new to the industry

007

What impressives me about you is that you went deep into the archives and pulled out information that was posted months ago.

Seems to me you are truly looking for some advise. Hope you get what you are looking for..  Good Luck!!

Mr. Steamer:  We can't discriminate now.  We might have to have 2 males or 2 females go figure?

MR. STEAMER wrote: Yes Doug I always talk about you and your one horse town...lol

Mr. Steamer:  It could be worse we could have no horse.

Mr. 007:  Let me tell you something.  If all the educational seminars and training had been  available when I started life would have been quite different.  You had to fly and travel for ever to get to a simple carpet cleaning seminar.  How things have changed.  Competition most of it is like you all they know is what they have read on the instruction  booklet that came with the machine and what is on the lable on the jug of cleaner.  Ignorance and stupidity is no excuse for not knowing what you are doing when there is no end to the amount of available knowledgs out there.   Unfortunately in this day and age it is hard to earn while you learn to clean on someone's carpet.  Oh by the way I am still learning and try to attend seminars and workshops  when I can.  This is an ever changing world that we live in.  By the way I don't live in a city.  As Mr. Steamer states over and over " You live in a ONE HORSE TOWN"

I started out by working for someone else.I'm very glad I did.I've learned quite alot since venturing out on my own.

In my first year I saw alot of employees come and go(this industry truly isn't for everyone.

I can't imagine starting a business I know absolutely nothing about.

question

if you can't even afford a class,how in the heck are you going to afford all the insurances,equipment etc. to start a biz??

I started with a low operating capitol and I TRULY do not recommend it to anyone.

adcc007 wrote: Well, I can see that no one here is willing to help.  Thanks for the replies though...

Look it Mr. 007 just what the hell do want everyone to do.  Everyone  here operates in a different enviroment, some in the city, some in rural areas and some in other countries.  Just because you buy a god damm carpet cleaning machine the whole world does not come to a stand still.  You seem to think someone has a magic spell to put on everyome in your area so they will hire you.  First learn how to clean.  Than get off your ass and start marketing your knowledge like everyone has to do.  You just got yourself in a very competitive business.  Maybe it is not still too late to change your mind.

 hey 007

 look at Squid buss forms for marketing .As far as software The cleanner image,cammelot{sp},mistal.Do a serch on this board or ccb's.Hope this helps a bit .Regards Terry

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