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In reply to: USA National Weightlifting Championships
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In reply to: Need a truck
Great advice Dave! Leasing is a good way to extend your dollar and get the equipment you need now (and keep a fixed payment over the term of the lease). It’s more expensive in the long run, but allows you to access the equipment you need without a large down payment. I’ve often thought that SW should work with a national affiliate to facilitate more leasing and get more units into the field!
In reply to: power washing fuel islands
Pat,
We’ve washed several gas stations (multiple times on some), and I like doing them since they’re often repeat and typically pay immediately upon completion (since they’re used to paying for COD deliveries) . We wash the under side of the canopy, side of the canopy, concrete below the canopy including around the pumps. Pumps should be covered with tarps and taped down. Booms around drains, etc. After 1/2 the canopy is done, we close off the next 1/2 so all pumps aren’t closed at once. Sunday morning is a slower time.
We then wash the building, concrete parking pad, garbage area, sidewalks and curbs. Clients are always happy!
For pricing I consider how long it will take, and then pro-rate the price from my daily rate. If you charge $1000 per day and it takes most of a day…that’s $1000 price bid. If you need to go to several outlets and each takes about a half day the price should be $500-$600. This gives you a ball park price that can be adjusted based on other criteria and your location (and how much other work they may give you, etc)
Hope that helps a bit!
Ken
Sparkle Wash of Lane CountyIn reply to: 2019 Annual Meeting
The 2019 Annual Meeting was great! I got to meet some new franchisees (and re-connect with old ones), learn some valuable information, see the SWHQ crew, and take a short vacation. I was impressed with the elegant venue and first class service at Pier 66. I hope we have it there in Fort Lauderdale every year.
In reply to: Pricing assistance
Pricing depends on length of trailers, how dirty they are, spacing, client attitude, regularity, availability, etc but if nothing else you can go back to pricing based on how long it’s going to take you to do it, how much you need to pay your guy(s) and how much you typically want to make per hour. (For example, if it takes me an my worker to go out and wash 30 trailers it might take 5 hours. If we bid at $100/hour you are at $500.) Hope that helps!
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In reply to: Need help with pricing – major opportunity for me
Lou- I’ve found truck washing to be an easy, reliable source of steady income (especially appreciated in the winter), but I’m very selective of what I bid on. I mostly go after smaller fleets of trucks in the very local area. For example, 12 box trucks for local HVAC/Heating/Cooling company. Taking on a regular customer is good money but it’s also a commitment because you must set aside the time to do them each and every week or two.
I would recommend starting slow at first…with maybe a small fleet of box trucks. These don’t interfere with all the regular repeat business we’re already committed too. As far as pricing, on the west coast we get another 25 to 50 percent more than standard SW pricing but it depends on how many trucks they have, where they are located, the wash site, etc. For example, we have one client that we literally charge $99 to wash one semi truck and trailer each 2 weeks but we have another client that we charge only $20 each to wash their 15 produce trucks.
Anyway good luck with it!
Ken
Sparkle Wash of Lane CountyIn reply to: Angie's List
