What's Your Minimum Window Cleaning Price? How to Stop Screwing Yourself

[@kylelaberge9880]

I just graduated from high school and started a window cleaning business. I have done about 6 large houses(by myself) and each house averaged about 55/hr. I priced each window to be $6 inside and out and $2 per screen. Every house I cleaned was very impressed and thought the price was very very cheap. So I decided to raise my prices to $9/ window, inside and out and $3/screen. If you think about it as per hour, I make almost twice as much depending on the job. Now my new customers think the prices are fair(not cheap) and thats all I want to here because I do a great job. Why undersell my value and work right?

[@WindowCleaningBluePrint]

Great comment. You have a very high IQ my friend.

[@paulgrohn4827]

+Window Cleaning BluePrint hey I am not quite so lucky I am fifty six did my first window cleaning for a real old man took me four hours and made Onley 100 dollars

[@custodialcustodian5996]

Paul Grohn you just need to get your speed up, which will come with experience. also try charging more, you can always drop the price to get the account

[@kevinstevens5418]

Kyle LaBerge So thats 9 out side an in are That for each

[@paulgrohn4827]

+Custodial Custodian do you think it's okay to drink a little before going out to a job

[@itsyunggrave]

What would you say the best model for pricing commercial is? Per window or per job overall? And also what would you suggest for pricing residential? Always price it up by window?

[@onesoul-j6m]

I couldn't believe your prices/earnings in the USA. In the UK I am lucky to get $20 per hour cleaning windows. Nobody would pay $199 for their houses to be cleaned here in the UK. LOL. You live on another planet I think!

[@seventeen9718]

You aren't taking account how much people earn. Everything is inflated - they pay more for a window cleaner because they earn more, they also pay more for food, diesel, etc because economies scale

[@manchestercity01]

Believe in your business and set your prices only to what your business requires. Each area you live in has a different price so just find out who is charging what in your area and set yours according to what you think is a fair price. My advice don't over charge.

[@HealthyAndrew]

I really resonate with the “why doesn’t anyone talk about this ?” I like that and think that all the time. We waste time communicating with people about nonsense when there’s more to bring to the table

[@marklynch7705]

Got your books last month off Amazon and not had time to review them on line but will.Both publications are ace, thoroughly recommended, and packed with what feels exactly the right information required when starting a small business. Thanks for all the inspirational videos too. Top Human!

[@WindowCleaningBluePrint]

+Mark Lynch thank you so very much. Wow. Thank you

[@waynehoch3009]

I have a lawn mowing business and I do some power washing and I love your videos open my eyes to a lot of things. My problem is we live in a small town and back when I started 20 years ago there wasn't many mowers in my town. The year Obama took office. Everybody and their Uncle Buck started mowing grass. So it's a little harder for me to raise prices. Any suggestions? Also I was wondering about your window cleaning business what would be the best way to start that up. One suggestion for you to save you some time and expense I would have the customers when you clean inside the house. Move the furniture back from the windows. Would that work?

[@therickestpicklerick]

I can tell you've read Cashflow Quadrant. I agree, there aren't many people who think on the right side of the quadrant.

[@MrG-hm7xs]

I just started my own window cleaning business I got no clients yet I'm working on putting my name out there right now I have experience, how much should I charge, u give a lot of great advice bro, u just got it self a subscriber...

[@grtu4252]

How's your business going?

[@Jeff-ln7ie]

Hows the business?

[@bustacutxl2784]

Like you said it's no big deal to raise the price on a customer you have a track record with they at least know what they're getting and if they like you you're golden I raise the price on my lawn customers last year 25 to 50% increase I lost three out of 120

[@custodialcustodian5996]

i have thought about paying myself like i would an employee. That is a great model to prep your business for bigger incorporation. no one can stop you from acting like a corporation, even when you are a sole prop

[@SunshinewindowsAu]

Love the way you comunicate, and many thanks gor getting me on audible a year back great stuff. Recomend your blue print to anyone needing guidence on the topic. For atleast a year now i have charged $60ph for ground windows $80 for 1st floor windows (use of ladder), gutters cleaning, and pressure cleaning ground floor. $150 ph above ground roofs etc and $120 ph for water feed pole work im in australia and it is the best pre qualifying technique i have employed. Commercial reacuring jobs i provide with a flat price and quote from experience.

[@bigwhalejon]

Me and my buddy are trying to start a lawn care service and we went around to like 5 neighborhoods and went door to door to almost every house and didint get make a single dollar, we did however hand out 10 flyers, mind you some of these neighborhoods were very high class. Still havent got a call back yet, kind of sucks because we spet almost 10 hours or more walking and driving and spent a lot of money on gas and such.

[@BradEnquist]

You were saying that nobody wants to talk about money. That's about all I talk about! I'm obsessed with it.

[@shanemac681]

Your awesome bro! Thank you for taking your time to make these videos!

[@davemonk1662]

Our prices here in England, Liverpool are so different from you guys average price here is around the £12.00 that’s 3 bed (small size house) on your own every 4 weeks about 10 minutes 2 men 5 mins

[@thefireprint7665]

Dave monk Monk Cleaning services I’m sorry, but do you really just get 12 pounds for the entire house at a three bedroom house??.. love the team, not so much of a fan of the pricing! YNWA

[@Snoopdave2000]

Well then spend 15mins, do the sills and immediate frame and front door charge £15. If they have conservatory charge even more. That's what I do, if you do a good job and Arnt a wham bam they are happy to pay more. If not ditch it not the right customer

[@davemonk1662]

Snoopdave2000 £12 small house all frames sills doors cleaned. House with conservatory £15 upwards all work cleaned water fed pole

[@davemonk1662]

The Fireprint only just see this 12 months later lol .... £12 small 3 bed house anything with conservatory £15 upwards I aim to earn at least £30 per hour some work I can earn more especially when both vans are on the mover 👍

[@davemonk1662]

Snoopdave2000 £12 small house with conservatory £15 upwards all work cleaned water fed poles 👍

[@uniteallaction]

Great video my friend for some reason I always seem to rewatch it every couple of months

[@joesphschramm3754]

I've been doing this for 3 seasons now. I was actually head hunted by a local place that wanted to pay me $35hr to be a foreman. It was hard to pass on that but I stuck to it. With new customers, I started charging more for window cleaning but offered other things like, half off for gutter cleaning(for first time customers) and service member discounts. But for a house, interior and exterior, I have to at least make $285. And if someone wants limited service, like just exterior or vise verse, my minimum is $185. I just did a new construction for $1582. Because you're cleaning concrete off glass from stone work and using the 32ft extension ladder because the deck is not built yet. They took my offer. And I bet I was the cheapest price.

[@krisean501]

I don't blame you brother

[@LolyAburto]

I love your videos. Especially the window cleaning and business videos. You should make more videos about the business side, invoicing, payroll, insurance, marketing etc. I'd love it! Also what about a videos on the books you've read and recommend. I personally love reading.

[@KlikAndSeuss]

Keith you know what I wish you'd do? Do a video on all of the books and podcast that you love and recommend! I'd love to have it all together and be able to check them off a list! Stay groovy buddy!

[@Vagabondpilot]

Man, preach it about debt. The one thing my dad taught me well was to watch my lifestyle, live within my means, and avoid debt even if it means living on ramen. Saved my butt out of collegej.

[@Sergio-bu4wm]

Question: just started a window cleaning business and having trouble finding a good solution that doesn't dry up so fast. What would you recommend?

[@blakeprince3419]

sergio silesky in the heat under direct sunlight it's almost not gonna matter what you use. we use water and Dawn but even still if you don't hurry on high windows (using extension pole) then you'll end up having to remop the window.

[@claudex1532]

Thanks for the tips,a customer tried to jerk me on taking down wooden storm windows,the price was for window washing not restoration!

[@Wheelnut78]

That will happen, I had a customer expect me to remove old window tinting, or help them remove all and put back all furniture for a carpet cleaning job.

[@dutchshinewindows484]

The Pumpkin Plan and the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur are fantastic books! Great recommendations! I have them along with the E-Myth and Profit First on my Audible account. Essential reading/listening for sure. Keep the book recommendations coming! Thank you!

[@rgo5792]

Money is taboo 😂 good advice! In construction it’s 1 1/2 estimated price !

[@zenwindowcleaning7763]

thanks for the tips dawg. lol I'm try to add some of this mentality to my own.

[@Daniel-ke1bn]

This guy is for real. Thx dude.

[@scottspassivecryptoprojects]

Can you list off those books you mentioned? You were talking too fast and I couldn't get them written down :) Thanks!

[@LukeTheWindowCleaner]

how much are you making per man hour?

[@tyler3217]

All Day Son No need for insults, especially when you aren't understanding the question yourself. I assume his question isn't asking what his literal hourly wage is, rather what's your daily average of revenue/crew hours. The hours in this calculation isn't just his own, but for all production workers. Using revenue/work hours is key for business planning. You can compare the efficiency of different crews, see if you're spending too much time traveling between jobs, how much you can afford to pay hourly workers, help in tweaking your estimating calculations, ect.

[@budzmn]

Hey, how's it going. How would you charge to remove rock that goes around a house. I have a big job to bid this week but I have no idea how to even start to bid it? Need to remove rock from arpund the house, pull weed barriers and haul away. Please help me. Thank you.

[@zapienproperties]

Do you still do one on one calls ?

[@WindowCleaningBluePrint]

www.keithkalfas.com/personal-1-on-1-coaching-with-keith

[@cyborgclarke]

I have a question when pricing per window and someone calls to ask how much you charge per window etc Example in my case I tell them $5 outside and $3 inside so a double hung window would be $16 do you explain for 10 minutes all the types of windows they might have or if they say they have 50 windows just wait until you get to the job and count them up yourself because if they say well I just have 50 they are thinking oh okay, so $250 for the outside not bad but there might be a 100 different size of panes and style of windows.

[@mrsqueegee4240]

Martin Clarke I just never do bids over the phone. Then again I'm not getting many calls a day.

[@blakeprince3419]

Martin Clarke kalfas has a video about how to sell window cleaning jobs over the phone but when I do it I always just go to the person's house and count them multiply by the rate and give them total and say "total plus tax"

[@claudex1532]

Nunaya Bizness Always do a walk-through with the customer,then everyone is on the $ame page😎

[@justinwacker4373]

Mind if I ask where you're located? Must be in a great market to ask $7 per pane. I bid between $4 and $5 for in an out and still get underbid.

[@WindowCleaningBluePrint]

+Justin Wacker I totally agree. But I can't see how to grow a company on low prices and still do high quality work....without....doing tons of volume.

[@WindowCleaningBluePrint]

+Justin Wacker Michigan. It's $7 inside and out. Not per pane. Sorry for not being clear. But yea. My prices are a little high because I have to put money away for insurance and payroll taxes, oils changes, brake pads, Advertising. When I used to clean windows for peanuts I couldn't afford to keep the business healthy. So I actually lost a ton of customers while raising prices. It's really stressful.

[@Scott.Farkus]

Justin Wacker, you're not going to get ahead financially by competing with the lowballers.

[@justenb1560]

**about everyone being turned off at "financial literacy" and having to self-educate. If your seeing that your for sure ahead of 99% of everyone

[@TalksByKhurramShahzad]

There are a few factors in starting a cleaning service from home. One resource I found that succeeds in merging these is the Ayalisse Clean Biz (google it if you're interested) it's the most useful plan i've heard of. look at all the interesting information.

[@stevenlee4437]

Agree 100% with what you say about the journey

[@clippyclippy4941]

Keith, if I buy the book, would you let me buy you lunch? I've got a small window cleaning business in Lake Orion. Thanks

[@anthonysturm1854]

i dont know why people dont like talking about money. i try to talk to my dad about finances but he just changes the subject. i don’t understand why its such a touchy subject

[@matthewroberts3279]

Keith your the man I need some advice. I need a video on team work. how to wash windows as a team. how to manage my business. how to get a bigger return on my employees overall how to be a better leader

[@mikew9893]

nice job, thanks

[@bluetruckwindowcleaning]

Congratulations on the book and Blue print launch!

[@WindowCleaningBluePrint]

Blue Truck Window Cleaning thank you very much for the acknowledgement sir!

[@WindowCleaningBluePrint]

+Blue Truck Window Cleaning thank you sir

[@GospelFire]

Hey mate, do you have a comprehensive list of every book you recommend for small business owners?

[@kylezarnoff8999]

Maaan, I'm glad I saw your other video early on in my business.

[@TheHighR011ER]

keith your my fucking god. Here is a tip charge more for extra scrubbing of overly dirty windows . if they have been cleaned in the last 6 months 4 dollars a pane in/and out. the longer the time in between cleaning the more time it takes and adjust your rates.

[@cleanspacepressurewashing9039]

do you prefer cleaning residential or commercial windows more? Why ?

[@claudex1532]

clean space pressure washing Just an answer to your ?, commercial is faster,but outside only residential is smooth too.

[@claudex1532]

Took a 40 window,never been cleaned before,inside&out, screens,tracks,sills under $700

[@IntegrityCleaning]

windows are the gateway from the home to the world

[@evidentcleaning4879]

This video is very useful right now. Thanks Keith!

[@jimmyv9310]

That's right Keith.

[@davidseigo7978]

Hey bud. You have ADHD. And it's fantastic to see how powerful it works for you. I'm so impressed. Fantastic. I totally agree.... Why aren't we taught In school BASIC BUSINESS ACCOUNTING and theory? ! That would make for so many more successful small businesses and less huge corporations. You talk straight and see the bigger picture. Don't stop.

[@keith-kalfas]

Haha thanks man

[@evidentcleaning4879]

Bought the book. Loved the book!

[@WindowCleaningBluePrint]

+Evident Glass Cleaners thanks a lot man

[@ameernasir3365]

Is there anyway to get into contact with you? I need help starting up.

[@troyroebuck4347]

Can you list all of the books you listed in this video?

[@GlassGenius]

Live and learn

[@archiemegel1013]

Keith your a very smart man Why are you wasting all that time cleaning windows for $199 ? That's a lotta work ! I'm restoring headlights on cars for $80 to $100 and it only takes me 15 minutes and im on to the next car , I average 5 to 6 cars a day Just stop and think what your doing ,

[@TheIfarted]

Thanks for another business idea lol

[@jcsfive5670]

It takes you 15 minutes to do a 3 to 4 stage wet sand? Plus either clear coat or sealer/wax? Doesn’t add up. Unless you’re just going around rubbing in some hydration that’s going to last a week on a worn headlight.

[@archiemegel1013]

@@jcsfive5670 who cares how long it last lol I dont care lol get the money and move on

[@archiemegel1013]

@Rich A. I'm to fat old and ugly for KZbin lolololol

[@archiemegel1013]

@Rich A. its A company I been doing it for a while , i hate to spill the beans and have competition lolol Bc it's such a great little hostel It's a 5 step process Maybe I over exaggerated when I said 15 minutes lol More like 25 or 3p minutes lol But yeah it's awesome Kieth is a great dude hes rich I'm im.not lol going onto a house to clean and clean on the out side to me.is just to much work , I do auto body repair also knocking on doors I neen doing that for years I make anuqare from #300 on a good day $900 If I looked more professional i would make.more bc I drive a 1995 cadillac lol I hope I had.a.work van

[@shinecitywindowwashing4745]

I did a job for 250 Saturday. They gave me a 85 dollar tip. But they said one guy gave a bid of 500 and something. Im like damn i am working to cheap.

[@marketingmasters3550]

I just bid a 424 Window/2-3 story commercial building for $5 a window the owner got back and said I got underbid at $1.50 a window. How are people making money at $1.50 a window and then pay taxes out of that🤬

[@bigwhalejon]

I think basically what he is saying is to build youre buisness and your customer base you have to do the shitty jobs and and loose money at first, because even the jobs you loose money on are helping you to gain experience and a good customer base so that later on you can be choosey about what jobs you want to take on. Something like that at least

[@jimmyv9310]

yo kieth check it out your in it 'Jimmy v window cleaners check this out part 2 complete please check it out. it's worth your time man.

[@jamesvr59]

You hit the nail right on the head =its not how much you make that counts - its what you do with it - jimmywindows detroit

[@swissjanitor]

naiss vid! greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[@keepingitreal8755]

Its a shame the uk are so tight here in the uk people are only prepared to pay 8- 20pounds people want something for nothing.

[@Refflog]

Jay Strowthers Jay don’t be silly would you pay 200 quid a month to have your windows cleaned. This is either bollocks or as we already know Americans are thick and lazy. Or they are not doing them once every 4 weeks. We ain’t tight just not silly. I charge a tenner for a 3 bed semi in Essex we do it in 5 mins so on a run you can have a touch. This clown is talking about charging $200 for a 2500 square foot house which funnily enough is the size of my house, if someone quoted me 200quid I’d think he was joking. It sounds like he travels miles to do his jobs mine are all local. £40 tops for my house in and out. Plus as you probably know you can’t charge by the size of the house , you charge by the amount of windows. He is talking about 7 dollars per window. How on earth can you justify that. I think more people in the uk have their windows done so there’s more awareness of what’s involved. In America the customer probably doesn’t move of the sofa so has no idea what’s involved in cleaning a window. This bloke is probably sitting outside making the job last a lot longer than necessary or he is clueless. Or shall we move to the states and clear up. I will be cheap at 100 per house I could earn 4,000 a day and not break a sweat. Its got to be bull shit.

[@DADDIESTHATLIFT]

Profit margin....it's about your profit margin

[@timwaffel1996]

your awamazing !

[@leevelasquez9667]

7:15 "I can't talk to anybody about this stuff, during family events, during any type of event, when I'm around anybody...I can't talk to anybody about this stuff, they don't want to talk about this...." hahaha we know the struggle.

[@Refflog]

Lee Velasquez What window cleaning. It’s not hard core porn. I’m sure people won’t mind discussing it with you. I take it your an American.

[@BradEnquist]

You have to make $150,000 a year just to break even? Holy shit.

[@davidsmith2472]

Silly video you price a job if they take the you clean it then every 2 to 3 years you put price up . If they say now you move on simply Mathes

[@justenb1560]

so true ignorance is bliss as they say

[@russlejones5337]

This is fucking aw some!!!

[@Refflog]

Fucking rip off. $199.00 in and out on a 2500 square foot house. You wouldn’t get a job in England. Having read many of the comments I’m from assuming that cleaning windows in the states isn’t as straight forward as here in England. We do it every 4 weeks at a fraction of the cost , but I’m thinking it must be easier because we don’t have problems with it drying to quick and we work all through the year no time off for bad weather apart from the odd day here and there. Plus near enough everyone has them done so you couldn’t possibly charge what you lot do. As I say they must be stupid , for $200 they should do it themselves and save money. Could someone tell me how you can get away with charging this. There must be some factors I’m not taking into account. Is it really difficult or something because if your charging 7 dollars per window , in England with the correct equipment you can do a window , frames and sills in no more than 60 seconds. That’s 420 per hour. That’s 3,360 per day. Wtf?

[@kobechrome138]

I seen you do a lot of videos talking but I never really see you do any work

[@WindowCleaningBluePrint]

ONLY a certain percentage of clients allow us to video tape. Also.. I like to keep my liability low.. Having like 500 videos on people's properties isn't a smart idea. I do it sparingly now. Sucks... But I have some crazy ass videos i took down bro.. lol

[@jacobmfpayne94]

Keith deffinatly works

[@TalksByKhurramShahzad]

There are a few factors in starting a cleaning service from home. One resource I found that succeeds in merging these is the Ayalisse Clean Biz (google it if you're interested) it's the most useful plan i've heard of. look at all the interesting information.