LocalOwn the Worried Bird in your town.
Bring a brand homeowners already trust to your own community — with a protected territory, a proven way of working, and real people behind you. You run the crew; we hand you the system.
Why people choose to own a Worried Bird.
Home services people always need, run on a system that already works in the field.
Work that never goes away
Windows get dirty, gutters fill, screens tear — every season, every neighborhood. It's steady, local, and hard to send offshore.
Customers who come back
The Worry Free Plan brings crews back each season, so a good first job turns into a relationship instead of a one-time visit.
A real playbook
Every job runs the same 7-Step Process, from the first look to the final walkthrough. You get the method, the training, and the standard — not a logo and good luck.
Your own territory
Each owner runs a defined, protected territory mapped to real ZIP codes — so the market you build is yours to grow.
Marketing that shows up for you
A national brand, a modern website, and local pages built to be found — so customers can reach the owner nearest them.
People behind you
Onboarding, tools, and support from a team that has done this before. You're building your own business, not doing it alone.
How it works.
Four steps, at your pace. The first one takes a couple of minutes.
Reach out
Tell us a little about you and where you'd like to operate. We read every one.
Have a conversation
We talk through the model, the territory you're eyeing, and whether it's a fit — both ways.
Do your homework
You review the details in full and take the time you need to decide with your eyes open.
Launch your territory
We help you get set up, trained, and open — then keep supporting you as you grow.
Who we're looking for.
You don't need to have cleaned a window in your life. You need to care about doing right by people.
Community-minded
You want to be the local name people recommend to a neighbor — and you'll earn it one job at a time.
Hands-on leader
You're ready to hire, train, and stand behind a crew, and to hold a standard when it's easier not to.
In it to build
You're looking to own something real and grow it — not to buy yourself a job for a season.
Comparing us to another window cleaning franchise?
Most window cleaning franchises take a percentage of everything you sell, for as long as you own the business. We charge a flat fee. Drag the revenue up and see what each one costs.
A flat fee, or a percentage of everything you sell?
You keep with the flat fee
$1,000 a year
The flat fee costs less at any revenue above $240,000.
Worried Bird's flat fee starts at $15,000 a year and is higher for larger territories. Percentage royalties vary by franchise. Change either number to match what you're comparing.
This calculator illustrates two fee structures using a revenue figure, flat fee and percentage you choose. It is not a projection, estimate, or guarantee of revenue, income, or results for any Worried Bird business.
Questions people ask first.
The short answers. The longer ones come in the conversation.
Do I need window-cleaning experience?
No. Owners come to this from all kinds of work. What matters is that you're ready to lead a crew and hold a standard — the trade itself is something we teach.
What does it cost to get started?
The full financial picture — every fee, and what it takes to open — is set out in the Franchise Disclosure Document, which you receive and review before any decision is made. We'll walk through it with you.
How are territories defined?
Each territory is a defined set of real ZIP codes, and it's protected. Once a market is yours, it's yours to build.
What support do I actually get?
The 7-Step Process every job runs on, training in it, onboarding, and the tools to operate — plus people who have done this before and pick up the phone.
How long until I'm open?
It depends on your market and how quickly you work through the steps. We'd rather you open ready than open fast, and we'll be candid about the timeline once we've talked.
What happens after I send the form?
A real person reads it and gets back to you. The first conversation is just a conversation — the model, the territory you have in mind, and whether it's a fit both ways. Nothing is committed by reaching out.
Tell us about you.
A few minutes now, and a real person gets back to you. Nothing is committed by reaching out.
Thank you — we've got it.
A real person will get back to you soon. If you'd rather talk now, reach us at tony@whygametime.com.