Hello

You and me both

Same here. Good luck!

I’m in the same boat as you guys

Did you do it?

Thats awesome to hear!

Damn commercial or residential

Can you please help in that sense as to how you’d approach

nice,congrats my guy keep going

How do get clients ?

Can you share some advice I’m starting my own solo at the moment but don’t have no idea about pricing, tools llc

@DoSterling Pretty much spent the 1st year solo just building our reputation, collecting 5 star reviews, posting on all socials. For tools, I just bought what was needed for specific jobs as we needed and built that up slowly. Keep pushing man, you can do it

@@ElitePainting_EpoxyCoatings thank you for getting back to me I lost all my money and family savings in the stock market this year trading options and I’m trying to get out of the hole by doing what I used to do in the past. Thank you so much for the encouragement man I appreciate it

@@DoSterlinghang in there man. I’ve lost a lot of money too trying to day trade and it’s not for me at all

How do you take on somone els and make a profit with out rising your prices ?

you got this!

Awesome man

That’s Awesome

Same here broski, Been working with my dad since I was kid during summer and started working at age 18 now I’m about to be 21 and going to start off a business with my dad since he haves more experience than me and got connections also so already in a good start

Holy shit. Im in the same exact position right now. I own a mobile detailing biz but this family painting biz is a great opportunity as well. Thats the dilemma at the moment, which to put my focus on. Your opinion would be valuable if you care to share!

Answer your phone or pay someone to answer the phone every time. Do not underbid for any reason. EVER. Your new job is a salesman. The entire gig is selling. Understand those 3 and you will be succesful. ❤

i loved painting to until i started working commercial jobs lol that sucks all the fun out of it instantly with all the smooth walls in semi gloss paint electrical conduit and firedoors you have to do. had to paint by hand once 900 feet of bare conduit because the electricians claimed they were done so we sprayed the ceilings and then after all the lights fiberoptics and all the crazy stuff was ran came back and ran abunch of bare conduit that would had to do by hand. was a nightmare.

Im new and will certainly underbid at first. Its a simple business tactic when you have no rep

Good luck. I doing really good job... I tell true is very difficult get job for properly money...

how are you going to get customers?

@@painterprenuer how do you mean

Definitely we collect 40% deposit to schedule

​@@Yo_666 it's highly not. Whatever the client agrees to is a sealed deal once it's on the board. 🖋️ 💯

Professional is defined by qualifications 🤷‍♂️

@@KevinCleghorn Could not agree with your more. I have 1 foot on the shovel and 1 foot in the grave after 40 years of experience. What you and I do for a living aint easy. For those who think it is, they will change their mind after a day of working with us.

Thanks so much for the opportunity!

@TimOliphant1 your realism is really good. Definitely, can become a top end tattooer

Where are you from? Interested in being in a video?

If you quote projects at around $3k a week, it takes 33.3 weeks to reach $100k ;)

Busy in UK for 11 months a year only exception is December 🤷‍♂️

How you come about to your clients to charge them that much

While $75/hr (my current goal rate) may seem like it's on the higher side, consider comparing that to a larger painting company with tons of overhead. Many times customers get multiple estimates yet I've still gotten the project. Sometimes they've even told me I was the priciest but they want quality. A little more about my journey...My first year working for myself, I aimed to make $25 an hour (this was 2011). That was double what I was previously paid working for a large painting company that I knew was charging $40-45/hr (but paying me only $12). As I got more solo work, specifically referral work, I gradually increased pricing. As I got more experience, I learned which projects tended to make more and prioritized those. Most importantly, is getting into neighborhoods that, simply put: have money. If a house is worth $800k, their budget for painting (and willingness and ability to pay) will be far greater than a house worth $150k. Also, 15 years into painting, I can accomplish about 3 times the workload in a day than I could early on. If you're making around $50/hr as a painter, I'd say your doing way better than most! Last, I should point out that I don't work anywhere near a 50 week work year, as my style of working 110% burns me out. If you're staying relatively busy, consider quoting higher end projects a bit higher. You might be pleasantly surprised at the results! Good luck my fellow artist!

Oh wow! I'm with Acuity Insurance. (Keep in mind I'm just a one man crew.)

Yes, I only selected interior painting with 2 employees, no workman's comp and $300 per month. The company is called Next insurance in Dallas, TX. I'm glad to learn from you all here 😃

yes and you shouldn't be charging per hour

Charge more, maybe by the sq ft. Plus some

You need to be charging way more lol 30 an hour is hurting you big time... anything goes wrong and your done for profit.

$30 an hour isn't a business rate, it's a wage.

I live in a relatively small town and I charge $50 per guy on the job site. If I do a job alone I charge minimum $75. As far as material if you have a company discount you charge original price to customers if not try 15% of original price if you buy

It's the most common color to be used on the job. White, grey, and beige

What do they use?

And you’re really dumb for saying that. Every good painter uses trays and buckets.