Few questions for a newbie

If you have anxiety over your time spent, ditch the watch completely. Don’t even wear it on the job. Just track the time you arrive and the time you leave. There is a lot more to window cleaning than how fast you can clean 1 pane of glass.

As others have said, now is the time to perfect your technique while you do not have much work. Trying to rush through jobs as fast as possible is not going to help you improve much.

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Plus 1!

Learn to clean windows correctly. After that then seek out the “next greatest tool”. Meanwhile, perfect your craft.

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Have that post on speed dial:

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:+1:

Okay, here you go;

  1. For fanning, get another squeegee. (I HIGHLY suggest the Moerman Exelerator Handle and Liquidator channel, it allows for NO detailing, which takes you less time and time = money. Its just overall a GREAT tool, I can’t live without it. {It also swivels for pole work})

  2. The bounce/chattering is caused due to not enough slip. If you don’t already use some Dawn, put some in! If you do use it already, add some more into your solution.

  3. Are you insured? If you aren’t, then don’t use ladders, I stay away from them as much as possible, a basic pole will work.

  4. I suggest raising your price per pane $1-$2 each time you return to the job until you get to the $6-$8 per pane area. If you slowly raise prices its an easy way to make your clients feel like they aren’t paying much more then your original price. Also, don’t be afraid to raise your price. In the service industry the people hiring you aren’t just hiring you, they need your service so they will be willing to pay a bit more.

Hope this helps,
C-Through

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What part of the PNW?

:+1::wink:

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@DaveYogi I’m about 20 miles south of the Seattle area. I try and stay away from there.

@C-Through I’ll look into that squeegee. I feel like I should be able to do well with what I have now…window cleaners for years made their living on just a brass channel and a good rubber. But i’ll check it out :slight_smile:

Question on the dawn: How do you know you have too much? I started off using more than I do now and gradually have cut the usage to avoid streaks. Now it barely looks like I use any on some windows but it’s working. Are your windows pretty soapy?

As per the general advice, I’ll creep my pricing and start charging more for access and ladder work.

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You know you have enough when the amount you’re using is giving you the results you want.

If the slip is good and the windows are clean, you’re fine.

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Lol , best post of the day so far!! :joy:

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