How Long Is Too Long

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.

A carpet cleaning world with brotherly love....lol wow

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.

I agree Doug , word of Mouth when good is fanatastic when Bad can be a
nightmare. That's what keeps us on our toes!!

maybe I'm doing something wrong...I still couldn't get it to work...no matter what browser I used...

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.

 

 

Mr. Steamer:  I here Radio Shack has a new one out I think it is a Tandy 1000?