I was offered a job as a window cleaner. I do have experience in window cleaning. I have cleaned for 2 1/2 years so not completely new to the scene but just wanted to pick your brain about it.
The pay is guarantee 10/hr or 30% commission, whichever is higher. I need to work roughly 30-32 hours so roughly 300 a week before taxes which is a couple hundred under what my better half and I need to make in order to cover our bills as well as have a little for a rainy day. I understand the principle of commission but I’m wondering is it really possible to make a living on commission? I’m currently on salary so I know exactly what I bring home every week.
I have considered starting my own business but 6 months from now my wife and I will be most likely be moving to Michigan from the south so to me its pointless to open a business for 6 months.
Where in Michigan? I know someone in the Grand Rapids / Kalamazoo area who covers half the state and pays 50% commission. $500 + per week is very doable except not during the winter.
If you’re really interested in starting your own window cleaning business why not work for the next six months for somebody else, learn the ropes and processes and then utilize them once you relocate. If you have zero experience you may be limited on high commisions, you need to learn first, efficiency comes in time.
So you need about 500 per week to live. That’s 26000 year. If you did 30% straight, he needs to be grossing 87k minimum. Really 100k starts to get you in the ballpark.
If you want to do hourly, you are looking at 16.67/hr for 30 hrs/wk.
The monthly sales on just window cleaning supposedly are going to be a around that ballpark.
I tried that from the beginning. They don’t want to budge. They would rather do commission. Thats where I am hesitate because it is really hard to say ok I will make this per day.
I would love to open a business but its not the wises course right now.
I think that being on commission would help you adapt the “all or nothing” mindset of a business owner. This could be ideal training that will help you hit the ground running when you start your own business.
30% commission seems pretty normal…However, it’s 30% of _______?
If he has plenty of work for you and the jobs are priced well, then no problem,
you should do over 500/week.
If he doesn’t have enough work for you or the jobs are underbid…
Well. If you are good at cleaning windows then 30 percent commission could make you 30 an hour. You are probably going to average 15 an hour depending on how much he charges his clients and how fast you are
