How business?

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How business?

  • Best ever

    Votes: 10 15.2%

  • Average

    Votes: 26 39.4%

  • Slow

    Votes: 24 36.4%

  • Business? What business?

    Votes: 6 9.1%
  • Total voters
    66
  • Poll closed .
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zog

zog

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Location
Charlotte, NC
Seems things have really slowed down for the EC's I deal with, dont know if it is the economy, elections, or both. How was your october.
 
resistance

resistance

Senior Member
Location
WA
peter d said:
I've got my sandwich boards made up and ready to go...I just have to find a good intersection to stand next to.
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I hope I want be joining you!

If it comes down to standing on the corner...........
I'll spend my last buck (more like 4 bucks) for some Starbucks coffee. Bring your own......:D
 
mdshunk

mdshunk

Senior Member
Location
Right here.
Every single year, for me, has been more prosperous than the one before it. This year will be the best ever. I contribute it to a combination of marketing, doing stuff nobody else wants to do, and good salesmanship. Oh, and not doing too much new work. Unless there's an Amish hostile takeover in the works that would cause people to quit using electricity, I really don't care what the economy does.
 
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fisherelectric

Senior Member
Location
Northern Va
Starting to lose bids to low-ballers. Lost a ~10000sq ft house..180 recessed, 4 HVAC zones, deck lighting, kitchen and kitchenette, deck and gazebo lighting, hot tub etc,etc to some guy who did it for $45000.00...I couldn't or wouldn't have touched it for that. Lost a new attached garage with enclosed porch with ceiling fan, numerous lights and receptacles, 4 exterior receptacles....probably 3 days rough and final... to a guy who did it for $2000.00...I was over double that. Octobers been good...Nov looks not so good...had several customers back out of whole house remodel contracts in the past couple weeks because they feel it's prudent to wait....which I can't really blame them. This has still been my best year ever even if I don't work from now til Xmas, but I never-the-less am starting to do things I haven't had to do for years...like advertise....call contractors...drop off cards every where...generally drum up business where ever I can cause next year looks like it could be tough.
 
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peter d

peter d

Senior Member
Location
New England
mdshunk said:
Every single year, for me, has been more prosperous than the one before it. This year will be the best ever. I contribute it to a combination of marketing, doing stuff nobody else wants to do, and good salesmanship. Oh, and not doing too much new work. Unless there's an Amish hostile takeover in the works that would cause people to quit using electricity, I really don't care what the economy does.
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Looks like you PM box will be lighting up with a whole bunch of "attaboys" tonight. ;)
 
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