[home6442]

Gerard when you hit the bottom the only way to go is up.
Go for it what have you to loose. Just take extra care when working from a ladder
stay safe and Best of luck.

[DG Cleaning]

They won't be your only expense what about tax and NI?
Admittedly at your predicted earnings there shouldn't be too much tax.
What are your goals?
One minute you want 2 weeks off a month next your willing to do 60 hour weeks.
You also have health problems that doesn't go with window cleaning.
If i was you I'd go to Tesco you get a guaranteed wage for less hassle even if you're sick.
Not to mention safer, ladders on hard surfaces aren't much fun between October and April.

[Johnny B]

   Thanks for  that Johnny b, I`ll get there & you never know this time next year I could be a millionaire.
    Earning a decent wage after expenses would suffice though.

Don't let anyone convince you that you can't succeed. You can, and will, with enough determination.

When I sold up and moved to Ireland 18 months ago, some very well meaning friends didn't believe that I could build a run of residential customers up, as there supposedly wan't sufficient demand, as well as the country being in the toilet economically. Being the good friends they are, they are all happy that I  have proved them wrong.

John

   

[mark dew]

You'll end up very happy coming in with the idea of earning £7.50 per house and doing 1 per hour.
You will find after a few months (if not earlier) that you are cleaning way more than 1 house per hour. Result. 
I'm not sure if you are joking, but you'll do ok if you have low expectations. It's usually the people with high expectations that will give up.
Go for it. You'll be entitled to working tax credit as well.
I want to earn a bit more than £7.50 per hour but am in agreement that window cleaning is a great job for you if you want to earn some extra money.
The hardest part of it is making that 1st step from thinking to doing. After that it sorta falls into place really. Easy peasy.

[James archell]

Maybe you should talk to Matt Bateman. He sounds just like you at times.You could even work for him.

What Richard?

[Gerald Ash]

Thanks guys. No ladders as they are only rated upto 150KG & I`m way over that plus s**t scared of heights which means I get nervous standing up at my stature.
   Poles to start with then maybe wfp.
    As to the two weeks off, that`s way in the future preceded by bloody hard work. I`m lazy but I know that to be able to be lazy you have to work hard first.
   I intend to sew the seeds for a bone idle two weeks with two weeks, including sat & sun, of constant work.
     If it doesn`t work then I`ll be better off anyway.
 

[Craggs]

Hi everyone, Newbie here. Just worked out that if I were to charge £7.50 per house & cleaned one house per hour I would earn a good wage.
       It gets better, if I charge more, do more then I can work two weeks a month & have two weeks off.
    I`m fat & old & lazy.
      How realistic is this idea to earn a months wage in two weeks?
  I`m not taking the p*** I`m serious. Advice please.
Also please give advice on pole work infact any advice would be gratefully recieved.
  I will not take work from any other window cleaners on principal.

Hi

I've been cleaning windows for nearly 8 years now and I can tell you as a 30 year old bloke it hard work.

Anyone can be a window cleaner but it getting the work and pricing it right, my advice would be see if you can work with  a window cleaner for a day so you can get the feel of the job.

You got to be fit cos it a tiring work if you're planing to to work on ladders all day,  5 or 6 days a week and the weather is not always kind.

I kinda getting the impression you think it will be easy money but anyway best of luck

[Gerald Ash]

I know it`s going to be hard, that`s why you can earn good money & why  everyone isn`t doing it.
     Anything worth doing is hard. If it wasn`t it wouldn`t be worth doing.
    I`ve worked hard, try shoe making thats hard work. coal deliveries.
    I`m not scared of hard work, just don`t like it but if it gets you where you want to be then fine.
    I`m serious about this & I will do it & be successful.

[Craggs]

I know it`s going to be hard, that`s why you can earn good money & why  everyone isn`t doing it.
     Anything worth doing is hard. If it wasn`t it wouldn`t be worth doing.
    I`ve worked hard, try shoe making thats hard work. coal deliveries.
    I`m not scared of hard work, just don`t like it but if it gets you where you want to be then fine.
    I`m serious about this & I will do it & be successful.

Nothing is stopping you from doing it if that what you really want to do... but let me give you a small advice, forget  earning £7.50 an hour because that is poor and I mean p*ss poor money. The reason I am telling you this because  you will probably well end up undercutting a lot of windows cleaners work if you are prepared to clean people windows for £7.50 which take you a hour to clean.


 

[sean mcc]

He is having you lot on : :

[deeege]

Gerald your typing style sure looks familiar, you also spell some of the same words wrong as does another member on here, punctuation mistakes too.





Could just be a coincidence though.

[AuRavelling79]

I know it`s going to be hard, that`s why you can earn good money & why  everyone isn`t doing it.
     Anything worth doing is hard. If it wasn`t it wouldn`t be worth doing.
    I`ve worked hard, try shoe making thats hard work. coal deliveries.
    I`m not scared of hard work, just don`t like it but if it gets you where you want to be then fine.
    I`m serious about this & I will do it & be successful.

If you are walking to your custies it will add further time where you are not earning. Do you live in a town or out in the sticks?

[Gerald Ash]

Walking so leave early, no time lost, leave for home at five, no time lost.
     If you can earn twenty pounds per hour then you can earn enough to work two weeks a month, fact.
                  40 hours a week at £7.50 would be enough for me. Is it possible to average  £7.50 per hour over a year with all the weather can throw at us.
      That equates to earning £20 per hour only working 37.5% of the working time (2080 hours per year) 780 hours per year.
      If I`m wrong what`s the worst that can happen, I`ll earn a decent wage. Win win as far as I`m concerned.
        Come on guys tell me how to achieve it not how it can`t be done.

[James archell]

[G Griffin]

Walking so leave early, no time lost, leave for home at five, no time lost.

I leave at five everyday but it's going dark this time of year and most people just want to have their tea, watch Eggheads and not be mithered by their window cleaner.

[steve rix]

Gerald, where abouts in glos are you? Might be able to help

[tompoole]

I started I 2007 with nowt, I had a ladder and bought ten scrims
Ten microfibres , bucket on belt, mop n squeegee , long pole for
Doing over conservatories and a bucket . Oh and a small
Tass cooker to heat water for tea or bucket :-)
 I leafleted 3 local estates every month for a year and put
Adds in local mags too. Started with min price of £10
But soon found that to be too cheap so upted it to £12.
Now use price list .
First ten jobs or so I would do one or two a day so I was seen
Locally always working , usually 8:30 am lunch time  or schools
Out . Word of mouth took over and now 5 years on I have a good
Round. I paid myself half of what I earned and bought kit with
Other half, wfp was clearly the way to go so after 18 months
Fitted a tank and pump to van and rest is history.
So yes you can make £7.50 per hour profit .
Good luck with your round

[richard jagger]

Matt thought you were at it again playing the newbie game. It seemed like your work.

[C o z y]

The guy using the ID Matt Bateman isn't Matt Bateman. Matt Bateman is so undercover on here, even he doesn't know what his ID is.

[James archell]