I appreciate the content and advice you provide; down to earth, practical, honest, and relatable. I just purged my RUclips subscriptions of the pressure washing channels that talk a big game, but seem to be glorified software salesmen with fake subscription counts.
Thanks for watching Brian!! I appreciate your kind words, and I am very glad I made the cut! 😁 I sell a bit of software from time to time, haha. But I promise my subs are legit! I hope you have a good weekend bud!
Thanks for your channel. You provide useful information without any of the BS. There are too many pressure washing channels out there that are causing financial hardships for newbies by providing fake information. Keep doing what you're doing!
@@renostubbs8504 that is true!! A lot of my best customers have unfortunately been through some unprofessional experiences. It makes a big difference in developing trust with the clients!!
I agree with all 5 of those points and practice those daily myself and win out on many jobs from that even though I’m not the cheapest. I believe having proper signage on your truck and or trailer also really helps your image along with other things.
@@williamcooper3176 that's awesome!! Yeah, signage on your truck/trailer is a no brainer imo. It is semi permanent advertising, and relatively inexpensive compared to the return! Thanks for watching William!!
3 to 4 percent (max) would be from an xjet from 10.5% I run a 5gpm 3000psi unit as well as a 4gpm 4200psi backup, the differences in strength are almost .5 to 1 percent more. Downstream injector usually pull in 10 to 1 so I mean you're looking at around 1.4% on the 5 gallon a minute machinel....4gpm probably at 1.9 to 2% Max but highly unlikely. DS injector pretty much all ive ever needed for housrwashes and post treatments. For concrete or very dirty jobs i will run the xjet. I made sure years ago i do test runs and log my data on the injectors so i know what i pull almost to the tenth of percentage. Dillution is the solution....pre wet all plants and grass ...during and after...very hard to kill things by doing pre during and after (unless its an orchid ...they die when you look at them lol!!) I've been cleaning windows for just about 21 years now and pressure cleaning for about six or seven now. still learn something new everyday.
@@steppspressurewashing I agree with your points in the video. I do not care for the gurus and salesmen you see in these trades....industry is dominated by them with bad information.
How do you handle a client when you did undercharge; because you were just starting out and not knowing what to charge, and later figured out their house gutter cleaning should have been about $150+ more than what you charged and they are expecting you to come out again and clean them?
Great question!! So when I started out I definitely undercharged several clients when I first started. I so far have maintained the original price quoted when they call back. On average it costs me about $45 in marketing in order to obtain a new client. You can easily justify that much of the shortage. I have definitely pushed for referrals while at the job the 2nd time, and don't forget your 5 arounds! Being seen in the neighborhood, and having a neighbors referral is gold!! I would say every 2-3 years raise your price, and try to recoup some of the difference, but if you can turn the returning customer into 2-3 referrals. You'll make it back on the new business easily. As long as you know how much to charge now for the new clients, just keep taking care of the people who are coming back year after year!
I appreciate the content and advice you provide; down to earth, practical, honest, and relatable. I just purged my RUclips subscriptions of the pressure washing channels that talk a big game, but seem to be glorified software salesmen with fake subscription counts.
Thanks for watching Brian!! I appreciate your kind words, and I am very glad I made the cut! 😁 I sell a bit of software from time to time, haha. But I promise my subs are legit! I hope you have a good weekend bud!
Thanks for your channel. You provide useful information without any of the BS. There are too many pressure washing channels out there that are causing financial hardships for newbies by providing fake information. Keep doing what you're doing!
Thank you for watching!! I also appreciate the compliment! I try to balance my BS with useful information lol!! I hope you are having a good weekend!!
Excellence in service is a plus, awesome thought for a video, great thinking.
@@renostubbs8504 that is true!! A lot of my best customers have unfortunately been through some unprofessional experiences. It makes a big difference in developing trust with the clients!!
I agree with all 5 of those points and practice those daily myself and win out on many jobs from that even though I’m not the cheapest. I believe having proper signage on your truck and or trailer also really helps your image along with other things.
@@williamcooper3176 that's awesome!! Yeah, signage on your truck/trailer is a no brainer imo. It is semi permanent advertising, and relatively inexpensive compared to the return! Thanks for watching William!!
3 to 4 percent (max) would be from an xjet from 10.5% I run a 5gpm 3000psi unit as well as a 4gpm 4200psi backup, the differences in strength are almost .5 to 1 percent more. Downstream injector usually pull in 10 to 1 so I mean you're looking at around 1.4% on the 5 gallon a minute machinel....4gpm probably at 1.9 to 2% Max but highly unlikely. DS injector pretty much all ive ever needed for housrwashes and post treatments. For concrete or very dirty jobs i will run the xjet. I made sure years ago i do test runs and log my data on the injectors so i know what i pull almost to the tenth of percentage. Dillution is the solution....pre wet all plants and grass ...during and after...very hard to kill things by doing pre during and after (unless its an orchid ...they die when you look at them lol!!)
I've been cleaning windows for just about 21 years now and pressure cleaning for about six or seven now. still learn something new everyday.
Sounds like you're a master of your craft! Love to hear you've done your homework!
@@steppspressurewashing I agree with your points in the video. I do not care for the gurus and salesmen you see in these trades....industry is dominated by them with bad information.
@kdwindowcleaning thanks man!! There will always be guys selling something lol!! Thanks for watching!!
How do you handle a client when you did undercharge; because you were just starting out and not knowing what to charge, and later figured out their house gutter cleaning should have been about $150+ more than what you charged and they are expecting you to come out again and clean them?
Great question!! So when I started out I definitely undercharged several clients when I first started. I so far have maintained the original price quoted when they call back. On average it costs me about $45 in marketing in order to obtain a new client. You can easily justify that much of the shortage. I have definitely pushed for referrals while at the job the 2nd time, and don't forget your 5 arounds! Being seen in the neighborhood, and having a neighbors referral is gold!!
I would say every 2-3 years raise your price, and try to recoup some of the difference, but if you can turn the returning customer into 2-3 referrals. You'll make it back on the new business easily.
As long as you know how much to charge now for the new clients, just keep taking care of the people who are coming back year after year!