Care to elaborate? What's bullshit? Seeing others who are successful? Seeing something that you're not doing that's being done by others?
Just looked at your pics on a larger screen. LOVE IT! I can see that your niche is high-end homes. That's awesome. You're targeting the people that have the money to pay for top quality (and are willing to do so).
Stanco, that's one of the best answers yet! Tapping into the luxury market is very smart. Very few others do that (though many would like to). The reality is that it's not suited for everyone.
Care to elaborate? What's bullshit? Seeing others who are successful? Seeing something that you're not doing that's being done by others?
I've got 219 trainees who may disagree with you.
Be careful. Until you've seen/witnessed it with your own eyes you really aren't in a position to judge something.
Fair enough. I've had other people question how we charge. Several of them came to visit us to see for themselves. We took them out on jobs with us. They saw it with their own eyes and took our training and are now offering the services themselves.
It's most definitely not for everyone! And correct me if I'm wrong here… These types of customers wouldn't have confidence in you if you were offering your services at a cheap price. Obviously they expect you to be fair, but they are not looking for a bargain. They are looking for quality. And your hourly rate is going to be substantially higher than most.
Ohh man were up to counting now. lolI've got 219 trainees who may disagree with you.
Ha! Ha!Ohh man were up to counting now. lol
How many friends do you have on Facebook?
I'm referring to how many people we have in The Dye Lot (many of whom were once skeptical). 
Yup. It's the definition of a niche market.219 Dyed in the wool?
35,000 professional carpet cleaners. Ya gotta quick slackin Chris!
Completely agree. The difference between The Dye Lot and other unnamed forums and FB groups/pages is that The Dye Lot has no BS, bashing, personal insults, jealousy, bad advice, or incompetent/untrained people in it. It's a page where people can receive ongoing support, 24/7, 365 days per year. It's very specific to the carpet & rug dyeing industry, however. We generally don't discuss cleaning issues in there with the exception of ColorCleans (our process that cleans and restores the carpet color in one step). Stain removal issues are treated as color issues rather than as something that can be fixed by dumping chemicals on it.
Just left one of the carpet cleaning groups yesterday on Facebook...to crass. Do not want to associate myself with that level of thinking.
Yup. Totally agree. It usually stems from people's jealousy. Can't stand to see someone else doing well.
I wasn't referring to this group. I've chosen not to name the forum. Heard it's a bad word around here.
Bob, the dyes that we use and sell our liquid, never powdered. Powdered dyes are inferior quality. They are not very colorfast and leave a residue behind in the carpet.
