[ajs]

well i got in to window cleaning just a few a week to bunce my money up as i have a job.
but my questions are to all the newbies out there "started in the last year only"
how is it going ?
are you happy with maybe a career move?
and would you had done it yrs ago if you had known what it was all about?

ps... oh i remember an on going argument late summer that a guy reckoned that he was on £75000 a yr i think that was the figure.... is he still about guys?

[daz1977]

i only started in april, and got off to a good start had about 90 custy with in a month still got about 85,   have lost a few and gained a few i only became a wc, as could only get a baby sitter 3 days a week so need a job for those 3 days, have cut back on canvessing for various reasons, but that should all change in feb,  as going to start advertising, get web site up and running and finally get around to signing up van

[Blue Frog Systems]

Started April... 280 regular customers and one offs too.

Earning a great living, wish I'd done it when I thought about it a couple of years ago.

[landy2]

you are still babys been at it 15 years

[leapstallbuildings]

Started April... 280 regular customers and one offs too.

Earning a great living, wish I'd done it when I thought about it a couple of years ago.

I've been at it since 1991 and you have more customers than I do   

[landy2]

all you do is keep employing i have 2 working now

[lyndy]

we started end of august got just over 50 custys,me and my partner both have other bussiness,we have been doing the work on sats and the odd afternoons.

we have taken someone on partime hope to make him full this year,the money we make goes back into adverts flyers.we hope to have 2 or 3 vans on the road

was it a good move? been hard work fingers we will do well

[traps7]

Started April... 280 regular customers and one offs too.

Earning a great living, wish I'd done it when I thought about it a couple of years ago.

I've been at it since 1991 and you have more customers than I do   

Same here!

'92 I think I started though.

[Blue Frog Systems]

I know what you mean Lyndy, my wife and I have 4 businesses between us and another one in the pipeline.

[cleewindows]

i am just getting my gear together ready to start in next week or so when my leaflets come,im currently working nights,so im carrying on doing it whilst i build business up and may drop to 3 nights a week.
I will work 7 days a week to get it all going.
I have set myself of targets of 100 customers by july and 200 by xmas.
 Im also offering driveway cleaning,caravan cleaning and gutter vaccuming.
So just hoping to be able to get lost of customers and see how it goes for 12 months.
Good luck with getting business started original poster.

[matt]

ps... oh i remember an on going argument late summer that a guy reckoned that he was on £75000 a yr i think that was the figure.... is he still about guys?

you need to take into account the CIU factor, i know a window cleaner on the south coast, he was being advised by a guy on here ( who had a massive house, a brand new van, was earning 3-500 quid a day ), they exchanged e.mails and PM's with advice

he then found the guys address ( from google maps ) and went around to meet him and take him for a beer

the guy arrives home in a battered old escort van, the house was his parents

we still laugh about it now

[Murdie window cleaning]

Started at the start of October, aproaching 100 custies whitch I'm very happy with. Last month has been tough with the bad weather, but very happy now that I'm catching up again.

[Lee Pryor]

well i got in to window cleaning just a few a week to bunce my money up as i have a job.
but my questions are to all the newbies out there "started in the last year only"
how is it going ?
are you happy with maybe a career move?
and would you had done it yrs ago if you had known what it was all about?

ps... oh i remember an on going argument late summer that a guy reckoned that he was on £75000 a yr i think that was the figure.... is he still about guys?

it is very possible to earn that much or more. the best thing about the job is you get out what you put in and it can be as big or as small as you want. what you need to do is weigh up the income vs the hassel.

[Lee Pryor]

Started at the start of October, aproaching 100 custies whitch I'm very happy with. Last month has been tough with the bad weather, but very happy now that I'm catching up again.

I think that is very impressive given the time of year let alone the snow and ice, your going to have no trouble building up come the summer.

[daz1977]

ps... oh i remember an on going argument late summer that a guy reckoned that he was on £75000 a yr i think that was the figure.... is he still about guys?

you need to take into account the CIU factor, i know a window cleaner on the south coast, he was being advised by a guy on here ( who had a massive house, a brand new van, was earning 3-500 quid a day ), they exchanged e.mails and PM's with advice

he then found the guys address ( from google maps ) and went around to meet him and take him for a beer

the guy arrives home in a battered old escort van, the house was his parents

we still laugh about it now

that story reminded me of a bloke my misses mate married,   said he was on 70000 grand a year, bmw, big house out in ormskirk/southport way, was high up in  a building company as regional sales manager, and the reason he wasnt working was he was about to have neck surgery, she bought it hook line and sinker, they was married with in 8 months from meeting, (shes a bit of a gold digger)  have know him 3 years now hes worked about 9 months of that till he gets sacked from his sales job, wont sign on as its beneith him  lives on hand out from his 90 mum, and hes 47,  house got repo with the bmw and the best thing was he only got divorced from his first wife a week before he got married,   they both deserve each other,  once digging for gold, but its fools gold hes got

[daniel worgan]

I know what you mean Lyndy, my wife and I have 4 businesses between us and another one in the pipeline.

How do you keep them all going when you are on here all the time...lol....only joking
What are your other businesses,i dont think that is being nosy is it?...you must tell your customers..lol

[Martin OFarrell]

Been going since October, bought a 20 year established round which turned out to be way under-priced. Quite a bit of hassle but sorted now and new customers all the time (3 today!). Currently 230 customers and growing so quite happy. Hard work but definitely worth it, what's the alternative? big wages and big stress or poop wages and crap job. Window cleaning gives you reasonable wages and a good compromise of work versus family.

[Murdie window cleaning]

Started at the start of October, aproaching 100 custies whitch I'm very happy with. Last month has been tough with the bad weather, but very happy now that I'm catching up again.

I think that is very impressive given the time of year let alone the snow and ice, your going to have no trouble building up come the summer.

Thanks, I've just got to keep focused now and keep selling my self(as in my business, not my body ) that almost 4 week period of being unable to get out and clean was a bit of a wake up call as to what can happen, but I still put flyers out and took every opertunity to get new custies. 

[chopsie]

I started in November,got 69 customers so far,I could definitly had more but been a bit slack with the door knocking.Been having my kids a lot over last couple of months though so that eats into my spare time for door knocking,they been ill and am having 50/50 custody with my ex(Unless she changes her mind again  :)but thats why I got into this job,to get a better work/family/life balance after working away for years,Its the best thing I have ever done,I love being out and seeing the different areas and meeting different (and crazy!!) people,no asking for time off,no struggling to get to dentists,bank,doctors etc.I am lucky though,my girlfriend earns pretty good money,so it is helping me while building up my business.I wish i had done it sooner,But i was never really in the right financial state to do it,my wife earnt very little,I had a mortgage,three kids under 4 to provide for,but then we split up,The house got sold,I met my present girlfriend,took redundancy and decided to make a go of window cleaning,money is a bit tight at moment,but hopefully this time next year i will have a full round and be a bit more financially independant from my girlfriend!! good luck to you mate 

[suds window service]

22 months 400 customers