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    Posted: 21/September/2006 at 6:49am
plus tons of carpet cleaning...lol
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The City that NEVER sleeps "The BIG APPLE"....Nah, nah No Thanks.......
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sooo loud in nyc    Dead
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NOT TO MENTION THE MUGGINGS, HIGH CRIME RATE, BREAK-INS, THEFT, 911, HIGH RENT & HAVING TO PUT UP WITH DONALD TRUMP Ermm
 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jtuseo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20/September/2006 at 8:43pm
This is the way I work it 3 jobs a day @ $200 per job x 365 days per year. I do live in Nyc so I have a un fair advantage over the rest of you guys. In terms of population & phone traffic.
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wow...I want 4 to 5 jobs a day....at least 20 for the week.....I get 4 to 5 jobs a day... maybe I should aim lower???
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You can't survive in the T-DOT on less than a six figure income!


Originally posted by jtuseo jtuseo wrote:

Steemer good feedback. Now here is how I did it in less than one year.
 

Started out with buying the rotovac start up package and website $4,000. I used their finace program.

 

I used free internet Classified Ad websites. Did very well about 400 per week in gross sales.

 

I advertized in the local newspapers they cost about $70 per week and I average 1 job per week ( its two different newspapers) So 2 jobs a week.

 

I did val pak ( Waste of money lost money)

 

Door hangers ( alot of leg work but I made money off of it)

 

register tape at super markets (not bad 3 months for $550)

 

In April I bought a van and a Prochem Blazer

 

I am now starting to get repeat customers and referrals. I started the business Dec 1st 2005. I also landed a deal subcontracting for a water damage company. I make about $800 per week with them.

    
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jtuseo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20/September/2006 at 6:19pm
Steemer good feedback. Now here is how I did it in less than one year.
 
Started out with buying the rotovac start up package and website $4,000. I used their finace program.
 
I used free internet Classified Ad websites. Did very well about 400 per week in gross sales.
 
I advertized in the local newspapers they cost about $70 per week and I average 1 job per week ( its two different newspapers) So 2 jobs a week.
 
I did val pak ( Waste of money lost money)
 
Door hangers ( alot of leg work but I made money off of it)
 
register tape at super markets (not bad 3 months for $550)
 
In April I bought a van and a Prochem Blazer
 
I am now starting to get repeat customers and referrals. I started the business Dec 1st 2005. I also landed a deal subcontracting for a water damage company. I make about $800 per week with them.
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Originally posted by jtuseo jtuseo wrote:

$20,000 is peanuts in this day in age. Lets get some real responses. Population 6 million people. Lower class up  to high class.
jtuseo... your idea is a joke.... 20 grand wouldn't even cover the yellow pages ad for a year for all those people....
 
Here is what would happen......even with all the equipemnt.  20 grand wouldn't go anywhere...
 
you'd have to make up your mind as to how you would advertise.
6 Million people would probally be approx 1 million or so households...there goes your 20 grand one shot...so you got to make it good...
 
are you gonna go for the quick hit??? 2 rooms and a hall 29.95 and hope for volume
 
or
 
Your going to go top of the line .40 to .50 cents a sq ft...
 
 
So right off the bat YP is out you don't have enough
 
direct mail is an option but you are going to get the coupon clipper cheap quick fix customer....at 1.5 to 4.5 cents 20 grand will give you one mailing.
There goes the Higher class customer...why because they throw direct mail in the garbage...even if you target them good luck..lol
 
Post cards...ALOT MORE EXPENSIVE...but the High end customer will sooner read something addressed to them with their name on it.  you can more effectively target the areas you want (bonus)....and if the post card looks good you might have it made.
 
Radio Time....if you can get on the right station....I would always go talk radio or news/talk...reaches a lot of people but might not be people in you service area...
 
News paper...I would say local...but then you risk the chance of getting the cheapy....
 
what ever plan you have 20 grand doesn't last long and you have to make this first 20 grand work for you and make you more money...
 
I personally could spend 20 grand a month on advertising easy...to service 6 million people...
 
you got one shot don't blow itLOL
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My point is directed exactly on the 20,000 dollars..........I simply replaced the $ 20,000 with  $ 5,000.................if you can't make anything happen with $ 5,000..........then that's it...........you're not going to do any better with $ 20,000.........you'll just make the same mistakes with a multiple of 4
 
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only $30,000 would hurt Confused  But never the union!!!
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how long would you slave over your wand only to make 30,000 a year before you throw in the towel and look for a union job at Canada Post?
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I thought he was just wanting to know how to allocate $20,000 in marketing for a startup company, of course that is boring.
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