Chicago - From The Eyes Of A Window Washer

Chicago - From The Eyes Of A Window Washer: As a kid, Michael Kelly loved to go rock climbing. He found himself on the job hunt back in 2002. The perfect opportunity fell into his lap. Michael became a window washer. Today he scales the largest buildings in Chicago, making them shine window by window. But Michael isn't your ordinary window washer. He carries an SLR camera, snapping images of the world most of us never get to see. He got the idea when he started showing friends and relatives his cell phone shots. They recommended he upgrade to a better camera. The result are breathtaking images he began uploaded to a Flickr account. Mike now has followers from all over the world, each grabbing a tiny piece of Chicago by clicking through his PhotoStream. Given that he's 60 stories off the ground, Michael is privy to sections of architecture most of us never get to see. He's photographed Gargoyles that have been lurking over the city for 100 years, revealing their weathered facade from a century-worth of Chicago storms. He is currently assembling his best photos into a book, along with stories from his life on the job. Just today he launched a website showcasing his work here. Click the pictures to enlarge.

Don't forget, it's not too late to join the Master Window Cleaners of America Sponsored Event for today/tomorrow - May 21 & 22, 2010 at the Holiday Inn Express Airport, 11130 Ambassador Drive, Kansas City, MO 64153. Hotel room rate is $69/night. Just mention the Window Cleaning Seminar when you call: 816-891-9111 to book your room. Activities will begin on Friday with a golf outing with a meet and greet/roundtable in the evening. Saturdays events go like this:

• Saturday sessions will be 9am-4pm
• Plan your vacation to the Midwest and come enjoy some great education
• Kansas City’s finest Bar-B-Q, and some awesome Midwest hospitality!
• Saturday lunch provided, Bar-B-Q of course.

If you are planning to attend please send us an email ASAP so the MWCoA can book rooms at the hotel and plan other details! showmecleaning@aol.com

Window Cleaning Conferences Tomorrow in Maryland

Window Cleaning Resource (WCR) has a seminar tomorrow in Maryland, Westminster with 120 people confirmed in attendance. It was decided to rent out the room next door to the convention advertised which they were originally booked for (see below) and put on an action packed seminar filled with amazing giveaways. Below is the schedule of events. WCR have all the best giveaways, speakers and topics. On top of that, Chris Lambrinides has brought down 150 copies of the 10 highest producing direct mail pieces of all time to give away to everyone that attends. Every one that attends the seminar will walk away with tons of new ideas, and a shed load of free products.



Cant make it? No problem they brought 3 live streaming cameras with them. You'll be able to watch the entire show from the comfort of your own home. But of course there is nothing like being there in person for the networking. Watch from the UK (2 p.m. GMT) or 9 a.m. onwards EST for folks in USA.

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It's not too late to get yourself to the Westminster Maryland Master Window Cleaners of America (MWCoA) conference tomorrow. Jack Nelson president of the MWCoA will be hosting tomorrows convention which also non-members can attend. A full list of events are planned and can be seen below. All details of where & how to get there can be found here. The show includes:

• Advertising and The Art of Self Promotion
• Salesmanship
• Pure Water Education
• Hands on Waterfed Pole Demonstrations
• A Brief Review & Discussion on Fabrication Debris Issues
• Increase Income With Powerwashing as an Add-On
• Scratch Removal
• Over $1,000 in Free Door Prizes!

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The Window Cleaning Show UK

As the Canadian & U.S. convention comes to an end, the UK cleaning show makes its appearance in just a couple of weeks. The Cleaning Show is the biggest event in the UK cleaning industry’s calendar and is the only place to see the whole spectrum of products and services available from over 200 specialist companies. The Cleaning Show is a dynamic meeting place for the commercial and support services sector to find out about the latest equipment, services, suppliers and legislation, designed to encourage, stimulate and inform all cleaning professionals. Download the floorplan here or just browse the suppliers that will be attending here.

Mark Henderson of Window Cleaning Resources is giving away a free CD ROM packed with a whole bunch of stuff to help window cleaners develop their business at the Cleaning Show this year. The popularity of this internet based company has rapidly grown since it went live online in October 2006. This is no doubt thanks to the amount of useful links and information of interest to window cleaners available there. According to site statistics, in the month of January alone 11,349 different window cleaners referred to http://www.windowcleaningresources.co.uk/ with 1,382 keywords being used to find it! In a niche market of UK window cleaners, this makes it the most obvious place to be advertising your products and services to the trade.
When asked why he believes the site has been so successful, Mark Henderson, the founder and director of the company says, “Especially since the introduction of water fed pole systems, window cleaners are taking their trade more seriously and are actively looking for ways to improve their business and get a good return on their investment. We do our best to keep the site useful and up to date with all the latest developments within the industry. New suppliers and manufacturers are added regularly and we even have a site dedicated to buying and selling window cleaning rounds which has proved to be extremely popular. Then we have also created some of our own digital products and a range of DVD’s which have helped a lot of window cleaners become more efficient and confident about what they are doing. I guess we’re popular because we go out of our way to help window cleaners.”
Mark will be on hand at the show demonstrating the latest round scheduling system, Round Tracker v4 on stand A4.

A prize draw will take place every day during the show, where each day one lucky visitor will win four tickets to any event of their choice, and enjoy full hospitality for the day. Visitors can choose from such world famous sports events as the F1 Grand Prix or Wimbledon, or perhaps a Premiership or England football match, a cricket test match, rugby international or golf Open. You can even win the chance to play a round of golf at any of the UK’s top courses! Just click the picture below & register.

Exhibition Opening Times:
March 10th - 10.00am – 5.00pm
March 11th – 10.00am – 5.00pm
March 12th – 10.00am – 4.00pm