timhays

Henry when you make money,example profit,you reinvest the money into your business, to create more value for your customers and become more competitive for your competitors and invest in tax depreciative investments,401k,increase your overhead ie new 400k house for home office,you dont stop working because you dont want to pay uncle sam. define what you think is plenty of money. because i feel like i am broke,even though those 2-$500 bottles of Crystal champagne at the Masters in Myrtle Beach last weekend didnt help me out any. ps i feel bad for the big time developer in myrtle beach(i forget his name he lived in some expensive side of town,was featured on tv,and had a nice Hummer) the 4 girls he was with went home with me and my friend.:D

Ernie, the other company's info is proprietary so i cant discuss it any further but they do have 15 men. and that is 20k for sat and sun only. believe it because i dont lie.

Henry thats all that matters,to some,if that were Donald Trump's goals he could have retired at 32,but at 50 something he still shows up everyday to make millions. i was the first to post our info reread the posts,i also said our goals this year to do 250k with me and one other guy,my question was to see how many other companies are or can do this? i am wondering if we should patent are processes?,or sale how to videos and make hundreds of thousands?. its a simple question really. the fisherman issue is my point exactly because what we are learning the hard way isnt what most people are saying to be true, my biggest gripe in this industry(well probably most as far as thats concerned) is everyone wants to drive a $40,000 vehicle and try to make a living with a $900 piece of equipment(this shows you care more about yourself than your customer) please tell me how you are looking out for your customers well being with this philosophy.

Ernie,any business is tough and this business tougher because of seasonal demand. i would like to know how many people are getting filthy rich in this industry as well. i have personally struggled the last two years myself comparing what i make to what my friends make who have jobs,and sometimes there deal looks better(that is the short term vision speaking) i also know of a local company who makes $80,000 a month one one division and they have 2 divisions ps this 80k is done on friday and saturday only 4 times a mo. there is a future for anyone who can survive the storm in this industry (this is the long term vision speaking)

Ernie,i agree with your logic,which brings up a good point i am trying to find the answer to,from what i am starting to see to get the steady work and work year round 100 per hour per man and machine is too much to charge for the bigger accounts who provide 10k-40k a year in work. i use to think the guys washing houses for 50 dollars less than me were lowballers,but i have come to find out by increasing our efficiency and matching there prices provide much more revenue than our previous strategy, as for travel time when you are doing 6-10 jobs a day and gross $1000 i dont think it matters,but if you take you time to travel from job to job and spend more time on a job than is neccessary,and you only do 2-3 jobs a day,coupled with wanting to only work 9-5 than that certainly looks unprofitable at $100 hour. Ron we all know you make the big bucks. BOW DOWN TO THE KING.

my first year in this business i did $40,000 in sales,it was shocking because it felt like i made more,our second year with help we did over 150k and it seemed like we were sitting at home 2 weeks a month,i am hoping to reach the 200k mark this year but we are off to a bad start jan sales 8k.

i wouldnt say its too low,add a couple more days a week and the numbers start to get real serious.

100k with 3 men,thats a nice start anyone else. good luck with your projected sales figures.

sounds like a good paying job.

i would have dressed up like a spaceman for that job and have had my helper standing by with some sort of high powered protection , very strange request.

i understand beth keep up the good work,thanks for everything.

the poll only shows an anonymous annual sales figure. it is not educational except to show what an anonymous voter makes. people dont want to know what xyz company makes they want to know who is managing there company to the fullest and how much room is left to improve upon. i think if anyone were to look around there own company they might be able to find somethings to streamline there processes. your annual sales figures coupled with manpower shows industry averages and great company managers. i dont understand how this is sensitive.

i wasnt nessecarilly looking for companies over the 500k bracket. my main curiousity is the companies in the brackets listed above and manpower needed to generate those sales. one reason for the question is to find out whos who,and the other to judge our companies position in the market place. i have outlined new strategies and quotas for the upcoming year and i would like to see what everyone else is doing realisticly. for example i have streamlined our proccesses to a point that mathematically it is possible do 250k in annual sales with me and one other guy, i would like to know how this compares to other companies in the industry.

our machinjes are 3500 psi,when the pressure drops to 2800 it feels as though its a garden hose,might want to invest in the 3000 or 3500 psi option.

" flat taking the work." me likes that phrase.

i am a hobby machinist,and build motorcycles,my latest project is a custom harley which i invented spinner wheels for last year,my last project was a 93 gsxr outlaw bike with the worlds largest piston kit i developed 5 years ago,it also has DVD and 7 inch widescreen TV frenched in the gas tank,2 stages nitrous,and much more.

Mike it is the Pentium 4 proccessor,i purchased this machine about 4 months ago when i body slammed my other computer on the floor. It is a VPR Matrix Best Buy $1999.00 i am also using the windows xp home software. finally i can use multiple programs at the same time with relative efficiency and not have the computer hang up. i have been using a lot of photo editing,publishing ,accounting,and management software lately. all at the same time. Reed good luck with your new computer i am sure it will make your job easier.

hes delirious get em to the hospital quick ha ha. hope you get better,i have been struggling with this thing the last 3 weeks.

i have cable modem,just ran the test and came back with a download speed of 2,760.92 kbps my computer is 4 gig processor,1024 ram and 240 gig hard drive

i think they done that just to prove a point.

i just got back from Key West,and Miami last week,the 3 hrs i spent on south beach in Miami was far better than the 6 days i spent in Key West. i walked every inch of Duval St. and spent a lot of time in the various bars...i do not like the bar scene( at home or on vacation)....and didnt see much of that area that would be as popular as people boast. $350-$530 a night for a run down hotel and $50 to park not to mention a 16 hour drive there and back. Please tell me what i missed in Key West because i didnt like it...

ill show you mine if you show me yours...lol

lets see a picture!

just keep up what your doing aspiring to be the best you can,and before you know it your competition will be admiring you. most of the part timers you see without these tools your see as neccessary most likely dont know about them.

i am not concerned with the warranty although i will follow your recommendations and use the oldstyle for most of my cleaning. the sad part is i specificaly purchased the m5 for the adjustable nozzle for concrete cleaning,which gives me exactly what i am looking for as far as coverage and reduced overspray on landscaping. the problem is our formula for concrete cleaning is 50/50 acid/water combination at 2.5 to 1 application. this is pretty much the weakest mixture we use.