TOP 3 WORST PURCHASES I MADE WITH MY NEW WINDOW CLEANING BUSINESS

[@freeatlast7262]

I appreciate all the information you've given to the community. Enjoy your break.

[@brandonsantiago9158]

Your channel was my inspiration, when I lost my job in 2020 and I had some money to invest and I was thinking what business to go in and there is where I found your videos thank you Steve O keep up the great work wish you lots of success in your new adventures. You rock.

[@stompinknowledge3968]

Thats awesome, man. Hope it's going well for you!

[@nateg4236]

Lots of love and respect from WV as always! Glad the family is going well 🙏 our little man is 7mo already!! God bless!

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Thank you!! 😊

[@brandonk2733]

This guy is super responsive and helpful! I don’t know how he makes the time!

[@hiking7521]

Best decision I've ever made in my business is trust Steve'o and got a x2 water pole and supplies! I only buy from Steve'o!

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Thanks man! Appreciate it!

[@hiking7521]

@@SteveOthewindowcleaner you bet! Thank you..Harman's window cleaning;)

[@ftrevino4493]

I love my shirts as well. Looking professional is hands down the best advertisement.

[@Nortio]

So glad I found your channel. I just started working with a window genie franchise owner in my area and I'm learning alot from him and your channel here. Although I don't fully agree with how he does business and im saving up to get my own tools and equipment to start my own business. Great content man I've been binging your videos in my downtime and really enjoying this line of work

[@AMindInOverdrive]

Great advice. I'm starting to realize that I should do as much manually as possible until the jobs/money starts rolling in, and only THEN think about buying time-saving equipment. I'm avoiding buying a ladder until I really need it - trying to just do 2nd/3rd levels with WFP for now - but a ladder is kind of an important item to have for window cleaning LOL - It causes questions about how screens can be removed though....is it acceptable to ask clients to remove upstairs screens themselves from the inside?

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

I just always ask if it’s ok if I go in and remove them from the inside. No one has said no yet, then I’ll clean them as well

[@sweetwindowcleaningtexas5862]

It's your company so you technically could. You will definitely lose a certain amount of higher end clients since they see it as our jobs to remove screens , that's why they pay us is to do the job they don't want to do. I've heard of some guys that say they'll ask for nothing to be blocking windows and to please have screens off and it works for him. Personally I'd say just remove screens yourself but inspect them and let customer know about how stuck or old they are. I'd also keep screen repairing gear in your vehicle once you can to repair any screens you accidentally break OR and most importantly, upsell screen repair with the window cleaning

[@AdvancedLiving]

Shaving took some years off your look! I also purchased an electric pressure washer. When it finally arrived, the box weighed about 15-20 lbs and I said “nope” and promptly returned it. Thanks for the info!

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Yea just not worth the extra trouble, I’ll keep It for washing cars but that’s it

[@SalCaradonna]

They cannot do a second story clean, I have tried.@@SteveOthewindowcleaner

[@jasontubbs7475]

Thing is what you have to do to keep those shirts good is sweat shirts and hoodies with that stuff on them you can't wash in hot watter and you have to hang them instead of using the dryer because if you put that stuff in the dryer the decals get warm and it messes them up, that's why they start getting shitty after a while

[@eschwake18]

1) those shirts are awesome!! 2) Honda gx390 4GPM 3500-4psi will do everything you need it to. 3)don’t get burnt out, enjoy life and your family…..that’s #1 Love the content & always appreciate the advice!! Great Sales Rep too😎👍🏼

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Thank you Elijah!!!

[@vansage2691]

Steve you should buy a 4gpm gas powered pressure washer. You can run 4gpm off a standard garden hose. Fin print shirts are the bomb. I have a bunch of info for adding pressure washing services if you’re gonna branch into that service.

[@sweetwindowcleaningtexas5862]

Anything you'd like to share publicly?

[@vansage2691]

@@sweetwindowcleaningtexas5862 what do you want to know. If you go to KZbin university on equipment there’s plenty out there. Pricing and business is always the clickbait. I don’t mind sharing but what do you want to know

[@sweetwindowcleaningtexas5862]

@@vansage2691 honestly was just curious to what you were gonna share with steveo. Our business will provide that business later this year but as more of residential and light commercial. I know it's lucrative but I'm personally not interested in the truck washing, or late night drive thru washing

[@vansage2691]

@@sweetwindowcleaningtexas5862 start with a 4gpm machine. You don’t take a shower with 3000+ water so use sh and surfactants. The m5 twist nozzle is all you need with a chemical injector bypass. By a 16” surface cleaner with the right gpm tips matched to the machine. That machine with 200 ft of pressure house will clean a lot of houses and keep you out of the fleet wash and commercial space. You should be able to clean 1200-1500sqft an hr. Shoot for $.15-.20 sqft. Check your business insurance to include pressure washing. Unless you’re dedicating a truck to this service you can’t go over 4gpm. Tell customers you use pool chlorine not bleach. They have algae on their house just like a pool.

[@taddmcmichael9061]

@@vansage2691 I do not see how a explanation of using Pool Chlorine for algae is suppose to come off to a homeowner as professional, or some impressive knowledge and even being necessary. First of all nothing I use says pool Chlorine since I get drums that say Sodium Hypochlorite. Second you are being hired to solve a problem as a professional service provider and that is the value you bring, which should be your selling point. When you are taking a car to a mechanic do you need to hear them impress you with justifications or is more about them selling you on the confidence that they can correctly fix your car? I am expected to be a professional that will using the necessary professional cleaners on their home. When selling a professional window cleaning, do you think window cleaners proclaim "Hire me I use Dawn Platimum not regular Dawn"? Same with Professional house cleaner proclaiming I am the best guy for the job because I use pool chlorine over bleach, because I am smarter than the average bear.

[@edwardseth1987]

Hello Steveo!! I’m starting a small business and I’ve ordered a ( on the go ) di I was wondering what system you use for solar and what you use for windows? Please send the link for WCR and I’ll order… remember I’m a newbie!!

[@edwardseth1987]

Or send links to what ever you think I will need. Please

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

This is the setup I use for both windowcleaner.com/steveonator-water-fed-pole-kits?pt=MY Email me [e-mail] and we can go over some options

[@bradleymenezes6196]

I ordered some long sleeve polyester work shirts from rush order tees and I've had them for a couple months and they look great! I'm thinking your problem with them may have been with the printing on the cotton

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Yea may have been, I just felt like they should have lasted longer

[@veritasdesigns5067]

Wow, and I thought my mistakes were bad. Who in the world buys a $1,400 power washer after taxes that stock PSI is 2,000? with a 2gpm ratio. You know the typical American outside of California or Newyork hose pipe pumps 3gpm. I mean for $1,400 ya could of bought a brand name, commercial power washer at 3.5-4.5gpm with a default PSI of 3,200 -5,550PSI. Three years into my own tree business and have yet to buy business cards, or t-shirts. Word of mouth keeps me always booked for several months and like not tho it’s cold af in Ohio booking power washing jobs for next spring. The one thing I would say about t-shirts if it’s not made in America or Canada your buying crap. Don’t matter how many fancy words they use to sell you. All it is graphics being stamped on your shirts. Plenty of American made shirt providers in the states and even some name brand clothing uses only American made shirts. Not made in China with fake fancy selling points. Start of this I was thinking you would talked about crappy tools you actually use to start and finish a window cleaner. Not garbage R2D2 looking thing that sucks gutters for $6,000 when a $199.00 shop vac with an extended hose fit has more Newton’s, and CFM then that garbage ya bought to clean gutters. Then you buy a power washer made in Germany that uses made in China motors. If you went to Home Depot ya could of spent $299.00 and got more power, gpm, psi at default starting at 2,500 psi cordless batter EV. Heck $1,400 after tax ya could of bought a name brand commercial grade power washer, and a elbow to stay on the ground and power wash gutters. 🙄 lastly you complained your email too long. Use a QR code instead. Use it on your logo, t-shirts, business cards, billing or company letter head. All someone got to do is whip out a smart phone and snap a picture. With QR’s you can track locations of potential clients, you can track the times and how often they use it. Lastly you can stop would be trolls in there tracts who might attempt to cancel you because your a republican and will not bow to democrats and there h1tler ways. Fb, and IG when you make an add you cannot track all that. The only thing you see is view, or a like or comment. QR code’s are smart, use them on websites, apps, automated systems for quotes, your own shirts social media posts or advertising. Unlike fb or IG all that data and meta can be tracked by you not social media. In real time you can see what works and don’t, what sells and what is a waste of your time, money, and effort. Happy thanksgiving tho. Have a great weekend.

[@mostwant3dgov]

Qr on biz card is a brilliant idea. Props to you on your biz acumen. I feel the same way about the techno companies ruining everything. The less we support them the better. Nothing beats good word of mouth from friendly humans. Cheers!

[@thebarak]

I looked through all the videos, but didn't find this subject, so, how do you clean jalousies?

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

With a set of these windowcleaner.com/sorbo-trickets?pt=MY

[@thebarak]

@@SteveOthewindowcleaner Thanks!

[@ElliotsWC]

Steveo I'm new to all of this quick question about wfp In the winter do you use it? If you do how when the water gets shut off. Thanks!

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

I do use WFP in the winter. Best to be above 32 degrees though and have some good sun as well. Most people where I am located have there water on, just covered with Styrofoam

[@ElliotsWC]

@@SteveOthewindowcleaner thank you 👍🏼

[@tmdz9643]

Steve, Do you prefer Stainless Steel or Brass for squeegee channels/Handles? Also, can you recommend a good brand of gloves for cleaning windows in the winter?

[@jessegibson]

Hey brother I'd love to know more about your switch. Why the change? Where did you come from and what brought you to where you are now?

[@Above_Beyond_Window_Cleaning]

I am really surprised that the gutter cleaner is still for sale. If I didn't have this same model already which I purchased last year, I would definitely grab this system he has for sale, especially considering he has the camera system with it. I used to be the ladder guy, nose-to-gutter-guy cleaning them by hand. I hated it but my clients begged me to clean gutters. I priced them really well, and my average job was/is $250. I hated the up, down move the ladder, wear waterproof gloves, get scraped up knuckles and hands on sharp aluminum edges. I used a standoff on every job so I could hustle up and down the ladder quickly, I used the gutter scoop on an extension pole so I could pull gutter junk toward me without having to move the ladder as often. Now with the gutter vac, I clean 95% of my jobs from the ground. You do have to spend 3-5 minutes setting it up, and 3-5 breaking it down, and maybe 3-5 doing a drum dump to dump leaves and water. No different than the time to unload, set up, move a ladder a bunch of times, and put it back on the truck/van. I love the gutter vac so much that I truly believe one person could buy his unit and start a gutter cleaning ONLY business with it. If I had another work vehicle for a second crew, I would have bought his already. The Honda engine is really reliable, it starts first pull every time. I'm usually at a job for less than an hour, and as I said, average ticket is $250 for a gutter job, with a $150 minimum. My unit paid for itself last year. In a couple of MONTHS. I STILL have gutters calls coming in this late in the year, and I probably won't even be able to get to them all because of frozen debris in the gutters, which the vac does NOT remove (I take that back: it comes with a a couple of metal nozzles than can break up ice and pull the debris out, but if/when the gutter thaws the debris that was frozen that the vacuum did not get will still be there, just as it would if you were cleaning frozen gutters by hand and did not get every single last bit of dirty ice chunks), but then again, neither do I. I will not ladder up to chip frozen gunk out of gutters. It's a pretty big purchase to buy, compared to a handful of squeegees and mops or a 4gpm pressure washer for a grand or so, but man, this thing is beast and one guy can EASILY make $1000 a day with this. I know because I do. I keep talking about it because I love it, so I will wrap up by telling you how to sell/market your gutter cleaning using this machine. The two main ways I use are 1, telling the client that no one will be walking on their roof, no ladders will be resting on the house or on the aluminum gutters risking sliding on them or denting them. Clients have a huge fear of accidents happening with workers on their home whether they tell you or not, which is why they ask if you're insured, and someone walking on the roof who could slip and fall on icy or mossy shingles or trying to clean a home really fast because they have 10 jobs scheduled that day is a huge risk. When you tell the client no one will be walking on their roof or using a ladder their ears perk up and they like what they are hearing. The second thing I use to market my gutter cleaning is the camera system. Although I do not use the SkyVac system, I either use my DJI drone or a GoPro camera attached to the elbow of the nozzle that goes into the gutter. When you think about it, gutter cleaning is a "black art" of sorts because we clean them, tell the client we cleaned them, but they called us because they will never go up on a ladder to clean them themselves, so HOW do they know we TRULY cleaned them when they can't/won't ladder up to check? When you can show them a quick 30-60 second video of a couple of sections you cleaned, with some before and after video, they flip out and they tell you no other gutter cleaner has done that before, and you will probably get a customer for life out of it because of that. Good luck to someone who purchases it, and private message me if you have any questions about it!

[@DJM3KS]

You 100% work for Skyvac lol

[@willkubicek4194]

We have an electric pw but it’s only for jobs kinda inside,,,,like balcony’s in apt bldgs, or when you need something with no fumes and lower noise levels. Just an fyi ✌🏼

[@aaronlynn1005]

Curious. What do for work other than window cleaning

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Also a sales rep for window cleaning resource, windowcleaner.com/?pt=MY

[@thepeacemaker9891]

Thank you for the video!!

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Welcome!

[@sharimctiver8952]

Can you add a link for the shirt printing company, please? My son is starting up a company for window cleaning & tinting. Mom & Dad are helping him with equipment & start-up costs, so we're doing crash learning. Your videos have been super helpful!

[@sharimctiver8952]

My apologies - just saw the link. Thanks!

[@Mr-Wade]

I’m going to check out the place you got your new gear from.

[@karsonfenton554]

Lotta cash for a couple shirts. Ppl could buy 2 Hugo Boss hoodies and a 3 Boss tees for around $500 lol. Vista print sells custom labelled clothing and magnetic business cards. Just went with them a few months ago. So far so good.

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

100% worth it in my opinion, been using crappy shirts for over 12 years and got sick of it. But totally get your side as well

[@karsonfenton554]

@@SteveOthewindowcleaner Yeah I understand. TOTALLY understand actually. Just saying the price point is not just a little but quite high. I sure hopeeee you like your shirts for THAT price lol. I appreciate that you're sharing your experience and price points as well as showing the actual product as well.

[@MrJcande1969]

Hey, does the gutter vac has A way of separating debris from water. Does the drum tilt to dump water?

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

No it all goes in the same bucket but there is a hose line to release the water out while you're doing it and then you can tip the bucket to get everything out

[@lifehacksformen8427]

Dang. I paid 1500 for my belt drive 5gpm pressure washer. But i wasted like 4k on a spacevac. Which sucked so bad. Now I run a skyvac all day long.

[@waltermcgarvin8001]

Silk Screened shirts are worth the extra money. The first shirts you bought, that did not last, are basically iron-on. It had nothing to do with the company you used. I highly recommend people wait until you have they money for silk screen before they get shirts. My first shirts were like yours but did last about 5 years by keeping them in a rotation. My current ones last at least a decade. If you buy a pressure washer you need at least 3000psi. I use a 3200psi Stihl. Highly recommend you get a cleaning Disc. Usually around 18" it can cover a lot of ground quickly. A 2 car driveway takes about 2-3 hours. You just can't use them on aggregate concrete.

[@SalCaradonna]

Always remember that it is the GPM (Gallons per Minute) that is more important. Shoot for 4GPM for a great start.

[@trevornew9278]

Nice shirts, the wait for mine is killing me! Finprint for the win

[@stevelambrecht6177]

Great to hear how y are doing.Take care

[@martinflores6780]

I like the shirts, what material are the shirts and the website please.

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Look up Finprint, they are awesome!

[@windowcleaner3475]

Fin Print shirts by far best out there. 👍🏻🇺🇸. Glad u have the 🇺🇸 on the shirt

[@cateyes_718]

What size shirts did you get Steve? Im about your size and build.... Lg or XL?

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

XL

[@ScottWConvid19]

I'm glad that you're not uploading regularly now. You're priorities are commendable.

[@midwestdetailingnc4255]

I’m pretty new to your channel. I’m the owner of a property manager company. We pressure wash and do lawn care. I have had some really big commercial companies contact me to do window cleaning. One of them is a business park I have been trying to get into for months. Do you have any tip or can I email you to have a conversation about this.

[@karlosdaze]

These type of t-shirts are not for me - I found the material to rip easy & wait until summer!! You will sweat your arse off, even though the company claimed they were breathable etc, etc.

[@pickleballplaybook]

Can I be the other person that’s involved? Haha Great video as usual!

[@jobswel-done1120]

Just trying to verify if It was really you I spoke to on a certain site

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

That was me!!!

[@thehaldolshuffle6702]

Good video. I would make a small change to the shirt you’re wearing….the logo design next to the P is a little too big and takes away from the rest of the print, if I’m walking by you real quick, my eye will look at that design more than what the shirt says, but that’s just me, make that design a little smaller so the print sticks out more.

[@thewindowguys2960]

I know this is going to be interesting.

[@douglee8158]

Window cleaning is a good profession for people with ADD.

[@sweetwindowcleaningtexas5862]

The flag , I love it. I might put a texas flag bc it sounds so cool. 1 thing I hate is most shirt companies charge a buttload unless you buy a buttload haha. And 1300 bucks??? Oh my lol, usually that'll get you a high grade one for driveways and sidewalls. Germans a screwin us. Throughout my journey its interesting to see how other companies that "help " your company start up , actually try to screw you lop. Legal zoom for example, they try to make you think to LLC it costs 2grand... but in reality it's a 79 fee plus whatever your states filing fee lol

[@timj1196]

You could have bought a 2.5 gpm for $400. and had way better results and increased revenue 100 percent. Clean gutters buy hand and charge buy the foot 🦶. P. S. 4 gpm is a better long term investment.

[@quincyv2588]

Looking for a mentor in the soft wash business if anyone is willing to spare some time to talk I’d really appreciate it

[@Grinfas]

Steveooooooo!!!!!! 💯👍🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻🙌🏻

[@cartorx1261]

Why are you only cleaning part time, what's new?

[@aaronmikels5169]

$1300!?!?!?!

[@WINSHOPCLEANING]

👍

[@SalCaradonna]

Why are you only part-time? And, I thought you loved cleaning windows.

[@SteveOthewindowcleaner]

Because I am a full time sales representative for WCR as well, and that takes about 4-50 hours a week :)

[@SalCaradonna]

Great, good for you, SteveO@@SteveOthewindowcleaner

[@ryanfewster574]

👍🏻