I just wanted to publicly replay to the comment from wearmanyhats (wearmanyhats.today.com). First thank for the comment. Here is what he said:
“I just happened across your site. Interesting blog! I have a friend who has a washing business, and this last year was the worst one he had ever had. The previous year, he made almost $75,000. He works hard in the summer, but has a booming business.”
Now people may ask is that even possible to make that kin of money just doing something as simple as washing a few windows?
The answer is YES! But, that type of money does not come over night and in order to pull in that as a one man crew you have to be cleaning low-rise / high rise buildings or doing residential windows. Route would can also pull down that but you really need to have a few crews to do it and a lot of work.
here is a quick review
How Much Can I Earn?
You can easily earn $10-20 per hour starting out. It is easy to start. You may only want to stay part time. Perhaps, you will choose to go full time, after you build up your skills.
The national average window cleaning rate is about $45-$50 per hour. That is for a self-employed skilled professional. Of course, some will earn more and some less, depending their speed, efficiency, and type of work.
The instructions in the book will help you to quickly gain the needed skills. You will learn how to build a good window washing technique from the very start.
With a little practice, you can earn $100 - $200 on a Saturday. When you are up to full speed, you can earn $300 or more in one day. Light commercial storefront and residential route work can range from $10 - $200 per time. Residential work can range from $50 for cleaning the lower exterior windows up to $600 or more for a complete interior and exterior job. It all depends on the number of windows and the difficulty of the work.
You can earn from $25,000 to $40,000 per year, after the first year, if you are working at it full time. Can you earn more than that? Yes. I know of some window cleaners who earn between $45,000 and $60,000 per year. Since they are in the northern part of America, they work full-time for about ten months.
What to charge is most important. I have included six pages of detailed information, INCLUDING PRICES, for most every kind of window. Proper pricing took me a long time to learn. You will have a great advantage having this valuable information readily available. There is also a blank estimate form provided for you. Print it out and use it to bid and keep track of jobs.
This is not my e-book but it belongs to John Orsini and now he offers it for free. And I want you to read it over and we can review it here too… But it is your free to download per John Orsini… Thanks John.
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2. CLOTHING: From head to toe cover up. Wear clothing that is not restrictive and at the same time warm. I wear an insulated jumper called ZERO-ZONE, cost about $40.00 to $60.00 but it’s worth every penny. Look for them in stores like Work’n Gear or Wal-mart, yes that’s right Kmart, you can get the cheaper price there. Even the best insulated jumper can’t take the cold early morning (5 AM) of Boston some times, then just cover up with a ski jacket that you can take off when the sun warms up a little. Don’t be a hero and try to take on the cold weather with a wind breaker because while you are sick and recuperating your competition may be liberating clients from you, then who’s the hero?
