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    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>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.</description>
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    <title>How to plan a window cleaning round that doesn&#39;t fall apart</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>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.</description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>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.</description>
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    <title>How to chase window cleaning payments without souring customers</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>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.</description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>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.</description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Six numbers decide how a solo round performs. Most of the others are homework you set yourself. Here is which is which.</description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
    <category>Legal</category>
    <description>You hold names, addresses and payment history, so the law applies to you. Here is the short version, with the ICO&#39;s own pages linked beside every claim.</description>
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    <title>Canvassing new streets: keeping the window cleaning customers you win</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>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.</description>
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    <title>Window cleaning frequencies explained: 4-weekly, 8-weekly and the awkward ones</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Thirteen cleans a year against six and a half. The arithmetic is not close, and the uplift you charge does not close it.</description>
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    <title>Cash, bank transfer, standing order: taking payment without the faff</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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    <description>Every method costs you something. Almost none of that cost is the fee. Here is what each one actually breaks.</description>
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