http://www.homebusinesscenter.com/how_to_start/window_cleaning_business.html - Find out what it takes to start a window cleaning business, from start up costs and licenses to finding customers with low-cost easy marketing techniques.

1. 6 Steps to Starting a Window
Cleaning Business

2. If you do not mind a little
manual work, you enjoy
working outdoors and you
like working with a
pressure washer, a window
cleaning company could be
right up your alley.
You also don't want to be
afraid of heights.

3. 1. Expenses
to Start

4. This business is one that you can
easily run from your house,
which means you can keep your
start-up costs minimal.
You major cost will be a truck or
van, if you do not already have
one. You will likewise need a
decent pressure washer and
window washing supplies.

5. 2. Licensing
& Insurance

6. You will need a general
business license, which you
can get from your city.
It's also wise to obtain
liability insurance and get
bonded, specifically if you
have other individuals
working for you.

7. 3. Finding
Clients

8. All that said, the most
important part of running a
window cleaning company is
finding customers.
These days, it is very
important for all service
people to have a website
where prospects can find out
more about them.

9. 4. Getting a
Cheap
Website

10. With access to more data,
customers now want to know
more about companies they are
doing business with, in addition
to the products and services they
are getting.
Having a basic site that offers
details and answers questions
(while they are comparing
different providers) can make the
difference between making the
sale - or not.

11. You can get standard
website hosting programs
that offer professional
design templates that make
websites easy to put
together and economical to
have.
Figure on $50-$100 a year.

12. 5. Educating
Clients

13. Part of winning brand new
clients is educating them on
the benefits of keeping their
windows clean.
The obvious benefit is
having the ability to see
through them.

14. Nevertheless, many customers
do not know that cleaning on a
regular basis will help keep
them looking cleaner longer.
Many individuals think that
rainfall makes windows grimy,
when in actually it's the dirt
that's been sitting on the glass
for months (or years ...).

15. 6.
Generating
Leads

16. As soon as you have your site up,
it's time to get leads. An easy and
inexpensive means to do this is
through an online business
network.
You can get your name in front of
consumers at the precise minute
when they are wanting to get
their windows cleaned. Using a
network also establishes a certain
level of trust too.

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