[Joe H]

Focussed your mind.  Now go and deliver what you decided (and I dont just mean the leaflets)

[Mike Osbourne]

I think I became unemployable years ago.   

[Kinver_Clean]

Good luck.

When our kids were 5 we started a residential home from scratch. I carried on full time work for 6 months and the happiest day was when I rowed with the boss and slung the company car keys on his desk then get my wife to come and pick me up - but thats another story. We were on duty 7 days a week from 0730 to 2100. Who were these two little strangers in the house? We lived over the business and were frequently called at night as well. After 4 yrs we had our first holiday and got a really reliable senior carer in so we then had time off. But we missed a lot of the kids growing up. It paid off financially in the end but money is not everything. Whatever you do you must have one day where you do not work or even think about it.

I suspect you have made your mind up already, all you want is a glimmer of encouragement--

Trevor

[Matt Lindus]

Hi,

People know me as being quite blunt and Mike Halliday hates me, but I like to say what I think. So here goes,,, Your not going to find any pearls in s**t no matter how hard you work on it, see the aircraft job as an oyster shell and channel your attention on opening it.

Work hard to obtain the Aircraft job, it will give you security, time off and holidays.
I like Carpet and Upholstery cleaning because it earns me good raw cash for little investment and running cost but I have always seen it as being a s**t earner if it were to go to accounts. I have always wanted a small bolt on business that deals in mostly cash and Carpet and Upholstery cleaning certainly has ticked all the boxes.
In short work hard at it and enjoy all the benefits employment as to offer and use carpet cleaning to top up your wallet as and when needed.

Besides 30k is a very good wage to be on, our fitting guys are on 22K and work a 45hr week.

Matt

[Mike Osbourne]

What a load of old twaddle.

[derek west]

i'm sure most business savvy cc's who've been going 3 or 4 years could easily hit 30k profit a year. with a lot less hours.
derek

[clinton]

Mike :

[richy27]

i have another job i work evenings 3 nights a week on a farm 7 pm till 1 am bit of a drag but cancels out my advertising bill dont think i could work a job other than cc during the days cause you just would not be able to run your bus in the right fashion. plus who wants to have there carpets cleaned on an evening,

Its ok having another job but your either in business or not working for someone else has to fit around your own business.

[clinton]

Richard

How do you get on the next day if your working till 1 am mate?

Most people dont want you there late afternoon to clean..

[Mike Osbourne]

The main thing is WHY you want to do CC.

You will find a way to get what you want if you know what it is.

If there were no CC making a profit of 50k+ then you could argue get a job but most people do it for reasons beyond good money.

Another point is, if you think 'All I need is enough to get by'... then that's what you will get less a few K which means you end up poor.

[Mike Halliday]

Matt, when have I said I hate you

like in this case I rarely agree with you but everyone has the right to an opinion. to tell a guy to be happy with £600 and forget about looking for pearls in the world of carpet cleaning is IMO bad advice

if he takes this job he will work 40hrs to earn £600, if he spent a full 40hrs either carpet cleaning or in activities to produce work he will easily earn over £600 a week

but its having the motivation to walk out of the house at 8am and not come back in until 5pm, that's the hard bit

[clinton]

Bet sall will spend all the proffit

[richy27]

i work 3 evenings a week clinton cause newbie most weeks my book is not full and to be honest most days its one job sometimes two.

I do mon tue and wed evenings  so try to pile most of my cc into weds thu fri and sats. but lately have been working every day been on a good run. on mon tue and wed try to be at my cc jobs at 9 am then get home norm by middle of afternoon bed for 2 hours then off to work. must admit its means to an end and where i work is very flexible. hopefully as my bus grows can cut back on my evening job but if i have quiet period can do more hours. i have been doing it like that since nov and am fine with it. and must admit whilst driving around in my tractor feeding cows i think about my business new ideas etc so to be honest its no dif from me being at home thinking about it plus i get payed.  as you can see by my profile history i post at 1 am when i get home from work hee hee.

[clinton]

Nothing wrong with the work richard as i think you said its youe dads farm so bet its a rewarding experience doing that work..

Plenty of time to think about things too...

[richy27]

my old man has a farm but dont work there work on a big dairy farm.

[clinton]

Least its dif to other usual jobs richard

[Ricky M]

mm if I had an old man an he had a farm it would doubled up as rug cleaning unit come leather restoration site and I would be marketing like Mad

[Mike Osbourne]

EI EI O 

[Jamie James]

Colin

You have to do what suits you mate, all of us are in different situations.
It took me 2 years I guess, but my mrs has a really good job and we dont have a mortgage.

I did fill in with a part time job but decided that I had to concentrate on the business, so went for it and now got some good contracts and a good custy base.

You will get there, trust me.

Cheers

[brencarpetman]

Hi Mark,

Just a quickie what part of Ireland you in ?

Dont think there too many of us on here!

Things quiet for you or are you busy?

Bren.