Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: David_Annable on April 01, 2008, 03:10:57 pm
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Hi
If the worst happens with the Credit Crunch/Debt Mountain and some of us give up carpet cleaning what will you do?
What else does our job equip us for.
Dave
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Will become an eco warrior ;D
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All ways look on the bright side of life, dum de dum de dum
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If it hits the fan the i will go back to being a head chef somewhere . it`s going to have to get really really bad before that happens though.Or i could dig out my midi studio gear and create a hit record and a bit of Dj ing in between
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I'd start a mobile coffee shop.
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i'd carry on being a full time chef........... ;D :o
there is "some" advantages to having a fulltime job ;)
i wonder how many cc will have to get a f/t job if the crunch hits!! ???
but in saying that from my chef point of view.........the projected business for the next four weeks is down...... :( :(
so me thinks that is not good news all round
marc.... head chef?? where??
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Hi Guys
Always thought I might sell my body, theres' plently of it these days.
Cheers
Doug
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Chefs pay is pants, I'm with Doug!
Rent a room for an hour anyone?
Shaun
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Im going to b a gigilo in Sheffield, so Ashy go and earn some money for your missus to spend on me ;D 8)
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Does you Wife Fany Lional Blair Shaun?
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Hope theres a "c" missing out of that sentence somewhere!!
Still doesn't make sense to me though! ???
If you feel that you have all your eggs in one basket......diversify, there will always be a need for cleaners of one kind or another.
I recently did a job for a company that had just declared massive losses for the previous year, they still wanted their carpets cleaned though and I still got paid on 30 days.
As for gigalo........... can't see that being much of a money earner for me. :(
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i will explain that it is far more economical to have your carpets cleaned than to replace so you will actually be saving money!
most people would agree, so i would see this as an opitunity not a problem.
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Does you Wife Fany Lional Blair Shaun?
Not a c missing...but it does have 2 N,s ;D
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Paul with the look of you, you need money spending on you!
Shaun
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2 major furniture retailers have just gone into receivership, reason nobody is buying new. More old ones to clean. The key to this game is all about marketing, if people don't know who you are they can't use your services. Unfortunately we are on the whole a bunch of lazy so & so's and don't get off our backsides to push our businesses as we should. I have lost count of the number of times someone has said "leaflets are crap, we put a thousand out last year and didn't get one job" what do they expect. Leaflets and other marketing has to be done as a campaign, target an area and leaflet the same houses every 2 months or 6 at least. That how you build up a customer base. There's loads of work out there and those in the know will clean up, pardon the pun. People like Ian at Lionheart, he never stops and is loaded with work.
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Back on the tools as a mechanic or get a job as John Kelly's sales rep ;D
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Back on the tools as a mechanic or get a job as John Kelly's sales rep ;D
And we all thought you were a silent partner already Steve ;D
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Paul with the look of you, you need money spending on you!
Shaun
Then Shaun you need double spending on you ;D
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Heathrow baggage handler?
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marc.... head chef?? where??
Anywhere where i got weelends off and no split shifts ! Ha Ha
Did it for 18 years before i got made rendudant was working for a french company called eliance at the time.
Did an apprenticeship at pembroke college in cambridge ,then once i had done my 4 yrs there i moved up to north yorkshire , middlesbrough area,gt ayton,stokesley ,potto.Worked at the Dudley arms in inglby greenhow stil a pic of my ugly mug behind the bar next to roy chubby brown.
Worked for industrial type opperations language schools ,Papworth hospital ,where i won the N.H.S employe of the year after prepping a buffet for lady di :).
then chef agy`s really working all over.Did think about setting up event catering but far too much hassle to start with minium money and also the amount of money the councils want for pitches and too much paperwork,which used to do my head in i am a chef not a bloody pen pusher !
my heart was really into the music though mainly hard dance used to be resident dj for 2 promoters set up my own promotion company,did free outdoor / warehouse partys back in the day,until the police started getting nasty...
Released a couple of 12in`s with Lab 4 doing a remix of 1 of them .Played in france ,spain,ireland,all over london inc Sheperds bush empire ,big moment
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for me guess ill have to move to austria where my second home is and live off my house rents from the uk its a hard life ;)
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If carpet cleaning goes to the dogs what else would be left? it's a high profit for a sole operator but you are limited to some extent to how much you can earn/get away with compared to selling product as you can sell a product every second at a low profit margin but still make £millions but the risk is far greater.
Last thing to go bust are carpet cleaners, 1st ones are suppliers so even if they do make loads of money (Mr Kelly) then think of the risks they have and how they can't sleep at night choking on all of that money!
Shaun
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I'll swap wallets anytime Mr Ashmore, property Barron!
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You'd be better swapping your purse with our lasses she holds the strings here!
Have you got that new Prowler for Monday?
Shaun
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last recession was very busy for cleaners I know both John Kelly and I did very well, top to bottom all stop buying.
But everyone spends more time at home so need to keep it clean.
Failing that I'm going to be an asylum seeker
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Failing that I'm going to be an asylum seeker
Paul, Gunny told me you where Polish :o
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Mossy you could be a Lady boy :o
Shaun
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I`ll go to poland and set up as plumber!
Never done any plumbing!
Cant be that difficult you can take a 2 day course round here.
John
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Failing that I'm going to be an asylum seeker
I wouldn't even know where to look. ???
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Mossy you could be a Lady boy :o
Shaun
No he's a closet film star and a bit of a thesbian.
Here he is making a quick getaway after a cleaning a leather suit in 12 minutes.
Peaked in Quadraphenia and it's been down hill since. ;D
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Sussed out :o
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The way this week has gone, I could happily look for a new job tomorrow, wine taster in Italy sounds good!
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i think i'd go back to my old occupation, that of bed testing for DFS, 12 hrs shifts, you sleep like a log when you get home, laying down all shift is'nt half knackering. C.F.S
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I dont think its coming I think its here.
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A local franchisor used to say the carpet cleaning business was recession proof. We may soon find out.
Would hate to be starting up having said that nowadays.
Mark
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You should be turning it to your advantage. Simple message in your advertising "don't replace have it brought back to life"
"refurbish that tired sofa" etc etc.
A lot of people won't be wanting to spend money on new stuff so give them the idea of having it cleaned.
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You should be turning it to your advantage. Simple message in your advertising "don't replace have it brought back to life"
"refurbish that tired sofa" etc etc.
A lot of people won't be wanting to spend money on new stuff so give them the idea of having it cleaned.
The voice of reason, as always john
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Should think so Halliday :(
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Paul & Shaun.
I deleted what i said because it contained some swearing, but I meant it. my swearing was just to portray my deep feelings on the subject, not to actually insult anyone :-* especially Shaun who is my mate ;)
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What has upset you so much all of a sudden ?
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Altghough its not huge I get about 600 quid a month from an army disability pension so I will never be homeless whatever happens I hope!
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As I left the army at 27 I'll not be getting my pension for another 12 years (I think it's 55 they start paying out)
£600 taxfree is a nice buffer to have every month, it's as much as a lot of people are earning