John T

Yes I think most customers are under the impression that when it cools down so does the Powerwashing. This is primarily in Residential. Commercial on the other hand can go right through the winter as long as it's not freezing out when your doing outside Powerwashing. As for Maketing we pay someone monthly to work on the SEO on our site so that never changes. We also continuously cold call and send out postcards/brochures etc to potential commercial customers thru out the year.I guess to answer your question we don't change our marketing except maybe try something different every now and then.

Hey Beth-- if you had to guess how much do you think their paying Sugar Ray to speak and how long is he speaking for?

Pictures pictures and maybe some more pictures.....and oh yea BEST OF LUCK!!

The PWNA is having it's 23rd annual convention coming up Nov 1st http://pwna.org/convention/ They're offering excellent classes to help Contractors in their field of choice. Anywhere from Garage cleaning all the way over to wood restoration. You can also get a certification for some of these classes that is backed by the Industry's longest running organization which is the PWNA. Another great session is the "Millionaires Panel" open room discussion. Some of the people on this panel gross between $4,000,000-$18,000,000/yr. That's right those numbers are in the MILLIONS! You can network with these guys as well as any and all of the other guys at this Convention. Also the Trade Floor will have some of the most successful and well known Vendors in the Power Washing Industry. So book your flights today because you can get some great deals on them now. Looking forward to seeing you guys at this Event :)

^^ jump on above offer and also go to any class Tracy is teaching. He knows what he's talking about and also sells excellent products at a very reasonable price :)

^^ love it ^^

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Next week we only have 3 house washes to do. We are doing some parking garages the end of next week and a couple of weekends after that(they can only be done on the weekends). There's some sporadic commercial work such as shopping centers we have scheduled but where starting to slow down now. So what's your up coming plans look like with your business?

Great advice Beth!! How do you plan on doing that?

The rule of thumb for what gpm rating would be maxed for surface machine size it's 1gpm/4". So in your case 5gpm I wouldn't go larger then a 20"surface machine so your 19" surface machine will be fine.

PWNA CONVENTION UPDATE: Sunbelt Rentals https://www.sunbeltrentals.com/equipment/subcat/81/manlift-straight-boom/ Just signed on to take 2 booths at the PWNA Convention this year. They will also be offering a LIFT CERTIFICATION so you can market that for your business. This is the last big Powerwashing Convention this year to learn a ton and network network network for your business.

Also where working on getting discounts for PWNA members who rent from Sunbelt. Now that would be a dream :)

There's a reason why you swept all those PWNA awards so many years ago when you did presentations Beth!! Your pretty darn good at it an you can back up everything you ever said.

Joe Walters agency has always been great for my business. 15+yrs with them and never a problem. First class all the way :) http://josephdwalters.com/

Sounds about right to me. We need some of these wood experts here to chime in on this. BETH,JIM,SHANE.. you guys out there??

Of course. I'm so bad at spelling that I can't even tell if the spell check is close to being right Gym.

Theoretically if all coats absorb into the wood you should be good....but.....after around 2 coats, the next coat will most likely lay on the previous coat and not penetrate the wood.. That coat will most likely peel down the road.

Hey Steven-- you have to be careful with coat on coat when it comes to stains everything under a solid(sometimes solids as well). Not all stains are the same. Some say one coat, some say 2 coats and others say to do a coat over the other coat before it dries. Over applying stain can cause a problem down the road because stain basically is made to be absorbed by the wood. If you do to many coats then yes it will look good initially but eventually the top layer of coats very well may start to peel off because they never absorbed into the wood. Sometimes applying a very liberal coat can cause shining in some areas where the stain didn't soak into the wood. Personally I think staining is the most rewarding of all work in the Power Washing Industry and I consider you guys that do it well like artist. Staining is also the trickiest and if not done right or other bad factors come in such as a downpour in the middle of a job can cause serious headaches. I know this because I had so e rewarding experiences and also headaches at times in the past when it came to me staining.

Think of the song "Taking care of business" from BTO while you read this I learned how to make alot more $$$$$$ for my business by taking classes at the PWNA Conventions over the years and networking with some of these seriously successful dudes. Advance your learning curve ASAP by coming to this years www.pwna.org Convention and start bringing in some steady and serious dough. My 15 yrs now with this org has helped me stay the course to start my 20th year in the Power Washing business!! I love to see you guys prosper like I have and do even better. My 2 rock steadies has been my 15yrs with both the PWNA and JW insurance which is why I am wearing their hat and shirt in the pics. Hope to see some of you guys there :)

If your a PWNA member who has already done or plan on doing a Powerwashing job for any type of charity or just to give back to a person in need this year let me know about it. Hit me up thru email at CLEANCOUNTY@Aol.com Here's the PWNA page link for more info http://pwna.org/clean-across-north-america/

Thanks Beth--I look forward to reading about it. This is my favorite topic to read about in the Powerwashing Industry. On my end my business has been slacking here of late.

Yup I heard that because it became to pricey. We don't do hoods but it seems like you guys get an unfair shake from Insurance companies when it comes to this type of cleaning.

Hey Adrian- so sorry to hear about your loss brother. IF there's anything we can do please let us know. Where all getting a little older and hopefully getting a little wiser. On my end sometimes I wonder why I even give a craapp about this Industry because its so frustrating. Hopefully next year is better for us all and I hope you feel better yourself ;)

Check in if your a member of TGS which is one of the most professional Industry bulletin board sites on the net. John Tornabene www.cleancounty.com ** Link Juice is always a good thing**. :)

This is going good. Anymore PWNA members have some volunteering jobs they've done this year? If so email me the details. Thanks for the cooperation guys. Email: clncounty@aol.com