Marcus
If you are just starting out in window cleaning or looking at it as a future business I can safely say that you will not go far wrong.
Earnings are not going to be announced on here because some people make it up, some people want to have a go at the people who do post earnings and others are cautious about who is viewing the forums.
When I started cleaning windows 6 years ago I wanted to achieve double my hourly rate, of when I was employed.
That was £12.00 per hour - I was earning £6.00 per hour.
Start with what you think is a reasonable income, go out there and find out what others are paying to have their windows cleaned.
What I earn now has far exceeded any expectations I may have had 6 years ago, but I have bigger bills and I have to charge more for my time because I am saturated with work, with two vans to manage and the possibility of a third one in the very near future our commercial customers now dictate what we charge for our domestic work on an hourly basis.
If I can give you one piece of advice it is to charge high but to be able to back the price up with an impeccable service standard that sets you apart from everyone around you.
We are the very best service of its kind within our area.
We do not advertise - pick up 20 new customers per month, month in month out,
We are cleaning 3 to 5 UPVC cleans every week - at an average of £75.00.
We clean 150 domestic customers every week( 5 days) and are working seven days per week with a high street building society head office requiring an internal & external clean on its main site for the next two weekends - we have already done two weekends.
Whatever it takes to break free from the monotony of being employed go out there and get on with it
Good luck
Rob
