[Jennifer w]

Hi  Radek, yes we all know someone who goes to work in a rubbish van, and dresses in rags, and is worth a few quid..that probably describes many a self made millionaire.

I was just commenting on average earnings for a one man carpet cleaner, I suggested not many are doing a grand a week.

[Radek Jablonski]

Jennifer, my first post is a reply to yours
the second one was a reply to waynes post which he removes I think

[Darren O]

After 10 years cleaning carpets I find you can make a realy good living 7or8 months of the year the other 4 or 5 are pretty crap wouldn't want to rely on carpet cleaning only saying that its realy good money per hour compared to something like window cleaning.

[Mike Halliday]

I agree with Pete here, what percentage of carpet cleaners net a grand a week after everything.

Top 2% maximum I would guess, that's not once, that's 52k a year net taxable profit.?

Thats the problem it's just your guess just like Petes comment are just his opinion based of what his mate said 

I could give my opinion which would be the complete opposite .

but why is a grand a week a magical figure?  what if someone is just clearing £500 it's still higher than I guess.......... (ohh dear..... now I've started guessing ) ............90% of the population  get .

[Jennifer w]

Well, thanks for clearing that up Mike....

[stuart_clark]

Well you know what they say lads ?
There is only one SHAUN ASHMORE ! LOL

[Carpet Dawg]

Both Pete and Jen are wind up merchants with nothing better to do. I wouldn't waste your time replying to them.

[COLIN BRIGHT]

exactly Mike, I started this post just saying that I have had some great rep clients that are spending £500 plus, in fact some are spending a lot more than that, nobody said anything about a grand a week, in fact that would be a very poor week, but it was just an observation on how some clients spend more than others and I consider anything over £500 on a domestic, to be a big hitter.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

It's not £k a week that you a looking for it's consistency you are after.

Shaun

[Robin Ray]

Also its not how much you turn over that's important .....  its the profit

[Radek Jablonski]

Also its not how much you turn over that's important .....  its the profit

when you are a new in business it is important, as turnover is giving you some view of your future net income, as when you are a new you are still investing, checking what advertising is good for you, its a time when net income may be 50% of your turnover.

[Robin Ray]

Any money is important when your starting up. It doesn't really give you a good idea of future profit as being established is a totally different ball game. I have been going 15 years now but my first few years of trading  bear little resemblance to the last few.