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    messed up a quote what do i do!!!!!!!

    I don't mind when someone calls and says something is screwed up. It's an easy sell. They hired a lowballer, they suffered the consequences, and now they're ready to get hit on the chin.
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    Hello From The Midwest!

    Welcome. Do you really hit the shift button when you start typing every word? I'm seriously curious, I've seen a few people that do the same thing and was wondering why...some type of program I was assuming, like maybe a mobile phone?
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    Brake Dust Help

    I guess I don't have to say this, but whatever you spray on, don't let it dry...and make sure you rinse well enough to get the brakes too. -- Anyway, I used to detail cars for 2 years and I haven't found ANYTHING that will get brake dust off wheels without scrubbing. Now that being...
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    Stain/Seal Nightmare

    Oh wow. Did you only get a price quote from them? What made you choose the company that you did? Sounds like a whole heck of a lot of problems going on there. I'm not sure any professional would be able to tell you the best course of action without actually taking a look at the house to see...
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    How do you get new accounts?

    Thanks for the time, I really appreciate it.
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    Should I even try at this age?

    Yeah...I don't know how insurance works as far as age goes, but sounds like this is something you might want to do what you're thinking, which is get someone that needs a helper. Most of the guys I know that have a helper pay decent money, much more than most 'kids' make at chik-fil-a or...
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    How do you get new accounts?

    I'm just curious what you folks are doing to acquire new accounts as far as window washing goes. I've stopped at every store in 3 local strip malls and the folks either: a) do it themselves b) are a corporation so they can't pay anyone c) have a guy that does their 8 windows inside and...
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    Help!!!!!! I'm Frustrated Over Pricing!!!!!!

    I stopped at a few local businesses today to inquire about cleaning their windows. I gave normal prices (from $20 to $30 depending)...apparently a guy came through about 2 months ago and is charging $6.00 to clean the entire outside AND INSIDE of these shop's windows. In total, he got 5...
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    Need Some Lake Dock Advice

    Same opportunity here...although the docks are in Maryland. So I'm listening also.
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    Waste water down the sewer drain

    I think that's even worse. Around here, you're not even allowed to let rain water go down the sewer drain. Where you from?
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    Would you take this job or run away from it!??

    sodium hypochlorite mix... I can't tell anything from the pics except there's a lot of growth on everything. Get some bigger pics, and I bet someone can help a little better with pricing. Either way, I'd downstream.
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    water tanks?

    A 500 gallon water tank is going to weight nearly 4,000 pounds. That's not bad when you're just sitting somewhere, but driving with that ... especially sloshing around will be ROUGH. What axle is under your 5x10? I'd imagine a 3500 lb at the most. And forget about putting 4k in the bed of...
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    damaged deck please help

    oh wow...I dunno what to tell you. My bad.
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    damaged deck please help

    Strip and stain the deck for free, that's what I'd be doing. Just make sure you cover the next one.
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    dont flame me

    In PA you have to charge sales tax on pwashing...you dont in ny?
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    Training?

    Amen. You can read all the books in the world, or even watch the videos, but you won't get half from hours upon hours of that as you can get working one single job with someone and asking questions as they come up. And if you do find someone to work with and you offer to work for free, don't...
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    How long is the typical season?

    As far as insurance, most companies won't let you cancel your insurance during the winter, then re-up in the spring. I know there is a 1-year waiting period to get re-signed up with mine...I guess that's to prevent people from canceling it in the winter.
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    Plans to get started. What do you think?

    Sounds like a good start to a marketing plan, but the plan itself should always be developing. Get things started and see what happens. Adapt, change accordingly to what the market requires, and then go from there. When you say you have 2-3 grand to spend, you need to know that before you...
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