for me it was neither of those two options, to be honest after over 20 years I'd got totally arsed off with the job, doing big offices off big ladders was such hard work, I was fed up with Georgian work, and just fed up of climbing ladders in general.
safety was an issue, but it was only part of the story for me.
Profit didn't really come into it, I was told about the potential of course, but wasn't entirely sure i believed all the hype.
However, if it meant working at a slower rate than Trad then I'd dump it and become a van driver.
What the hells the point of spending all that money and still earning no more at best than you did before?
And of course as it takes off more and more, many more will come into window cleaning the WFP route, and as a result will not understand the correct pricing structure, or rather how work is priced up using trad methods.
Those that do price too low will eventually find they are earning less than a decent trad cleaner (overheads and running costs) and they will lose out in the long run...
It should balance out in the end though, even if some work is driven down in price.
I'm now earning more than I've ever earned in my life, not a snowballs chance would I ever go back now...
so my perspective now is profit first, safety second...though it is a close second.
Ian
