[Slacky]

That’s a disgusting thing to say, no-one else was thinking that.

[Smudger]

That’s a disgusting thing to say, no-one else was thinking that.

Really 🧐

[Slacky]

  Joke. 

[Smudger]

Sarcasm 😜

[robbo333]

Mrs Window Cleaner is currently on holiday, for a few days, with her son, so it's just me and the dog at home and the bed to myself (that is me and my bulldog Florence).
I have to say that I am enjoying the single bed life; having the bed to myself is really very relaxing, comfortable and peaceful.
However, I'm sure it's only a matter of time before I miss her farting, fidgeting and snoring, so luckily for me she'll be home in a few days!   

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

I retired from Fire Service and 6 years ago I started cleaning my windows and a neighbour because our windy fell off his ladder and never came back. After a year I had 20 customers but being a joiner I also did odd jobs. Started advertising my window cleaning and I got good customers all over the place. At the beginning it wasn't worth my while driving 8 miles to do one clean but I wasn't doing anything else and already had the van. Fairly soon that one customer got me a few more neighbours and now I have 10 in that estate. After studying window cleaners that were doing well on the forums I decided to copy them. Saved up an got a hotwater system fitted in my van and went on a few courses. Now I have 100 good customers and had to cancel all my advertising because I have too much work. I don't see the point of going over the Vat threshold nor employing anyone. I am now at my optimum level and want to stay at that level. I admire folk who have many vans on the road but they seem stressed out worrying about employees.

[Simon Trapani]

100 customers? That’s not even 10 days average work on my round!

[Stoots]

100 customers? That’s not even 10 days average work on my round!

4 on my round 

I can only imagine the guy lives in some wonderfull southern village with massive houses.

[deeege]

I only have 140 customers too and am completely full 

[AuRavelling79]

100 customers? That’s not even 10 days average work on my round!

Depends on the size of the customer. Let's just go with £25 average on a monthly cycle. £2500. Add the bloke's Fire Service Pension.

Plodding around at £250 a day for 10 days a month plus his pension. Chatting to the ladies. 'I used to be a fireman, I can handle a pole ...'

Sweet.

[DJW]

The firemen on here seem to handle their hose a lot.

[Richard iSparkle]

Are there any others on here who are trying to build a large residential window cleaning business?  i.e 1 million pound turnover

yep i'm working my way there...

not as quickly as i'd like though 

[Frankybadboy]

So you started young enough - you’ve got a good 15 years in you yet so really no need to expand

I only started windows at 44 so I needed expand to protect my future

15 years?he's only 43!he's got at least 25 years til 68 until he gets his state pension and then he might carry on working for another few years.

The guy I used to work for in 1992 only retired last year at 75 and only because he was forced to.another guy I know is still working at 80(he started up as a window cleaner aged 18)

62 years window cleaning!he says he's no plans to fully retire yet.👍

Daz some people don’t want to work til they’re that age. You will out of necessity, some people plan a different course of events for that stage of their lives.

I’ve got 2 - 3 months left to do then I’m outta here. I’ve sold my house, I’ve sold my business.

In three months I’m going away for a month to the sun then off to British Columbia to be with Laura. We’ll both have something to occupy us for three days a week each. Rest of the time we’ll be living a comfortable life in a great environment and travelling the world. Figi first probably for Christmas then we’ll see what 2025 brings.

I don't blame you mate.you ve aged terribly over the last few years.i was shocked at how old you look these days....I thought you were in your 70s already!😦😦

lol 

That's funny!



Looks like I need to buy some more baked beans I guess

i can see way you was chased out of keynsham 

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

100 customers? That’s not even 10 days average work on my round!

101 now, picked up a new one today. Don't like to rush into things as I do other work. Don't advertise now, it means I usually get new customers when they see me out cleaning. I have 6 or so that I just tell them to call me when they want their windows cleaned, bigger money ones and I don't count them as customers. At the end of the day its still money coming in.

[Samuel Acquah]

Well if you (or anyone reading) do decide to expand, I'm selling my rounds in Stoke on Trent at a reasonable price.

sa.exteriorcleaning@outlook.com.

I'm new on the forum so please let me know if this is considered spam and I'll remove it.

[Slacky]

So you started young enough - you’ve got a good 15 years in you yet so really no need to expand

I only started windows at 44 so I needed expand to protect my future

15 years?he's only 43!he's got at least 25 years til 68 until he gets his state pension and then he might carry on working for another few years.

The guy I used to work for in 1992 only retired last year at 75 and only because he was forced to.another guy I know is still working at 80(he started up as a window cleaner aged 18)

62 years window cleaning!he says he's no plans to fully retire yet.👍

Daz some people don’t want to work til they’re that age. You will out of necessity, some people plan a different course of events for that stage of their lives.

I’ve got 2 - 3 months left to do then I’m outta here. I’ve sold my house, I’ve sold my business.

In three months I’m going away for a month to the sun then off to British Columbia to be with Laura. We’ll both have something to occupy us for three days a week each. Rest of the time we’ll be living a comfortable life in a great environment and travelling the world. Figi first probably for Christmas then we’ll see what 2025 brings.

I don't blame you mate.you ve aged terribly over the last few years.i was shocked at how old you look these days....I thought you were in your 70s already!😦😦

lol 

That's funny!



Looks like I need to buy some more baked beans I guess

i can see way you was chased out of keynsham 

Be leaving the country soon too 

[Ggh]

Well if you (or anyone reading) do decide to expand, I'm selling my rounds in Stoke on Trent at a reasonable price.
 
sa.exteriorcleaning@outlook.com.

I'm new on the forum so please let me know if this is considered spam and I'll remove it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOnqBFYSQK0

[Lee Pryor]

Hmmm 

It’s certainly possible for those that are willing to do whatever it takes, work like a machine for years, reinvest every penny, cope with stress levels that could kill most people, and ignore naysayers and haters.

It’s important to understand why you want to do this, visualise the goal and commit to reaching it no matter what stands in your way.

If you can reach a million (which is extremely hard) it certainly gets easier after that. We are on for 2.2 this year with a goal of reaching 3 by the end of 25. All residential, not a franchise.

And yes it’s a Porsche! And a Range Rover…… it’s definitely important to reward yourself for taking the hard path…. Otherwise why bother?

I wanted to earn great money for myself and not be the person that did any of the work. Financial and personal freedom is the goal. Prepare for “some” people to hate you for it.

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

{It’s certainly possible for those that are willing to do whatever it takes, work like a machine for years, reinvest every penny, cope with stress levels that could kill most people, and ignore naysayers and haters.}

I really like the above post because I was on the other forum and worked 6 to 7 days a week and invested every penny back into the cleaning business. Luckily I had the fire service pension and lump sum to begin with and buy the most efficient system to make my work as simple as possible. After 5 years it all began to pay off and I was making £200 a day. Then I slowly creped up to £300 a day and the naysayers didn't like it one bit so they barred me from the other forum. Every time I left, the forum slowly died and they asked me to come back and it picked up again. They have asked me to come back but no point, still the same naysayers that want folk to fail. I can make a great living staying under the Vat level so I have no intention to add a van nor employ anyone. I do PW, Roof Spraying, PVC Spraying, Window Cleaning and painting for folk I know well so I only have 100 odd windy customers.

[Smudger]

There’s another forum 😜

Here’s a saying and it’s very true…

People want you to do well until… you start doing better than them