[CleanClear]

I love that subject 

He's at the window cleaning show doing talks, or he's gonna be . If you wanna know how to be a millionaire then go get booked in for one of his talks. I think the advertising blurb says how to go from a mop and bucket to 2.25 million pounds.

And thinking about it there's been lots of guys that have sort of shared their journeys over the years as they drove towards expansion. There's been Dave St.Ives, Darren(Smudger), Ian Lancaster, Vin (Clear Windows), Scrimble, Lee Pryor... lots of other too i can't remember.

 But i'm wondering is there anyone here who is the opposite of that..... started off reading here, had no round, made it happen and is now a succesfull cleaner?

[windowswashed]

Is that turnover or profit out of interest?

[Stoots]

To get to that level you just have to want it really bad. That's all there is to it.  Its not rocket science, you get new customers and get staff to clean them rinse and repeat. The  rest you figure out as you go.

Most of us  would like his money but wouldnt be willing to sacrifice what it takes to get there.

As for your question I would assume eveyone started off with no round who is now a cleaner ?

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

The first 5 years are hard because of all the equipment needed to run the business. I'm after that stage and could go all in and try and grow my customer base but I like doing other things so have got best of both worlds. I think ones age has alot to do with it. I'm near 60 now and just want to plod along and do 3 days a week window cleaning. In life, I never would have thought I would be a window cleaner its one of those trades that operates under the radar of life.

[֍Winp®oClean֍]

I love that subject 

He's at the window cleaning show doing talks, or he's gonna be . If you wanna know how to be a millionaire then go get booked in for one of his talks. I think the advertising blurb says how to go from a mop and bucket to 2.25 million pounds.

And thinking about it there's been lots of guys that have sort of shared their journeys over the years as they drove towards expansion. There's been Dave St.Ives, Darren(Smudger), Ian Lancaster, Vin (Clear Windows), Scrimble, Lee Pryor... lots of other too i can't remember.

 But i'm wondering is there anyone here who is the opposite of that..... started off reading here, had no round, made it happen and is now a succesfull cleaner?

I was going to go to that show and see his speech but unfortunately it clashes with an appointment I have with myself sticking rusty pins into my own eyeballs!! 😎

[Simon Trapani]

Like Lee or not, he’s been there, done it & is still wearing the t-shirt😎

Hats off to him.

I don’t know him personally but I guarantee he doesn’t give a 💩 what any of us think.

[֍Winp®oClean֍]

Like Lee or not, he’s been there, done it & is still wearing the t-shirt😎

Hats off to him.

I don’t know him personally but I guarantee he doesn’t give a 💩 what any of us think.

[/glow]

And vice versa! 👍

[Jay Le Huray]

personally I think he has done well for himself, fair play to him

[deeege]

Fair play to him. To have the drive and ambition to get to 15+ vans is something very few of us have, myself included.
Always thought he came off as a bit of a nob when posting on here but recently listened to an interview with him and thought he came across really well.
Good luck to him and anyone else that grows to that size,

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

I thought he was an Actor at first. I wonder how long it took him to make his first million?

[CleanClear]

As for your question I would assume eveyone started off with no round who is now a cleaner ?

Yeah i get that, i meant who started off not knowing anything and learnt it all from here, getting jobs, scheduling, equiptment etc....

[CleanClear]

In that list of guys who went from sole operator to a sucesfull business i was impressed by Ian Lancaster. Most of them are younger guys which you'd expect , if my memory is correct wasn't Lancaster in his late sixties when instead of winding down like most people of that age he done the opposite and expanded out into multi van franchise ? He was well in his 70's when he was last posting on here.

[Stoots]

As for your question I would assume eveyone started off with no round who is now a cleaner ?

Yeah i get that, i meant who started off not knowing anything and learnt it all from here, getting jobs, scheduling, equiptment etc....

When i started facebook groups werent really a thing which i think is where most people go now for instant info.

I learnt from this forum, the other forum and watching a chap called wagga on your tube

[Slacky]

The first 5 years are hard because of all the equipment needed to run the business. I'm after that stage and could go all in and try and grow my customer base but I like doing other things so have got best of both worlds. I think ones age has alot to do with it. I'm near 60 now and just want to plod along and do 3 days a week window cleaning. In life, I never would have thought I would be a window cleaner its one of those trades that operates under the radar of life.

A lot of us started off with a jalopy, a ladder and a bucket. Nothing hard in that.

The hardest part for me was discipline, growing a round from bugger all and working with a ladder when the wind is coming in from the north and you’re squeeging.



I’m doing it all over again over here. But I have one thing on my side, self belief.  I know I know what I’m talking about out here now, a good proportion of my work coming in now is from recommendations. Doesn’t take long if you’ve already done it once.

[Scottish Cleaning Service]

The first 5 years are hard because of all the equipment needed to run the business. I'm after that stage and could go all in and try and grow my customer base but I like doing other things so have got best of both worlds. I think ones age has alot to do with it. I'm near 60 now and just want to plod along and do 3 days a week window cleaning. In life, I never would have thought I would be a window cleaner its one of those trades that operates under the radar of life.

A lot of us started off with a jalopy, a ladder and a bucket. Nothing hard in that.

The hardest part for me was discipline, growing a round from bugger all and working with a ladder when the wind is coming in from the north and you’re squeeging.



I’m doing it all over again over here. But I have one thing on my side, self belief.  I know I know what I’m talking about out here now, a good proportion of my work coming in now is from recommendations. Doesn’t take long if you’ve already done it once.

Yes its easier the second time because one has made all the mistakes.

I was going to buy my window cleaner's round more than 10 years ago for £8k. Relatives talked me out of it and the buyer dumped the domestic cleans. We couldn't get a cleaner so I did me and the neighbour's and then picked up the whole street. Still only had 20 customers and then someone mentioned the window cleaners forum.

Went on the forum and was advised to join Checkatrade and got cleans all over the place. If it wasn't for the forum I would still be using the ladder but I noticed most were wfp and my game changer was buying the vans tank system and the rest is history.

Had to stop advertising and now get walk ups from where I'm cleaning. Everyday can be different, like yesterday I heard a hammering on the side of the house I was cleaning. Looked around and it was a pair of rooks inside the eaves trying to break a board of build a nest because the triangle bit of plywood had fallen off. After the clean I got ladder out of van and screwed the plywood back on. Wrote on card that I post that I fitted the plywood back on at the side of house. I do this all the time and my customers appreciate helping them out. Win win scenario.

[Slacky]

No, it’s easier the second time round because you have confidence in selling yourself to customers in an unknown marketplace.