Episode 12: Window and Pressure Washing with Bobby Walker

What would you do if you lost your job tomorrow?  Our guest, Bobby Walker, was faced with this decision, and he answered that question by going into the window washing business.  Bobby is a humble and down to earth guy, who decided he was going to rise above his critics and grind his way to a successful window washing business.  Known as the "window washing guy" on the entrepreneur subreddit on Reddit, he has been able to help and motivate others start their own service business, but not without fair warnings about the entrepreneur life.  Bobby is a great example of someone who fixed their mind on a goal, and has run right through walls to achieve it.

 

In this episode, you will learn about:

• Why Bobby started with window cleaning only, and how it evolved into pressure washing (now the majority of the revenue!)
• Difference between residential and commercial work
• What percent of revenue Bobby applies towards labor expense
• Average ticket price for Bobby's different service lines
• What kind of profit margin you can expect for pressure washing and/or window cleaning
• How much money you need to start pressure window washing and pressure washing right away
• Why the work is there to be had, but lots of people don't succeed
• What Bobby's most effective marketing channels are
• How many hours Bobby typically works per week (during start up and today)
• Best advice: Know your why
• Best resource(s):  Keith Kalfas YouTube Channel, The E-Myth by Michael Gerber, The Five Secrets to a Phenomenal Business, Quick Talk Podcast

 

References talked about:

Journey of a New Entrepreneur

Profit First book

Entrepreneur Subreddit

Start With Why - TED talk by Simon Sinek

 

Ready to follow in Bobby's footsteps? Get a sense for Bobby's window washing business here.