How to move your window cleaning round off a spreadsheet
Years of columns into something that keeps itself up to date. The reshape, the dates, the notes column, and the checks worth doing before you trust it on the road.
Notes from the round.
Practical writing for people who clean windows for a living. No listicles, no growth hacks. Just the questions that come up, answered properly.
Rounds
9 min
How to plan a window cleaning round that doesn't fall apart
Density is the whole argument. Here is how the two models actually behave on a Tuesday morning, and how to choose one before drift chooses for you.
Weather
9 min
What to do when rain wrecks your window cleaning week
Wind stops more days than rain ever does. And most cleaners never catch up at all, which turns out to be the right answer up to a point.
Money
9 min
How to chase window cleaning payments without souring customers
The nudge on day seven is not what upsets people. The fourth unpaid clean is. Here is what to send, when to send it, and when to stop.
Money
9 min
Pricing window cleaning jobs: a working method
Work back from the hourly rate you need, then price each house from that. The going rate is a sense-check, not a starting point.
Admin
9 min
The one-person window cleaning business: what to track and what to ignore
Six numbers decide how a solo round performs. Most of the others are homework you set yourself. Here is which is which.
Legal
9 min
GDPR for window cleaners: what you actually need to do
You hold names, addresses and payment history, so the law applies to you. Here is the short version, with the ICO's own pages linked beside every claim.
Guide
9 min
Canvassing new streets: keeping the window cleaning customers you win
Winning the work takes a day. Whether a canvassed name is still on your round in three months is decided on cleans one, two and three.
Money
9 min
Window cleaning frequencies explained: 4-weekly, 8-weekly and the awkward ones
Thirteen cleans a year against six and a half. The arithmetic is not close, and the uplift you charge does not close it.
Money
9 min
Cash, bank transfer, standing order: taking payment without the faff
Every method costs you something. Almost none of that cost is the fee. Here is what each one actually breaks.
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Import your customers, run a couple of weeks, and see what Sunday night feels like. If it's not for you, export your data and go, no hard feelings.