Some Media Attention…

I recently received an email from a window cleaner telling me the local newspaper just wrote an article on his business. One of his customers contacted someone at the newspaper after tony completed the customer's window cleaning.  A reporter then called and did a story about his business. He mentioned he got about 10 jobs out of it so far and people are still calling.  Not bad considering the article was published on 9/12 and he mentioned this to me on 9/13.  Not too shabby at all. So do a great job and it's only a matter of time before good things happen in your window cleaning business. Enjoy the article:

Window washer builds trust transparently

In the past year, Tony <last name deleted for privacy> has moved up in the world.

In December 2006, he spent his days as a counselor at Bitterroot Elementary and his weekends and summers washing windows for friends around town. By January 2007, he had quit his counseling job to focus on <company name deleted>, his window washing business, going up as high as 50 feet to ensure his customers had clean, sparkling windows.

"My wife told me I was crazy because I quit in the middle of winter to start a window washing business," Tony said. "But I decided it's time to take care of my family."

Tony said he has plenty of business. He, along with another full-time employee, washes windows at as many as five buildings every day, most of which are homes, and works year-round. Spring and fall are the busiest times of year, when homeowners are busy cleaning their homes from the previous season. In the winter months - when the demand for clean home windows slows down - the business will help clean and prepare windows for new construction projects.

Having spent most of career working with people - children in particular - Tony happened upon the opportunity to wash windows full time by chance. Another window washer, Window Magician owner John Shortridge, had passed away and he received a call from one of Shortridge's clients asking if he had taken over the business.

Tony had not heard of the Window Magician but called the business. He spoke with Shortridge's widow and soon he and his wife had a business meeting with her.

"The biggest thing was that she didn't really care about the money," Tony said of acquiring the Window Magician's business. "She just wanted somebody her husband's customers could trust."

Soon, he had a list of about 120 new clients. In proving that he was trustworthy, Tony worked out a deal in which the widow receives a portion of the profits from her husband's contacts. He now strives to prove to clients old and new that he can be trusted.

"I want to emphasize how thankful I am for what I got from John," Tony said. "Customers liked him. He loved the Lord, loved his family and loved his work. That's what I want to do."

To contact <company name deleted>, call <company phone # deleted>.

Note: Some details above have been deleted for privacy.  A few hundred window cleaners read this blog, so it's not fair to Tony for him to receive dozens of calls pertaining to his business or the article. If you follow the program, everything falls into place. It may not be tomorrow and it may not be next week, but it will fall into place. Just take consistent action and watch good things come your way.  See you in the next blog post!