bob johnson
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I do painting freelance. No employees no boss.
Low barriers to entry equals low margins. You are not gonna walk off the street and make 60% margins in painting without impressive sales and marketing skills. Or a good history of customer satisfaction.
The really ace guys in this business are doing about 500 grand per annum. Profit. Might want to check out Idaho painter on YouTube. He's doing about 100 grand sales per month from what I've been able to glean from his vids and his posts on a forum I frequent. Does zero adverstising. The power of YouTube and social media.
I cannot stand working for contractors and rarely do it. They are cheap as F*ck and have little respect for painters. In fact, nobody does. Which is the main barrier to entry: are you willing to do the work. Be prepared for that awkward pause after you tell someone the business you're in. Don't say I didnt warn you.
Just subcontract out? It's that easy? Hahahahhahahahahah. In addition to the challenge of finding painters for the task, laws have gotten increasingly strict on subcontracting.
Most governments deem long term recurring subcontracting for the same employer as well...working for that person as an employee.
That being said. As a oms (one man show) I do pretty well. I'll charge about 200 dollars(with paint)for an average sized room 2 coats just walls. And I can crank out 3 of these a day. But its taken me a while to get to where I'm at, and my lines are razor sharp.
Ill be eyeing this thread carefully. And am hoping to benefit from the biz oriented membership here. Most of my exchanges online is with fellow tradesmen.
Low barriers to entry equals low margins. You are not gonna walk off the street and make 60% margins in painting without impressive sales and marketing skills. Or a good history of customer satisfaction.
The really ace guys in this business are doing about 500 grand per annum. Profit. Might want to check out Idaho painter on YouTube. He's doing about 100 grand sales per month from what I've been able to glean from his vids and his posts on a forum I frequent. Does zero adverstising. The power of YouTube and social media.
I cannot stand working for contractors and rarely do it. They are cheap as F*ck and have little respect for painters. In fact, nobody does. Which is the main barrier to entry: are you willing to do the work. Be prepared for that awkward pause after you tell someone the business you're in. Don't say I didnt warn you.
Just subcontract out? It's that easy? Hahahahhahahahahah. In addition to the challenge of finding painters for the task, laws have gotten increasingly strict on subcontracting.
Most governments deem long term recurring subcontracting for the same employer as well...working for that person as an employee.
That being said. As a oms (one man show) I do pretty well. I'll charge about 200 dollars(with paint)for an average sized room 2 coats just walls. And I can crank out 3 of these a day. But its taken me a while to get to where I'm at, and my lines are razor sharp.
Ill be eyeing this thread carefully. And am hoping to benefit from the biz oriented membership here. Most of my exchanges online is with fellow tradesmen.
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