I'm going to close this thread out Friday. I've got Scott, Tom, Bryan, and Jason so far. (Lou clean one and post it up!)
Most of the guys who have taken the 3 day class don't go on the boards and don't particularly want to post about what they are doing until they get established in their areas. Maybe in a year or so some of those guys will be more willing to get on here and talk about it.
How many of you four are going to be in Charleston? I can just bring the guns with me. Otherwise I'll try to send them out on Friday.
When I started teaching classes it was for the sole purpose of helping guys do a little something extra to make money with the economy taking a hit. It didn't take long to realize that most guys who get the info for free don't value it as much and never really do much with it. Also there are the guys who want to learn it and make money with it, but don't want anyone else to learn it so they can make all the money. The only thing I got out of it at all was credit towards future purchases with my filter company if one of my trainees bought filters from them.
Now part of the reason for teaching these classes is to obtain coverage outside Las Vegas. When bidding larger regional or nationwide contracts I need someone who can cover it who is trained properly. I'm already working with someone on a national level for filters, but coil cleaning is an entirely different animal. Equipment is different, scheduling is different and training is definitely different.
For example, I have a bid in on a Florida account for over 500 locations. I'm not going to do that work. But I would be glad to pass that on to someone else who can do the work. (Before anyone asks about it, I've already got someone to cover this one should it go through)
I may not get a single national account. I might get 100 of them. Who knows? But whether they come or not, knowing how to do the work can put more money in your pocket, especially during the cold months. Imagine how much indoor evaporator coil cleaning could be completed during the winter months.
Anyway, you guys who posted let me know if you are going to be in Charleston.