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Quote from: Mike Banks on March 09, 2022, 04:52:34 pmWell, I agree with the last few years issues were all fine with us. I thought this war will not matter too much either. However last week saw a few cancels, this week, loads of cancels, both commercial and domestic on many locations. All with the same sort of reasons - I will be doing my own for the time being due to cost of living rising blah blah blah, We need to make some cuts to budget blah blah blah. Picked up a few more anyhow, but losing more than gaining over the last 7 days. Some may think they are fine, but wait, hell will be coming over the next month with all the news in the media scaring people. Our cost of living has gone up, and we may have a drop in income too. I am sure it will soon bounce back anyway, so hold tight. I know someone who started out last summer who had closed doors down due to saturation and lack of interest.You have my sympathies mate. I think if everyone who posts on here told the truth we'd see that we're all losing some customers.
Well, I agree with the last few years issues were all fine with us. I thought this war will not matter too much either. However last week saw a few cancels, this week, loads of cancels, both commercial and domestic on many locations. All with the same sort of reasons - I will be doing my own for the time being due to cost of living rising blah blah blah, We need to make some cuts to budget blah blah blah. Picked up a few more anyhow, but losing more than gaining over the last 7 days. Some may think they are fine, but wait, hell will be coming over the next month with all the news in the media scaring people. Our cost of living has gone up, and we may have a drop in income too. I am sure it will soon bounce back anyway, so hold tight. I know someone who started out last summer who had closed doors down due to saturation and lack of interest.
I'm just grateful I am debt free, mortgage free and collect my early pension in 3 years time, can't come soon enough. I have a mixture of regular reliable commercial along with high and medium end work along with a small percentage of working class run of the mill so a good mixed bag of work to minimise the risk of losing work.
Quote from: Bungle on March 09, 2022, 06:31:00 pmQuote from: Mike Banks on March 09, 2022, 04:52:34 pmWell, I agree with the last few years issues were all fine with us. I thought this war will not matter too much either. However last week saw a few cancels, this week, loads of cancels, both commercial and domestic on many locations. All with the same sort of reasons - I will be doing my own for the time being due to cost of living rising blah blah blah, We need to make some cuts to budget blah blah blah. Picked up a few more anyhow, but losing more than gaining over the last 7 days. Some may think they are fine, but wait, hell will be coming over the next month with all the news in the media scaring people. Our cost of living has gone up, and we may have a drop in income too. I am sure it will soon bounce back anyway, so hold tight. I know someone who started out last summer who had closed doors down due to saturation and lack of interest.You have my sympathies mate. I think if everyone who posts on here told the truth we'd see that we're all losing some customers.That can be said of any time of the year, not just now. Of course we all lose work from time to time, it’s the nature of the beast. People move house / die / lose their jobs/ etc etc etc.Aslong as you are taking on more work that you are losing long term then there’s no issue.
If i work down a mile long lane with one house there’s a good chance I won’t get a walk up 😂
New enquiries are markedly down on every March since the 1990s (except 2020 obvs). Normally we're out the door with enquiries from March onwards.We've lost 66 customers since 01/02/2022 - around 1/2 of them are due to price increases.
Yeah but 1 year they may be right.
Quote from: Jay Le Huray on March 10, 2022, 01:42:00 pmQuote from: Soupy on March 10, 2022, 09:40:10 amNew enquiries are markedly down on every March since the 1990s (except 2020 obvs). Normally we're out the door with enquiries from March onwards.We've lost 66 customers since 01/02/2022 - around 1/2 of them are due to price increases.that's a heck of a lot to lose in a couple of months Soupy, I put my prices up and have only lost 1 job since the new year and oddly enough this one was not increased this time around, I think they must be feeling the pinch though.I was expecting to lose around 200 from the price increase so I'm not too bothered about that, I'm more concerned about the lack of new enquiries.
Quote from: Soupy on March 10, 2022, 09:40:10 amNew enquiries are markedly down on every March since the 1990s (except 2020 obvs). Normally we're out the door with enquiries from March onwards.We've lost 66 customers since 01/02/2022 - around 1/2 of them are due to price increases.that's a heck of a lot to lose in a couple of months Soupy, I put my prices up and have only lost 1 job since the new year and oddly enough this one was not increased this time around, I think they must be feeling the pinch though.