Recent content by Kevin

I know how you feel about hard times. Im in the same boat with two children and a pregnant wife to feed. I have several bids out with 0 results, and my prices are reasonable. Right now Im on my last $7.50 until I clean a neighbors carpet Friday morning. I'm having to sell off things to pay...

Hey Jon and everybody! I've been struggling to survive here lately. I still wash a couple of car lots and clean a storefront once a month but business has been extremely slow. I placed several bids on different cleaning jobs with 0 replies. Maybe I overbid, who knows. I even did test patches on...

For sale Sony Mavica FD-88 digital camera, 16x digital zoom, MPEG Movie, 1.3 MEGAPIXELS. Stick a 3 1/2 floppy in and go to town! I paid $967.00 including tax in January or February. Awesome to take job pictures with. Also for sale HP Photosmart 1000 printer. Bought at same time for $350.00 +...

Guys I just wanted to share what Ivwe been doing lately to get work. To you old pros youve been there and done that but Im excited because Im still a young buck at this. My wife and I saddled up the kids and went looking for dirty building in a town of 180,000 near ours. I wrote down the names...

Guys I have been seriously pounding on some doors here and have been getting QUITE aggravated! What I've been doing is driving around locating dirty buildings and stopping and asking to clean them. All Ive been hearing lately 7 out of 10 times is " we have our own guy that does all the stores"...

Guys I would like to share what I've been experiencing lately. Ive tried to get some gas staions to clean here lately and have been told that there is 1 guy that does ALL of them. The one gas station I go to is filthy! WHEN does he EVER clean it? I know I could clean it good but how do I get to...

I appreciate the warning even though it may be an urban myth! I wouldnt put ANYTHING past some of the sickos we have living amongst us.

I started my business with an SBA laon. I had a consultant that sits on the board at the bank to help me out. He helped me put together a business plan that the board would want to see. It took 5 months to get approved for my loan. E-mail if you want more info.

Guys I recently had a large job that required the use of an x-jet nozzle. I bought 2 and only used 1 of them. The only thing I did was use 1 proportioner out of the new x-jets pack. I paid 159 for each x-jet. Let me know if youre interested in the new one that has never been used, Ill sell it at...

Guys I submitted a bid for a large job a week ago at a hospital. How long does it usually take to get a reply? I faxed it to the administrator like I was supposed to. I sure hate to call and bug them. What should I do?

Excellent advice and a real confidence booster for us newbies!

I feel like I have to say my 2 cents worth here even though I am still a newbie. I think pricing should be on an individual basis. Figure what the job costs you and what you want to make for your time. Quality is important but price is too. Many businesses have alot of expenses other than...

Yellow streaks can be found on white vinyl if there is some type of galvanized flashing above it. It will severely discolor white vinyl and it is permanent. If you ever run into discoloration, look for galvanized metal. As for bleach, NO problem. My helper taught me about the galvanized stuff...

Glad you're aboard! Ive been at this full time since January and have learned a tremendous amount by the bulletin boards. This one in my opinion is the daddy of them all,even though they sometimes get hung up on some things like the PWNA or the x-jet. My word of advice: Spend $$$$$$ cautiously...

Amen to that!