[mick786]

hi all i,m new hear, ya thinking of becoming a window cleaner as on the dole and need work, got a few saving to buy tools etc, and any one of you good guys give me some avice like priceing up, getting work, starting out, I have,nt done window cleaning before so trying to get as much info as i can ,   pleaseeeeeeee help   thanks guys hope to hear back ta ta

[Frankybadboy]

go for it the best job you every have,

loads of free time lots of money no stress what more could you want in life.

[Jackal]

if you cant find a round for sale locally to you then you will have dedicate alot of your time canvasing but if your not working at the moment thanks shouldnt be a problem for you read through this website it should help you a bit, www.windowcleaningcoach.com/


for pricing its not easy when you fisrt start out and depends what part of the country you live in but firstly work out an average hourly rate you want achieve i go for £15 an hour,obviously you should be around that price or higher to account for your losses ie diesel,tools,tax bill,insurance and many many more,plus you could put a post up if any wc locally could take you out for the day to show you the ropes and help with pricing houses if you dont mind not getting paid for the day lots of wc would be willing to help

[mick786]

Thanks guys, all very helpfull, prob try to find a right price to chaged, and get me tools etc, then lots of knoking on doors locally,

[stfc]

where are you from?  As (no disrespect) you have time on your hands just advetise advertise and advertise,when they ask when your doing it say about 2-3 weeks in that time if your out 8 hours aday i think you should have about maybe 50-70

[mick786]

Is it in high demand? will I be having alot of people saying that I already have a window cleaner etc? 

[Murdie window cleaning]

Hi Mick

I started a few months back and I'm realy enjoying it. But as I'm finding out that if the weather is against you then your not going to get out and earn.
As I've found out there is a lot of realy helpfull posters on here, but I would advise you to set your self targets as you go, maybe when you go out canvesing set yourself a target of 6 new customers or xx new customers in a month or a finacial target.

Read through the back posts and as has been said www.windowcleaningcoach.com is a good place to go.
But good luck and welcome to ciu

[ccmids]

do it

[prestigeclean]

good luck , make sure you start with the pole from day 1 regards alan

[1wayno]

good luck , make sure you start with the pole from day 1 regards alan

why start with the pole?

[prestigeclean]

saves changing over later on , regards alan

[R W C™]

good luck , make sure you start with the pole from day 1 regards alan

why start with the pole?

Because youll earn a lot more    

[1wayno]

yeh but this guy is currently on the dole,so dont think he'd be able to afford to buy a buy and a full wfp system,and it always good to be able to do trad and wfp,gives you more options with your work  better of starting out on trad,its alot cheaper and easier and seems tho your new to the buisness i think it will work out better for you mate 

[prestigeclean]

you can buy wfp starter systems very cheaply now , and anyone with a brain should be able to work out how to raise the money needed , far better to start out right , lets face it ladders and a mop is a pretty ancient way of cleaning regards alan

[1wayno]

not an acient way,theys just as much trad cleaners out they compared to wfp. what do you do if sum1 comes up to you and asks you to clean they windows the trad way? do you turn em down? hows that good for buisness,if you can do trad and wfp then you can take on all types of work,but if your jus limited to wfp work then you cant pick up as much custom.and im guessin his current financial situation wont allow him to buy a van and a full wfp set up,its jus to expensive to start with,unless your coined up. best of startin trad,it easier,alot less hassle and stress,ALOT cheaper,and if youve never done window cleaning before its the best option. 

[pingu]

What path in window cleaning you choose is just a choice at this moment you may choose wfp or trad in the future as a change...but what ever you do...bear in mind that you need to be able to cover you expenses and bad weather days...just look at the weather now...

Always have some rainy day money....so far I ve used 10,5 day rainy day money and I expect to use that again in the coming weeks.

Cheers and good luck.
Dave.

[R W C™]

not an acient way,theys just as much trad cleaners out they compared to wfp. what do you do if sum1 comes up to you and asks you to clean they windows the trad way? do you turn em down? hows that good for buisness,if you can do trad and wfp then you can take on all types of work,but if your jus limited to wfp work then you cant pick up as much custom.and im guessin his current financial situation wont allow him to buy a van and a full wfp set up,its jus to expensive to start with,unless your coined up. best of startin trad,it easier,alot less hassle and stress,ALOT cheaper,and if youve never done window cleaning before its the best option. 

Yer I would if ever asked to do it as i run my business 

[1wayno]

not an acient way,theys just as much trad cleaners out they compared to wfp. what do you do if sum1 comes up to you and asks you to clean they windows the trad way? do you turn em down? hows that good for buisness,if you can do trad and wfp then you can take on all types of work,but if your jus limited to wfp work then you cant pick up as much custom.and im guessin his current financial situation wont allow him to buy a van and a full wfp set up,its jus to expensive to start with,unless your coined up. best of startin trad,it easier,alot less hassle and stress,ALOT cheaper,and if youve never done window cleaning before its the best option. 

Yer I would if ever asked to do it as i run my business 

well if that your way then good luck to ya  but personally i think havin the option of both trad and wfp is alot better for your buisness and picking up new custies 

[daz1977]

i think 1wayno is sort of right, having both ways is good, but the way this business is going,  wfp is the future, with trad inside wfp outside, i see a time when ladders is banned and everything is on a pole   personally i started off trad, and went to wfp  and now find it easier and takes half the time,  i try to avoid trad jobs as than means i got to do some work lol

i would rather lose a few custys with wfp  than fall off a ladder and lose them all

[Rcs]

we started a few months back using traditional concentrated on bungelows so everything was low level so we didnt need to but ladders after a few months we brought a backpack from wcw and a pole second hand to reach 3 floors  and a brush from ebay and a few fittings etc the set up was about 200 quid inc containers etc
the water we buy locally until we purchase a ro system in the near future
every few weeks we add to the system
it worked ok for us
just invest a few quid back into the business every week and good luck

try the citizens advice they may help as grants may be avaliable