Its not easy.And its hard to stay positive sometimes.There has been a few times when i feel like jacking it all in.As said in previous threads,the longer you stick it out the better.Alot of the time,its being in the right place at the right time.Sign writing your van helps alot aswell.Image is important.At the end of the day,if you look cheap and unprofessional,who is going to let you work around their million pound house?Having a friendly attitude helps.Also,talking to other window cleaners helps.Paul Griffin from this forum put a couple of jobs my way,which,after canvessing,have developed into a few more.If you ever start doubting your decision to be a window cleaner,think back to what you was doing before.Thats what i do.Anyway gazza,good luck and keep your chin up.As a business,im still in the extremely early stages,and still have loads to do.There is money in window cleaning,but it is hard work