Well might as well give my tuppencworth
What Kate is selling is everything you guys moan about and want
You all constantly moan about paperwork collecting round schedules and then having to knock doors at night when all you really want to be doing is cleaning windows or as most of you put it making money
Kate is offering this to you but you are unable to see the bigger picture and worse you are suffering from the sole traders ego of "nobody knows my business better than me" rubbish.
A school for £24 why would you want it. Everyone is squeezing their prices down rubbish we are all cutting each others throats rubbish
The more you talk of recession double dip and the world is going to end the more likelihood it will. Yes things are tough yes people are getting tighter but not ALL people. A recession is the BEST time ever to begin or grow a business, you just have to know where to look
Most w/c let their customer find them ie was doing a two bed semi today and this wifey came over and asked me to do her windows too, result! No not a result
Can she afford you,will she be a good payer ? What happened to her last w/c
What I am trying to say is if you let your. Ustomer choose you you get what u get, but if you choose the customer you want it is easy
Ask yourself why your customers use you, then ask what type of customer they are and then find out where similar customers live or work then go and get them
Kate will get them for you but if YOU don't know who your customers are don't expect Kate to know them
Recession recession yes if you want it to be it will be but you we are the lucky ones we have control of our own destiny not like employees
Reach for the stars have a little faith and invest some time and money to come out the other side as a business that beat the recession
Go on be first to negotiate a deal with Kate, be her loss leader and get ahead of the competition
Gordon