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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Matias on January 05, 2015, 10:08:23 pm

Title: Hello everybody!
Post by: Matias on January 05, 2015, 10:08:23 pm: Hi, ;D ;D I have just registered in the forum, my name is Matias I'm 21 years old and I am thinking of starting to do some window cleaning soon!
I live in West sussex, i am about to move to Worthing, if someone needs a day or two a week of help i would be very grateful as I have just started and have got barely any experience. I can travel 25 miles to any direction for a day of window cleaning :). Advise is always welcome, I'm looking forward to start canvassing and begin doing my own window cleaning round but that will take some time, Thank you all for your attention.
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: jo5hm4n on January 05, 2015, 10:16:09 pm: Hi Matias,

Welcome to the forum, i'm pretty new on here too. I'm 22 years old and have been window cleaning self employed since August 2013. Best advice i can give you is, work for somebody for free unless they will pay you! Do that for a few weeks or about 3 months max, once your confident enough, go out do your canvassing and start building your business and by the end of 2015 you could be a fairly nice little established business.

You won't look back when you get into it, being your own boss and having your own freedom is what makes it really worth doing :)
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: Smudger on January 05, 2015, 10:38:05 pm: Welcome to the nut house.!

Darran
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: hasti on January 05, 2015, 10:58:14 pm: Quote from: Smudger on January 05, 2015, 10:38:05 pm
Welcome to the nut house.!

Darran

You can say that again ;D ;D
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: G Griffin on January 05, 2015, 11:05:49 pm: Hello, Matias.
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: rosskesava on January 06, 2015, 12:28:33 am: Good evening Matias.

Good luck.

There's plenty of work going around the east Worthing area. I go as far as Shoreham and Lancing and almost every time I'm around that area I get asked about window cleaning but I'm chocca so no point in me giving a quote.

Last Sunday a lady who is the sister in law of a customer of mine asked me if I go as far as Pulborough as she needs a window cleaner. Any good to you?

Sorry I can't help you out with showing you the ropes. I work best on my own and I've found when working with others, I'm not exactly good company as I get seriously impatient.
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: lal on January 06, 2015, 06:56:21 am: Hi Matias, welcome to the forum.

Lal
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: Matias on January 06, 2015, 03:05:01 pm: Thank you everyone for your replies! rosskesava Yes that would be lovely, if you pm me her contact details I can see if I can sort it asap

PS: my email is mati9433@hotmail.com
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: Ian101 on January 06, 2015, 03:37:12 pm: Hi Matias - welcome to forum ... you will pick up the benefit of lots of peoples experience on here so you got a head start just by joining :)

If I could only give you one word of advice is would be "Consistent"

consistent in

canvassing / leafleting
working
pricing
deciding who u want as a customer and who you don't (messers and dross)
keeping going when you don't want to
being organised

:) good luck
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: DeLuce on January 06, 2015, 06:59:21 pm: Welcome to the forum Matias, I hope it works out for you. Plenty of good advice on here and some dipsticks too, you'll soon work it out ;D
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: paulben on January 07, 2015, 07:07:11 am: If you cannot get someone to show you ropes practice on your own house and keep practicing best to find pit falls on your own place rather than a customers and get a bad name. good luck.
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: kempy on January 07, 2015, 07:19:42 am: Hi , your get good advice from persons on here .
Learn from all our mistakes .

I'd advise to talk to somebody who lives near you .
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: Walter Mitty on January 07, 2015, 07:51:43 am: Quote from: Matias on January 05, 2015, 10:08:23 pm
Hi, ;D ;D I have just registered in the forum, my name is Matias I'm 21 years old and I am thinking of starting to do some window cleaning soon!
I live in West sussex, i am about to move to Worthing, if someone needs a day or two a week of help i would be very grateful as I have just started and have got barely any experience. I can travel 25 miles to any direction for a day of window cleaning :). Advise is always welcome, I'm looking forward to start canvassing and begin doing my own window cleaning round but that will take some time, Thank you all for your attention.

Hi Matias. Welcome. If you want it enough, it will happen. Just one suggestion, if yu are going to be in Worthing, don't travel 25 miles south for window cleaning experience :)
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: Oliver @ GrippaTank on January 07, 2015, 10:17:05 am: Welcome to the forum Matias
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: Matias on January 07, 2015, 09:57:22 pm: Quote from: Walter Mitty on January 07, 2015, 07:51:43 am
Quote from: Matias on January 05, 2015, 10:08:23 pm
Hi, ;D ;D I have just registered in the forum, my name is Matias I'm 21 years old and I am thinking of starting to do some window cleaning soon!
I live in West sussex, i am about to move to Worthing, if someone needs a day or two a week of help i would be very grateful as I have just started and have got barely any experience. I can travel 25 miles to any direction for a day of window cleaning :). Advise is always welcome, I'm looking forward to start canvassing and begin doing my own window cleaning round but that will take some time, Thank you all for your attention.

Hi Matias. Welcome. If you want it enough, it will happen. Just one suggestion, if yu are going to be in Worthing, don't travel 25 miles south for window cleaning experience :)

LOL thank you for not sending me to the sea !! :)
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: Matt. on January 07, 2015, 10:42:24 pm: Hello mate, welcome........ Shame you not near Liverpool I would happily take you out.
Title: Re: Hello everybody!
Post by: G Griffin on January 07, 2015, 10:53:34 pm: Quote from: Matty Logan on January 07, 2015, 10:42:24 pm
Hello mate, welcome........ Shame you not near Liverpool I would happily take you out.

Oi! I saw him first >:(.