[supernova77]

So do you think that forums such as CIU give out too much information to newbies wanting to start up?

For example:
how the job is stress free
how much you are charging
how much you make per week
your hourly rate
equipment needed
where to get it from

ect, etc,

Firstly don't get me wrong because to me it makes no difference if we see more and more start ups and I'm semi retired and have enough work to keep me going until I pack up.

Let me explain in more details, this morning whilst out I saw yet another new van working that I've never seen before and I normally see at least 1 new start up per month.

Many years  ago in the 70's it was hard to get a window cleaner and you very rarely saw another one, these days there are about  6 different companies covering one estate, I used to clean an estate with about 200 hundred house on it and I was the only one on the estate, I had so much work in  those days I had to employ to others guys whom I would drop off at one end of the road
(they did not drive) with ladders etc and then I would start at the other end of the road and we would meet somewhere in the middle when all the jobs were done.

Now days it's a completely different game all together and my personally belief is because far too much info is available on these forums for all to see.   
What do you think, will it effect your future business?

Window cleaning / cleaning forums have been around for a long time... I don't personally think they have harmed our business in any way.

[ian1965]

Was an absolute god send when i started up 11 years ago . Everyone helping out newbies .