What Kind Of Monies To Be Made ?

[Dirrty]

Don't let all this put you off Carl, if you really want to make a go of it you will, and in the end your earnings will be what you decide. One of the good things about this site is people on here do tell it how it is, which is better than someone or some organisation just telling you what you want to hear isn't it? Nothing wrong with a reality check!

 

[Daz]

I wish you lots of luck Carl.

I've just started and, as you will see in many of my previous posts, I have been fortunate to achieve a full workload pretty much from day one. I, initially, priced jobs on the low side so that I was earning something rather than nothing. When you couple low pricing with inexperience you sometimes only earn £50 per day (ouch!!), factor in your business start up costs and you are effectively working at a loss.

I have been fortunate and picked up a couple of labour only jobs paying a grand a week but they don't come along very often so average earnings are still low.

I'm working 7 day weeks and my speed is improving daily, but you only need one curved ball and your earnings are screwed.

Start with the attitude that you are doing something you really enjoy and take pride in, not with how much am I going to earn! The tiling courses are there to generate their own profits and are often run by individuals that have realised their knees are mashed and they can't earn like they used to, so telling guys that the realistic earnings are massive is a great way of keeping the courses booked.

I love my career choice and hope to earn some cash soon.
Best regards.

 

[floydyboy]

sorry to put a damper on things Carl but if you think that when you finish this course you will start to make good money think again, it has taken me years to get where i am now with a steady flow of work, and a business plan!!! they are not worth it, my step father once told me, BANKS WANTS FORECASTS A BUSINESS DOES 'NT he is a doctor of accountancy.you got to put the hours and the graft in

i wish you all the best mate

 

[strongboes]

Hi,

From my own personal experience I would say you could earn 20k in your first year.

You would need to work your *** off, get your work in straight away and be good enough to work in the upper end of the market from the off.

20k profit is only £384 per week if you work all 52 weeks, this is certainly do-able imo. If I didn't clear that a week I seriously wouldn't do it.

 

[Raja]

Hi,

From my own personal experience I would say you could earn 20k in your first year.

You would need to work your *** off, get your work in straight away and be good enough to work in the upper end of the market from the off.

20k profit is only £384 per week if you work all 52 weeks, this is certainly do-able imo. If I didn't clear that a week I seriously wouldn't do it.

Wales is the place to be then :lol:

 

[floydyboy]

Plenty of work down here in Wales for you Raja!!

I think £384 is chicken feed and you need to aim for at least 5OO a week
for any trade on the books should be 160-180 a day and cash about 120 all of witch are easily achieved with exsperience

 

[Raja]

Plenty of work down here in Wales for you Raja!!

I think £384 is chicken feed and you need to aim for at least 5OO a week
for any trade on the books should be 160-180 a day and cash about 120 all of witch are easily achieved with exsperience

I know what u mean mate

In Sheffield it is well and truely saturated

Unless u r in bed witha tile shop owner :lol: Forget it

Cheap workforce willing to work at novice rates

and at times third world rates kicking in when the polish brothers decide to have a go

 

[strongboes]

Wales is the place to be then :lol:

Plenty of sheep here for you too Raja!

 

[Raja]

Plenty of sheep here for you too Raja!

Thank u my welsh brother wil b down soon

 

[floydyboy]

That is the problem we are up against 2 many peeps willing 2 do it for next to nothing:mad2:
It ruins it for the good tradesman.

 

[Carl Hammond]

Thanks for the replies guys, I am taking everything on board and passing all notes and comments to my father, he is a succcessful businessman who has already started and has 3 ongoing channels on sky which he developed and started from scratch and he is flying out to Hollywood tomorrow to discuss a film with a few producers that he is hoping they will fund to bring out in 2010.

He has the business mind and my friend Rob's dad and uncle both own and run a large business firm so we are in discussions with them for contracts and work, but in the meantime I am goign to be safe and do the tiling in the evenings and weekends and work my day job still (although I hate it due to a load of corporate lies and false dream/hopes that you get in any and every major firm).