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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Glynn on June 10, 2005, 10:39:27 pm

Title: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Glynn on June 10, 2005, 10:39:27 pm

In carpet cleaning sales, what do you consider an acceptable figure (WEEKLY)

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: lee_gundry on June 10, 2005, 10:45:54 pm

less than 6k per month is bad
               7-8k average
              10k    good

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Ian Rochester on June 10, 2005, 10:47:11 pm

This all depends on whether you are a sole trader or have employees, I would suspect that this question is based on sole trader status.

I would expect a figure of £500 would be classed as a good week for many  cleaners, though some may earn this in a single day!!

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Glynn on June 10, 2005, 10:56:46 pm

The above refers to a sole trader

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: John_Flynn on June 10, 2005, 10:57:07 pm

Is it possible to alter your choices, as my figure isnot on the scale??

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: windows_chepstow on June 10, 2005, 11:11:27 pm

There are two people who have voted for £3500 as being a 'good week' for a carpet cleaning turnover.

So what would be a bad week?  £1000?

What the devil are these people who earn £3K per week doing cruising a cleaning website?  You'd have thought they'd be on holiday in the Bahamas or Lanzarotte or somewhere.  Wouldn't you?

Or are they waffling?

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Glynn on June 10, 2005, 11:16:32 pm

"earning ?"
I said Turnover.

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Mike_Boxall on June 11, 2005, 07:42:36 am

Hi Glyn

I think this post is a little vague and not entirely representative.

I understand we have the 'cream of the cream' on here but I have to say most carpet cleaners I know would be turning over less than that.

Obviously the guys with truckmounts doing large commercial work may be turning over those sorts of figures but then again that's not necessarly an indication of what they're 'earning' as you rightly say.

I'd be interested in a poll that asked what you guys thought the 'average' carpet cleaner turns over. It might be more reflective of the overall figure.

You'll rarely get a carpet cleaner on here that says 'I struggle to do £400 a week and yet there are plenty of them out there'

Regards

Mike

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Kevin_Gare on June 11, 2005, 09:45:09 am

NOT seeing or hearing from LEN.

Sorry mate could not resist that one.

Laters Kevin

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: HolmansUKLTD on June 11, 2005, 12:05:25 pm

Now Now Kev ;)

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Kevin_Gare on June 11, 2005, 01:26:14 pm

Its OK nick.
I'm waiting to see what the reply will be.

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: HolmansUKLTD on June 11, 2005, 02:59:59 pm

probably some gobaldegook!!

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: strakercleaning on June 11, 2005, 04:41:05 pm

Nice one Kevin, i was going to put ' not bumping into Surreys top arrows man'

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on June 11, 2005, 05:24:22 pm

People who know me know I regularly do £2500 but I would have to work a Saturday to start hitting toward £3500 but it is achievable without cutting corners or shoddy workmanship.

Shaun

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Dave_Lee on June 11, 2005, 05:52:26 pm

Id say £1000 a week is a good week, if it only involved 5 jobs, taking up just a morning each. Id also say £2000 takings was a bad week, if it involved more than 20 jobs or 7 days work.
Dave.

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Len Gribble on June 11, 2005, 06:34:16 pm

Nick

No comment as I don’t like to rub salt in a wound £680 one hours work and I was using an electric machine! :(

Len

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Barry Pearce on June 11, 2005, 08:04:50 pm

Lee.
If you have no morgage, no hire purchase, how much do you need? after all making money is easy, its how much you get to keep thats important.
Barry

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Phil Marlor on June 11, 2005, 08:11:26 pm

So anything less than £6000.00 per month is BAD! :o

What nonsence!!!!!

Phil

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: eco freindly. peoples champion ron .sherlock on June 11, 2005, 10:03:45 pm

i find all this rather odd. on many previous dicussions of takings most were in disbalief you could earn £35.000 per year now look at you HIDDEN BEHIND THE POLL. COMING OUT WITH HOW MUCH, time to make your mind up.and whatever you take isent earnings it is dependant on costs. equipment. time and motion. tax. wear and tear,UNLESS YOU ARE ALL DRIVING PORCHES,AND LIVING IN MANSIONS TELL THE TRUTH.GO ON I DARE YOU.

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Dave_Lee on June 11, 2005, 10:10:29 pm

If its all about making money then however you manage it , so long as you do manage it, without causing anyone serious problems, could be regarded as OK, I guess. If you take your time charging high prices getting good money for little effort and few jobs, then thats one way, or if it siutes you to charge low prices, rushing round, or not rushing but being very quick, by taking all the shortcuts there are, but keeping the customer satified, price/quality wise, then that another way. Its all in the culture of how you are and how you prefer to actually do the job, whichever way, so long as YOUR customers are happy with YOUR standard of work at your price, so long as you end up every week, reaching your target.
Dave.

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: therapist on June 11, 2005, 10:15:50 pm

Fair comment Dave

r m

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Karl Wildey on June 11, 2005, 10:44:58 pm

When I was in the disaster restoration game I would hit the top figure no problem, now I am in the cc game and can not get near the bottom figure on an average cc week.

This is a crazy poll, maybe we should have one for one man band cc

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: AJB on June 11, 2005, 10:49:16 pm

Surely it would be better to ask for a figure per cleaner/employee,
Someone employing 3 cleaners will need 3 times the turnover of a one man band.

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: John_Flynn on June 12, 2005, 08:05:05 am

God Bless you BIG earners, get it spent NOW!!!

Cos your not going to take it with you.

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: DaveR on June 12, 2005, 09:23:06 am

but John I gave you a chance to be a big earner! You can't take it with you but you can send it on ahead!
Best Regards
Dave
ps Do you still have that Holloway?

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: John_Flynn on June 12, 2005, 09:56:39 am

As I told you Dave my back is CAPITAL   "K'd" and I want out. I'm happy at 150 a day!!  3 hours work and I have to give in !!

And yes I have do you want it??

John

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: DaveR on June 12, 2005, 10:03:38 am

Hi John,yes I'm interested is it fixed yet or still not working? pm or call me with a price
Kind Regards
Dave

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: John_Flynn on June 12, 2005, 10:51:20 am

Still with guy I took it to he never got back to me, I'll remind him he has only had it 15 months!!

John

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Kevin_Gare on June 12, 2005, 02:36:03 pm

Hi Chirs

Yeah I know where your coming from... We both have shadows

I don't have kids I've got Len. 24/7 ;D

Are you going to the show on Saturday ???

Regards  Kevin

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: jasonl on June 12, 2005, 04:08:12 pm

Enough to keep 2 ex wives, a girlfriend,  3 kids,a mercedes e class  and a new people carrier,  just had 4th holiday since jan,in other words I am driving porsche life style!Though I need car car with more than 2 seats

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Len Gribble on June 12, 2005, 06:43:48 pm

John F

Correct you cant but wife can! I love being out and about the master! going home note the chicken on the dashboard!

Sad I know I cant afford to have electronics gates fixed so the dog has to open it for me, but as the saying goes if you got a dog you don’t bark yourself!


(http://img245.echo.cx/img245/74/myhouse5wl.jpg)



Len

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: John_Flynn on June 12, 2005, 08:18:56 pm

Hey Len

Why did you move from the Mansion that you had??

John

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: mark_roberts on June 12, 2005, 08:51:07 pm

Whilst I dont doubt some of you have achieved high sales per week or month, I will ask the question of how did you achieve it.

10k per month is say £2500 per week or £500 per day.  If we take the average day of 6 hours (the other two spent driving and on the phone booking the 10k work for next month) this equates to £83 per hour. 

Now could you explain how you achieve £83 per hour if your prevaccuming, moving furniture, prespraying, spotting etc.  Even if you didnt do all these steps and just sucked I dont think I could move the wand at that speed even with a Truckmount.

Ive achieved £80 an hour with Texatherm but those type of jobs are few and far between.

I did achieve £60 an hour on Saturday with portable HWE but again I prevacuumed etc.

thanks
Mark

PS.  its not that I dont believe the figures but perhaps youd all be so kind as to show the rest of us how its achieved

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Len Gribble on June 12, 2005, 09:16:28 pm

John

You mean the three up two down semi that I own still live there! Always plead poverty the one in picture is the wife’s used for weekend only neighbours get a peeved seeing a van Sundays, do prefer the one in Spain that the she witch has got no hassle.

Marry as a businessperson what has daddy got and who they are leaving too, that also applies to mothering law that’s parts a joke!

Len

Title: Re: What do you call a "good week"
Post by: Phil Marlor on June 12, 2005, 11:11:21 pm

I dont believe a sole trader can earn £3500.00 every week, thats £14000.00 per month.

Dont tell me these amounts can be achived in Jan/Feb /Mar. Its all bull!!

If the company however employes and has a fleet of vans on the road & has large commercial contracts then yes.

Phil