If you are looking to start your own window cleaning business this guide will tell you all you need to know. We will look at how to get your own window cleaning round, what window cleaning equipment you will need, how much it will cost you to set up and also how to make your business a success. Hopefully this guide will tell you all you need to know when it comes to starting your own window cleaning business. A window cleaning business is a great small business to set up. It’s cheap to set up, you don’t need any real skills and it pays well. All you really need to start your own window cleaning business is a little determination and some hard work. Window cleaning is a great part time job as it has flexible hours, pays well and also keeps you fit and healthy. So now let’s take a look at what steps you need to take if you are planning on setting up your own window cleaning business. The first thing you will need if you are setting up your own window cleaning business is custom. Ideally you need to know what kind of business you want. Will you be looking to do residential housing or will you be looking to go for commercial buildings. A residential window cleaning business is easier to set up. There is more money in commercial work but you need to be more committed to the business, work longer hours and depending upon your location you may also need to abide by certain safety laws and regulations. For a first timer it is recommended that you start out with a simple residential window cleaning round. If things go well you can progress up to commercial work at a later stage. So let’s assume you are looking for residential work. There are two ways to go about this. You can either purchase a window cleaning round or you can go out and canvass your own work. The advantage of buying a window cleaning round is that you will have well established customers that will be reliable. You can also pick where you want to work depending upon which rounds are available. To find a round for sale you can look in the local classifieds or even online. There are often adverts with people selling their work. The area you live will play some part in how much you pay for your round. As a rough guide, where I live it costs me 20 times the weekly wage. In other words it would take me 20 weeks to make back the money I paid for the round. The more you pay for your round the bigger it will be. Make sure you buy a round that pays well and is well established. It may be an idea to get the seller to take you round a few customers just to make sure they are trustworthy and the round is a good one. If you don’t want to invest in buying a window cleaning round you can canvass for work. This is a good way to get work without paying for it, however you have to be careful. First of all select an area to canvass. It might be an idea to inquire of a few home owners as to if they already have a window cleaner. If they do you are best moving on to another area. One good way to canvass work is to do a leaflet drop. Get some flyers printed out and then either hand them out or post them through people’s doors. Leave your phone number and offer to give people a free quote. An excellent way to pick up customers is to visit newly built housing estates. Maybe even get in there before people start moving in, leave flyers so that people have the option of using your services before anyone else gets in there.
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