How Much Can You Make with Solo Power Washing Business?
You can make $100,000 working by yourself with one truck.
How much you make will depend on 1) the demographics available to you, 2) the equipment you have to prepare you for doing work, and 3) How much work you generate with your marketing.
Without effective, consistent marketing, you’ll get no clients and have no business.
But, do NOT start out by buying ads or an expensive website.
(More on Marketing below)
FIRST, Check for requirements in your State and City
Every business needs a business license ($40) and often specific liability insurance. ($80/mo)
In addition, California requires 4 years journeyman experience, $300 application fee and $180 for license.
States and cities may require a wastewater discharge permit, along with procedures.for you to follow. (These will cost you $$$0
What Equipment You Need to Start Your Pressure Washing Business
- Truck, Van, or Trailer & Hitch
- High-Pressure Washer
- Electric motor or Gas Engine
- High & Low-Pressure Water hoses
- Nozzles
- X-Jet
- Sewer jetters
- Pressure washer gun assembly
Do you know you will love the work? If not, work for someone else for awhile. Or rent equipment and do work at your house or for family and friends.
Where to get $3,000? Build your business plans, then ask family and friends. If they can’t or won’t help, that’s okay. Find another way to get the $3k you need. For example…
Start a Window Washing Business first (for under $500), to raise your seed money.
As soon as you’re ready to start your Power Washing Business, you need Google reviews. Do work free/cheap for family and friends if they will give you reviews on your Google My Business page.
- Google My Business – FREE
– 44% of traffic will land on map.
– Put Keyword in business title; add pressure washing
– Build out with Pics & Reviews;
– Get 40 Google reviews ASAP (family & friends) - Website – Cheap: $3/Month
Hosting $3/mo BlueHost.com (They help you download WordPress)
WordPress platform w FREE Theme
– Each Service: page with pic and info
– Each neighborhood page with pic and info - Local Facebook Groups
– Post helpful, valuable info re pressure washing
– Comment on others posts
– Post your pics, testimonials ONCE a week.
– Give client extra freebie; ask THEM to post in FB group10 Ways to Get Clients These are free and cheap ways that work to get business
What Do You Need to Run Your Business & Marketing?
Apps for Scheduling & More:
- Workkiz.com Free Forever. Free is always in the budget, especially when you’re starting out.
- Workwave.com $49/mo
CRM (Contact Relationship Management) helps improve Sales amd keeps track of Leads.
- Zoho.com $20/mo
- MangeMart.com $20/mo
Bookkeeping app like Quickbooks.com $15/mo
How Much Can You Make with 1 Truck and 1 Assistant?
According to people in the business, with an assistant you can increase income by 30%
To double your income, you need another truck loaded with equipment and a person to do the work. Again, it’s not just a truck and workers that make more, it’s effective and consistent marketing campaigns that are key to your Start-Over Success.
What's Next For You?
Keep doing what you’re doing and Making big $ Each Month.
Scale Your Power Washing Business with more Trucks, Workers, and Office Staff.
Sell your Business and Retire.
Sell you business and start another business.
