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I'm not sure thats the exact reason. This guy is subbing out work to other companies; he's not making 53k/month by picking up litter. He's running a business wi

I'm not sure thats the exact reason. This guy is subbing out work to other companies; he's not making 53k/month by picking up litter. He's running a business with nominally 1 employee but contracts out the excess work to other companies who I doubt are all making 53k/month. That said, having seen snow plow ads it does sound like good money. Not as good as fang.

mewpmewp2 3y ago
But also 53k/month is revenue. Who knows what the profit margin is there? If he's subbing out all that work it could be very little. It feels a bit misleading to mention that as revenue and in other cases mention a six-figure operation. Six-figure could mean anything from $100k to $999k. So which is it, there's quite a huge difference. Usually when people say six figures they would mean somewhere around $100k. Is what he's paying himself after all of that around $100k per year then? Overall the article of course seems like ad piece that directs you to his homepage where he's selling a course on how to do the same...
- al_borland 3y ago
  I always roll my eyes when I see people only highlighting revenue with no other context. I always assume the margins are small. In the article when it talks about a "six figure operation", I think they are referring to the $650k in revenue, which would be a six figure operation. I don't see any clues into what he's taking home.
  - mewpmewp2 3y ago
    Yeah... I went to also read the website where he's selling a guide, and there he is saying "All it takes is a few minutes each day, at each property to keep the sites litter-free. If you’re looking for a simple, low-risk business with the potential to earn you a 6 figure income, order the manual right now." So I had this in mind, because here he mentioned income, but I used the wording from the article. It always irks me as well when people say "figures" like that because it's a range of 1 to 10x, and it seems he really enjoys doing that. Another quote from him "I’ve been cleaning up litter in and around commercial properties for over 30 years and I’ve been earning a 6 figure income from it."
    - DistractionRect 3y ago
      Basically it's just an ad to sell a get rich quick scheme, and the only one to get rich is the one selling the scheme

mewpmewp2 3y ago

But also 53k/month is revenue. Who knows what the profit margin is there? If he's subbing out all that work it could be very little. It feels a bit misleading to mention that as revenue and in other cases mention a six-figure operation. Six-figure could mean anything from $100k to $999k. So which is it, there's quite a huge difference. Usually when people say six figures they would mean somewhere around $100k. Is what he's paying himself after all of that around $100k per year then? Overall the article of course seems like ad piece that directs you to his homepage where he's selling a course on how to do the same...

al_borland 3y ago
I always roll my eyes when I see people only highlighting revenue with no other context. I always assume the margins are small. In the article when it talks about a "six figure operation", I think they are referring to the $650k in revenue, which would be a six figure operation. I don't see any clues into what he's taking home.
- mewpmewp2 3y ago
  Yeah... I went to also read the website where he's selling a guide, and there he is saying "All it takes is a few minutes each day, at each property to keep the sites litter-free. If you’re looking for a simple, low-risk business with the potential to earn you a 6 figure income, order the manual right now." So I had this in mind, because here he mentioned income, but I used the wording from the article. It always irks me as well when people say "figures" like that because it's a range of 1 to 10x, and it seems he really enjoys doing that. Another quote from him "I’ve been cleaning up litter in and around commercial properties for over 30 years and I’ve been earning a 6 figure income from it."
  - DistractionRect 3y ago
    Basically it's just an ad to sell a get rich quick scheme, and the only one to get rich is the one selling the scheme