electricmanscott
Senior Member
- Location
- Boston, MA
As a disapointing '07 comes to an end it's time to recharge the batteries and look ahead. I am very optimistic about the New Year. I am looking forward to good things (I hope). I am making a push to get back to where I was a few years ago, very busy and making loads of money. I am literally going door to door, by that I mean contractor to kitchen remodeling companies, and selling myself face to face. Any that I don?t go to will get a mailer of some sort.
So far I have made some good contacts, I know that doesn?t put money in the bank, but it?s a start. I?m moving on the premise that waiting for the work to come is not effective at all. If I want it I have to go out and get it and that is what I am doing.
Just picked up two multifamily remodels yesterday that will keep me going for a while. Have some good kitchens in the spring, and another house with the foundation about to go in. May not sound like much to the bigger guys but for a one man show this plus service work and the phone ringing a few times is a whole lot.
I dumped my van, which was only a year old, and went back to a utility vehicle because I HATED working from a van. I don?t know how you guys do it. I find that with the amount of service work and smaller jobs I was doing it was very inefficient. Load up for the day and at the first job unload everything into the driveway so I could get into the van for miscellaneous stuff. What a pain.
I bought an 06 F350 with a Knapheide KUV body. Sweet, sweet truck. It is actually brand new and I got a good deal on it. Going to stock it up today. It is a 4X4 (hence the plowing thread I started), which will be great around these parts. Should have seen me trying to get the van out of a jobsite last week in the snow. UGH.
Anyway, Happy New Year! And rather than raising your glass for a toast?Raise your rates!! :grin:
So far I have made some good contacts, I know that doesn?t put money in the bank, but it?s a start. I?m moving on the premise that waiting for the work to come is not effective at all. If I want it I have to go out and get it and that is what I am doing.
Just picked up two multifamily remodels yesterday that will keep me going for a while. Have some good kitchens in the spring, and another house with the foundation about to go in. May not sound like much to the bigger guys but for a one man show this plus service work and the phone ringing a few times is a whole lot.
I dumped my van, which was only a year old, and went back to a utility vehicle because I HATED working from a van. I don?t know how you guys do it. I find that with the amount of service work and smaller jobs I was doing it was very inefficient. Load up for the day and at the first job unload everything into the driveway so I could get into the van for miscellaneous stuff. What a pain.
I bought an 06 F350 with a Knapheide KUV body. Sweet, sweet truck. It is actually brand new and I got a good deal on it. Going to stock it up today. It is a 4X4 (hence the plowing thread I started), which will be great around these parts. Should have seen me trying to get the van out of a jobsite last week in the snow. UGH.
Anyway, Happy New Year! And rather than raising your glass for a toast?Raise your rates!! :grin: