[gary evans]

Hi All

Often on here people state about trying to get commercial work, It is not the be all & end all its made out to be.

1,  It is far harder to get, time, effort  & financial investment

2,  Health & Safety requirements which not everybody has in place, m y initial cost was £1150 + vat now £500 + vat per annum.

3,   Keeping the work because there is somebody who will undercut then break h&s regs.

4,   Getting paid & invoicing.

5,   Taxman & vat

6,   Employees, ni & tax etc

7,   Cost will be far cheaper than trad.

All the above & probably more are things to take into consideration, now doing domestic you charge more, you get paid cash, investment is cheaper & work is out there waiting to be found.

One employee (Family member) left us & has set up on own, i helped get work, do van & even produced leafletts & delived them, he is now up to 80 to 100 customers & picking up new work everyday.

He charges more per window & earns £100+ a day, that is a semi retired bloke keeping busy before is pension comes . Better than £5.00+ an hour B&Q OR WHATEVER.

Just a few points to think about as now is the time to cold call or drop leafletts, to any new or up & coming W/C I did offer help to another member trying to start, who was unable to turn up at an arranged meeting leaving me waiting about 1 hour, this is how Den became interested in going it alone so i helped him & it has worked.

Gary   

[H h20]

Hi Gary,how you doing mate,have you used that 38ft pole yet?,
Yes i agree about domestic,all my work used to be domestic and always semed to have cash in my pocket,then started taking on commercial,yes the jobs pay more per job,but like you say more hassle,
i have satrted to take on a bit more domestic latley and i`m enjoying it again,  ,
Gaz

[gary evans]

Hi Gaz

Not used it yet, but plan on soon.

Just thought i would bring up a couple topics because some on here state massive prices for jobs & you wont get them all the time especially around here.

Now is a good time to look for new work or get cards out.

Gary