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 HOW TO START YOUR OWN SUCCESSFUL WINDOW WASHING SERVICE  - FREE REPORT Part 2 of 9

Part one we read about how easy is to start a window cleaning business but what about how to get the work? 

Usually, you won’t have to do much more than introduce yourself, briefly explain your services, and leave your business card. We did this regularly on a once-a-week basis, and after 6 weeks, we had enough business to keep one man busy–6hours a day, 5 days a week.

Remember what I said about keeping track of all the places you leave a business card or bid with.  Also design your business card so you have a spot to write in how much the cleaning will cost… By doing this you turn your card in to a bid at the same time.

Until you become well established, don’t even bother soliciting work on windows higher than the second story. However, it’s best to call on every business, one after the other as you make your way to the downtown area. Later on, you can call upon churches, private schools, businesses located on side streets branching off the main thoroughfares, and even homes if you’d like to try that market. Generally though, you’ll find the residential market too time-consuming to make your efforts really profitable, plus the fact that you simply won’t be able to charge enough to make it worthwhile in comparison to your commercial customers. Apartment houses and condominiums are quite a different story however, particularly when you can land several customers in the same building.

As mentioned earlier, you can headquarter in and operate completely out of your home. You can store your cleaning equipment and supplies in a corner of your garage. Your bookkeeping and other paperwork can be taken care of at the kitchen table, with whatever office supplies your need, easily stored in a dresser drawer.

Speaking of office supplies, you should have a supply of business cards–and an adequate supply of billing statements with your business name and address, plus mailing envelopes and return reply envelopes. You can get away with rubber-stamping your business name and address on your statements and envelopes, but your business will grow faster–you’ll probably save time and money as well–by going with printed supplies from the beginning.

Yes, I know what your thinking, why spend money on printing when you can just do it on your home computer… Well, that is right, that is all you have to do.  Remember this was written back around 1985′ish.

There are nor “real reasons” not to list your home address as your business address, but listing a post office box number–if you prefer–will not really harm your image. The important thing is personal contact–someone from your company regularly calling upon prospective customers.

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