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Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Garbage can Cleaning

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Jeff Thompson · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Art O wrote:
For you guys that have a market for this. They get $10 per month for the service. Not sure what the rig cost. Must be $20, 000 at least

Doesn't seem very profitable. If you were even lucky enough to get say 50 accounts that would only be $500 a month. All the time spent driving around and probably during rush at times would kill my interest real fast.

It would make sense however it you were able to get into the HOA and sell it in as part of their annual dues....then you get the entire subdivision.

Maverick Contracting · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Yeah does not seem profitable and even harder to sell the service, you even bring it up to a homeowner and they'll yell to their kid to get the hose and rinse it out.

Would cost more to promote unless you do what Jeff suggests and you get a private subdivision then up sell the roof cleaning

-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Saturday 21st of November 2015 12:01:15 PM

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Some towns own the garbage cans. If you could get in with one of the Garbage Company's that pick up the trash and sub from them, you could make real good money. They get like $10 a can or 2 or something like that. Don't forget the trash pads around town and commercial work you could use it for.

Patrick G · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I looked into this in the past. I have had to clean my garbage cans like 2 or 3 times a year esp. in the summer because of the stink. I was willing to pay like 10 or 12 bucks a month for a cleaning, but the I read someones comment and it went like this "For that price i will just go out and by a new can each month" so i stopped the research there.

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Patrick G wrote:
I looked into this in the past. I have had to clean my garbage cans like 2 or 3 times a year esp. in the summer because of the stink. I was willing to pay like 10 or 12 bucks a month for a cleaning, but the I read someones comment and it went like this "For that price i will just go out and by a new can each month" so i stopped the research there.

Not everybody has the money you have Charlie!

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Check out what this guy has to say

John Aloisio · Approved Exterior Cleaner

That rig runs anywhere from $50,000-$75,000 depending on the bell and whistles.

I know there is a company in Southern NJ that does it....Check out this link

www.tidycanz.com

Tidycanz Trash Bin & Dumpster Cleaning

John Aloisio · Approved Exterior Cleaner

I started the company earlier in the summer and have been dabbling

Fred W · Guru

Awesome John.....How's it going for you?

I too looked at doing this but the mentality down here I just felt wasn't worth the risk. I might look into again but not for awhile yet.

John Aloisio · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Doug,

Slow starting, because I want to do it completely correct from the start and not make any of the junior varsity errors I made when starting my softwashing business. I have done very little marketing, have done multiple market research studies and did some front end stuff already...ie... website, printed flyers, toll free number, started to gain a presence on the web. This summer I signed a few repeat commercial clients for weekly cleanings and that kind of spring-boarded me into it. Once my softwashing season is pretty much done I will focus on Tidycanz and hopefully have it completely moving by mid 2016. The most expensive thing is the rig/truck, which can run you upwards of $80,000. It is a large up front investment, unlike exterior cleaning, but that is why I like it. Keeps out the non-serious, just looking for beer money guys. I have had the website up since August and without any additional Google input or web help, I list on the top of the first page. It will be a slow deliberate thing, but I am confident it will work. I have been interviewing salesmen for the business recently and think I have a candidate. He used to work for Waste Management and has a ton of commercial contacts (That is where the real money is!!!).

Once I get the back office stuff on the web done, I will post some links and videos here, to help with cross-links.

Doug Rucker · Vender

Wonder what happens when you show up to clean them and they haven't been emptied yet....like if the trash guys decide to call it day and pick up the next day...

Art O · Approved Exterior Cleaner

John Aloisio wrote:
That rig runs anywhere from $50,000-$75,000 depending on the bell and whistles.
I know there is a company in Southern NJ that does it....Check out this link
www.tidycanz.com
Tidycanz Trash Bin & Dumpster Cleaning

Really nice Site John, Good Luck with your new venture.

John Aloisio · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Doug,

pthere is a clause in the agreement, when scheduling your day, that the cans must be empty. If not, they get skipped and you still pay.

John Aloisio · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Thanks Art!!!

Fred W · Guru

It's an awesome and professional site John. Was it part of the package when you bought the set up or did you come up with it?

Brandon Vaughn · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Definitely can be a great service - if you've done the market research to support it. It can vary greatly depending on the area. John told me about it a while back and I started doing the market research in my area and found my market supports it.

I have pre-signups already and am launching a division offering this service this coming Spring. I'm actually in the middle of restoring a 1954 GMC truck this Winter and have it be the flagship truck. Website and everything else is being built right now.

John is right - any worthwhile cleaning rig that can make it profitable, starts at about $50k (truck not included). Some go up to $120k without the truck.

Any smaller/DIY cleaning units and you can barely clean 50 cans a day.

John Aloisio · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Doig,

thanks! Keith at KBK graphics did my logo and site. We bounced a lot of ideas back and fourth, and this was the end result.

Maverick Contracting · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Brandon trucks like that are awesome marketing items, they draw a LOT of attention.

Around the island there's an invisible fence company (Fido's fences) that places a few of these classics in supermarket parking lots even if they don't run as advertising billboards and it really works getting attention.

6 Years ago I wrote that into my marketing plan, forgot about it till now, thanks for the reminder and good luck!

Remember, fast n loud gets attention, I'd run straight pipes and make the neighborhoods hear you before your even on their block! Plus guys will always flag you down to check it out, then inquire what you do.

I'd paint the body nice and put signage on the sides this way if you ever sell it as a custom truck you can just take of the sides or bed.

-- Edited by Maverick Contracting on Monday 23rd of November 2015 09:03:08 AM

Brandon Vaughn · Approved Exterior Cleaner

Thanks Maverick - I'm having a blast with the restoration. Have a body guy and my mechanic meeting together tomorrow to make a final game plan and time table.

Hoping for a finished look somewhat to this (except with a flat bed).

Fred W · Guru

Hey John, I have an idea for your can cleaning company......give me a shout when you have a few spare minutes.

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