What's your magic monthly number

[Mikey P]

meaning you monthly goal..

A one trucker with no marketing budget and a paid for truck and home will be very content with 10k a month.

While Mr Three trucker with a shop and 3 hungry kids and cousins working for him, 5k a month in Ad Wowrds doesn't sleep until he hits atleast fiddy.



I'd like to take a guess and some of your's but I'd hurt some feelings...

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

I shoot for 25 a month...
Some months it’s 1/2 of that, some months it 10 more.

 

[Mikey P]

I shoot for 25 a month...
Some months it’s 1/2 of that, some months it 10 more.

Honestly, I thought your number would have to be higher..

Good for you!

 

[Andy]

I shoot for 25 a month

If i did 3 months like that I could take the other 9 months off.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

Best month ever: 46,300.
Worst month ever: 738$...(first month in business...)

 

[Desk Jockey]

I targeted 160k but in January in a good year it wasn't uncommon to do 250k. But July or August could be 120k without any storms.

Peaks and valleys but historically predictable within some reason. You had to have reserves for the down stretch.

 

[Kenny Hayes]

Warren Buffett makes 100k a year. Thats’s my goal

 

[FB7777]

I'd like to take a guess and some of your's but I'd hurt some feelings...

Go ahead hit me

 

[Mikey P]

Go ahead hit me

I'm going to say you're one and a half truck operation with you being the half and junior being the one, pulls in 27k in the summer months...And it probably did 18k when you were by yourself with one van..

God only knows and cares what Covid did to improve your bottom line..

 

[Desk Jockey]

I was thinking 25-35

 

[FB7777]

You both are really dialed in...pre Covid Mike is damn close



but this has been a banner year

since March the Monthly Covid boast has been around 7k/month

remains to be seen how that revenue is effected once this subsides... I’m optimistic that step up cleaning continues at 30%minimum

 

[Desk Jockey]

The president sent an email saying we are face to face in the fall, Regular room occupancy.

 

[Mikey P]

The president sent an email saying we are face to face in the fall, Regular room occupancy.

Nice!

 

[Trip Moses]

I’m at 15 a month. Running solo on referrals and WOM. Equipment will be paid off this year. My wife works also.

 

[Trip Moses]

But... I spent a lot to get there. Here.

 

[Trip Moses]

And I shut down that time suck of a rug shop last year. Best decision in a while.

 

[FB7777]

I’m at 15 a month. Running solo on referrals and WOM. Equipment will be paid off this year. My wife works also.

Damn impressive buddy, that carries more currency down south too

 

[Trip Moses]

Damn impressive buddy, that carries more currency down south too

I’m doing way better than I deserve.

 

[BIG WOOD]

My average goal is $12-$15/month. Once I get my equipment paid off, I'll be comfortable at those numbers. I'm still going alone, but I subbed out $6k last year on the big jobs where I needed 2 truckmounts.

 

[Trip Moses]

I hate subbing work. I’ll work my eyeballs out first. I’m stubborn that way.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

And I shut down that time suck of a rug shop last year. Best decision in a while.

?... really? I made almost 40k off of rugs last year.
I don’t count rugs in my monthly gross...

 

[Trip Moses]

?... really? I made almost 40k off of rugs last year.
I don’t count rugs in my monthly gross...

There is definitely a demand for it. But somebody else can do it in my area. I’ll gladly miss out on 40 K to get off work, and play with my four-year-old son. That’s why I closed it.

 

[Sierra Clean Care]

There is definitely a demand for it. But somebody else can do it in my area. I’ll gladly miss out on 40 K to get off work, and play with my four-year-old son. That’s why I closed it.

Fair enough...

 

[BIG WOOD]

I hate subbing work. I’ll work my eyeballs out first. I’m stubborn that way.

I hate hiring, training, and firing employees more than I do subbing work. I’d rather lose a little more money to have the job done exactly how I’d do it than babysit a meathead pushing the wand

 

[BIG WOOD]

But I know there’ll be a time soon in my business where I’ll Have to hire. I’m juggling the idea of hiring a temp agency. They do all the hiring, background checks, insurance, payroll and firing

 

[Cleanworks]

But I know there’ll be a time soon in my business where I’ll Have to hire. I’m juggling the idea of hiring a temp agency. They do all the hiring, background checks, insurance, payroll and firing

When your ready to hire, you want to do it yourself. Your accountant can set things up so it's easy. I worked for temp agencies before and there weren't many people there I'd hire.

 

[Living The Dream]

But I know there’ll be a time soon in my business where I’ll Have to hire. I’m juggling the idea of hiring a temp agency. They do all the hiring, background checks, insurance, payroll and firing

As @Cleanworks stated use your accountant. We've hired 6 people this year and the accountant had a new hire packet and everything already made up. They do our payroll with direct deposit. We pay around $150 a month for that service. Out of the 6 I've had to fire 1. I called the accountant and they sent me a stub that day so I was able to issue their last check immediately. By doing the interviews yourself you can get a good scope on their character. As long as they're character is good you can train them on the rest.

 

[Dolly Llama]

I’m juggling the idea of hiring a temp agency.

look into how much temps cost.

we used them for large short term projects occasionally over the years.

they're expensive here and the level of work ethic is generally less than stellar from my experince ...

..L.T.A.

 

[Chris A]

With a shop, three non paid off trucks and my cushy salary, I need $30k a month to "break even" cash flow wise.