Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms for: affiliate. affiliate. In general: two companies are affiliated when one owns less than a majority of the voting stock of the other, or when both are subsidiaries of a third company.
1 Generally, window cleaning costs $2-$7 per pane. 2  For a 1,300-square foot home with 20 panes, the cost would run $40-$140. 3  For a 2,200-square foot home with 28 panes, the price would average $56-$196.4  Self-cleaning windows can be made easier with the proper tools. Some companies average the cost of sliding doors with small bathroom windows, to cut the price. 2  Some cleaners will include sills and tracks. 3  If not, the price runs .50 cents-$5. 4  While second-story work is generally charged the same as single story, third and fourth-floor ladder work runs $3-$5 extra per window.
Hire an answering service if no one is at home to answer the phone for your window cleaning business during the day. Charge $25 to $30 an hour depending on what your area can bear, and hire window washing help at a quarter of that when you have grown large enough to do so.