Hi All

New to this board, but not to carpet cleaning - its just hard in the winter, and have thought about getting at least a part time job for the winter.   I think about it most winters.. (usually end or Jan - mid Feb, about the time I'm seriously considering it, and usually a decent sized job shows up and I just say "spring will be here soon and I'll be busy again" and I just kick back and enjoy the dead time, while I have it.  Relocating soon to NC and have to start from scratch again,

One thing I've learned over the years is Don't price yourself low.... Low prices do "usually" make the phone ring, but if you start out cheap, it's hard to raise your prices without loosing customers (although, some, at the lower prices, I'm glad to loose)   The only thing low prices do, is make you work HARDER for less money, it's weird, but it seems the people that abuse their carpets the most and never seem to care about it until "I'm/Your" there cleaning it, then they want it look like new, and want you to go over it and over it, for a cheap prices, or even want it cheaper....

When I relocate, I'll be pricing higher, possibly offering a couple sale prices from time to time and/or referral discounts.

I've noticed the people who have the cleanest carpets, when i show up, only wanting to keep it that way or cleaning to just get a few spots out, are willing to pay the most, and even after I give them a price, they're happy to pay it, even sometimes saying what a deal it is.....  just the opposite of the nastiest jobs who are never happy and hate to pay anything at all...

Hello Everyone
I am a new member.
Looking forward to share my views and ideas with all.

I love those extra commercial and flood jobs, gives a bit of extra cash 

Basically in Australia the average sale is 3 rooms for $100.00 So if you do 6 jobs a day take out $100 for expenses (Van,fuel,chemical etc) you will be left with $500. That's pretty much why I got into the carpet cleaning too.

Hi I was just introducing my self and i used to talk to the carpet cleaner guys who told me they made $500 a day which is what i used to get per week as a service manager.

Hi all
I have been carpet cleaning for over 11 years and before that i was the service manager at cleaners service center( got tired of hearing how the carpet cleaners made in one day what took me a week to earn). Never looked back!