Basically what you do after you get set up is you canvass the parking lots
You can talk to them about getting rid of other trash for them if you want to get into that. If not, you could just offer to pick up litter. And then you take it to a dump and you dump the trash. It’s really that simple.
Now, the thing about this that’s beautiful, is that you’re going to mostly commercial buildings, or maybe some bigger, residential buildings, and you’re talking to the property managers or owners. They make a pretty ount of money.
You turn to them and you say, “Yeah, I’d like to offer this service for you. I’m willing to do it for $250 bucks a month,” which isn’t crazy, in my opinion. If you offer that to them, a lot of times they’ll say, “Yeah,” because it’s not a ton of money and now their headache is gone, right? They don’t want to deal with it anymore.
So because of that, in terms of how much you can make every single month by the end of your first year, I think it’s realistic to say $1,000 to $3,000 bucks a month. I know that sounds crazy, but I’m saying it because let’s just assume you get four decent-sized buildings with clients; now just with four buildings, you are making $1,000 a month.
That’s all it takes. It’s not a ton of money. Like I said, all you’ve got to do is go there once a month, walk around, clean it up. That’s all it really is.
The beauty of this is that you’re making the money, you take a headache away from them, and you’re also getting exercise, which is nice. Now, in terms of a resource to actually start this business, there is one-it is called cleanlots.
4) Personal Tailor Services
Number four is personal tailoring services. Now I’m not talking about creating a storefront and saying, “I’m a tailor,” and creating a Google profile and all that.
No. What I’m talking about is just, if you’re good with a sewing machine, offer to tailor people’s clothes. It’s really that simple.
I think a really good way to do this is to go to different gyms, find personal trainers, talk to them and say, “If you refer someone over to me for these types of services, I can give you a certain amount of money.” In gyms a lot of people are gaining/losing weight, right? And buying new clothes can be expensive.
So you basically give them a referral finder’s fee. That way, there’s something in it for them and something in it for you. And most likely a lot of those people that you get the first time, if you’re nice and personable, they’ll work with you again. So it’s a really great way to start altering clothes.
Like I said, it’s a lot cheaper than buying new clothes. And that can get pretty expensive, especially if you have nice clothes. So offering that service can actually be a really big win-win for both the client, whoever you’re working with, and yourself because you’re obviously making some decent money.
By the end of the first year, I think it’s realistic to make somewhere between $250 to $500 a month because you’ve got to remember you’re going to have repeat clients and things. I think it’s pretty reasonable, considering. And then if you really want to grow into a full business and expand from there, you can.
5) Carpet/Mattress Cleaning
Number five is to offer carpet or mattress cleaning. Now, this is nice because it’s a repeatable business model. You’d have to buy a carpet cleaner-you’d have to have something with which you can actually clean carpets and also something that can clean the mattresses as well is a nice little add-on, but it’s usually part of the same machine.