Profit potential
Every building is full of blinds. Every blind is billable.
Homes get you started. Commercial accounts are where it adds up: one hospital, hotel or office park can hold hundreds of blinds.
Figures come from our operators' written accounts, on file word for word. Results vary with your market, your effort and the accounts you win. Figures are revenue, not take-home.
Your blinds. Your volume. Your number.
Pick the blind type and slide the daily volume to whatever you think is honest for you. The rates are the industry averages operators actually charge, and the math updates as you move it.
Monthly assumes 22 working days; yearly assumes 264. Revenue, not take-home. Repair income not included.
The calculator cannot measure the part that actually decides this. After thirty-seven years, we can.
In business, I firmly believe in the 5 D's to succeed. Most people have no problem fulfilling and understanding the first four: Dream, Desire, Dedication, and Determination. The fifth, Direction, is the one most people struggle with. In other words: how do I get this business where I want it to be without aimlessly driving down the road with no direction? With 37+ years in the blind cleaning business, we have been helping clients reach their goals.
Marc Miller President and founder
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Dream
Knowing what you want this to become, and how big you want it to be.
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Desire
Wanting it enough to make the next call, and the one after that.
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Dedication
Showing up on the quiet days and going out to find the work.
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Determination
Sticking with it through the busy weeks and the slow ones until the phone rings on its own.
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Direction
Knowing which move comes next. This is the one we can hand you.
Four of those five are understandable. The fifth one, direction, is the entire reason this company exists. Tell us whether you are looking to subsidize your income or build a million-dollar blind cleaning operation, and we will tell you honestly what it takes and how to get there. Let us be your GPS.
Repairs are a second income. Here is what they pay.
One out of every six blinds that comes through your door needs a repair, and repairs are billed on top of cleaning. These are the industry-average rates operators charge. A restring takes minutes once you have been trained, and none of it is counted in the calculator above.
Mini blinds
Restring
- $30 2 to 3 strings
- $35 4 to 5 strings
- $5 each string after the 5th
Re-ladder
- $30 2 to 3 ladders
- $5 each ladder after the 3rd
Other services
- $30 replace cord lock or tilt control
- $25 shorten
- $30 cut width
Pleated & honeycomb
Restring
- $30 2 to 3 strings
- $35 4 to 5 strings
- $5 each string after the 5th
Replace cord locks
- $30 white
- $35 color
Other services
- $.50 end caps
- $1.00 reducers
- $.50 tassels
Venetians
Restring
- $30 2 to 3 strings
- $35 4 to 5 strings
- $5 each string after the 5th
Re-ladder
- $30 2 to 3 ladders
- $40 4 to 5 ladders
- $5 each ladder after the 5th
Other services
- $30 replace cord lock or tilt control
Verticals
Restring
- $30 5 foot or less
- $40 6 foot or more
Cut down vertical vanes
- $1.00 PVC, per vane
- $1.25 cloth inserted, per vane
Replace vane chains
- $30 7 foot or less
- $40 8 foot or more
Replace vane clips
- $.75 per clip
Don't do anything until you talk to Marc.
This industry is confusing in places, and the wrong information costs people real money and valuable time. Thirty-seven years means we have already been there and done that.
- No pressure and no pitch. If this is not right for you, we will say so
- Straight answers on what it costs, what it earns, and how long it takes
- You are talking to the person who built the equipment, not a call center
1-800-976-6427 · Outside the US, call 716-685-9574