OvenGleamers World: Franchise, AGA Cookers, Oven Cleaning

A Cuppa With John Ovenden

Very short podcasts created when I'm out oven cleaning or sat in the office with five minutes to spare.

Ep 52: Facing Redundancy

Very short podcasts created when I'm out oven cleaning or sat in the office with five minutes to spare.

Ep 51 What is a Franchise?

Very short podcasts created when I'm out oven cleaning or sat in the office with five minutes to spare.

Oven Cleaners guide to buying a cooker.mp3

Oven cleaning business training

Short podcast by Graham Rogers talking through how the oven cleaning franchise training was developed for OvenGleamers.

Ep 48 20 Years of AGA Cooker Ownership

It's been twenty years now that I have owned an AGA. Here I go through the different AGAs I have had and mention any problems of running them.

Ep 47 Pricing For Your Business

Very short podcasts created when I'm out oven cleaning or sat in the office with five minutes to spare, or on the way home from school drop-off. In this podcast I talk about pricing for an oven cleaning business. How do you go about setting your price? Do you pluck it out of the air or do you get to it in a logical way?

Ep 46: New AGA Owner First Steps

Okay so you've just acquired an AGA Cooker, say you've moved into a house or just bought one. Here Graham Rogers goes through the steps that you need to take when you get your first AGA. If you've bought a house with an AGA in the kitchen, what do you need to do first? What would be useful? What book would be best to buy? Which pans should you get? Here is a guide for you.

Ep 45: Oven Cleaning Business For Sale? Selling and Buying An Oven Cleaning Business

So you looking at buying an oven cleaning business or buying a resale area of an established franchise. What things should you look out for. What things could you improve on to make the business be more successful and profitable?

Ep 44 Buying An Old AGA - A Buyers Guide

Buying a secondhand AGA cooker can save you a lot of money but what are the disadvantages. Are there really some bargins to be had?

Buying A New AGA - Buyers Guide

Are you buying a new AGA cooker? Here are some things you might want to have a look at. An electric AGA, gas or oil? Here Graham Rogers makes some suggestions for you.

Oven Cleaning A ?1000 a week business?

Is an oven cleaning business a thousand pound a week business? How can you make your oven cleaning business a thousand a week business?

Professional Oven Cleaners Fitness

Oven Cleaners Fitness. Do you need to worry about this. Can being fitter mean getting more work done as an oven cleaning professional? Will Kettlebell training help you achieve it?

Ep 40 How to oven clean faster

How to clean your oven professionally faster.Graham Rogers talks through how he got faster at cleaning ovens.

Oven Cleaning Dip Tank Design

New Oven Cleaning Dip Tank and Dangers of Gas Heated Dip Tanks

Ep 38: AGA Total Control Update

AGA Total Control Update. Working well after two years. No problems, but for OvenGleamers a big clean.

The Experts Guide To Oven Cleaning

So you've got a dirty oven and you want to get it clean. You want to experience cooking without having to deal with all that grease and muck that has buit up but you don't know how to do it. What do you do to clean those doors, clean out all the burnt on carbon and do a really good job?

Groupon and Oven Cleaning Business Pricing

So you are trying to get more business for your business and you get a call from the Groupon rep who suggests that it would be a good thing for your oven cleaning business to do a deal. But wait! Danger ahead. You need to listen to this before proceeding. Not only Groupon but all voucher type offers, such as Living Social, Amazon vouchers etc, can be a threat to the survival of your oven cleaning business.

Trademark Your Franchise

So you've started your franchise business and things are going well but then another company pops up and says its got prior rights to your company name! Oh dear. You should have got that trademark sorted out at the beginning before you franchised your business. Graham Rogers talks about trademark issues.

Lets Plan For 2015

Talking about planning for 2015 in October time 2014. Is it too early. Here Graham Rogers talks through his planning ideas.

Pricing For An Oven Cleaning Business

So what sort of price would your oven cleaning business set its prices at?

Choosing A Van For Your Business

How did we decide on which van to buy for our business?

How To Choose Your AGA Cooker Colour

So which AGA cooker colour is best. Which do you prefer Claret, or Cream. Graham Rogers talks about the different AGA cooker colours.

Oven Cleaning Business Market in USA

Is there an oven cleaning market in the USA? How do you determine if there is a market in a location?

Start An Oven Cleaning Business on Redundancy

You've been made redundant and you are looking for something else to do. Why not an oven cleaning franchise, to get you to market fast.

AGA Dual Control Cooker AGAs Best Cooker

Is the new AGA Dual Control the best AGA cooker ever? How have AGA got it right this time? Why is it so good?

AGA Cooker Alternatives

What alternatives are there to the AGA cooker? Some even look just like the AGA, that most people wouldn't be able to tell them apart. Others are more everyday range cookers that work in a different way and don't have the benefits of the AGAs radiant heat and 'always on' mode of operation.

Expanding Your Oven Cleaning Business

What things do you need to think about when expanding your oven cleaning business? Are there things to look out for. Graham Rogers talks through the options.

Ep 025 Exit Srategy For Oven Cleaning Business

So you are just about to buy an oven cleaning business and now is the time to think about your exit strategy. Why are you buying the business? How do you intend to leave or exit the business? It's time to think about this now.

AGA Servicing and Running Costs

So you are looking at buying an AGA cooker. But wait! What about the running costs. Are some AGA cookers cheaper than others to run? Here Graham Rogers talks about the different fuel types of AGA cookers and how they compare in running costs. Would you choose the most expensive AGA to run? Or do running costs not matter to you?

AGA City 60 Should You Buy One?

Here we talk about the new mini AGA cooker, just launched by AGA Rangemaster in the UK, the AGA City 60 which is 60 cm wide and looks like a half an AGA. But is it more than just half an AGA? The AGA City 60 is the business for people looking to replace their normal standard free standing double oven with a bit of AGA class. The AGA Rangemaster new AGA cooker to make your kitchen better. It has two ovens and one top plate. Does it do the job?

Professional Oven Cleaning Versus DIY Challenge

In the UK the market for the professional oven cleaner is strong. If you don't want to do your own oven, range cooker, extractor, hob, bbq, or AGA cooker cleaning you can pick up the phone and get someone to come to your house and clean it for you! A service to solve your problem of getting that muck out of your oven without using the dangerous chemicals and you can be sure of nothing being broken. Better than doing yourself? Less fuss, no smells, the complete job done for you.

What do I do about scratches on my AGA Chrome Domes?

Since I've had my AGA I've kept the top chrome dome lids like new, that is scratch free. We professional clean AGA cookers and I've noticed that most AGAs have scratched lids. How do you ensure that they stay scratch free?

How Green Is Your Oven Cleaning Business?

I'd like to think our oven cleaning business is green. Is yours? How does an oven cleaning franchise set themselves up to be green, eco, or safe?

Talent and Wealth Dynamics For An Oven Cleaning Business

We were tested the other day to see how we as a business in our office fitted together. We all did the Talent Dynamics test and were able to see how we fitted into the structure of our team. Team Dynamics is it worth it?

Running Costs of An AGA Cooker?

What are the running costs for an AGA cooker? Does it matter which one you buy? Does it matter if it is a new AGA or an old AGA? AGA cookers have recently had an update which has made them more economical to run, so now's the time to buy.

Should You Buy an AGA Total Control Cooker?

The AGA Total Control Cooker looks like the traditional AGA cooker that we love but is it like it? What things make it different? Will it suit you and your home?

Oven Cleaning Business Reputation and Customer Care.

So something goes wrong when you are cleaning an oven. What do you do? How should you treat your oven cleaning business clients?

How To Clean An AGA Cooker Top.

So on your AGA the top is getting thick in grease. How should you clean it? Tackle it yourself? Are the tools you can get from the AGA shop good enough to clean it? Here I tell you what I think?

Can Anything Be Done About the Enamel Damage on AGA Top?

Over time the top of your AGA cooker gets worn. How do you fix it? How do you remove those dull patches? Is it worth doing?

How To Buy An Old AGA Cooker.

New AGA cookers are expensive. However, you can pick up old ones relatively cheaply. What should you do? Buy the brand new one or get an old one and do a bit of refurbishement?

What Age To Clean Ovens professionally?

How old do you need to be to run an oven cleaning business or franchise? What age is best to start. Will it wear you out?

Is Oven Cleaning Business Seasonal?

For oven cleaning as a business some times of year are better than others. In the summer months we clean lots and lots of AGA cookers and in the lead up to Christmas it is full on madness.

Buying A New AGA Cooker?

So which AGA model do you buy? Electric, gas, oil, Total Control, or Dual Control? Will it fit in the kitchen?

The NEFF Hide and Slide Door, is it a problem?

I've spent literally hours on the phone with a couple of my franchisees talking them through putting the NEFF Hide and Slide door back on. It's easy to take off but getting it back on is another matter. How do you do it?

Positioning and Pricing in Oven Cleaning Business.mp3

Life Cycle Marketing For Oven Cleaning Business

Life Cycle Marketing. Can this be the way to increase your sales as an oven cleaning service? Graham Rogers tells you OvenGleamers secrets

Which type of fuel AGA Cooker do you get?

AGA Cookers were originally coal fired, then they became gas and oil fired. These days the most recent models are electric. How do you choose the right one for your kitchen?

How do you manage calls for your oven cleaning business.

Lots of oven cleaning companies take your details and then get the local guy in your area to call you back. At OvenGleamers we take your call, give you a quote and can book you straight in. It makes it beneficial for the franchisees as we out perform the competition. Which method do you think is best?

Lets talk marketing.

We have now got a process in place to launch our new franchisees. We get all the marketing in place and then launch it all. What do we do?