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nukk41df · Posted: Wed 21:16, 28 Aug 2013 Post subject: hollister Pool Cleaning Business

Be Your Own Boss

If you by chance live in an area warm enough for swimming pools, you have a really good opportunity for making some extra money by starting up your own pool cleaning business. Not only will you have the enjoyment of being self-employed, you can do it for very little money to get started. If you own a vehicle, you have what would be your largest expense. Add a telescoping pole with an assortment of attachments, a water test kit, some pool chemicals and you can get going.

Start Slow

I did say make extra money, so don't quit your regular job just yet. There are certain steps involved with starting any business, and it's best if it isn't going to be your only source of income when you are starting out. The pressure of coming up with enough cash every month for necessities, is more then most people can stand, so lets make it a part-time weekend job to start with. Of course if you really make this fly, you'll need liability insurance and a business license, but for now, lets try to drum up some pools to clean before you get into that.
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How Much To Charge

Figuring out what to charge is [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] a huge question, and the simplest way to find that out is to clean some pools and see how much time is involved. The longer it takes, the higher the price, but keep in mind, as you get more experienced, it will take you less time. With this in mind, start by finding a pool to clean, surely you know somebody who will help [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] you with your experiment. Another good way to find this out is to call a swimming pool cleaner and ask what his rates are, how often he shows up, and how long he spends cleaning. Every area of the country has different prices, so anything I might put in this article could be low or high depending on where you live, but where I am, $40/week during the summer months is normal. So if you can clean four pools a day, or 20 per week, that's a decent amount of money. However getting up to that number of customers doesn't happen over night. There are some other things you need to do to get there, and that's what the business world calls marketing

The Best Advertising Is Free
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The easiest way to drum up customers for free is to use the internet. Craigslist (www.craigslist.com) is full of advertisements, so once you have the name of your new business thought up, log on there and check out your competition. By looking at the advertisements you can see which ones are the best and which ones are duds. Make [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] up your own along the best lines of your favorites, and save it to your computer's Notebook. You'll need to place your advertisement weekly on Craigslist, so by saving it on your computer, you can Copy/Paste it in about 30 seconds once it's written. Craigslist isn't the only classified ad web site, although it is probably the most popular, so don't be afraid to check out other free advertising sites as well, just make sure they have a 'local' page for placing your ad. You don't want to waste time answering calls from California when you are in Texas. There are other easy things you can do for drumming up customers as well. Get some flyers made, and drop them off around your neighborhood where ever you see a swimming pool, who knows, perhaps the people are sick of cleaning their own swimming pool or dissatisfied in the service they have, or maybe they'll toss your flyer out, but you need to try regardless. Look in your [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] local grocery stores for neighborhood bulletin boards. Most stores have such a thing and allow locals to put up their flyers, and women love to look at them, especially the grandmas, who will be some of your best customers. Also while you have your flyers printed, get some business cards printed out, or look online for them, and start handing them out everywhere you can. There's nothing better then self promotion, just look what it did for Sam Walton.

Excellent Service Is The Key

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Educate Yourself

You'll notice that I said you need to know what [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] you are talking about, especially at the initial interview, when it comes to pool equipment and water condition. This means you should find out all you can about the different filters and pumps, and who you can have the customers call if the equipment needs work. Just check out online pool equipment sites for a starter, and you shouldn't offer to fix things unless you really know what you're doing, it's easier to just provide a phone number. It's also a terrific way to get referral's by the pool equipment company, if you recommend them, they'll probably recommend you, so keep that in mind. As far as chemicals, most customers are only concerned with having clear water, of course too much chlorine isn't good either, and it will be expected that you can take care of these problems. If you find something odd, make sure you know who to call to get answers. Most pool supply places will assist you, especially if that's where you buy your tools and chemicals.

When you're service is successfully moving forward, you will need a business license from your town, which isn't much, where I live it's only $50 a year. The liability insurance is about $100/month for a million dollar policy, but of course you'll have to check with an insurance company for whatever you'll be needing, it may be less then that. So as you can see, a swimmingpool cleaning business has the potential to be a great earner with a minimum initial investment, which is really quite rare, and something you may wish to think about. Good luck!
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