEND A CHEQUE" with 2 contact phone numbers  I noticed a massive differance in the takings in the last 2wks |
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« Reply #30 on: January 25, 2012, 12:17:24 AM » |
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the only time i can guarantee to finish the rest of the collecting is collect on a sunday night between 6 and 8 830 pm max
hopefully everybody will transfer and not forget and iam not chasing money at the end of the month brooney iam in the same position with money outstanding i will post on here when i have sorted it
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« Reply #31 on: January 25, 2012, 12:26:50 AM » |
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Yeah,2.5hrs on a thu or fri is all it took to boost up the takings,although i do remember spending 2hrs collecting a couple of yrs ago and ended going home with £20 atotal waste of an evening,but it was quite funny |
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« Reply #32 on: January 26, 2012, 09:28:12 AM » |
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SAE and BACS for stand alone bigger accounts/commercial and customers who owe 2-3 cleans.collecting friday or monday 5-7.usually collect just once on a friday.sometimes monday if i want to get more in. i have lots of compact estate work so easy to collect and within 6 miles.a mixture of all 3 is good for cashflow.cant see a time when i wont go collecting. i would never disturb customers on a sunday evening.in fact i would go as far to say its a big no no in my opinion. debt is part of running a business you can never get every penny in owed. as for paypal i dont offer the option.sod getting extra charges on top of late payments!!! |
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mikes window cleaning
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« Reply #33 on: January 26, 2012, 07:23:21 PM » |
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« Reply #34 on: January 28, 2012, 10:42:16 AM » |
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Don't collect on a Sunday anymore then!its your business!!I mainly keep anything work related to Mon-Fri but I will be working today as still got work to catch up with from before xmas! |
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« Reply #35 on: January 28, 2012, 12:13:44 PM » |
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yes daz this is the last day i work on weekends  |
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« Reply #36 on: January 28, 2012, 12:44:35 PM » |
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is santander the cheapest bank for business accounts with my bank its 50 something pence to cash a cheque and the more you put threw it the more charges,i had the commerical manager phone me ask why i wasnt putting much threw my biz account i said simple the charges i put more threw my current account all banks want is your money and times are hard enough as it is
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« Reply #37 on: January 28, 2012, 05:15:41 PM » |
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santander £7.00 per month no charges for anything a good deal but there not free for 18 months still the best i could find
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« Reply #38 on: January 29, 2012, 01:03:34 AM » |
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i recently opened a business account with Santander and there are no charges, not now not next year or the year after, never...
The only drawback is that you cannot go to the till and deposit money, it has to be paid into the cash machines.. must say its no prob for me..
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Always go that extra mile,
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mikes window cleaning
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« Reply #39 on: January 29, 2012, 01:06:19 AM » |
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yes i got a very good deal thanks to that bloke mr h  |
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« Reply #40 on: January 29, 2012, 01:11:46 AM » |
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I have a few that do SAE and a few that send bank transfer .
Sometimes the bank transfer persons need a TEXT message to remind them .
It has reduced my collecting time , time for ME and the KIDS I feel .
I collect pyhsically now just 1x a week.
This week it was Saturday at 1500 to 1630 and its the best I have collected .
Sad i know but I was with the kids from 0730 until 1430 , so It was good to get out and have a gentle walk/drive out .
I never collect more than 1x a week , umless im skint .
A custie wee#s me off when they are just going out and say call back tomorrow , F#ck that , why should I waste say 20/30 mins travel etc just because they cant find the money that would of taken them 2 mins .
there the worst , the ones who think you dont want the money straight away and have time to come collecting
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« Reply #41 on: January 29, 2012, 01:13:38 AM » |
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Bank Transfer details on a slip , obtain everyone's mobile number and remind them via text if not paid .
Will need a huge phonebook , but would be the most effective route to take I believe .
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mikes window cleaning
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« Reply #42 on: January 29, 2012, 01:21:55 AM » |
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i just dont like having money outstanding you o me sort of thing |
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« Reply #43 on: January 31, 2012, 12:03:45 AM » |
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hi guys I do SAE for nearly all.... I used to collect, but it just eats away at time that should be spent with family.. most of my custies send the payment within ten days... I have 2 days that are local and I collect these...these are ion my doorstep literally! if people dont send then I dont clean...or I clean and collect if I know I am passing... I am fortunate that my round is bursting at the seems.... I do work a couple of hours on a saturday lately , and so I do the bad payers these mornings as they are mostly in... as for the ones that just cannot grasp the rule of paying , I bin them and move on.... |
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