Can one person run line cleaning business

[dauction]

Just looking at picking up around 60 accounts.. 2-3 a day

Is it possible / is it unusual for just one person to work the cooler and tower or do you "really" need 2 people?

Thanks!

[happytappy]

Be a one man show for 2.5 years, a few accounts a helper would be a time saver but most accounts one person is plenty. I have abot 50 accounts with varying service intervals from 2 weeks to 2 months and from a single tap to 24 faucets.

[dauction]

Thanks happytappy

most are 4-8 lines and not alot of money..one person can make some semblance of a living..2 people it really doesnt pay

Originally Posted by happytappy

Be a one man show for 2.5 years, a few accounts a helper would be a time saver but most accounts one person is plenty. I have abot 50 accounts with varying service intervals from 2 weeks to 2 months and from a single tap to 24 faucets.

[Mad Hemingway]

I've been running the numbers based on what people have said the national average is ($6/line, minimum $25 per stop), and as such, it seems to be a low wage type of job by the time you subtract expenses & time (drive time, cleaning time, gas, taxes, insurance, etc).

Which might be the reason there's always a demand for line cleaners.

So, it might be worth considering a couple of things here.

First, set a minimum of $50/stop including the first 4 lines with $10/line extra. At every two weeks, that works out to be $25/week for the owner if they clean every two weeks, which isn't much if they have a fairly good business. If they think it's too much, then they're probably facing trouble sooner or later, in which case those aren't the ones you want to spend a lot of time building relationships with.


Or focus only on installations.

[happytappy]

Not to be a nay-sayer but in most markets $50 mnimum would either get you thrown out or laughed at. Bar owners are under attack from lawmakers, law enforcers, tax men, neo prohibitionists, and every regulatory agency out there. $50 every 2 weeks, $1300 a year, that is a bunch of money most bars won't spend.

[wineglow]

Most people in the business are part time people without insurance who work cheap and don't even realize they arn't making money until they have a vehicle breakdown or are sued.

It takes a few years to build a solid business. The trick is to find a few places that have a pouring problem and tell them you will fix their problem free if they will give you their line cleaning job at $ 6 per line or whatever you charge. After a while customers will be seeking you out based on your reputation. Then you have to group them so all your jobs on a day are in the same area. From there you can sell off the small accounts and take new accounts with a minimum of 8 lines and eventually you will make a living wage.