Showing posts with label how to start. Show all posts
Showing posts with label how to start. Show all posts

Sunday, 8 August 2010

Don Marsh - The Window Cleaning Mentor



Introducing the Mentoring Newsletter from Don Marsh: Don says..

After a few years of giving away videos and advice, it’s time for me to create a service that will enable me to continue to help people and get compensated for my time. I get too many phone calls and emails to deal with them any more. That is why I am “thinning the herd” and creating an annual subscription newsletter.

Who is this for?
If you are thinking about starting a window cleaning business or are already in the middle of a startup, what I have to say will be valuable to you. You are going to meet a lot of challenges in the next year, and it will be good to have someone to ask some very specific questions. I started my business almost 30 years ago, and there are few obstacles out there that I have not encountered and overcome.

How does this work?
It’s pretty simple. You write me and ask me a question about your business, and I write back with the answer. Of course, to make this financially viable to me, I will have to share the questions and answers with all the subscribers. That’s because most of them will be applicable to everyone’s experience. And even if it isn’t, some aspect of it will be enlightening since someone else’s problem will give you a heads up to what you may face in the future.

To keep people from getting many emails during the course of the week, I will answer all correspondence once each week. It will be like having group therapy every week with people who have essentially the same goals that you have: creating a small business that gives you an opportunity to make a good living and the flexibility to fit it in with the other things you do with your life.

Is there more?
Every month I will send out a member email with information that I have found that you will be interested in: product reviews, marketing tips, free stuff I have found, and experiences I am having in real time, and economic outlooks pertinent to small operators like us.
How much?

This is an introductory offer to the first 200 subscribers. For $24.95 per year I am your window cleaning startup guru. I will help you with your problems with my advice based on almost 30 years of making a living as a self-employed widow cleaner. That’s a commitment of a little more than $2 per month from you, and a lot of work for me. I say that this is an introductory offer because the next 200 subscribers will pay $39.35 for a year’s subscription. I think this is only fair because I will be archiving this information over time and making it available for other subscribers in the future. That will mean that future subscriptions will be even more valuable. I will also be expanding what I offer after the first 200 subscribers to include new, exclusive members-only videos and other bonus material.

Sign up now..
It’s time to stop procrastinating. Either make a commitment to starting your own business, or figure out how you are going to plan for the future within the limitations of your hourly wage job.

Brochure templates are now free to newsletter subscribers!

Monday, 6 April 2009

Window Cleaning Companies & Their Videos

Tony Evans a.k.a. Mr Squeegee of "A New View" Window Cleaning in Iowa has just followed on from his how-to series - "Weather or not" to produce his own client introduction video.
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New video website: Window Cleaning Corner - Mike says "Our goal here is to educate consumers that are looking for a reliable window cleaning service. Pacific Coast Window Cleaning is a 16 year veteran to the window cleaning industry. Over a period of time our site will have lots of useful information for consumers. We will also have an educational series on starting your own window cleaning business. What is going to make us different from any other website is the video content we are going to bring. We are also going to showcase other vendors in different industries."

Sherwood Cleaning Services of Essex, UK seem to have let their website lapse, but two very professional clean cut videos. The second one reminds me of another video...Mmm.

Nathan of SparkleTime Window Cleaning in Phoenix is your source for expert window & screen cleaning, in Phoenix AZ and the surrounding areas. In this video he demonstrates how we clean windows on a very high end home in Paradise Valley, Arizona.

Arizona Sunbusters provides the highest quality window tinting for your home office or auto. They use a yard brush & a high pressure lance to clean the windows.

Brad Patt of "window cleaning extreme" uses a spray on window cleaner mix & an ignition source to clean his windows - and he ain't happy about it...

Tuesday, 6 January 2009

Free Window Cleaning "How To" Websites

There's enough of them around. "How to Window Cleaning" & other sources of dubious content, where some want money, some don't. Here are a couple of window cleaners who dispense their version of window cleaning & internet advise for free....



Jonathan Bull started out window cleaning in 1996 while living in England for 6 months. Now he is running his own small business based in the North Shore of Sydney, Australia with the help of a few other guys. Over the years, he has tried abseiling and high-rise BMU work, but now prefers window cleaning a little closer to the ground. In this video he shows use of the wagtail swivel squeegee and other equipment. This video below was originally made for an Australian web based skills program offering advise in different trades.


Ray Croskrey has been cleaning windows professionally for over a decade. He says "Believe me, cleaning windows isn’t rocket science – it is just a matter of acquiring the right tools, the right information, and the right technique."

At this point I would like to adds Rays disclaimer: "This information is provided by a professional window cleaner with years of experience. If you choose to use any information, techniques or tips, you assume all risks. If you are not confident performing any associated tasks, we suggest hiring professional window cleaners that can do the job safely."




And here is my favourite:
"Hi, my name is Dave and I run my own successful window cleaning business called ShineTime. My round covers the Bromsgrove/Rubery area of north Worcestershire in ye olde England. The reason I've created this website is because I found that there was a lack of free information on setting up your own window cleaning business when I first started. Instead I found there are a lot of opportunist window cleaners on the internet who are selling their knowledge (you can't blame them really can you). I realise when you're setting up your own business funds are tight, so I've decided to give my expertise away for free."

Sunday, 24 August 2008

Window Washing Success Tips



I've recently been exchanging e-mails with Steve Wright & reading many of the articles into his window cleaning world. Steve has been around with his blog (click here or above) for some considerable time. There is some great information in there & most definately worth a look. Hey - you may never come back to my blog! Check out his motivational videos page!
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He is also the creator of the 3 bears window cleaning directory in Canada & USA. Just click on the 'GO' to take you there & register. It's a great way to advertise your business online regardless whether you have a website already or not. As you'll be able to read when you visit 3 Bears, the directory is packed with a whole lot of benefits designed to get you results. And if you know of any other window cleaners, please let them know they can list their window cleaning businesses for free too!
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Steve has also written "How to start your own residential window washing business" guide and adds: "Who else wants to build a successful window cleaning business that generates huge profits on demand...without the time wasting and costly learning curve?"
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