Light-boxes tend to look dirty and grimy from being outdoors all of the time. Light- boxes are boards in which for example, a business' name is on, and can be lit up at nighttime. Offer a light-box cleaning service and offer to clean the light-box once a week/biweekly/monthly for $10 per cleaning. It does not sound like much, but it takes about 10 minutes to clean, and you will have repeat customers if you do the job well. You will need a good window washing cleaner, squeegee, broomstick, stepladder, bucket, and rags for cleaning. You could also offer to clean other signs as well to make more money.

Advertising spells success for a business. People create advertisements in all forms to improve the potential of sales in their businesses. Some people use banners, some posters, some paper advertisements, light-boxes, and other marketing material like pens and stationary. Light-boxes are something practically all businesses have in front of their establishments, so that people will be able see that you are open and to identify your business from the myriads of other establishments.

A light-box is generally a board that has the name of a business on it, and used mainly at nighttime so that people can see their names from a distance. However, after being outdoors for such a long time, a light-box tends to get dirty and grimy. It is the combination of pollution, smoke, and insects that makes these light-boxes dirty. So, this is where you can find a source of easy income for yourself.

You could consider starting a light-box cleaning service, where you clean the light-box every week, biweekly or monthly depending on the needs of each client. Of course, if there is more pollution and dirt in the vicinity, then they may need a weekly cleaning. However, if there is not much dirt, then perhaps a monthly cleaning will suffice for them. It is not necessary to charge too much for this service; perhaps $10 will be okay per cleaning.

Though this may seem a meager amount, considering the fact that you only need about ten minutes to clean a light-box, you can easily clean about five light-boxes in an hour and possibly make about $50 and hour. So imagine how much you can make a day! Moreover, if you do the job well, you are sure to have repeat and regular customers, as it is not sufficient having only a light-box; it should shine brightly for people to be aware of the business.

There is not much of an investment required for this business; all that is needed is a good window washing cleaner, sponges, broomsticks, a stepladder to reach the light-box, a bucket and of course, rags for cleaning. You do not have to limit your services to only cleaning light-boxes either, you can also easily clean other signs, and make more money in the process. Once you develop a good reputation as regular in cleaning the boards, and punctual in cleaning, you are sure to find many customers on a regular basis.

While you clean other peoples' advertising devices, you may have to have an advertisement of your own. You can have simple pamphlets made to put up in offices and shopping complexes where the owners of businesses and offices are most likely to see them. You could also distribute the pamphlets around your neighborhood shopping areas, as everyone will either have their own light-boxes needing cleaning, or at least know people who may want their light-boxes cleaned.

Once a few people start using your services, their word of mouth should prove to be enough advertising for you to get more customers regularly.

Resources:

http://firstaid.about.com/od/injuriesathome/qt/06_ladders.htm

http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99336,00.html

http://www.sba.gov/