There are more outgoing than what you think when you first start out, but it is a nice feeling when you make it work. Hard work buy it is a great job for sure.
We work 4 days per week to work around the weather. We clean windows traditionally, roughly 50 to 60 properties per week. You havn't factored in downtime, you will loss some days to weather, vans being in the garrage, sickness etc. So we forecast on 42 weeks not 48. 5.6 weeks holiday, then 4 weeks of downtime. Sales are not your wages. You have overheads, which an employee wouldnt have to think about. You have your overheads, You have replace tools etc, You have you save for your pension, You have to set some of your profits aside to cover unexpected costs, replacing vans, equipment, and paying your taxes. Roughly you will be able to pay yourself 50% of your sales, net of tax. So if you take in 35k per years, you can pay yourself £1350 per month. The rest is going to go back into your business.
Thanks for your comment. I did mention all those things in the video and i put this out a while ago when i was quite new to it all. Your right you do lose days to the weather. I think over the last year I’ve lost maybe 2. Unlike traditional window cleaning, Wfp can be done in all weathers. I find if i do lose a day I’m able to catch up again within a couple of days. When it comes to holiday I normally have 2 weeks off per year and have a few odd days and time off when I need it. As a self employed person actually everything you earn after your expenses is your wage. If you have to buy something one month then your wages will be lower. I think the figures I said in the video were very conservative. I’m finding that I can take £1500 a week easy now and after costs this is £1200 wage per week.
Vans arent cheap, wfp pole equipment can cost quite a lot. Take the costs of those things then divide it up over its expected life. You can then work out a weekly figure to set aside so you can replace these things. Based on £1500 over 48 weeks. You'll have £368 per week in tax to pay, never mind your costs. I would set more aside than £300. If you set aside half, you'll have the money to cover those costs, and won't have to reduce e your wages on those weeks you get hit with a big bill. @@yourcleanerwindows6969
There are more outgoing than what you think when you first start out, but it is a nice feeling when you make it work. Hard work buy it is a great job for sure.
Yeah and the more kit you buy the more expensive it gets. Gone are the days of a ladder and a few cloths.
We work 4 days per week to work around the weather.
We clean windows traditionally, roughly 50 to 60 properties per week.
You havn't factored in downtime, you will loss some days to weather, vans being in the garrage, sickness etc. So we forecast on 42 weeks not 48. 5.6 weeks holiday, then 4 weeks of downtime.
Sales are not your wages. You have overheads, which an employee wouldnt have to think about.
You have your overheads,
You have replace tools etc,
You have you save for your pension,
You have to set some of your profits aside to cover unexpected costs, replacing vans, equipment, and paying your taxes.
Roughly you will be able to pay yourself 50% of your sales, net of tax. So if you take in 35k per years, you can pay yourself £1350 per month. The rest is going to go back into your business.
Thanks for your comment.
I did mention all those things in the video and i put this out a while ago when i was quite new to it all.
Your right you do lose days to the weather. I think over the last year I’ve lost maybe 2. Unlike traditional window cleaning, Wfp can be done in all weathers. I find if i do lose a day I’m able to catch up again within a couple of days.
When it comes to holiday I normally have 2 weeks off per year and have a few odd days and time off when I need it.
As a self employed person actually everything you earn after your expenses is your wage. If you have to buy something one month then your wages will be lower.
I think the figures I said in the video were very conservative. I’m finding that I can take £1500 a week easy now and after costs this is £1200 wage per week.
Vans arent cheap, wfp pole equipment can cost quite a lot. Take the costs of those things then divide it up over its expected life. You can then work out a weekly figure to set aside so you can replace these things.
Based on £1500 over 48 weeks. You'll have £368 per week in tax to pay, never mind your costs.
I would set more aside than £300.
If you set aside half, you'll have the money to cover those costs, and won't have to reduce e your wages on those weeks you get hit with a big bill.
@@yourcleanerwindows6969
great points!
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