Commercial work blues
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Topic: Commercial work blues
Posted By: Steaminpile
Subject: Commercial work blues
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 4:58pm
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I do alot of commercial work,I like doing it cuz I like to be left alone so I can my job but.....................................
I'm getting awfully tired of waiting for $$$ right now I have somewhere between $9-$10,000 owed to me and for the last week and a half there has been nothing but bills in my mailbox
so I guess I know what I need to do for next year.
MORE RESIDENTIAL WORK
oh well,guess I should get back to work,gots to rack up them acct's receiveable
just needed to snivel a bit |
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Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 5:07pm
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Steamin... I knwo this sounds crazy... why don't you sell out your invoices... There are companies that will buy your AR less a percentage... at least this way it keep the cash flowing in... or maybe an incentive of your own.. like less 2% net 10 days or something like that... I know what it is to wait on money...and I hate it ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: cleanex
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 5:23pm
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Part of the commercial scene, you need to allow for this in your pricing. Some companies will pay with credit cards as they collect air miles, you can try that route. Otherwise 30-60 days is common wait time to receive payments on commercial work. ------------- DON ELDRED YOU CAN "STAND" ON OUR REPUTATION |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 5:46pm
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Sometimes even 120days.... the bigger they are.. the longer it takes to get payment... If you're a small company it's hard to make ends meet without cash flow ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 5:53pm
Should that not be taken in to consideration when pricing the job? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 5:55pm
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add more to the quote and you don't get the job... make less and get screwed... wow what a choice ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 6:03pm
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Pay me now or pay me later the price is still the same??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 6:13pm
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you have to add 2.25% for invoices that run over 30 days... unless you agreed on a 90-120 day payment plan ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 7:11pm
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Mr. Steamer: How many pay the late fees?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 7:29pm
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most of them aren't all that late (the largest ones $$) it's just a rough spot cuz I just bought a new van , TM and the guy that was supposed to buy my old van backed out of the sale at the last minute no biggy,just made the last payment last Monday. it's just tough when a little guy like me has that much owed to him.
I should offer a discount for early payment though |
Posted By: Harry
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 7:52pm
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Just go to the delinquent's place holding a chain saw, isn't that how things are done on Prince George ??
------------- Be Juan in a Million - be a Leatherwright. |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 8:04pm
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LOL yeah but we usually hire someone big and scary lookin actually one of them booked a job for tomorrow,I'm not even going to fire up the machine until I see some coin |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 10:29pm
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That a boy Steamin.... If you do... they start the one in one out thingy.... I know you're saying huh???? when you clean it this time they'll pay you for last time...but this time doesn't get paid until next time... Services should be paid right way...... It's not proper business practice to treat service the same way the do materials... really you should be paid right away... but the things we do to get accounts ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 10:32pm
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Like a contract. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 10:40pm
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Cmon doug... unless your ISO 9000something or a big name... the little cleaner guy has a hard time getting any company to sign a contract... Mainline np Service Master np Hurley np Mr. Steamer..... hello no, they won't sign... It's the companies with the flash cards... and the marketing folder with the shinny covers that get the contracts.... The company that has a sales staff...where everyone is blonde hair'd blue eyed and pull up in a BMW.... A company that is willing and able to give kick backs...one place I worked I remember a golf membership was given to the GM... It's not who you know... it's what you do for them once you get to know them ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 10:43pm
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Well the wheels of the van go round and round. I don't like commerical work anyway. Bur I guess someone has to do it. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 10:52pm
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either do I.... but I'm the only one that ever gets it... I have quote savy... I'm the only one that cleans it too... ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 10:54pm
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Mr. Steamer: As long as you are making money. It can't all be bad. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 10:57pm
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doug when I sit down at the end of the month... I see large dollars... but I also see large expenses... I might be better off in a job.... but I like being the boss... and I'm my only employee...so I treat me good... In carpet cleaning cash isn't a hard thing to come by..... this week in tips alone I made a hundred bucks... I can truthfully say... that my wallet is never empty ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 10:59pm
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Mr. Steamer: Keepup the good work. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 25/November/2004 at 11:03pm
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It's the good work that keeps me up ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 26/November/2004 at 8:30am
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Mr. Steamer: It is a hard job keeping up a reputation. Good or bad. ------------- Just My opinion |