[Ian Gourlay]

Mark, Dont go.

I think quite a few Carpet Cleaners have a similiar script.

Some our comfortable with it , at the end of the day its about giving Audits and conversion.

If you are using that script you must be giviving a moey back guarantee, if Somesone elses Cleaning sysyem is the best in The univerce 


Ps I know i cant spell. But I do spell Check my documents , but to do it on here is far to complicated.

Look forward to your next topic. regards

Ian

Ian

[neil 47]

 Ian

Write in word ,spell check then cut & paste , easy

Neil

[The Great One]

Mark

As I've said I have been dry (carpets that is) for the full two years in business and I love the system I have used.

I too have been taken to task over this time and have had some great banter with a few of the guys on here and I fully expected to get the comments I got.

If you understand that HWE has been the mainstay of CC for over 30 years people get intrenched in their methods (not all people) and do not believe in other systems.

I have done soot, dog/cat, urine, booze, ash and vomit (lovely) salvage jobs and my customers have been gobsmaked as no doubt the HWE boys have done the same. The only difference for me is that mine is dry naturally within 20-30 minutes, no need for a blower ( a mini hurricane ) I have done hotel work also who were so impressed with the system, they bought it! (lost me work that one)

Stay part of the forum as there is a wealth of info and experience on here and they are all willing to help, and that can only be good for business.

Regards

Martin

[stevegunn]

Mark

Have you tried enviro-dri powder much cheaper and better than host in my opinion?

[Len Gribble]

Like theses bits Bone-Dry™ Carpet Cleaning is a new and convenient way to deep-clean your carpets / Free! Mattress cleaned with every healthy home audit. Without further obligations to purchase anything! / That's right! We are so convinced that our Dry Organic carpet cleaning is so good that we will refund 100% of your money if you are not truly amazed at the results!

Mark
So you did not recruit any one! Liked the video and the golf course £100k would put me the vat bracket.
For info commercial including hotels want for free so care on your audits 100 free mattresses and still don’t get the job!

Martin
Have a nice day
Len

[Tony_Browning]

Did anyone make any sense of lens post?

 :

[The Great One]

Hi Len

How you doing there?

Are you giving this poor guy a hard time?

Hows things going?

Regards

Martin

[Doug Holloway]

Hi Guys,

I'm seriously considering launching a dry carpet cleaning service.

I know its not as good as HWE but it does have some good selling points.

Cheers

Doug

[mark_roberts]

Ive read this post and am interested in trying host as Ive a host machine but never tried the system.  Ive the powder from Sebo.  Is it any good?

So if I put it to the test on say a polyprop. rental carpet with drink stains etc how do i get it clean?  Do I use a prespray or just sow the stuff like grass and then agitate and then vacuum?

Personnally i think carpets cleaners are more hung up on drying than customers are.  Most carpets are dry in 1-4 hours with TM HWE and Ive never had a complaint regarding this.  Where customers have issue is when they think the carpet will be soaked, or the paper will fall off the wall from the steam etc.  Its up to us to educate them of these myths during the sales enquiry.

If you run a successful business using dry cleaning then fair play to you as i couldnt do it.

Mark

[Rousey]

I've only learnt the Dry clean, and I've not even touched a Wet one!

But we do treat all stains as you do I suppose with various chemicals, but after we have finished the clean all treated stains are Dry.

Next week I have two busy days, Thur/Fri, Manchester and Watford two open days (by appointment) to see the Franchise oppertunity after advertising in various locations.

The £100k statement is achievable, as "other" single van operations are achieving that, as we speak!!! (It's all about marketing and advertising to the right crowd!)


Mark.

[stevegunn]

When I first got my host freestyle and start advertising
NO DRYING TIME!!
AS CARPETS ARE NEVER WET

I picked up lots of work as customers wanted carpets dry straight away.I still have domestic customers who still want me to use this system.You can charge more as you are offering a unique service carpets ready to use.How many of us hwe guys charge extra for leaving turbo driers?The problem is a lot of customers have had a bad experience with a splash and dash merchant so they have no faith in hwe and the thought of dry carpets appeals straight away. 

[gwrightson]

Mark , you proberbly think i am having another dig at you, but i can assure you i am not.
 you state that" you treat stains as you do" refering to hwe i assume!"with various chemicals, but after we have finished the clean all treated stains are dry"
 How do you extract the chemicals you have used to treat the stain? surly the vast majority are detrimental to the carpet if left.
 geoff
 

[Ian Gourlay]

I've only learnt the Dry clean, and I've not even touched a Wet one!



Next week I have two busy days, Thur/Fri, Manchester and Watford two open days (by appointment) to see the Franchise oppertunity after advertising in various locations.

The £100k statement is achievable, as "other" single van operations are achieving that, as we speak!!! (It's all about marketing and advertising to the right crowd!)


Mark.

Do you sell the Franchise or are you helping out as a satisfied operator F.O.C

[Len Gribble]

Tony

It’s called cut and paste from there web site and not of my making/claims

Mark R

(Personnally i think carpets cleaners are more hung up on drying than customers are) think you are right but a selling point!

Martin

Me! Give any one a hard time! I wish all the best, but when some one tries to sell me/others a franchise with outlandish claims that get to me!

Mark the franchisee/franchisor

I would love to see the dry method clean black top! I’ve struggled with the LM system and have had to reverted to HWE

CD, ServiceMaster, Safeclean and others have been down your avenue more or less what is the mainstay?

Len

[Rousey]

I am a satisfied operator, helping the franchisor.

We extract the chemicals from the carpet with our 'second' piece of kit, before we even start the Dry process.

Steve is exactly right with his assessment of why Dry works and has a place. And of course our prices reflect that. It is a unique service (precieved by the customer) and of course is charged as so.

I also realise that Dry will not clean heaverly soiled areas as good as wet, and I am honest and I tell the client exactley what result she will get and let her decide. I have walked from one job in 6 months telling the client in a professional manner that she needs wet extraction or Paul Daniels!!!

Mark.

[The Great One]

Hi

Mark is fairly new so obviously he is keen as we all are and is excited about the business and his system.

He only has to do a search as regards Franchises and he will get the general idea about how the majority of us feel about them, some of us have been burned, me included.

Mark:

Be careful, you step out of line with the franchisor and it be death by stoning!

I have seen the dry system similar to that Mark uses clean a Hotel restaurant carpet right by the kitchen door that was hardened black grease and it came up a treat, it was actually a demo I did for a big Hotel chain hoping to get a maintenance contract down here, the carpet hadn't been clean for the 15 years it had been there, great seeing the difference after!

My personal best was for the same chain in their other hotel, the whole restaurant this time and got out a stain left by a wet system 11 years earlier £400 for 220m, 4 hours, knackered but chuffed to bits with both the feedback and result. My best earner with the dry system was £171.25 per hour for another hotel, 4 hours work.

Obviously I am sure a lot of you have done much better than me but I am pleased with what I do (just wish this kind of work was more regular) Just wanted to point out the system is doable and to earn that money in that time start to finish, left dry to go, is acheivable.

Regards

Martin

[Steve Weatherley]

Mark

Glad you decided to stay. I too use a Host machine but I also offer HWE. I think it's important to offer the customer the choice between wet or dry and usually one system will be more appropriate /effective than the other. I wish you well in your business and look forward to your future posts.

Steve

[Rousey]

Thanks Steve and Martin, I'm feeling part of a family now!!

Mark

[Len Gribble]

Mark

Take what Martin said to be the gospel! (Be careful, you step out of line with the franchisor and it be death by stoning!) Will add a bit only after they have taken you to the cleaners!

Have too ask what the second bit of kit? My latest bit of kit Prochem Spot-Pro a blinding little machine paid for it’s self within one and half hours plus £25 profit sorry a error make it £17 forgot to include congestion charge in the price but did include the parking meters cost £1 for 20min, But did leave them damp also left a blinding CD of my next system hopefully they will bite!

Glad you are staying my pop was not at you! But at your franchisor BS they are there to sell to the unsuspecting YOU!

Martin

All cc system have a place but Dry is at the bottom of the list not the top!

Len

[Steve Weatherley]

Len,

I agree with a lot you have to say however on this occasion.......

All cc system have a place but Dry is at the bottom of the list not the top!

This is your opinion but maybe not the opinion of the majority. I am sure that a dry cleaning machine would me much better in the hands of an experienced pro like yourself compared to a t/m in the hands of a cowboy. And before you say cowboys dont have t/m's, oh yes they can do - theres one in my area and I keep picking up work from his unhappy customers! (using my Ninja I might add!)

Best regards

Steve