If you teach me the carpet cleaning business...
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Topic: If you teach me the carpet cleaning business...
Posted By: louisd
Subject: If you teach me the carpet cleaning business...
Date Posted: 31/March/2008 at 10:38pm
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I'll teach you what I know about the pressure washing business. I currently own a power washing business, but want to get into carpet cleaning during the slow winter months. If you teach me all the basics and insider secrets to the carpet cleaning business, I will share everything I know about the pressure washing business. Including what I know about marketing the business. You'll get the same business forms and everything I use as well. You could easily ad a pressure washing service in with your existing carpet cleaning business to help when business is slow and their are fewer clients for carpet cleaning. And if you think it will cost you thousands of dollars to get started with a power washing business, think again. You're already a step ahead of the game if you already own a carpet cleaning business, and it's easier than you might think. I prefer everything to be written down because I learn and retain information better so be willing to write what you know down. Please send me a message if you are interested in this. Thanks, Louis |
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Posted By: FriendlyHammer
Date Posted: 31/March/2008 at 11:02pm
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I can tell you that the carpet business (especially residential) is really sloooooow after Christmas. |
Posted By: louisd
Date Posted: 01/April/2008 at 2:50am
| Thanks I'll keep that in mind. Either way it would be profitable to be able to offer both services. |
Posted By: cleanex
Date Posted: 01/April/2008 at 9:02am
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Best thing to do is take a IICRC class ------------- DON ELDRED YOU CAN "STAND" ON OUR REPUTATION |
Posted By: louisd
Date Posted: 01/April/2008 at 3:58pm
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I'll look into the class to get the basics down, but I would bet that some of you have some insider knowledge from years of experience running your carpet cleaning business, that no class would teach. The same with the pressure washing business. I guarantee I can share some tricks of the trade that you won't find in any class or book. |
Posted By: cleanex
Date Posted: 01/April/2008 at 4:24pm
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It is hard to put it into words, I guess we do things everyday and do not think of them as tricks of the trade. I would think it would be better to find someone near you that would be willing to let you go out with them on some jobs to see first hand how they go about cleaning carpets. I should ask what cleaning method you are going to use in your venture into this industry. Some suppliers are carpet cleaners as well and can train you if you buy their products. ------------- DON ELDRED YOU CAN "STAND" ON OUR REPUTATION |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 01/April/2008 at 7:08pm
A ride along with a professional is the best on the job training you will get ------------- 
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Posted By: rick007
Date Posted: 01/April/2008 at 10:04pm
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CMASTER-love to ride along with a pro if there was one here closer than 150 mi. away.have to rely on you guys and this forum.keep up the good work and info. THANKS RICK. ------------- happy cleaning |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 01/April/2008 at 10:41pm
Your the only ccer in 150mi.? Man rick thats pure luck.. There are over 200 in my service area of 75 miles..
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Posted By: rick007
Date Posted: 01/April/2008 at 10:58pm
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hey john- the pop where you are is probably 4 mil. where i live- maybe 20 thou. lots of selling to get work. oh well no smog anyway. go for it- no good carpet like a clean one. lol. ------------- happy cleaning |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 01/April/2008 at 11:04pm
| Maybe around 600k in 4 counties.. Alot of country area also. |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 01/April/2008 at 11:41pm
What desolate part of Canada are you in??????  -------------
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rick007 wrote:Posted By: rick007
Date Posted: 02/April/2008 at 12:55am
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right in the middle. farmers, oil, potash, uranium and very few people. maybe things will start changing since KENS deppression is coming.summer is also coming i hope. -14 this morning. ------------- happy cleaning |
Posted By: FriendlyHammer
Date Posted: 02/April/2008 at 1:38am
Rick, believe it or not, that's the perfect scenario. Anyone who helps you out will be someone who won't be your future competition. It seems to me that you need to take a trip and work for someone for free for at least a week. That's a small investment for all that experience. |
Posted By: cmaster
Date Posted: 02/April/2008 at 9:18am
What about Winnipeg? Tony Wheelwright is there. He might be willing to help you out -------------
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Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 02/April/2008 at 3:01pm
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Louis you know about the Delco site..?
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Posted By: louisd
Date Posted: 04/April/2008 at 8:03am
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Thanks everyone for the advice so far. John, I haven't heard of the Delco site, what do you have in mind? |
Posted By: John L
Date Posted: 04/April/2008 at 5:35pm
Nothing really.. Delco has some info on PW
http://www.dcs1.com/del/index.html - http://www.dcs1.com/del/index.html
I'm sure they don't tell you the inside secrets though..
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