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  1. Duane

    How to deal with unpaid invoices?

    NOTABLE! PEOPLE 
    As @ZCP said, budget in bad debt. It is something that is just apart of doing business. Collecting payment upfront or setting up a card on file is a must, and if you get objections, always offer some form a guarantee to help ease the customer. It should be a win-win for both parties. If they...
  2. Duane

    Marketing my pressure washing service

    HOT! MARKETING 
    No, but a few of our services require pressure washing as a part of the job.
  3. Duane

    Marketing my pressure washing service

    HOT! MARKETING 
    There are tons of million dollar pressure washing companies in every single major city. Pressure wash somebody's property that has been seriously neglected. The driveway, house, and back patio and you are increasing their properties value. That is 100% solving the problem of a nasty, ugly...
  4. Duane

    Marketing my pressure washing service

    HOT! MARKETING 
    The website came pretty quickly. I put a cheap template website up with crappy ads and knocked on doors handing out fliers. Slowly, my website and ads improved. Once my online presence was starting to bring in more revenue then the fliers I dropped the door to door stuff.
  5. Duane

    Marketing my pressure washing service

    HOT! MARKETING 
    As @minivanman said, advertising online will get the most bang for your buck. I would run a combination of google advertising and door knocking until you can tweak your ads to give you some consistent business. For me, I find advertising and selling to people that are actively searching for...
  6. Duane

    TMF vs Doing something you enjoy doing the rest of your life

    I don't know about you, but creating a system that enhances the quality of many people's lives and deposits dollars in my bank account all the time without me having to do much is quite enjoyable.
  7. Duane

    Local Service Businesses - How to Get More Customers

    Put GPS in your trucks with monitoring and tracking. You can see how fast they are going and it integrates with google maps which has speed limits signs on most roads. Be a manager in the beginning and anytime they are speeding, accelerating/braking too hard, etc take disciplinary action. If...
  8. Duane

    Local Service Businesses - How to Get More Customers

    The most important thing is going to be consistently maintaining high quality service no matter how big you get and establishing a well known brand. Word of mouth/referrals will spread like wildfire if you do that. Stickers on your trucks, employees looking professional in uniforms, put your...
  9. Duane

    How much to charge

    If you've accumulated a net worth of 1.2 million, why are you having self doubts about your worth and if people will listen to you or not?
  10. Duane

    Starting a local sanitation business. Thoughts?

    Have you checked the amount of people searching this service online in your area? Do you know roughly the total income per year your niche service does in your city? Is there a growing demand for this service in your city or a shortage of excellent service companies? Why are you choosing to...
  11. Duane

    Cleaning Company: Need Help With A Bid

    The companies I've bought in the service industry were 1x yearly gross revenue with a 4-6 month guarantee for each account, 1-2 month training/transition period, a 5 year non-compete, and I was able to make phone calls to the seller with questions for 6 months after the sell. But these...
  12. Duane

    Cleaning Company: Need Help With A Bid

    I know this is after your bid, but a lot of commercial properties have dramatically different price ranges that they pay based on how upscale their facility is. There are high level commercial properties that want a high class, professional service and will pay top dollar for it. Then there...
  13. Duane

    What Business Should I Start?

    Congratulations on having $400-500 to invest at 13, that's impressive if you've earned that yourself and put it to the side at such a young age. At 13 I was walking around my area mowing lawns. Sure it's manual work, but it's a great way to make money as a teenager. I borrowed my dads lawn...
  14. Duane

    Real Estate Crowdfunding - Is It A Waste Of Time?

    Why not take your money and invest it into your business?
  15. Duane

    100 Unsexy Business Ideas: Name as many as you can!

    GOLD! IDEA 
    Fencing is a very hard business, but the money is insanely good if you can get through the initial struggles. I have several close friends with fence installation companies and I dabble in it as well on the side. $160 is a pretty cheap repair fix, I typically won't send a crew out for anything...
  16. Duane

    My critique on the commandment of entry

    My business has a license you have to get in order to compete with me as well. This license requires you to work under another company's license as an employee and as a manager for multiple years before you can even take the course to get the license. The only way to bypass this experience and...
  17. Duane

    "Florida man continues his journey to the promised land..."

    INTRO 
    Welcome, Do you train at the jungle by chance or compete locally?
  18. Duane

    TAMPA BAY, FL Fastlane Meetup

    MEETUPS 
    I'm catching a flight out of town now and am not sure if I'll be in town end of January or not, but if I am I'm always down to do a meetup.
  19. Duane

    What business would you pursue if you have 100K to invest?

    Nothing will generate good returns without having risk. Especially if you have to go through a learning process. Why not do some research and invest a smaller amount of your 100k at first, maybe 5k. Then as you learn and things are flowing smoothly, increase your investment as you see fit(or...
  20. Duane

    GET PAID INSTANT, DAILY INCOME $800-$1200/MONTH

    HOT! SIDE HUSTLE 
    If I had 0 knowledge and was starting brand new... I'd rather take a push mower and mow 4 lawns in 2 hours a day for $100. I can knock on doors and get 20 customers pretty quickly and make $2,000/month working 10 hours total across 5 days a week. Or just knock all 20 out in one 10 hour day...

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