| A well-kept secret among window cleaners is how | | | | wiped with a rag. |
| profitable the business can really be. It is not at all | | | | Get your customers to help you complete your job |
| uncommon to complete two houses in a single seven | | | | faster by asking - when you schedule their job - that |
| hour day and get paid $200 in cash for each house. | | | | they trim back any landscaping plants that block |
| Here's how it is done: | | | | access to exterior windows. Also ask them to |
| The first step - and this is the hardest part for those | | | | remove anything that blocks access to interior |
| who have just started a window cleaning business - is | | | | windows, such as knick-knacks on windowsills. |
| to find those two customers. After being in business | | | | Another trick to speed up your window cleaning is to |
| for a while, much of the work will come from existing | | | | use one of the new dripless holsters that hold almost a |
| customers. They typically have their windows cleaned | | | | pint of water. This will allow you to clean several |
| every three months - Spring, Summer and Fall. Most | | | | interior or exterior windows without moving your |
| successful window cleaners say flyers work well for | | | | bucket from window to window. |
| finding new customers. Be sure to target the better | | | | By paying attention to becoming an efficient window |
| neighborhoods though, as the more affluent | | | | cleaner, you should easily be able to complete two |
| homeowners are much more likely to hire a pro than | | | | homes in a day. Nationally, the average cost for |
| clean their own windows. | | | | window cleaning a home is just over $200, so the goal |
| Once you've found the customers, the next step is to | | | | of $400 a day is a reasonable one. It is not uncommon |
| get to work. One of the big advantages of starting a | | | | to wrap up three in a long day either. In addition, when |
| window cleaning business is the low cost of "tooling | | | | you have a window cleaning business, there are so |
| up". Even buying the Pro grade equipment, a basic | | | | many add-on businesses that are equally profitable. |
| window cleaning tool kit should set you back less than | | | | Gutter cleaning, for example, is a natural add-on |
| $200. Make sure to add extension poles to your tool | | | | service. While you are cleaning the windows, it's easy |
| kit, as this will allow you to reach most second story | | | | to check the gutters to see if they need maintenance |
| windows from the ground, allowing you to work faster | | | | as well. The average gutter cleaning job costs $125, |
| and safer. | | | | and takes around 90 minutes. That's $75 an hour - |
| To be as productive as possible, and complete two | | | | even better than cleaning windows! |
| homes in a day, most window cleaners plan a work | | | | Quite a few folks start a window cleaning service in |
| path around the house carefully. Second story | | | | their spare time, working just on weekends, and then |
| windows and difficult windows first, then the easier | | | | grow their business to full time. Just by working four |
| ground floor windows last. This prevents any drips or | | | | Saturdays a month, it's possible to bring in an extra |
| dirt from the upper windows from getting on clean | | | | income of $1,400 to $1,800. |
| windows below. Screens are usually dry-brushed or | | | | |