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Plan How To Start A Window Cleaning Business That Will Earn You Money

December 25th, 2009 by James Turner

If you are asking yourself how to start a window cleaning business you will need to ask yourself some serious questions before you venture off with your bucket and squeegee. Owning your own small business as a young person can teach your responsibility and how to deal with people effectively. It also looks good on a resume and a college application.

Consider what time you have to spend working. If you have an hour every day, do not take on too many jobs. If you are only going to work on Saturdays don't take on jobs that want you to come Wednesday. I think you get the point. Be realistic in your time and other's expectations.

If you live in a climate that has weather other than sunny you need to consider if it will be a part time seasonal business. If you want it to be year round consider advertising indoor windows too and market to those companies. A good time of year to get a lot of business is cleaning windows of decoration after the holidays such as Christmas and Halloween.

How much will you charge? Don't guess this one. Price other companies by doing research and see how much their fee is and what services they offer. Based on this you can charge a fair amount and offer specials to new customers to get your business started.

Hone your people skills and always act professional. It goes a long way when you are always courteous to others. Never be rude, even when someone is being rude to you. You will be appreciated and respected as a business owner that knows how to deal with people. The saying you catch more flies with honey than vinegar has a lot of truth to it.

With your good client relationships you can build your business with word of mouth. Thank your existing clients with a free or discounted service. They will find your more business that you could imagine and save you a lot of money with advertising. You can build a business before you know it and then have more business than you can think of. With this you can learn interviewing and managing skills by hiring others to help you with your window cleaning company. Be leery of hiring friends unless you know they have the same work ethic as you to avoid losing friendships. Not everybody can handle having a boss as a friend.

These are just a few good things to consider when starting any business, especially a window cleaning one. Remember to have a dedicated phone line that you can have business calls sent to with a professional recording that lets people know you mean business.

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