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I feel your pain sometimes. I think maybe I was quite lucky when I started and also having another job helped because it didn’t matter how much I earn window cleaning. I’ll do a video on marketing at some point. Have you tried Facebook groups because they were good for me at the beginning?

@yourcleanerwindows6969 It's the one thing I haven't tried. To be honest I'm not sure I'd want hundreds of customers if prices are so low. There's no way am I scrubbing windows for 40 minutes on a big 5 bedroom detached house with conservatory for £15 which many are doing it for. I have one job that I charge £25 for that's got 29 windows and a huge conservatory and takes me a full hour. Her previous window cleaner only charged £15! I did 9 x £10.00 jobs the other day and because the work wasn't at all compact it took 5 hours which is £18 per hour 🤣

@@yourcleanerwindows6969 Just been looking at local Facebook groups and all state no advertising.

Hi thanks for the question. I won’t climb over any roof or fence. At the quoting stage I mention about access. Most will leave the garage unlocked for me and as I text all the cleans the evening before they know to leave it open. If they don’t want to do that then I might do front only. Yes I always charge a bit more for inconvenience. I have some where you have to walk down a long path for either the front or the back and I charge them more because it takes longer.

No I was using the foam filter on this job because it was a bit damp. I use the hepa filter when it’s dry. I’ve never ran the vacuum without the correct filter.

I use it 90% of the time. It does make the job quicker than just water and also gives the gutters a nice shine after. I have a few customers that have them cleaned often even when they aren’t that dirty and I don’t use it on those jobs. Thanks for the comment.

👍 I’ll be forever grateful to him for doing that. With him I wouldn’t be where I am today. He always say how proud he is of what I’ve done.

Hi. Thanks for asking. The Panther is a great gutter vacuum especially for residential properties. Mine is the 1400w and I have had it 4 years and it’s been great. The new ones are 1700w so a little bit more power. You can run them off a small generator which is ideal and you can carry them through a property if necessary. I only got a larger one because I was getting some large jobs where the small one would be slower. I’m finding now that to get a generator for the larger vacuums you need to buy one that is quite big and heavy and it isn’t going to fit very well in the van. If I’m only doing residential then I just grab the little Panther. Also you can keep the smaller vacuum in the van for the times when you get asked to clear and gutter and you have time to do the job there and then.

@ Thanks for taking the time to reply. Appreciate your advice. I think I’ll go for the Panther now and add a larger vac in time as you have done. Best of both worlds. 👍

@Glassandstoneexteriorcleaning G Force systems do a gutter vac the same as the Panther don’t know how the price compares but I think they are good. They also have a defector to protect the filter which I think the Panther is missing. gforcesystems.co.uk/shop/category/gutter-cleaning/

Thought about growing to more vans but I think actually I’m happy working as I am. I don’t want the stress of employees and I enjoy doing the work outside. Just need to optimise the round as much as I can to make it more efficient and push on towards the VAT threshold but be careful not to go over. That’s a long way off yet anyway.

Thank you my friend.

I think if you’re charging that then you should be taking an hour. Don’t want to seam like your ripping off the customer. You could still do 4 or 5 in a day.

Yeah I have had a few of those jobs too.

Already have them on the channel. One I did 3 months ago and the other about 2 years ago.

@ will have to take a look 👍🏼

Thanks, I really appreciate it

Thanks for watching. Yeah go for it, it was the best thing I ever did. Did we speak at the Expo?

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you

Thanks for watching and commenting

Thank you. 🙏

Do you only do window cleaning? Could you diversify to make it more interesting.

@yourcleanerwindows6969 yh I do guttering fasia and soffits Conservatory roofs. I've started to buy and sell going to auctions and charity shops

That’s a good point about pricing. I’d never really thought about it like that. I’m doing a price rise in January so will probably lose some of my existing customers.

@@yourcleanerwindows6969 I'm not sure Jan is best time to raise prices as people will be paying for Christmas and it's naff weather. I am planning on doing mine March/April depending on weather as once weather improves new people will be looking for windys so easier to replace any that don't want price rises.

@ched999uk I did April last time and I think I lost 1

Thanks.

👍 Thanks for watching and commenting.

Yeah somehow didn’t with 4 barrels of pure water. It was a glass roof as well.

Thanks 🙏 we like a challenge.

Thank you mate

Thank you.

Yeah totally agree. Some people just want the cheapest price and don’t see the value in the service.

I find it ok. Sometimes you have to make sure the house is in the correct side for the hose. I find it saves a lot of space in the back.

I very rarely use one. If I do need one I stick the alpha tucker scrubber on instead of the brush. I did have a dual gooseneck but found it was always hitting the soffit. What one do you use on the Ova8?

@@yourcleanerwindows6969 interesting I have used a walnut scrub pad and generally leave it on all the time but I might give the alpha tucker a try, I’m about to order some bits from Da-Components 👍

@pbproclean it comes with 10 white pads and I brought some walnut pads extra.

I can’t. I get the 35ft out for that and it’s at full stretch and I can’t really see what I’m doing 😂

@@yourcleanerwindows6969 I forgot you have the 35ft pole 🙂 but I agree that sometimes you have to just feel the window.

@ched999uk they aren’t easy to clean. There are some on the back as well. I think you have watched the UA-cam Short of me cleaning the back.

Yeah I know they do. I only use it on 2 motors with that extension lead so only 2400w which is well under the extension lead rating of 3120w

Yeah I know what you mean. I donut because it’s owned by one of my customers. I clean these rentals, their house and their business premises.

It’s a very cheap action camera. Think it’s called Campak and I use an old IPhone as the display.

@ I just purchased me an action five camera

@ how tall of a tripod do you use?

@@davidstearswindowcleaningr2677 nice

@@davidstearswindowcleaningr2677 it’s on a small clamp in the gooseneck.

Thanks for the comment and for watching. I did charge per meter but need to increase it if I get asked to do another. The gutters were very big and very wet contents.

Thank you. 🙏

Yeah the TFR always makes it shiny. Another reason why I like using it.

@@yourcleanerwindows6969 Sounds good, what brand is it? Thanks

@ched999uk non caustic gutter wash from GVS

Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

I’ve heard good things about Syneryclean Peo. I’ll have to try it. Good in idea about making up something to fit the customers tap. I’m not that worried about using my pure. I have 500 litres for just me and I’ve never run out.

Yeah I’m terrible for worrying. I actually felt worse for not cleaning her windows. I have a gutter clearing day tomorrow so hopefully will be able to film that. Thanks for the support.

Thanks mate.

Thank you. 🙏

TFR gutter wash from Gutter Vacuum Systems.

@ ok thank you I’ll take a look 👍👍

The sniper nozzle is good. I had a spray nozzle that you screw on a euro thread but it always leaked. I use the sniper nozzle on an old pole and always keep it set up.

@@yourcleanerwindows6969 Same here

Quick to get out and use and keeps the chemicals away from the pure water hoses.

I use the gutter wash from GVS. Seams like a good product.

Yeah I was debating whether to move the schedule on a couple of days or try and catch up but I like how the months are scheduled at the moment and everyone is used to be being on a certain day of the week. In the end I decide to just skip the cleans as most were monthly anyway. All the customers were quite understanding of the situation. Yeah just so busy I would never catch up. I wonder how many other new customers I’ll get from this guy not turning up.

Thanks for the advice. I’ll do that next time if I ever decide to do one again.

Strange to buy a round and not turn up at least once. But good for me because each one of these customers has accepted a higher price. Thanks for the comment.

@@yourcleanerwindows6969all I can think they just didn’t want that area of particular houses. Like you say some people just want a regular window cleaner and will happily pay for that. Good indicators of good customers too.

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Maybe a little bit but if I do I charge them a bit more.

I don’t think so. I like the regularity of the windows and I actually enjoy it too.

Thanks for watching. No soap in the tank, it’s pure water. I have a video explaining how I make it. I use the brush and pole for everything. I have videos showing all the different poles and brushes. Have a watch of them. I started up with a simple portable setup and it cost me £500. I’ll do a video at some point showing how I started.

I only knocked door for one afternoon. I hated it. Initially most of my work came from local Facebook groups. Website only really works now that it’s been found.

@yourcleanerwindows6969 Do you get plenty of gutter work from your website? Have you gutter work every week?

@chrisa4882 I have gutter work most weeks. I have 1 and a half days this week of gutter work. I use the website to direct potential customers to the price list page. I wouldn’t say it generates work but is still important.

@@yourcleanerwindows6969 I've been building my round by having leaflets delivered. It's a slow expensive process with only one new customer for every 1200 delivered. Like yourself I don't like knocking doors. I have never used Facebook. Do you think Facebook would still be productive today for picking up new customers? Do you just create yourself a business page?

Yeah business page on Facebook. Upload a few pictures. I then joined some local groups. For the different areas I want to work in. Post something like some before and after pictures in the group once a week. I think it’s still a good way to build up customers and it’s free. Leaders is hard to get leads from. Unless you are getting thousands delivered and hitting the areas every quarter.