WCR Nation | The Podcast For Window Cleaners

This week on Nation, we talk with Curt Kempton from Responsicon, and Responsibid, the greatest service business software, all about the sales bottleneck. How can you know what you are bad at? We all want to wear all of our hats when it comes to tasks for a small business, but some times we need to find someone who is better than we are at things. I hate accounting, so I would go and find someone w...

This week on WCR Nation, I want to talk about Janitorial. Commercial Janitorial, is a great service for a small business to add. ESPECIALLY a window cleaning or pressure washing company. We deal with the property manager's on a regular basis. Starting to get into janitorial is a pretty easy thing to do, yeah there is a little bit of start up cost, but the best thing about it, frequency...Oh yeah,...

This week on Nation, we talk about making moola in the winter. Some of us have service businesses in cold water areas, and we arent really able to clean at full steam through out the winter. Maybe you are a new business owner and you are not ready for the winter. Well there are a few ways to make a few different ways to bring in income that isnt the norm. Now remember, i'm not telling to to do som...

This week on WCR Nation we talk about the customer from hell. We all have a few customers from hell. All of us have had those special people who just wont be happy with anything. There are a few ways to deal with a customer like that. The more ways you plan for difficult customer's, the less likely you will have to deal with them. For small businesses our customer's make our businesses what they a...

Well I have a secret...I hate gutter cleaning. There I said it. Cleaning gutter's is stinky, dirty, dangerous, and all around terrible. But I do like filling my float calendar, and making $150 an hour doing it. so let's talk about how to clean gutter's, how to price gutter's, and what kind of gutter cleaning tools exist. I promise I wont cry too much. Need supplies? Let me know! I would love to do...

This week on Nation we get dark. I mean real dark. No one cares about you? Dang...BUT it's true. In business there is only YOU. Your service company could burst into flames right now, and people would only kinda care. I mean everyone thought you were going to fail any way right? Well this is your company. No one will care like you, no one. And it is plain and simple, your fault if you are successf...

This week on WCR Nation we are talking about the big push. You know the last hurrah, the sprint to the finish, spring 2.0. This is that last chance for your small service business to make any moolah before the tank runs dry. There is a ton of stuff that can help you make money, but you need to do it NOW. If you have owned a service business for any amount of time, you know that it is all like cloc...

This week on Nation lets talk about bidding customers over the phone. This the the number one way to save time. Don't you hate it when you drive 45 minutes to go give someone an estimate just for them to say they need to think about it? What about something like home advisor? that is all about speed of getting someone a bid and getting them scheduled. It's easy I swear. Bidding Jobs, pricing jobs,...

Today on Nation we are going to talk about how to dominate your market. How do you rule your area? How do you make your company THEE company in your city? We all have service companies that we want everyone to notice. What makes you special? What makes someone instantly know who the best is in your city. Well let's talk about that today and maybe we can uncover some ways to get you to dominate. Ne...

This week on WCR Nation, we go over the top 5 and a half mistakes a window cleaning business owner can run into. Even if you have had a window cleaning or pressure washing company for years, you may still be guilty of some of these mistakes. Why 5 and a half? Cause every one does the a top 5...so hang out with us and this may not suck. Need supplies? Let me know! I would love to do that for you! T...

This week on WCR Nation we talk about landing those tough franchise locations. Think about bidding the Arby's, Wendy's, or any of the franchise locations. Selling these window cleaning jobs is much tougher than the normal ma and pa stores. It's nice landing those multi location jobs, but you will have to work harder than the regular store fronts. I love route jobs, and I love storefront window cle...

This week on Nation we talk to Justin Monk about how to get your website seen. Even if you have the best website, if no one see's it, it doesnt matter. there is a lot of aspects to being seen by the potential customers. You have to help your small business get the clients that you need to grow. This is a great episode! Need supplies? Let me know! I would love to do that for you! Text/Call: 862-312...

This week on Nation we talk with Mike Draper about Osha compliance...REALLY we talk about how to keep OSHA off your A$$. Fines are huge, and can single handedly destroy a business. Not only is know how to do safety right good for everyone involved, it will possibly save you thousands if not tens of thousands in fines. I know it sounds boring, but this is a great episode. Need supplies? Let me know...

Let's talk about benefits of debt in business. Because sometimes to grow during certain periods, it is inevitable. You have to under stand that when you are growing a small business capital is needed. Now sometimes you may have some liquid cash, but other times your cash flow is important to keep in tact. You would be surprised to hear that there are actually some benefits to debt. Unlike buying a...

Are you doing Facebook marketing now? Are you branding yourself in the right way? Well if you ever thought of doing Facebook ads for your small business, this is going to be a great episode. We talk to Rob Anderson about how he brands himself. Your brand in your cleaning company is what will get someone to buy from you. Need supplies? Let me know! I would love to do that for you! Text/Call: 862-31...

Let's talk about 5 big moves to change your company. what can you do in your company that will go down in history as a big move for you? Some decisions you make in your small business create a sickness in your stomach. You know they are big. Some decisions you make are based on a gamble, heck all of the big ones are. If you make a monster move and you do it smart, you will reap the rewards. There...

This week on Nation we are talking about the types of customers and how to deal with each one. We all know that there are different types of customers that you find, but did you really think about how to interact with them? Every customer you have in business is a little different. If you talk fast to a slow talker, they wont receive your message very well. You need to find out what works with eac...

This week on Nation Let's make you an extra $10,000. Hard to believe? nope, this is something that can happen with a little bit of change. I swear this will happen. All you need to is implement a few changes for the better. This is something that people think is to far out of reach when in reality it's under your nose the whole time. You never finish learning, you never end your search to be bette...

This week on WCR Nation, we talk with Steve-O all about training new employees. If you have employees, or even if you dont, this is a great episode. Anytime we talk to Steve-o its a great time. But how do you train? When do you train? This is a great episode for any small business. If you are a window cleaner or pressure washer, This is a can't miss episode. Need supplies? Let me know! I would lov...

This week on WCR Nation lets talk about talking to your competition . Meeting another contractor out in the field may not be the best way to meet someone. If you see a window cleaner out in the field it doesnt hurt to say hi. Let's talk about different ways to network with people in your field. There is so much good that comes from getting together with your fellow window cleaners, oh and it doesn...

This Week on Nation we are talking about when to fire one of your window cleaning customers. There are actually a few things that our customers do that makes us hate our lives. Why do we put up with it? as a small business owner there is nothing worse than telling a client that you can't work together any more. Especially when you first start your service company, every dollar counts, and a client...

This week on WCR Nation we are talking about the name of your small business. How did you come up with a name for your company? is your name something that tells people what you do? is it something that will let people pick you out of a list? because if it isn't your name has failed you. There are a ton of window cleaning companies in your area and if someone is searching a Google maps list of nam...

This week on Nation, let's talk about tips to sell Route window cleaning jobs. Store front window cleaning, in my opinion, is a great addition to add to your window cleaning company. It add's frequency which is pretty rare in a service business, and can guarantee work even through the winter. BUT with route, you need to have a tight route in order to make the most income, so you need to sell, sell...

This week on Nation we talk with Marc Tanner, from Outlaw Window Cleaner Podcast all about how to get into glass restoration. There is a simple science to getting scratches out of glass, BUT it takes a ton of knowledge. And he is one smart dude. If you have ever thought about getting into scratch removal or glass restoration of hard water this is a great down to earth podcast that will give you a...

This week on WCR Nation, let's talk all about how to price window cleaning. Now, when we are talking about where to price your window cleaning service, you have to remember that every area is different. Some parts of the country may charge a ton more to clean windows than another part of the country. So remember that any time you are talking about how much to charge for window cleaning, you need t...