[richy27]

whats the busiest time of year. I have only been goin 5 months and in that period have been getting more and more work. i advertise in lots of places mags, web, leaflets, yell.com  last month was great and am not doin anything dif as far as advertising. and for some reason this last ten days has gone dead.

Not been sitting on my butt have been stomping the streets putting leaflets out as i refuse to stay at home.

Just wondered if you guys more experienced pros would still call this the the quiet period or have i something to worry about.

[daysdeepclean]

Last week was brilliant and this week, which I've been busy, is a 3 day week as we've got Helston's Flora Day on Friday and Monday was written off.... Wow, that was some hang over It's definately getting better and it's nice to know that the recommends are coming in which means I'm doing something right

Next week's very quiet at the moment but I'm learning that half the time, you just never know what's around the corner!

Nearly done 12 months at C/Cin' and I absolutely love what I do.... Even the oven cleaning

[derek west]

been terrible this year, getting recommends which is nice but not many new leads, just about scraping 2k a month but its not enough to expand on. got a lot in the pipeline so flingers clossed.

best month so far was december, chaotic and loved it.
derek

[cleanability]

I'd say the same answer would come from most of us on here. DECEMBER !!!!!!

Chris

[MAX Carpets]

August.

[markpowell]

When kids go back to school in sept until Xmas, get the biggest rush after bonfire night until Xmas eve dinnertime.
MArk

[Mark Lane-Matthews]

October is always my best month

                                               Mark

[Dave Roelants]

January

[Amethyst]

Now! Could work 7 days a week if I wanted to.

[Neil Grainger]

July August always busy every Year, December is rubbish

[clinton]

Mine would be december the buisiest month also jan and may is starting of good then july and september

[Jim_77]

Richard, there are 12 correct answers to your question, pick a month between January and December

It's different for everyone.

[Doctor Carpet (Ret'd)]

Busiest time?

From the beginning of May right through to about the end of April.

[Ricky M]

sept oct nov dec jan but working on the other 7 months.
but slowly slowly catch the pig and bust its head in 

[clinton]

Ricky

You gettin busier every month etc

Are you getting the repeat work now

[carpetworx]

Derek, how do cover your overheads with that?

[derek west]

Derek, how do cover your overheads with that?

i'm extremely well off.
derek

ps... i defy anyone to produce figures considerably higher than that in there first year of trading and starting from scratch,in a recession. i'm reasonably happy with where my business is going.
some people like to mock honesty, i just laugh at them. or feel sorry, one of the 2

[Ricky M]

Clinton  , am some times doing less for more but turning some away to get to the right 1s if ya know what I mean .

Yes lots on plans so going back to 60% again this year
made a bit of cock up with the pricing side in the early days but life bout learning . 

[clinton]

Ricky

We all cock up on pricing and i did today :

Yes know what you mean as i did that too.

Least your getting it up to where you want and you have a lot of customers on your books..

[Ricky M]

Clinton dont think you fully grasp the level of cock up mate .
spent nearly a year booking em in on fixed plans at to low price, to then need to call em back recently to raise !!
mind you would of still done ok at the price but for the service they now receive , I under valued my self and will not now step down price .
so yes its going ok and Im learning how to tap commercial 
I think