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Kabe Clark | ClarkSparksWelding
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Добавлен 5 дек 2023
Welcome to Clark's Sparks Welding, where we show you how to build and grow a successful mobile welding business!
Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your existing welding career on the road, we’ve got you covered.
From tips on essential equipment and marketing strategies to managing clients and scaling your operations, we share real-world advice and expert insights to help you succeed in this exciting industry. Subscribe and follow along for practical guides, inspiring stories, and all the tools you need to turn your mobile welding business into a thriving enterprise!
Whether you're just starting out or looking to take your existing welding career on the road, we’ve got you covered.
From tips on essential equipment and marketing strategies to managing clients and scaling your operations, we share real-world advice and expert insights to help you succeed in this exciting industry. Subscribe and follow along for practical guides, inspiring stories, and all the tools you need to turn your mobile welding business into a thriving enterprise!
4 Proven Tips to Grow Your Welding Business and Achieve 6-Figure Income
Here's my 4 tips on how to turn yourself into a six figure machine! I highlighted the tips and strategies I used to go from $17 an hour to over $100k a year in 6 months.
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How To Invoice Like a BOSS
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What's up guys. In this video I teach you how to Invoice like a Professional. i cover streamlining your invoicing, what to do if a customer won't pay, and How to develop strong relationships with customers!
Market Your Welding Business Like a PRO!
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In this video I give advice based off of my personal experience. These are tips I swear by. listen in as I share about how I have marketed my mobile welding business, and sell myself to be able to get more clients. Feel free to ask me any questions in the comments below!
How To Charge As a Mobile Welder
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This is the most basic method I have found for calculating your hourly rate is (overhead/estimated working hours x 50%). this simple formula will help you set an hourly rate and be competitive in your local market. If you guys found this video informative, be sure to subscribe and watch out for the next video!
New Crane/Project Update
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Guys! this new crane is going to be sweet! I'm stoked to finally have one, and hopefully it turns into a bigger one soon! Thanks for watching and let me know where I should put the crane on my truck!
Come To Work With a Mobile Welder
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I hope you all enjoyed this video! Want to see it as a series? Like I mentioned finding solutions to my problems at work is one of my favorite things to do! I’d like to hear your stories of what you did to think outside the box in the comments! 👇🏼 Western Welder: westernwelderoutfitting.com/KABE15
Welding Rig Tour - Mobile Welding Rig
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Welding Rig Tour - Mobile Welding Rig
Chasing Your Dreams FULL SPEED AHEAD!
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Chasing Your Dreams FULL SPEED AHEAD!
3/32 7018 know that sound anywhere
Thanks for the great advice bro
Clark Sparks makes it happen
I thought this was a tour not your life story... next
Well… bye
What brand is that jacket
Which one?
@ the white one your wearing
@ martin brothers
@ thanks Bud
Heck yeah man keep it up cheers from your local 798
Thanks! Will do!
How did you roll the rear fenders?
Took them to a shop to do it
You’re from Idaho. Where are you located
Rexburg
@@CLARKSSPARKSWELDING oh that’s cool I’m like 10 minutes away from you
3/32 7018
Great advice.
Thank you!
oke boss,
Don't look like a 3/32😮
Are a you a contractor or how do you get these jobs and what state do you live in ?
Yes I am a contractor I am in idaho
Baso
3/32 7018.
3/32 low high 7018
You bet
Excelibur 3/32 7018
Correct
I don't approve of them rims but besides that nice truck nice song choice
Good thing I don’t need permission😂😂
Excalibur 3/32 7018, I know the white with black stripes a mile away.
Nice!
3/32 7018
You bet
6010
It’s 7018!
@ hmm I guess my ears weren’t working very good 🤣
Dude how do I order one of your hats? Take my money!!
Right now I don’t have enough stock to sell. I’ll get them set up on my website and make it so you can order them there!
Awesome! I left the pipe fitters union about a year ago for the oil and gas industry. Eventually I wanna get my own rig rolling. Guys like you and Jake are a huge inspiration
@ thanks man! I appreciate that! Best of luck to you!
Slay king
I would’ve bought a ford lmao
If they refuse to pay, file a mechanic's lean against the project. They vary by state and there is a statue of limitations. This allows you to recover the payment if the property is ever liquidated.
Awesome thank you! I didn’t know that!
Not getting paid is the worst. I had one customer hold out on me for over 3 months before! They still call me from time to time but I’ve learned not to prioritize customers like that or even do business with them at all. Good topic.
That’s a good tip! Thanks for sharing!
Hi mate! Please make a video in which you put some arc shots and stuff from this job! Looks good! 309L-17 rods are pleasure to work with I can say! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I’ll be sure to use that in the future!
Fucked up audio
write a script next time plz it doesnt watch good.
This is a clip from the longer video. I don’t do scripts either.
That a nice rig hope the oil field and pipes line busy wide open soon
@@Madmamba458 yeah I’m sure they will!
Wow way to ramble and not give any info at all lmao
@@grambo3343 no info? I don’t think so. Guess you’ll have to watch the full video that gets posted tonight to hear the full thing!
@CLARKSSPARKSWELDING ahh so you posted a short of you not saying anything that was part of a longer video where you ramble as well?
@ the information is valuable to someone who doesn’t know this part of business and that is who it’s for. So if I’m ‘rambling’ by sharing information to help someone learn and if that’s an issue for you, make a RUclips channel and put out better information.
@CLARKSSPARKSWELDING there is better "information" hundreds of other places. I have no need
@ good then get off my page and go there!
Nothing,. It’s your bed not mine,.. your bed is set up for you and the type of work you do…
I agree completely! Glad someone gets it!
Skirt the sides
@ I probably won’t on this bed
Heck yea 🤘🏽
What did materials run you on your bed build?
Like 5k
@CLARKSSPARKSWELDING damn . I figured at least 2 or 3 k. Is there any video of the build?
@ yes for my welding bed there is a step by step
Junky rusty jalopy
Great advice man, just wish the audio didn’t cut off hahah
Me too I’m working on fixing the bugs!
@ no worries, I just subscribed, I have an instagram of my business and shows what I do called “Steady Fabbin” do you have an instagram so I can follow you?
@ no worries, I just subscribed, I have an instagram of my business and shows what I do called “Steady Fabbin” do you have an instagram so I can follow you?
Lincoln welder of the best 👌 👍
Good thing I know sign language.. 🤟🏼
Hahaha yeah sorry man I don’t know what happened to the audio it’s done it a few times
Dude all your videos I've watched, your adeo cuts off
Man I don’t know what happens! It’s something on RUclipss end I believe cause after I edit them I watch them to make sure they don’t cut out! I’ll get it figured out!
@CLARKSSPARKSWELDING right on . I figured it most likely wasn't on your end. BTW from what I have been able to hear, you are putting out good information. So don't give up. I'm looking forward to more of your videos
@ I appreciate it! More coming soon! Hopefully with audio hahaha
Audio
Sorry bout that!
Your audio cuts at 5:30 and is out the whole rest of the video !
Man what the heck! Thanks for letting me know
Hey Clark, do you get most of your projects from word of mouth? I’m moving to a rural area in Michigan. Looking to start side jobs. Thanks
Yes think of it like a snowball effect. 1 turns to 2, then 2 to 4. If that makes sense. As you do more projects more people hear about you. The tricky part is getting the first one!
I like raw finished welder beds. 👍🏼
Me too!
STP blaring on the jobsite
🤝🤝
I may be mistaken, and please show me my mistake if I am, but isn’t a 50% mark-up on $50.00 per hour only $25.00 per hour for a total of $75.00 per hour? Secondly, I like how you put a number on your hourly business expenses. I didn’t do that 23 years ago when I started and still don’t. I just found out what the average current hourly rate was and took off running trying to be slightly under that in order to attract work. Soon found out that I had no reason to be cheaper than anyone else. Now I really just go by what the market seems to be willing to bear in terms of hourly rate plus materials plus 25% mark-up on the materials plus travel time at 100% of my hourly rate one-way only, if the job is more than 30-45 minutes away. It truly is a testament to how blessed I am to have survived this long for how little knowledge I had starting out as to how to run a business! One thing people need to know going in is, you’re probably not going to get rich in the mobile welding business but you can make a decent living doing something you love…., most days, anyway 🤔.
I just divided my 50% to get my $100 hourly rate. It makes it end up being more than adding the percentage which I do on my hourly then consumables would be just markup how you’re supposed to do it. Yes I also have hourly rates for drive time, crane use etc. thanks for sharing your experience!
Yep, $50 + 50% = $75
@@bdpgarage yeah I explained how I did it just above your comment
Awesome!!
Thanks!
Where did you get the business insurance and is it crazy expensive? You can pm if you want.
go to a local insurance broker and let them figure it out. maybe go to a few if you don't like the prices of the first one.
So what should a guy invest in first in order to make the jump to mobile welder a reality? As far as the paperwork side, ive worked welding for 10 years now and id like to make the jump but have very little knowlege as to what to do in terms of "paper work". I notice the computer on your desk and obviously pen and paper but thats about it. Ive got a rig ive been building which will allow me almost zero overhead as far as tools go, but maybe a video on that aspect.
You’ll never be “overhead free” I still charge as I if I have to replace equiptment every year if that makes sense. So even though I own my machine outright I still factor in the cost of a new one over 2 years so that way I it factors in wear and tear on the machine, truck, whatever.
The paper work is quite easy. A lot of the questions you have would be best answered by an accountant. That is what I do is ask insurance agents and accountants. As well as trusted business owners.
paper work can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. there's still people doing handshake deals out there and then other guys are typing up contracts for everything no matter how small. I have an iPad with the square app for taking card payments and invoicing people which works pretty good. there's some jobs you can do without insurance but most companies will want you to have it before you do work for them so you just gotta pick and choose your jobs if your in the no insurance group. if you got the rig and the skills advertise and see where you get. try to get insurance as soon as you feel you need it and can afford it. and like I said paper work can be as fancy as you want it to be.
@ great insights
Thanks for the advice! Do you think the treasure valley market is saturated? I know that’s a broad question as there are many niches, but genuinely curious from your perspectives and niches that you know well
I know the irrigation pipe is somewhat, but at the end of the day it comes down to how much you can sell and market.
You looking for a joust !!!
@@joshwhite6947 yes🤺