Home improvement is big business and is only getting bigger – here’s why getting into bathroom sales jobs could be the best career choice you’ll make this year.
1. Interior design is back ‘in’
And it’s ‘in’ in a big way. Homeowners are no longer content with the Changing Rooms MDF make-overs and a quick splash of paint and the lust for perfect interiors is only set to get bigger, with households spending around £27 billion in home improvements each year. If you’re interested in bathroom sales jobs, it’s essential that you keep up with these trends.
Sweeping in on that wave of designer homemaking is the fashion for luxury bathrooms which has moved from hotels to homes quickly and with a huge amount of enthusiasm. Customers and clients want to enjoy their bathrooms now, not hide them away. This change in attitudes has driven spend on home improvements up, with 60% of all jobs costing the client more than £1,000. This figure is predicted to rise over the next three years, so why not put yourself in the marketplace now?
2. Bathrooms aren’t just showers and WCs anymore
Creating bespoke rain showers and wet rooms, customers are moving towards their dreams of not just owning a 3 piece bathroom suite, but a state-of-the-art, beautiful relaxation room.
The current market for at-home luxury has shown that en-suite wet rooms, walk-in showers, corner baths and jacuzzis are all becoming must-have items for any home, and the level of competitiveness within the market has created some novel solutions to customer demand.
Items such as “floating” suspended toilets, designer sinks and taps and underfloor heating may have once been reserved for the five-star resorts of the world but now any house in the country can choose to live with the bathroom of their dreams. Isn’t selling a product people want the greatest joy any salesperson could experience?
3. Budgets are larger
With the recession beginning to wane and property prices becoming more accessible thanks to first-buyer mortgage schemes and other financial support offered to home buyers, more and more people are becoming able to purchase their own homes.
This means that unlike in rented properties which soared in popularity throughout the mid-2000s thanks to reduced family incomes and the unavailability of mortgages, homeowners are far more likely to have the means to renovate and redecorate their living spaces.
4. The Pinterest/garden fence effect
Ever heard of the garden fence effect? It’s a phenomenon in which neighbours peer enviously into each other’s lives, taking ideas and upgrading them, seeking to ever-improve their own homes the way their peers seemingly are.
Pinterest is having a similar effect, as are many other similar social bookmarking sites. By logging in, users are bombarded with beautiful pictures of whatever topic they choose – many of which involve home improvements, bathroom and kitchen design and decorating tips.
The best thing about the site is that many users use it to share completely achievable ways to create their dream homes. Potential customers aren’t just coveting the unattainable here, they are building a scrapbook of perfectly do-able bathroom and kitchen ideas. Which makes bathroom sales jobs that little bit easier.
5. It’s never the same day twice
Think bathroom sales jobs are boring? Think again. Is selling a dream boring?
Despite the clear exaggeration here, each of your customers will be looking to buy into at least a small portion of the homeowner’s dream. With the new affordability of designer-quality original bathroom pieces and widespread availability of finance options, even tight budgets can create perfect bathrooms for a fraction of what the same project may have cost even ten years ago.
With a little bit of imagination and a lot of enthusiasm, humble, often overlooked bathroom sales jobs can earn you repeat clients and some serious commission.
Are you ready to take the challenge and sell some dream toilets?
[All figures collected from OFT.gov]
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