[Tosh]

To be honest, for the past year-or-so the challenge of setting up a window cleaning round has began to diminish since I got a half-decent work load up-and-running.

Anyway, I'm feeling bored with it; I'd like to do something else a couple of days per week, that'll give me a regular income come rain-or-shine, whether I have to 'chase the cheque', or not.  Something that I can do a couple of days per week; and clean windows for the remainder.  I'm not sure if I can see myself being a full-time window cleaner when I'm in my fifties (I'm 38 years old now; though you'd never think I was that old if you saw me).

I'm actually considering becoming a self-employed mortgage advisor (I know I know); I can afford the training (it's a distance learning package and the total costs including three exams is about 1K); but in the meantime working as part-time Mortgage Introducer, which basically means I push leaflets through people's doors and follow any leads up to pass onto the company employing me.  I would like to think that if I was a self-employed mortgage advisor, it'll give me a sneaky preview into how some market themselves.

I'm also considering flogging gas and electricity for SWALEC a couple of days a week.  I've been asked to do this a few years ago by a window cleaning customer who works for this energy supplier.  He said a 'good looking chap like me could earn a fortune',   (honest to Allah).

I could also do security work; it's low paid; usually, but easy work - a regular income - and an SIA is fairly cheap to get.

I'm just about to do a CV for the Mortgage Introducer (aka leaflet distributor).

So do any of you have part time jobs?  What are they?  Am I just having a low moment and should give myself a good shaking?

[NWH]

You`ll always come back to shining,as the saying goes it`s money for old rope-easy money,in my book any other job is working for a living.

[Tosh]

You`ll always come back to shining,

I don't plan to leave window cleaning; just cut it down to three-days-per week.

[sair]

yes i sell and build,

window cleaning systems, poles and other sundries

still prefer window cleaning

[aztec]

why not give carpet and upholstery cleaning a bash mate

[NWH]

You should be still earning more than most other people just working 3 days a week,it dosen`t sound like the job is getting you down more like your round.

[windowwashers]

I'm also considering flogging gas and electricity for SWALEC a couple of days a week.  I've been asked to do this a few years ago by a window cleaning customer who works for this energy supplier.  He said a 'good looking chap like me could earn a fortune',    (honest to Allah).

little tip there m8, that job is well past its sell by date, I wourked for southern electric when it first started and made a killing, i tried british a couple of years later and it was alot harder and that was many years ago now.

can I ask are you wfp or trad ?

[Village Gleam]

You're having a low moment and need a good shaking.

I have a friend who gets people to switch electric. He earns good money but he's not in our league.

I always thought you were a bit of star at this lark. Maybe you need a makeover, a business makeover that is. You need to work harder not ease back.

That Ian Giles (I know he's local to you) aways impresses me. Take a leaf out of his book.Write a business plan, then implement it.

Sorry if that's not what you wanted to hear.

[Dean Aspects]

You should be still earning more than most other people just working 3 days a week,it dosen`t sound like the job is getting you down more like your round.

Thats so true in my case this week i like window cleaning the freedom it gives me and the income and everything i have has come from being a window cleaner but since yesterday i have felt abit low and the reason is difinately the standard of my round
So i will need to get up and do something about it better jobs or at least better paying jobs

Dean

[Tim Rose]

I was think about becoming an international man of inaction.

[AuRavelling79]

TOSH!

See my comment in the BEST/FAVOURITE DAY EVER thread.

[rp cleaning services]

Tosh i am the same as you,getting bored with cleaning windows 5 days a week,i have decided to go back to antique dealing part time,i was a antique dealer for 10 years before i started cleaning windows,my round is getting bigger by the week i earn a fantastic wage but the last couple of weeks has started to get on my nerves,bad weather,slow paying customers,phone ringing every day.Antique dealing a couple of days a week will give me a buzz and hopefully stop the boredom.

[Village Gleam]

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Tosh, I started w/c part time when I was selling health insurance (self employed) and selling office printer laser cartridges (self employed).

In 2000 I decided I would have to do one job as I felt I was fiddling about with all three. My Health Insurer (WPA) gave me an ultimatum - shape up or ship out -I shipped out. I lost a huge laser printer supplies contract (on price) to a Police force and handed over my few remaining customers to a friend in the business. I would never go self employed sales again.

I have done double glazing sales in the  past too!

My experience of self employed sales is that you get the managers who cream off the "best leads" plus one or two "driven" high flyers and then the rest of the guys faff around in mediocre land because they're fairly bright, think the grass is greener or haven't got a good paying job because of lack of formal higher education/redundancy.

If you want motivation decide you are going to have a day a week like Roy Harding - to do that you need the qualities of a sales person - drive, the ability to handle rejection and focus.

If you're going to sell then sell your wfp services to top end customers and reap the rewards!  

I'd copied this before I saw him tell you to look because I was so impressed with the analysis.
But, I think you are bright enought to know this already and that is part of the problem. You think you can't learn anything you need about the business you are in. You have another neighbour, and I'm not saying there is any similarity, but he thinks the same.
An open mind is a marvelous thing.

[cvdewsbury]

Ideas for another sideline for you was talking to an ex scrimmer over the weekend he nows works as a male escort £150.00 for an evenings work!!!

[windowwashers]

Ideas for another sideline for you was talking to an ex scrimmer over the weekend he nows works as a male escort £150.00 for an evenings work!!!

I thought about that but wife was not to impressed and had to cook my own dinner for a week.  :

[Tim Rose]

lol!

I'd give it a go for few nights, but I think that falling asleep by 9pm might be the end it it for me!

[Feen]

Tosh, I come from a farming background, so I still do a bit in this line now and then. I also have a gardening job. These pay £10 per hour, so you don't need to be top of the class to do the sums However, it gives me a bit of variety and genuinely believe it helps me really enjoy cleaning. I would hate for it to become a slog. Good luck.

[frames to panes]

http://earncashathome.co.uk/  

There you go Tosh
P.s are links allowed?

[Blackbushe Windows]

Tosh,

Only done window cleaning for 25 yrs now. Was mechanic before that. Started windows and home mechanics - the windows took off but the home mechanics didn't, so I went with W/C.

I'm a lot older now and not so quick (48) - (violins please) - buy have always enjoyed my work.

Have thought often about changing - but it's a way of life now and it's kind of hard to change and many custy's are more like friends!!

Maybe I'm too sentimental, but these reasons keep me at it despite the drawbacks.


Peter

[Tosh]

You're having a low moment and need a good shaking.

Yes, I think you're right.

Cheers guys, I've read all your comments; maybe I just need a good kick up the proverbials and get some new work in; I could be getting bored with my current work and I'm in need of a challenge.

I think I just need to sleep on it.