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Topic: $$$$$$$
Posted By: Ream57
Subject: $$$$$$$
Date Posted: 11/August/2007 at 6:28pm
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Hey, alot of you guys seem to really know alot about the business and really seem to be doing pretty well. Just interested to know how much money you guys are pulling in a year? And being in my first year in the business, what should I expect to make or realistically shoot for in a year?? I'm sure this subject may be sensitive to some, so those who feel comfortable in answering I would like to thank you in advance for having the courage. ------------- I got money in the bank, but E on the tank. |
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Posted By: FriendlyHammer
Date Posted: 11/August/2007 at 6:38pm
That's too personal a question, so I doubt that you'll get an honest response. It seems like you're on fire, so why not move up to WI and I'll partner with you. I'll buy the machines (I have everything already) and you'll be the feild guy.
 My first year in college (looong ago) I was working at Kmart making $3.05 an hour. My brother called me up to ask if I would want to work for him in the cleaning business for $5 an hour while he designed machines and floor matting. Of course I did, and within a couple of months I was making $9 an hour. He eventually burned out, and gave me the company. Within a year (my senior junior year in college) I was making 80k of personal income (he had been making 17k) because, unlike my brother, I was really organized and didn't sit around all the time (he had multiple businesses, so this business wasn't important to him). That was about 22 years ago.
Stay with carpet if you can.
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Ream57 wrote:Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 11/August/2007 at 7:27pm
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 9:52am
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Sorry NR ream is not me. Thats not my typing style...and you know there would of been typo's and grammatical errors...
and it Intellegence not Intellegance they way you spell it. Ream... a business is only what you make it...If you are a one man show and don't have an office person, you won't make much...it's hard to wand and talk at the same time...LOL Some times it's what you put into your business, that gives you results. some answer the phones only 9 to 5....I answer them 9 to 9 but my voicemail says 9 to 6 (just incase I miss a call in the evening) we run 2 lines here but some times things still go to voicemail...call them back right away. no more than 5 minutes, before they call someone else Advertise at least once a month, thats hard I know but you have to find a form of advertising that works for you and is not to expensive. The way I rate it..I need to make at least 4 dollars on every advertising dollar I spend. or it's not worth it. Be on time to every call...I always give a two hour window...but I book them so I can get there at the start of each window....makes you look professional. I can't stress enough where a uniform..and your shirt should be tucked into your pants and use a belt please. each customer you clean give them at least 3 cards. you'll be surprised how well that works. I think it's the work and planning you put into it during the slow time that give you the results in the season. remember everything comes into play...weather...time of year..the smell of your colone...lol I've always heard that 1 truck should pull in around $150k per year...I use that as my bench mark... good luck dude ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Ream57
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 10:49am
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I appreciate the advise steamer, its great! The only thing is I have alot of things working against me, I have a full time job, that if you ask me doesn't pay that well, I don't have an office, I'm rolling with a porty Mytee 1000 and don't have a whole lot of money saved because I spent that on my porty, rotovac wand and truck to get my equipment around. I guess I'm just stuck in the beginning stages of the business and really don't know how to make the transition from fulltime employee to full time carpet cleaner..... I mean should I just quit my dayjob and go for it or what??? ------------- I got money in the bank, but E on the tank. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 11:35am
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Only you know if your ready to take the plunge.... I worked as a sub-contractor for Sears for about 13 years. The money is great but the bullsh*t you have to go through isn't.
It was many members of this forum that pushed to do my own thing. Life is better, the money is better, I'm glad..and I haven't looked back since ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Ream57
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 12:38pm
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True, thats good man, glad everything worked out for you. I'm just getting my carpet career started hopefully in 10-15 years from now I can say the same thing. Have you ever thought about getting crews working for you so that you can sit back and enjoy the fruits of your hard work... I mean I don't mind working hard but one day I would like to retire and have people just work for me, you know what I'm saying? ------------- I got money in the bank, but E on the tank. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 1:32pm
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I hear ya....BUT I know no one will give the customers the level of service I will. Sears is feeling it right now, with a ton of unhappy customers. Service is the #1 key to any business, people are getting to realize that the bigger the company the worse the service.
We will see a lot of small business making good money. I hate to know the business will die with me...but thats fine...I'll do it for as long as I can ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 4:48pm
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 5:26pm
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 6:43pm
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If you say so NR....I like to talk carpet...to someone else....thats ream...
2 seperate people trust me ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 8:35pm
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Posted By: FriendlyHammer
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 8:46pm
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Exaclty!! I'm Kenny using another name, so why can't Steamer? |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 9:13pm
And I'm Nightrider  ------------- 
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Posted By: FriendlyHammer
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 9:27pm
Luck you. I have to be the bucket of vomit. 
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 10:03pm
Kinda sucks, doesn't it?  -------------
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 12/August/2007 at 10:46pm
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Ream might be NR......it's possible...he is the least likely person to want to talk about carpet and carpet cleaning ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 12:18am
NR only has about 50 ID's already  -------------
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Posted By: Thang
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 12:48am
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Those are some saggy lookin Boobies.
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 2:10am
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Posted By: Michael
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 3:08am
Have you checked? |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 3:56am
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 7:36am
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that's why most ccer's are either bald or going bald?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 10:06am
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I'm not -------------
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 10:10am
I am  ....why?------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 10:24am
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Must be the butyl -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 12:54pm
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cmaster is not going bald his forehead is just expanding?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 12:56pm
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 1:08pm
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I guess that explains hie tennis elbow??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 2:50pm
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a bit of both...are you mad at me? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 3:00pm
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 5:33pm
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It's a mad mad world?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 13/August/2007 at 6:00pm
And just slightly madder here  -------------
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Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 2:17pm
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Steamer,
It's a shame that what you say is true. You die and your business dies. But, it's also true that the purchase of a Rotovac 360 could give you another 10 - 15 years in business.
Work Smarter Not Harder
P.S.
I have heard you say it before, you like the feel of the carpet and the work out it gives you. I assure you it won't always be that way. Make it easier on your body before it's too late.
------------- Kleen Kuip Supply Mart Inc. http://www.kleenkuip.com - New & Used Professional Carpet Cleaning Machines, Restoration Equipment, Training, Service and Supplies |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 3:14pm
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another way to do that Steamer is sub more to your brother?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 3:29pm
And only give him 10%  -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 3:33pm
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this is no time to talk about raises ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 3:36pm
Gotta pay for that new Cleancold  -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 3:37pm
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it's amorized over 50 years?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 3:46pm
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No problem then -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 4:30pm
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nothing like having good fininacing inplace ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 4:49pm
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I'm already working less....
Ted can you do a rotovac on payments??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 5:09pm
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He finiances threw SGG fininical ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 5:10pm
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 5:12pm
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just put it on the mortage? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 8:23pm
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will they let me do that??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 9:10pm
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 9:14pm
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he is debt free ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 9:48pm
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STD bought him out -------------
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Posted By: FriendlyHammer
Date Posted: 14/August/2007 at 11:47pm
I heard Ted might give a Rotovac 360 to new Canadians!
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 12:12am
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Everyone knows Ted in the GTA...
He's the Mel Lasman of CARPET CLEANING ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 12:23am
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 1:01am
That'll cost you -------------
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 1:54am
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 2:31am
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Maybe it has a double meaning -------------
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 3:40pm
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Harding that has got to be right up ther with there with the GTA jewish community?
I was wondering why Ted always wore a plunger with a propeller stuck in it? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 3:43pm
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Harding is not a jewish name??? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 3:59pm
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Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 4:36pm
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Magician, porn star, salesman..........anything else? -------------
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 5:44pm
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 5:58pm
------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: carpetologist
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 6:34pm
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I am half Jewish & half Polish, I am a janitor but I own the building.
I also have a friend who is half Jewish & half Italian, if he can't get it wholesale he steals it.
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Posted By: nightrider
Date Posted: 15/August/2007 at 6:51pm
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Posted By: Ream57
Date Posted: 22/August/2007 at 10:07pm
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Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 23/August/2007 at 7:47am
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All you need now is a wife that is half Indian and half Scottich and she will be wild and tight?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 23/August/2007 at 10:04am
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Are you speaking from experience? -------------
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