[clinton]

Just  been thinking with  the new year only a few weeks away what are your plans for getting work in the new year

I know from last year that i had a steady jan and feb but a v quiet march

Is anyone going to get another service to go with c cleaning to just top the money up and to fill in the quiet days

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Database going out for the 5th Jan, leaflets 25th ish so hope to be very busy, going to have another go at putting another van on the road, made a balls of it last time.

Shaun

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Yes I've got someone who wants to work as and when, he's a retired BT engineer who I take out on jobs, BT engineers retire at 60 so he's not doddery.

Shaun

[Joe H]

BT engineers retire at 60 so he's not doddery.
Shaun

You just lifted me up Shaun.

[John Gregory]

Shaun

Might have to do the same with mail shots

Are you going to get someone to run your other van then

 

no Clinton he's going to drive 2 vans 

[derek west]

doddery?
is that a ken dod euthenism?
good with a tickling stick?
did he? no doddy.
derek

[Mike Osbourne]

going to have another go at putting another van on the road, made a balls of it last time.

Shaun

Brave man. It must be possible though, and at some stage you're earning without wanding.

[David_Annable]

Hi

I agree with Shaun that the best was to get next year going is Database & Leaflets.

Dave

[Ian Gourlay]

So do the leaflets go out before or after Christmas

[Matt Lindus]

Why would you do that shaun. It doesnt matter how busy you are, you will cut your total work load in half putting a new van on the road.
This type of business is not scalable like most others. Another van is an option when you are turning away more than 50% of enquires.
A business expands to meet demand. Not expand then create demand.

[David_Annable]

Ian

Nothing much hapens the first week in Jan, so for me 2nd week in Jan.

Dave

[nevil]

My plans for jan are 20,000 leaflets. And send out brochures to resaurants, hotels, B&Bs and get the last six months of work on the database and write to them. If that doesn't work I'm going to panic very loudly.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

This business to some extent is seasonal so the first 6 months of the year isn't as 'phone busy' as the second 6 months.

I turned down or can't do work all of the time so to fill the gaps a part time van will be used and also to go into pressure washing I can service my customers with another add on.

Shaun

[derek west]

just got my first jan booking, the 6th. and 3 jobs between xmas and new year.
is that good for a newbie?
derek

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Excellent, I've got 5th - 7th booked but nothing between Xmas and New Year as I'm having a break, hopefully I'll be driving around in my new present that I wrote to Santa for, or I could get those boxer shorts again

Shaun

[derek west]

did you ask for a sinclair C5 as well.
fingers crossed.
derek

[Shaun_Ashmore]

Zx81

Shaun

[Matt Lindus]

This business to some extent is seasonal so the first 6 months of the year isn't as 'phone busy' as the second 6 months.

I turned down or can't do work all of the time so to fill the gaps a part time van will be used and also to go into pressure washing I can service my customers with another add on.

Shaun

Why not have the other guy dueling along with yourself, you would be twice as productive, you have a buddy to talk to, you dont have to pay for a second van and can keep a beady eye on his work.

[Shaun_Ashmore]

He's pay as you go ok I'll have a van for him but he's casual and is happy to be and doesn't want a 40 hour working week every week, also you can be too quick at peoples homes.

The purpose of him is to sweep up the customers that want a job doing quickly and also pressure washing, he can do a £150 job at 10am in the morning and be back home for 1pm, he gets paid I get profit and a customer for later.

Shaun

[Shaun_Ashmore]

oooo prey tell?

Shaun