Window cleaning survey parameters:
These following survey information involved a total group of 142 respondants who own window cleaning business. There were 73 reponses which could be included in the data.
Not all respondants included information which was pertinent to this survey.
Data was provided by Window Cleaning Resource Window Cleaners forum.
This information can also be found on https://lovewindowcleaning.com/articles-blog-posts/
The question asked was, “What do you do to deal with seasonal slow downs?”
- WORK RELATED: Power Washing, Snow Removal or other complimentary work. 18 percent 18%
- Close down the business for one month – 11% 11%
- Works on obtaining commercial jobs which are non-seasonal – 12 percent 12%
- Use money saved from busy months – 5% 5%
- Book out as far as possible when it’s busy – 1% 1%
- MARKETING: Increase USPS mail marketing to obtain additional jobs – 12% 12%
- Mail or email past clients – 9.5% 9.5%
- Have their employees hand out flyers – 8% 8%
- Revamp Online Marketing – 4% 4%
- Temporarily discount prices – 5% 5%
- Use “bandit” signs – 3% 3%
- EMPLOYEES: Ask or tell employees to take unpaid vacations – 7% 7%
- Average out your employees income over a year and pay them that average monthly – 4% 4%