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KingCarpetClean 
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 Topic: Most carpet Cleaning companies fail why??Posted: 20/November/2023 at 12:07pm |
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Seen it a million times, right? Newbies dive in, they buy the fanciest gear, and then hit the town with flyers. It's the cleaning business roller coaster.
New carpet cleaning gear, quick jobs, referrals. But, then the business expenses hit. Marketing, maintenance, equipment repairs, gas, chemicals etc., How about that shiny brand new truckmount? Payments can be a real stinger. Business slows, more bills, and suddenly, you are out of the carpet cleaning game. Repeat. "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail." It's a reminder that having a solid plan and sticking to it increases the odds of success. Whether in business, life, or cleaning carpets, a well-thought-out strategy can make a world of difference. Best Regards, KingCarpetClean  |
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cmaster
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Posted: 25/November/2006 at 11:34pm |
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I have started a few threads, but mostly I prefer to comment on current ones
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Superglide Ken
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Posted: 25/November/2006 at 7:14pm |
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How about you Paul? Or do you only comment on posts others put up?
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Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs.
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cmaster
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Posted: 25/November/2006 at 6:31pm |
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Maybe you need to come up with some new, futuristic material
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Superglide Ken
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Posted: 25/November/2006 at 11:07am |
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LOL. Usually I live in the future.Most of my ideas are so far advanced beyond what most carpet cleaners can understand, that I wonder why I put so much effort into improving their working lives. So I like to go to the past to post stuff that even the dumbasses can understand.
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Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs.
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cmaster
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Posted: 25/November/2006 at 12:10am |
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SGK likes living in the past?
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MR. STEAMER
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Posted: 23/November/2006 at 10:34pm |
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why the way back play back????
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Superglide Ken
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Posted: 23/November/2006 at 8:56pm |
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Good Thread...........
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MR. STEAMER
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Posted: 18/February/2006 at 7:54pm |
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Ok we passes all the good stuff... the next on my list is customer service.... I'm sorry but a lot of carpet cleaners are really just cleaners.... they lack personality and customer service. I love calling the local guys to hear how the answer the phone... they never use company name...a good morning... or even Hello. Most times you get "YEP" in your ear... If I'm a customer I just hang up. Or while in the house you have no corner protectors drop cloths or clean rags to help protect the customers prize possesion... you don't smile or make idle chit chat... you look angry, the customer is afraid to approach you. a smile goes a long way
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www.mr-steamer.com
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thermedix
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Posted: 18/February/2006 at 4:34pm |
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Great discussion, I was a Union Electrician, making $33. hr. for 6 months a year, I would go to work with a friend cc when layed off, we had a great time and I learned the biz, my friend got killed in a car accident and I purchased the business from the estate, turned it from a good business into a great business, we would buy our chems in 45 gal drums. Had many tm`s and lots of good gov. contracts. Would have made my friend proud. Retired>could`nt stay away>, back in.. Cleaning carpets is 45% of the business, You HAVE to know about business.. "The E-Myth" by Micheal Gerber They never had this forum 20 yrs. ago! Great advantage |
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It`s not how far you fall...it`s how high you bounce back up...
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John L
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Posted: 18/February/2006 at 3:30pm |
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Concur with steam and doug.... I worked for Holiday cc'ing... then Universal,,, then Preferred,,, then Stanley Steamer for a total of about 3yrs before i went on my own.... |
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cleanex
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Posted: 18/February/2006 at 3:08pm |
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Trial and error back in the early days Doug. Nobody had a clue,if not for the OPCCA a lot of us would have folded up.
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doug
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Posted: 18/February/2006 at 7:49am |
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Steame is so right. I wish I would have kown what I was getting into before I jumped. Back then there wasn't the oportunities to learn and get the experience there is today.
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Just My opinion
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Steaminpile
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Posted: 18/February/2006 at 1:39am |
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it's tough for me to imagine doing what I do without having done it for a while first
make sense? |
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