[collins ReVive Stoneworks]

any one actually making really good profit(not just a living)

cleaning or running a carpet cleaning business

what are the secrets to sucsess??

[creighton foyle]

advertise £8.99 a room and upsell 

[Bob Allen]

Years of experience!!

[Mike Halliday]

do we need to make a really good profit? and whats wrong with just making a living?

I have friends who are policemen, managers, plumbers, and i work less hours with less stress and earn more money why is'nt this enough? why should I aim higher.

i make a living, I'll never be really rich but I'm a lot better off than most of the Uk population.

[Matt Lindus]

No you can't. But some still try and you can’t fault them for it.

Mike and a handful of others on here are superb wealth businessmen stuck in the wrong game. 
 

   

[benny d]

If you spend a fortune on advertising...yes.
Its getting the fortune first is the difficult part!

[collins ReVive Stoneworks]

you see its liker this you are all great guys on here and i have respect for evry one

but i was doing some maths and

equipment plus van average = £15.000over 3 years

say you do £500 per week X 52 weeks  a year - £26.00 K

not  a lot really you have to  take out costs petrol chemicals, advertising, accountant  etc

i think you would need to turnover at least £1500k a week

that way you might have a hope ??

what you reckon

[Dave Roelants]

I think you're on the right lines but you would have to do £1000 per week. Many of us do that in a day, but not every day and it's what you do over a year that counts, I think £50,000pa  is a minimum if cc is your main income. Less than that and you may be better off in a job with sickness pay, paid holidays and company car(Aah I remember it well!) that's assuming you could get a job of course.
Many of the guys on here earn much less than that but it's still more than they could earn in a job, don't criticice them for it at least they're working, many of the UK population don't contribute to the national wealth, they only take from it.

[Paul Heath]

You can set yourself up a lot cheaper than £15000, I started with a 2nd hand portable and an escort van. It takes time, as it does with any business to build up and gain a good reputation.
It all depends on the individual and there circumstances.
You can make money at anything if you have the right mind set.

[idealrob]

as Bob the Builder says "YES YOU CAN."

and as my dad who is also called Bob, he made a fortune from carpet cleaning, and yes made a million,  its getting the right system & the right price, and quantity.

idealrob

[wynne jones]

If you think you will make a fortune in a couple of years in business then forget... business, not just carpet cleaning.

Any business needs to be built over time. If you work hard and do a lot of things right then you have the choice to take it easy and coast along earning more than your bank manager or go for it and build a proper business where others work it and you run it.

At least that's what Alltec told me.

[Matt Lindus]

you see its liker this you are all great guys on here and i have respect for evry one

but i was doing some maths and

equipment plus van average = £15.000over 3 years

say you do £500 per week X 52 weeks  a year - £26.00 K

not  a lot really you have to  take out costs petrol chemicals, advertising, accountant  etc

i think you would need to turnover at least £1500k a week

that way you might have a hope ??

what you reckon

May I contribute. If you purchase £15k of equipment and van and equipment new, that in theory will depreciate half its value in the first year. So here goes....

£500 per week gross takings.
-£156.25 deprecation.
-£50.00 fuel
- £4.48 Road Tax
- £ 8.00 Insurance
- £ 6.00 Chems
- £25.00 Advertising

So if you did £500 per week your taxable income would be £250.27 per week.

Gross - £24000
Net - £12000
After Tax and NI - £8400

So if your only taking £500 per week and have an average set up your disposable annual income is only £8400!!

To stand a chance and make a basic living, you need to be taking around £850 every week on average. And should target £170 per day takings. If you fail to hit target one day, move mountains to ensure you make up the deficit on the next.  


Matt  

[derek west]

£500 per week gross takings

 

[wynne jones]

That's just the cash you stuff in your back pocket Derek.

Loadsa Munny 

[wynne jones]

Advertising £25 I think this is where you went wrong. Even if you don't do traditional advertising you would be hard pressed to get anywher on £100 a month.

The other thing is equipment costs. I don't understand people who buy new kit when they haven't even cleaned a carpet. I wouldn't even buy a new portable to start. Then WITH THE CASH YOU MAKE go out and get a decent 2nd hand truckmount at a 3rd of the price of a new one. Then the world is your oyster at £50-£100 an hour.

 

[Matt Lindus]

I'm basing £500 gross on what Karl stated in his post.

[Steve Barnett (Carpet Care Plus)]

I would suggest that you can't earn a living out of any business that only turns over £ 500 a week - assuming that you do pay your tax.

[The Carpet Cleaning Pro]

Thats great advise Wayne... That's exactly what I have done. Ran a second hand portable then got a second hand truckmount for less than most new portables.

[ianharper]

Karl

why would you want to clean carpets when you have your marble business? On my floor info site the marble video is one of the top plays i have. this shows demand for the service.

why?

looking at the hits on the many site i have they are down by a massive amount. again showing that demand is down.

I have never had such bad response from leaflets as i have lately.

my database again response is down.

I have no shame is saying that its hard for me at the moment.

But I am optimistic and am planing and making changes as i believe that the hock in carpet cleaning is that when you do work you earn much more than many professionals do.

Respect

Ian Harper

[derek west]

Advertising £25 I think this is where you went wrong. Even if you don't do traditional advertising you would be hard pressed to get anywher on £100 a month.

The other thing is equipment costs. I don't understand people who buy new kit when they haven't even cleaned a carpet. I wouldn't even buy a new portable to start. Then WITH THE CASH YOU MAKE go out and get a decent 2nd hand truckmount at a 3rd of the price of a new one. Then the world is your oyster at £50-£100 an hour.

 

totally agree wynne, some idiots on here have even bought new truckmounts and vans before they even new what a wand was.