This is a business you can start with a minimal initial investment, then slowly increase the amount of work and equipment. As a rule, it brings a quick return.
If you want to start a service business, which will bring you a reliable income - it is before you. Truck or van, ladder, brush, and old clothes - that's your basic needs. This is a business you can start with a minimal initial investment, then slowly increase the amount of work and equipment, adding air compressors, electrical paint rollers and other equipment that can not afford.
The most simple - to work with rental agencies and real estate agencies. They are usually a lot of work, they need not pay well, but pay on time.
Most commercial entities seeking savings: they usually bought a simple painting of walls, and not too concerned about quality, because the tenants spoil the high-quality work at the same rate as the less quality. In addition, the room looks much better after painting.
Such work you can do quickly, and do not worry too much about the careful selection of colors. In fact, if you want to learn this business and earn an income as soon as possible, this is the business for you.
To get started contact with several real estate agencies and rental. Tell us what work you are doing, how many are taking to work, and try to offer your services. Always leave your card with a telephone number where you can find.
Here is a lot of options, including choice of provider of paint, the choice of hourly or piece rate - the number of square feet, number of rooms, and so on. Of course, you can find a paint supplier who sells goods on credit, but it can happen that they provide only an expensive paint that your client does not want to pay. The same goes for ladders and brushes. In addition, you can rent equipment that is not too often required.
Enterprise customers will require you to carefully manage time. When they employ - they are usually in a hurry. For example, a tenant complains or is an urgent need to paint a room for a new tenant. You should just call start time, and execute it in time.
Non-compliance will cause more harm than botch. If problems arise, and you can not come when promised - just call the customer and let us know. It probably will express displeasure, but appreciate that you have been warned.
If you are not able to appear, but you have assistants - at least, instruct the assistant to start work. In the process, you will be tempted to take up lesser job offered by those who are better paid. Implementation of small jobs between big - one, their performance instead of big ones - more. Decide on what work you specialize in, and make it their strategy.
Corporate clients have one important advantage: they are long. That is, they continue to supply you with orders, if satisfied with your price and performance. Private work is usually a lump. Although the recommendations of friends and advertising can be invaluable to your business, the rental agency or real estate agencies provide an ongoing set of tasks.
Usually work for private individuals is much more profitable than work on commercial structures. But such work requires more time and effort, as the demands significantly higher.
You have to evaluate each job, to submit proposals, wait for a response, start and change the details as you go. Private landlords often change their opinions on colors and other details. Some employers evaluate prospective customers in advance, and add 10% to its price - if you suspect that require a lot of modifications.
After the job is your job probably will be immediately paid. But there can be problems: you have already paid for the materials and the paint job paid assistants, and the customer says that work will pay next week. A couple of such cases - and you'll learn how to demand payment before starting work.
While taking care of the documents - you can hire an assistant who will do the most basic work. Consider hiring school and college students during summer vacation. Try to offer employment to retirees.
One businessman asked the organization of pensioners, and found a group of volunteers who have agreed to carry out his work without any supervision. They are beautifully done the job themselves amounted to schedule, and have to work less than half of what the entrepreneur has received from the customer. Explore your geographical area and determine what types of work required in the market - wood coatings, stucco, one-or two-story houses, the preferred style and so on. Accordingly, direct their efforts. When the work is found, the customer should be aware that you are ready to start immediately.
After a while you will be able to assess the potential to work with at first sight. You will be able to immediately understand what is required for this work. But not yet acquired the relevant experience - must be very carefully assessed work.
Measure the surface area in square meters. If possible, monitor exactly how much ink is consumed per unit surface area of a certain type. Spend a record low of surfaces - wood tiles, window sills, trim - which will be painted with latex or enamel. To use this type of evaluation is very approximate, but the amount of such work is usually small.
Some employers evaluate job solely on the basis of square meters. They simply subtract the area of windows and doors, and add the necessary time for painting small areas. If the job - the average complexity, they shall appoint above average price. If the work involves painting a large number of complex surfaces, calculated percentage. This method is much faster than measuring all surfaces, but such an estimate can be made only with extensive experience.
Provide a record of all necessary supplies, such as tubes of paint, faucets, plastic cloth, and all the special tools. Now we can estimate the amount of work.
If you've ever stained the inside of a room measuring about 15 square meters, you know approximately how long it takes - 2-3 hours with video, plus an hour for finishing and cleaning. On the final finishing and cleaning will take about two hours. Soon you will develop themselves their own criteria for payment, and until that time, use a formula based on the number of square meters and the approximate amount of finishing work.
When painting exterior walls require additional manufacturing steps. Many of the external surface of a much more porous and require much more paint, some surfaces require cleaning or sandblasting treatment, and some surfaces require, in addition, a primer, sealant or additional coverage to offset the dark colors.
If you do not have extensive experience in this area, such work makes sense to require an hourly fee - as long as you will not be able to quickly assess the amount of work. Although prices vary depending on geographic area, the approximate price of regular work painting the interior walls standard of living room (including materials) will be about a hundred dollars. Work on the color of the outer surface of a standard suburban home, the materials will cost about five hundred dollars.
Do not forget to estimate how many coats of paint may need to require a primer or color converter, as well as work to prepare the surface.
Many buildings have okorivanie or places with expanded paint to be sanded or removed. Some surfaces are powdery mildew, which should be sprayed a solution of chlorine or sodium hypochlorite, which must be washed and surface dried.
On the interior walls may be cracked or holes that need to be repaired. Also, some parts of the surface may be rotten or missing. Every entrepreneur should have a supply of putty and normal cleaning materials, but in some cases require much more than ordinary paint.
In appointing the prices carefully evaluate the work and discuss all details regarding any problems like these.
Tip: A simple and inexpensive method for removing spray Downy Mildew - garden sprayer. Pour the bleach into a plastic flask spray, turn on the sprayer and apply the bleach mixture to the moldy walls and cornices.
About an hour later rinse. Look for the remaining spots and redo. Remember that you should not wear clean clothes when spraying chlorine and avoid breathing toxic fumes.
By assigning a price, always consider the best materials, and directly inform the client. If he wants to use cheaper materials - give him that opportunity. We're not saying that you should choose the most expensive paint - focus on quality.
So how do you - a businessman, you have the opportunity to get discounts on all materials from wholesale suppliers. If a supplier is not willing to give a discount, you should immediately contact to another. It - the additional income. You should not talk about it to the customer, even if forced to reduce the price of the work.
For the best sales services, make a photo album - before and after work. Photograph from the same angle, and try to find the best lighting for shooting after the work done.
The main error in this business - too much extension work, if the job will take too much, or too complex. Do not forget that the best reputation: performance of work on time