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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: mickwc on February 15, 2006, 11:22:59 am

Title: Anyone willing to show me the Ropes??
Post by: mickwc on February 15, 2006, 11:22:59 am: Hello to you all,

Having just left the Army, i'm after a job. I've been cleaning windows for friends and family for a few years now wislt i have been on leave. I really enjoy window cleaning and would like to do it full time. I was wondering if anyone in the midlands area would be willing to give me a couple of days trainning. I have already put out some flyers and i'm picking up a few houses, but would like to know more before i go for any big jobs. I live in Lincoln area but i'm willing to travel.

The help and advice i've found on this webpage has been a great help, you window cleaners are a good bunch :)
Title: Re: Anyone willing to show me the Ropes??
Post by: marc al on February 15, 2006, 06:56:39 pm: Mick

Just stick to picking up houses for now, that way you will learn your techneque and become quicker, the bigger jobs can be very demoralising if you are still learning - i speak from experience.

Marc
Title: Re: Anyone willing to show me the Ropes??
Post by: windows_chepstow on February 15, 2006, 08:56:03 pm: Mick,

Go through your Local Pages and phone some window cleaners up.

Tell them you'll be 'their bitch (site spell checking amendment here; female dog)' for a couple of days in return for some training.

It's how I started.

Good luck.

PS.

Which Corps/Regt were you in?
Title: Re: Anyone willing to show me the Ropes??
Post by: mickwc on February 16, 2006, 10:58:26 am: Thanks Guys,

Just got two more houses this morning after some door knocking, going out again this afternoon, i'm getting right into this!! :D I'm also going to try and call a couple window cleaners in my area today, i reckon i can be that dog for a couple of days!!

thanks again

Tosh, i was in the Royal Engineers, are you ex-forces??
Title: Re: Anyone willing to show me the Ropes??
Post by: windows_chepstow on February 16, 2006, 06:17:36 pm: Quote from: mickwc on February 16, 2006, 10:58:26 am

Tosh, i was in the Royal Engineers, are you ex-forces??

Yes, there's quite a few of us here.

I also spent 3 years with 32 Royal Engineer Regiment in Hohne (Begen Belsen). I left there about four years ago and hold the RE in high esteem.

I was an AGC(SPS) 'pay wallah', but really enjoyed my time there.

Even if I was threatened on a regular basis!
Title: Re: Anyone willing to show me the Ropes??
Post by: rosskesava on February 16, 2006, 08:10:43 pm: Hi mickwc

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you window cleaners are a good bunch

Especially me. ;D

Seriously though, it sounds like you are doing the right thing anyway.

I think what marc said is very true - don't worry about bigger jobs for a while. To start with all we did was houses and bit by bit we got more work just by putting leaflets through the door of houses in the same street where we had a job. I think we often spent more time leafleting than window cleaning.

If you can find someone to go with for a few days, well and good, but the speed, experience and technique seems to come with just doing the job.

Personaly, I think if you're prepared to go out everday even if it's only to leaflet a few streets then you can't go wrong. In the end you'll end up with full books.

Cheers
Title: Re: Anyone willing to show me the Ropes??
Post by: TERRY AB on February 17, 2006, 07:52:13 pm: Mick, If you cant find anyone to show you the ropes, give me a Bell.
Unfortunately im in Berkshire, but could possibly put you up for a night.
Offer stands as ex-army, bin in Trade for over 20 Yrs.
Terry www01@btinternet.com
Title: Re: Anyone willing to show me the Ropes??
Post by: Biscute on February 20, 2006, 02:37:14 pm: I have rented my round out in liverpool and im coming to live in lincon with my bro for a whiule i gona start up my own round ther, Im also an ex royal green jacket as you can probably tell from my spelling :P but if you want to email me your more than welcome to.
Title: Re: Anyone willing to show me the Ropes??
Post by: mickwc on February 23, 2006, 10:49:01 am: Thanks for your reply guys

Loads of ex-army cleaning windows!! Things going well at the mo, i've now built my round upto 20 houses, not bad for 2 weeks? Yesterday i did a 3 story house, not fun!! what a nightmare, it took me about 2 hours!! still liking it tho, thanks again for your advice.

Biscute, when you in Lincoln? one of my best muckers was a Green Jacket..
Title: Re: Anyone willing to show me the Ropes??
Post by: genesis_windows on February 23, 2006, 04:09:45 pm: mick,
im in gloucester and could help if you want.
i mainly do wfp if thats any good. could even help you put your own system together.