Did My Contract With Tide

I bought some, still have not had a chance to try it.
But if Nightrider says it, it's most likely true!

AL

Thanks for your concern Ted, but if you really cared you would have told me that the 1992 Dodge SteamAction Beast, with a 6.8 Roots Blower, 3000psi Pump all Stainless Steel interior with a 7.2 gas engine would be as safe as driving a leaky Nuclear Reactor around . lol

I would have to disagree about the education part. I think that the more you know about the different types of fiber and methodology for cleaning them the better you will be able to clean them and the better you will be able to explain to clients what will and wont come out and what method is best for their particular carpet. I like residential clients because they care about how their carpets look after your done.

I don't think taking a few classes is a bad idea. They only take a couple of weeks and you learn a ton. A lot of what you learn can then be used as part of your marketing and client presentation. I do think marketing knowledge is just as valuable as carpet cleaning knowledge. You have to have clients in order to clean. When you meet your perspective client, the more knowledge and confidence you have the more likely they will choose you.

Confucius say: "It takes talent and professionalism to be a good carpet cleaner."

Nightrider say: "Confucius full of sh*t."

P.S.
All joking aside it is NOT complicated to clean as long as you hook up with a knowledgeable supplier who can hold your hand for the first few months. But the education and professionalism part comes in the form of presentation and marketing. If you should take a course in actual cleaning and it gives you more confidence then that's a good thing.

As an example I personally would always pick a guy in white coveralls before street clothes.

nightrider wrote:   You love your job, and that's good . In my view you should love your family and enjoy your job ( but that's just me ) A job or contract is an  exchange of service or time for a monentary value agreed on by 2 parties. I do mostly maintenence contracts and don't really care for my customers, they are an asset for my business, that's it. Just GM.....Ford.....MicroSoft.....Walmart and so on DON'T GIVE A DAMM ABOUT IT'S CUSTOMER OR EMPLOYEE BASE .   My bank manager just likes to see me make a deposit , General Motors just likes to receive my payments for my vehicles, my customers just want the job done ( doesn't matter how, just do it they say ) I have a customer who is a Green Activist and I use Butyl.....they care a little but I was the lowest bidder and they don't want to pay more. They are happy with the results, and I never missed a checque in over a year.

Thanks for info!

I find it humorous that your view on everything is determined by it's exact definition. And I mean that in a friendly way :)

I'd have to disagree with you about customers not caring as long as the job gets done. Any guy can come in and clean carpet. We've all got TM's, and we've all got the same chems, but what makes a CC stand out is the experience the customer had. We're going in to private parts of their homes: bedrooms, closets etc. They need to feel comfortable with that person, they need to trust that person. I've found that people are willing to pay more more for a good technician with good communication skills, good social skills and a positive attitude.
Those attributes don't really apply as much in commercial cleaning though.
Without offending you, I hope, you seem like the type of person that is better suited for commercial cleaning. You don't really seem to care about the client. You only care about their money. And that is totally fine, but let's at least distinguish the two.

I've had 5 truckmounts, my first was a Cleanco bought in 1985 from Ralph Gerhards in Ottawa ( Ralph owned Cleanco at that time ) It was the best truckmount my intellegence knew about at that time.....I now realize I was dumb, because it was and still is a piece of CRAP.

To answer your question.....Nobody needs a professional carpet cleaner.....because they don't exist. Just like professional window cleaners, Brick cleaners, alum. cleaners.....etc etc etc.....cleaning requires very little talent and knowledge, actually that is why most people cleaning have little or no education. One may aquire experience through trial and error or take some useless courses but that about it.

Edited by nightrider - 06/January/2010 at 6:55pm