[hasti]

lot of new starts in my area but mainly trad...i saw two guys today
in different areas
on foot hauling ladders and all their gear with them. i instantly
thought fairplay at least they have the balls to get off their backsides
and try something.

As for the guy who has the sparkly new van okay he has been
mugged by ionics but he has a start of a round and if he keeps his
head down gets on with learns from his mistakes like we all have to

There is a good chance he could be making a decent living a year
from now.

Me thinks too many worrying about what others are doing,when they
should be watching where they are going themselves

Very Well Said Gary 

[paul ette]

if he invested that 10k wiser he could of been earning a grand a week by now, rather than have a 10k van sat on the drive 90% of the time for the last 9 months, does that not make sense?? and his bank balance would be a lot better than what it is, its just my opinion, why run before you  can walk

[Richard iSparkle]

I got a loan for £28 000 to start up...  and went the franchise route...

there's different ways of starting things and different goals for people too.

[Pro-Poler]

It's becoming very annoying having to convince new customers that just because the last guy cleaned their windows with "a pole thingy" and left them in a worse state than before he started, doesn't mean that I will repeat the procedure.

There seems to be an inordinate number of individuals going round wetting window for a living and disparaging our beloved purified profession in the process.

I had that very situation today. The bloke spoke to me yesterday while I was cleaning shop windows. Went and had a look today.

4 bedroom detached house. Previous window cleaner, shiny new van and in a uniform. Customer said he was there and gone in under 10 minutes. When I saw the windows from the inside of the house - eeeeeeeeeukkkkkkkkkk and the customer had paid £25 for that 2 days ago.

Cleaned just the patio doors and kitchen window just to give him an idea of how windows come up when they are cleaned properly. This evening he phoned me - got a new job to do first thing tomorrow.

Every year around here, and i guess it's the same in other areas, the shiny new vans appear in Spring and Summer but by the following January and February, it's the same old faces and vans as there's always been.

That may have been true with ladders but when some find out how easy it is this trade will be swarming with pole wielding windies all under cutting each other in a cut throat business be warned we won't be immune. 

[Aqua Power Solutions]

I started out a year ago , It now takes two of us over six weeks to complete my round. Like any other business you have to speculate to accumulate. By providing a professional image, working to a high standard and selling your company then this sets you apart from Joe Bloggs
By providing alternative services for my customers has given me an income stream of 20K alone. Goodluck to any newbie , work is out their !
 

[Klean07]

Hey Aqua I've just clicked on your website but apparently the link is broken!

[Aqua Power Solutions]

seems to be a problem with the link, website or facebook page seems ok . thanks for info