Mikey P
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Marty, you go first..
What unknown factual nugget did you wish you hade figured out by the end of your 1st year in biz?
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FB7777
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Bane units are the biggest POS useless contraption ever manufactured
I should've paid off more debt before I pulled the trigger to starting this business.
hogjowl
Idiot™
Never ever trust an insurance adjuster
Lee Stockwell
FOJL
Distributors aren't your friends.
Trip Moses
IMOL
The amount of inferior equipment and chemicals is staggering.
Also the amount per hour you should be making to turn a profit.
Also the amount per hour you should be making to turn a profit.
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steve_64
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Dry times matter
Hack Attack
Member
just doing a good job wont make the phone ring
Sierra Clean Care
Member
There’s very little money in residential, chase commercial....
Form quality relationships with the onsite contact....
ALWAYS BE VERY PROFESSIONAL....
KNOW YOUR SHIT!!!!!
Form quality relationships with the onsite contact....
ALWAYS BE VERY PROFESSIONAL....
KNOW YOUR SHIT!!!!!
Mikey P
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Never argue with your boss and only client.
-Jimmy on Satan's Phablet.
-Jimmy on Satan's Phablet.
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FB7777
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Kenny Hayes
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Funny, that’s what everyone says about being a janitor
Cleanworks
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Jimmy knows his shit.
Sierra Clean Care
Member
Youre correct Fred.
In my experience, I’d rather work 8-10 hrs , and make 2500-4000$, than work the same for half the money.... can you guess which is which????
I know you do well, BUT, without the investments, what would you concentrate on?
Lonny
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Have diversity in customers.
icleancarpetz
Member
Responding to dat like this one...
Mikey P
Administrator
Bob Savage
Member
"What unknown factual nugget did you wish you hade figured out by the end of your 1st year in biz?"
What to charge for my services.
I went to several IICUC classes right off the bat in 1984 to learn proper methods and techniques and become certified in several areas.
What to charge for my services.
I went to several IICUC classes right off the bat in 1984 to learn proper methods and techniques and become certified in several areas.
Trip Moses
IMOL
PreVac!!! It’s amazing what a 25K machine will not suck up.
Loren Egland
Member
“You don’t have to pay when I’m through cleaning your carpet. If you prefer, I can send you a bill in the mail.” 
1970
20 years old
1970
20 years old
Kenny Hayes
Member
Or, what you don’t want it to.
Trip Moses
IMOL
A truckmount will not extract wet imbedded debris without overwetting. Then you’ll have secondary issues of wicking and odors.
Proper vacuuming will remove or dislodge impacted soiling.
rwcarpet
Supportive Member
I thought the Mighty Steamway UltraMatic portable was the shitz my first year! Along with the generator in the van, the little giant heater in the van, leaving the porty in the van like I had some mean truckmount, I had a TM before that year was up. A Steamway Mastermatic, I was the shitz!
And the cruel realization that heaters in the van at 0* was not fun. I did forget the Little Giant one 10* night before I had heaters. Expensive mistake.
And the cruel realization that heaters in the van at 0* was not fun. I did forget the Little Giant one 10* night before I had heaters. Expensive mistake.
Jim Williams
Member
All of the carpet cleaning millionaires on the ICS board are not really millionaires.
hogjowl
Idiot™
ICS is dead
We only have Boyle
We only have Boyle
