Its all in the numbers

[renegade_cowboy]

Was talking to a local guy that some of you may know and he told me something that really stuck with me.

"He said that 20% of people in the industry own a business and 80% own a job."

He is the reason I am raising my prices. The best advice I can give about this industry is listen to the people who offer you good advice, for not one person knows everything or is the best at everything.

 

[renegade_cowboy]

now you own a job that pays more (maybe)?

Like many others I do own a job that pays way more then stuffing fries in a box. But I have a better understanding of the direction I need to take to become one of the 20%. We have some of those 20% group here, maybe they can chime in and be the next Tony Robbins.

 

[Jim Martin]

If your good at your job then you will succeed in owning a business......

 

[Burtz]

If you owned a business with lots of employees it's called a Kindergarten, you the head babysitter

 

[rhino1]

There are tons of good advice out there, I always have a hard time sorting it out from the not-so-good advice. If you got good at that, and actually implemented it, success would be easy.

 

[Burtz]

it's just semantics job or business same thing just a way for marketing people to make you feel better about what their selling

 

[Ken Snow]

I would say he is probably overestimating the %, but what really matters is what you think and want for your life and business. I could argue that raising your price has nothing to do with it being a business or a job but this doesn't make me right either. I am curious on why you equate the 2.

 

[joey895]

Re: Re: Its all in the numbers

I would say he is probably overestimating the %, but what really matters is what you think and want for your life and business. I could argue that raising your price has nothing to do with it being a business or a job but this doesn't make me right either. I am curious on why you equate the 2.

I agree with Ken, it sure seems to me that most of the carpet cleaning companies that I would say are true businesses have low to very moderate prices.


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[Ron Werner]

that comment always chafes me.
I have busn, the multitruck guys simply have a different busn. Just because someone doesn't have employees doesn't mean they don't have a busn.
If I had a job that would mean all I have to do is show up. If that's all I did I'd be out of busn.
I understand what they are trying to say but its a slap in the face to every man out there that is working for himself in whatever busn they do.

 

[Brian R]

Only take advice from someone you would trade places with....except for the advice I just gave. lol



I think Brent is raising his prices to create a "business". It's good to raise you prices at that level.
When you get to Ken's level maybe you can lower them again but I do agree with Ken.

Most of the general public are looking for that "deal" because the TV commercials have programmed them to think that...pun intended.

Still, your higher end job, I think will appreciate the whole value thing...not all of them...but most.

Problem is, once you get to a level of business that needs more of the market share, you will have to cater to that market.


Right Ken?

 

[renegade_cowboy]

My comment had no reflection on anyone here, but more for myself. By diving into the numbers you find out what your business is and I sumit that many owners dont know the numbers.

I am not saying raising your prices will make you a business, but knowing your numbers will.

 

[Ken Snow]

I agree 100% - knowing the numbers and acting on that knowledge is the diff between owning a bus and a job. Really though anyone who is their own bus owns their job~ I certainly do.

 

[Tony Neville]

I own my job, but I try not to let the job own Me.

Tony

 

[Ken Snow]

Well said Tony!

 

[Mikey P]

I own a job 4 days a week and a business 3...

 

[steve frasier]

Was talking to a local guy that some of you may know and he told me something that really stuck with me.

"He said that 20% of people in the industry own a business and 80% own a job."

sounds like an IICRC instructor or salesman trying to sell you something

doesn't matter to me what you call it, just glad to have it

 

[Lee Stockwell]

With so many qualified people out of a job it sometimes feels good to "own" one.

:-)
Lee