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danmarck ![]() Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: 12/September/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 482 |
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Two weeks is about right.I try to keep it at around two weeks by doing
the following . I try to maintain a good relationship with my competitors. I feel it makes things alot less stressful being able to wave at a competitor rather than being flipped off by them. Anyway, one of my competitors and I feed each other. When he gets too many customers or a customer that needs it done today or tommorrow and he can't get to it , he refers me and I do the same for him. We know of each others methods and quality work. I tell his customers that we would be cleaning as a favor to ___________ and that they should return to him next time. He does the same for me when I'm in a bind. It has worked very well. Now my nephew has gotten into the business and we will also be able to do some of the same. This may not work for everyone , but it does for us. |
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Adwa ![]() Queen of the Board ![]() ![]() Joined: 05/March/2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4568 |
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Danmarck Your lucky to have that trust. Here in the big city cut throat is on everybody's minds. Hand shaking also went out in the 60's.
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MR. STEAMER ![]() True Patriot ![]() Only in the GTA Joined: 03/March/2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 14544 |
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A carpet cleaning world with brotherly love....lol wow
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PadMan ![]() Dr. Low Moisture ![]() http://ccsop.com Joined: 11/March/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1032 |
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Steamer, of COURSE HWE can have three week waiting times, however THINK ABOUT THIS, you can call a 100 HWE guys ANYTIME, however Padders a bit harder to find, once you use them and want them you are willing to wait.
That just gets back to the niche market you don't like hearing about. |
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danmarck ![]() Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: 12/September/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 482 |
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When you think about it neither of us loses that customer to possibly an
outsider, with the chance of never seeing thim again. This way we tend to keep our customers!!! And by getting along we have ordered chemical in in larger volume to save freight etc.. Sounds weird, I'm sure, but it works. What you guys have enjoyed on the forum ( talking SHOP) , we once in while enjoy in person. It's always fun to talk shop... and if you guys always keep your distance from all you competitors you don't get that opportunity. |
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doug ![]() King of the One Liners ![]() Just My opinion Joined: 31/January/2004 Status: Offline Points: 32701 |
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danmark: I have reccommended one of my competitors before and had people say they will wait. Being in a small area little different. I told someone I am not interested in continueing cleaning their home because of various reasons and?? Most of their friends drop us because they make up some line of bull about us. At that point it takes a couple of years to set the record strait. The rollercoaster ride go around and around and up and down.
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danmarck ![]() Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: 12/September/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 482 |
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I agree Doug , word of Mouth when good is fanatastic when Bad can be a
nightmare. That's what keeps us on our toes!! |
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danmarck ![]() Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: 12/September/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 482 |
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By the way Doug , did you and Mr. Steamer ever get a chance to download
our software?? just wondering??? |
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MR. STEAMER ![]() True Patriot ![]() Only in the GTA Joined: 03/March/2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 14544 |
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maybe I'm doing something wrong...I still couldn't get it to work...no matter what browser I used...
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doug ![]() King of the One Liners ![]() Just My opinion Joined: 31/January/2004 Status: Offline Points: 32701 |
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Mr. Steamer: Maybe it is your commodore 64 is too slow for it??
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Harry ![]() Journeyman ![]() ![]() Joined: 30/January/2004 Status: Offline Points: 273 |
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I have been booking leather restoration jobs for Jan and Feb since August. As Padman points out, they have no choice but to wait. Just booked another one today $1,000 job to be done in late January.
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MR. STEAMER ![]() True Patriot ![]() Only in the GTA Joined: 03/March/2004 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 14544 |
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64 is out already... I'm still using the Pet computer
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doug ![]() King of the One Liners ![]() Just My opinion Joined: 31/January/2004 Status: Offline Points: 32701 |
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Mr. Steamer: I here Radio Shack has a new one out I think it is a Tandy 1000?
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danmarck ![]() Groupie ![]() ![]() Joined: 12/September/2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 482 |
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Did either one of you sucessfully download yet?? What about anyone else.
I did see one download from Canada Yesterday. Also form Nevada, and Australia. So it is working. I don't know what to advise unless I get more detailed info from you. What happens????? |
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