WHAT KIND OF MONEY CAN I EARN CLEANING CARPETS THE DRYSDALE'S WAY?

As with any undertaking, there is what might be called a "learning curve".  But with the Challenger and the Drysdale's process, getting real results is so easy that after a couple of hours of practice in your own or in a friend's home, you could be out "wowing" customers the next day.

When I first began cleaning carpets in 1990 (I had no background in this business at all) I was able to bring in about $50 per hour worked.  As time passed, I was able to increase my pace and raised my rates as well. (Drysdale's is a premium method of cleaning carpets: since you don't leave the customer's carpets all wet, you can charge more than the competition.)  As I write this in 2003, most jobs generate in the range of $80-$110 per hour.  Now and then a particularly difficult job might earn me only $75 per hour.  On the other hand, many jobs are now in the $125 per hour range.

My own personal best to date was a $450 job which I completed in just about two hours, for per hour earnings of $225. You might wonder, was my customer outraged as I billed her for this much money for such a short period of work? Far from it. She was so pleased with the results that she scheduled an additional job at her place of business a couple of weeks later, and she has referred several of her friends to me as well.

HIRE A FRIEND AND DOUBLE YOUR EARNINGS

Say you've been able to schedule a commercial job, maybe at a hotel or at your local country club.  You hire a friend to help you.  Say the job generates $95 per hour per person, or $190 per hour gross.  You pay your helper generously ($15 per hour), which still leaves you netting $175 per hour.  Not bad?