Window Cleaning Success

Top Reasons To Start A Window Cleaning Business

Let’s take a look at some of the top reasons why window cleaning such a great business to start:

Low Startup Cost
With many businesses the amount of money needed to start a business becomes a barrier to entry. However, when it comes to window washing you can literally get your business up and running for a few hundred dollars. Now obviously that is just the bare bones basics and doesn’t include all of the additional equipment you will need to further run and grow your business, but the bare bones is plenty to get you started and making money. As far as additional equipment and costs are concerned, providing you have a vehicle you can use for your business, you can find all of the other tools and supplies you will need for less than $1500.

Low Overhead
In addition to having low start up costs, a window cleaning business also has very low operating expenses. For many window cleaners the only expenses they have are gas, and replacement cleaning supplies. The only other expense you may have is liability insurance. For many types of window cleaning, insurance is not required, but is nice to have. Contractors insurance for window cleaners runs between $800 and $1200 per year.

Extremely Profitable
Forget what you might have heard about window cleaning being a low pay job, because the truth is in fact the opposite. Most owner/operator window cleaners average between $40 to $100 dollars per hour depending upon the type of job and the speed of the window cleaner. It is very easy for a one or two person window cleaning operation to bring in $60,000 to $100,000 per year.

High Demand for Services
Look around, glass is everywhere and unlike many building materials, glass must be maintained, otherwise it deteriorates. Not only that, but with they way things are today, peoples lives continue to become more busy and hectic on a daily basis, and they just don’t have time to clean their own windows, therefore they must pay to have them cleaned. Even people who do have time to clean their own windows often would rather pay to have them professionally cleaned than hassle with it themselves. 1 in 3 houses in the US have their windows cleaned at least once a year

Unlimited Growth Potential
The population is booming, new homes and businesses are being built by the thousands, and so instead of your market becoming saturated, it is instead growing larger each and every year. According to the US Department of Commerce, window cleaning services has grown into a 10 billion dollar a year industry and that by the end of 2008, 70% of two income households will be using a window washing service.

Easy Work
Cleaning windows is very easy to do; As long as you are in reasonably good health, anyone from a teenager to a senior citizen can become a skilled window cleaner. There are also no education or skill requirements needed in order to clean windows, all that’s needed is a desire to succeed and pride in ones work. Due to the simple nature of window cleaning, training employees and bringing them up to speed with how your business operates is a fairly quick and painless process. You can have a new employee effectively cleaning windows by the end of their first day on the job.

While a window cleaning business may not be high tech or glamorous, it is a proven and highly profitable business that can be run by almost anybody anywhere in the world. You will be hard pressed to find another business that is easier to start, provide you with a more flexible schedule or allow you to be in profit within your first week of starting your new business. Hopefully the information and insights provided in this article have helped you to make a better decision on whether or not a window cleaning business is right for you.