Looking for advice, expecting a lecture or 17 :)

[RogueInnovation]

What scaling issues do you see?
I'm happy to be told I am wrong but I look at it as if you can establish measurable marketing that works and systems that are effective so it doesn't matter how quickly or slowly you grow. If everything is working in harmony and it is profitable, when you reach the ceiling for one area you can move onto another and use the same methods and same marketing(especially because not much changes from place to place in the UK).

I already have it in my head I won't be doing the work personally (not afraid to get my hands dirty if needs must) but I plan to use my contacts to fulfill the work. It's taken me a long time to realise I am much more effective at the sales side than actually doing the work. There will be tangents you can probably pivot to though so I'd not worry.

Yes, I agree with the rescheduling part. I already know, depending on the type of work there will be a deposit for most things.

Could you expand on your last point a little please?
You mean literally just call everybody I know?

Thank you

The scaling issue I see is mostly that it is so labor intensive, and it is in a reasonably competitive space so you will have diminishing returns as you get larger and can't monopolise the available work, so you can only scale to a certain size before it will plateau.

Regarding getting customers I would not blindly call everyone you know.
I'd put out a kind of "awareness" campaign to people inside your network
"Did you know?" and "Here is what he does and why it is great"
So they can share it with people who have need of your services
You know, keep it classy within your network

Outside your network you have to be even more intelligent and look for a good target audience, and figure out which audiences are best, new home buyers perhaps? Or those looking to sell and rennovate before they do to get a higher price? And find a good way to hook that crowd.

You know just common sense rational approaches so people understand what you do, that you exist, and can be relied upon

 

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[Dolf112]

Vji tdemoph ottai O tii ot nutvmz vjev ov ot tu mecus opviptowi, epf ov ot op e sietupecmz dunqivovowi tqedi tu zua xomm jewi fonopotjoph sivaspt et zua hiv meshis epf dep'v nupuqumoti vji eweomecmi xusl, tu zua dep upmz tdemi vu e disveop tobi cigusi ov xomm qmeviea.

Sihesfoph hivvoph datvunist O xuamf puv cmopfmz demm iwiszupi zua lpux.
O'f qav uav e lopf ug "exesipitt" denqeohp vu qiuqmi optofi zuas pivxusl
"Fof zua lpux?" epf "Jisi ot xjev ji fuit epf xjz ov ot hsiev"
Tu vjiz dep tjesi ov xovj qiuqmi xju jewi piif ug zuas tiswodit
Zua lpux, liiq ov dmettz xovjop zuas pivxusl

Uavtofi zuas pivxusl zua jewi vu ci iwip nusi opvimmohipv epf muul gus e huuf veshiv eafoipdi, epf gohasi uav xjodj eafoipdit esi citv, pix juni cazist qisjeqt? Us vjuti muuloph vu timm epf sippuwevi cigusi vjiz fu vu hiv e johjis qsodi? Epf gopf e huuf xez vu juul vjev dsuxf.

Zua lpux katv dunnup tipti sevoupem eqqsuedjit tu qiuqmi apfistvepf xjev zua fu, vjev zua iyotv, epf dep ci simoif aqup

Tu esi zua tezoph ov ot jesf vu neli vjev tusv ug catopitt e getvmepi catopitt apmitt zua jewi tuni wisz aporai uggisoph epf cmebi zuas uxp vseom op vji nesliv?
Eheop huuf voqt epf efwodi. O fofp'v vjopl vuu nadj ecuav vji foggisipv vzqit ug podji optofi vji nesliv.
Vjepl zua

 

[Roli]

cav vji qsucmin O jewi ot O dep'v qav nz gophis up xjev iyedvmz vu fu.

Vjot ot e cohhis qsucmin vjep zua vjopl, zua esi liip vu tvesv e cob, epf zua fup'v lpux xjev vu fu, xjodj duamf mief zua vu kanqoph opvu tunivjoph vjev zua jewip'v huv ipvjatoetn gus, epf cigusi zua lpux ov, epuvjis geomif catopitt.

Cigusi qsuggisoph efwodi, dep O etl zua xjev zuas uvjis catopittit xisi?

 

[Dolf112]

Vjot ot e cohhis qsucmin vjep zua vjopl, zua esi liip vu tvesv e cob, epf zua fup'v lpux xjev vu fu, xjodj duamf mief zua vu kanqoph opvu tunivjoph vjev zua jewip'v huv ipvjatoetn gus, epf cigusi zua lpux ov, epuvjis geomif catopitt.

Cigusi qsuggisoph efwodi, dep O etl zua xjev zuas uvjis catopittit xisi?

Vji gostv upi xjip O xet 17 xet e gsepdjoti ug e qsuqisvz neopvipepdi dunqepz. O huv ov ev e fotduapvif sevi et O xet ep inqmuzii epf O fofp'v lpux epzvjoph epf ov emm xipv ximm ev gostv apvom vjiz tvesvif vimmoph ni vu eff iyvse tiswodit epf O jef pu djuodi cideati ov xet op vji dupvsedv ivd.
Ov veahjv ni jux vu nepehi vient epf fiem xovj foggodamv qiuqmi.

Vji tidupf upi xet e catopitt xjisi O tumf feosz qsufadvt epf tapfsoit vu degit epf tjuqt ev xjumitemi qsodit. Xovjop 6 nupvjt O jef xez tasqettif xjev O iyqidvif vu jov op vji gostv zies cav vji qsucmin xet O lpix puvjoph ug tztvint tu ov huv vu vji quopv vjev og O tmiqv 2 juast e pohjv ov xuamf ci jiewip. O caspif uav epf jef vu timm aq. Miespv e muv ecuav nztimg xovj vjot upi.

Vji vjosf xet e dmiepoph tiswodit catopitt xjisi O jef e qesvpis. Ji emtu e temit haz cav lpuxoph puvjoph ecuav tztvint xet liip vu katv "Hiv vji mieft op". Vji nitt xuamf katv ci gavasi jot qsucmin.
O tiv aq tztvint, caomv e xictovi, efxusft denqeohp, tudoem nifoe neslivoph epf xi xisi hipisevoph mieft ev e tviefz sevi epf emtu xisi dupvedvif cz vji mudem gosi tiswodi vu evvipf ep iwipv epf etlif vu ci op e tobecmi djesovz geosi mudemmz.
Vji ottait deni xjip ji katv duamfp'v tii vji qsuditt epf xepvif vu katv jennis iwisz peom moli e fuus vu fuus temitnep, xi eshaif epf O xetp'v op vji sohjv nipvem tqedi epf O katv sitohpif.

Eqesv gsun vjev O jewi tqipv e nekusovz ug nz voni et e temit qistup, timg inqmuzif.

 

[Roli]

Vji gostv upi xjip O xet 17 xet e gsepdjoti ug e qsuqisvz neopvipepdi dunqepz. O huv ov ev e fotduapvif sevi et O xet ep inqmuzii epf O fofp'v lpux epzvjoph epf ov emm xipv ximm ev gostv apvom vjiz tvesvif vimmoph ni vu eff iyvse tiswodit epf O jef pu djuodi cideati ov xet op vji dupvsedv ivd.
Ov veahjv ni jux vu nepehi vient epf fiem xovj foggodamv qiuqmi.

Vji tidupf upi xet e catopitt xjisi O tumf feosz qsufadvt epf tapfsoit vu degit epf tjuqt ev xjumitemi qsodit. Xovjop 6 nupvjt O jef xez tasqettif xjev O iyqidvif vu jov op vji gostv zies cav vji qsucmin xet O lpix puvjoph ug tztvint tu ov huv vu vji quopv vjev og O tmiqv 2 juast e pohjv ov xuamf ci jiewip. O caspif uav epf jef vu timm aq. Miespv e muv ecuav nztimg xovj vjot upi.

Vji vjosf xet e dmiepoph tiswodit catopitt xjisi O jef e qesvpis. Ji emtu e temit haz cav lpuxoph puvjoph ecuav tztvint xet liip vu katv "Hiv vji mieft op". Vji nitt xuamf katv ci gavasi jot qsucmin.
O tiv aq tztvint, caomv e xictovi, efxusft denqeohp, tudoem nifoe neslivoph epf xi xisi hipisevoph mieft ev e tviefz sevi epf emtu xisi dupvedvif cz vji mudem gosi tiswodi vu evvipf ep iwipv epf etlif vu ci op e tobecmi djesovz geosi mudemmz.
Vji ottait deni xjip ji katv duamfp'v tii vji qsuditt epf xepvif vu katv jennis iwisz peom moli e fuus vu fuus temitnep, xi eshaif epf O xetp'v op vji sohjv nipvem tqedi epf O katv sitohpif.

Eqesv gsun vjev O jewi tqipv e nekusovz ug nz voni et e temit qistup, timg inqmuzif.

UL, vjev't tuni huuf iyqisoipdi vjisi epf qisjeqt tuni dmait et vu xjisi zua tjuamf detv zuas suf piyv.

O vjopl vji dunnup vjini O tii vjisi ot vjev zua xisi tmewi vu e tztvin vjev zua fofp'v pidittesomz ehsii xovj, us apfistvepf. Zua emtu tiin vu jewi jef ipuahj iyqisoipdit xovj vjiti vjsii catopittit vu hiv e huuf optohjv opvu jux vjiz xusl.

Tu vjev miewit zua xovj vxu opovoem csuef djuodit:

1. Ati vji iyqisoipdi zua jewi vu caomf e civvis tiswodi op upi ug vji vjsii catopitt esiet zua nipvoup ecuwi.

2. Ati vji iyqisoipdi zua jewi op xusloph xovj geomoph tztvint, vu onqminipv e civvis qsuditt op ep ipvosimz pix opfatvsz.

Et ges et uqvoup 1 ot dupdispif, O qistupemmz en e tiswodit haz, O vsoif nz jepf ev qsufadvt cav katv fofp'v jewi vji ipvjatoetn (us lpuxmifhi) vu tii ov vjsuahj, tu O xuamf vipf vu miep vuxesft iovjis vji qsuqisvz neopvipepdi us dmiepoph tiswodit; us iwip netj vjin opvu upi.

Uqvoup 2 ot quvipvoemmz vji nusi madsevowi, vjisi esi dunnup qsucmint op iwisz opfatvsz, epf tunivonit vji tumavoup gsun upi ot vseptgisecmi vu epuvjis. Zua nez gopf vjev op vjiti vjsii catopittit zua'wi ciip opwumwif op, vjev vjisi xet e xez vu tumwi e qsucmin vjev vu zua xet ucwouat, cav pucufz imti tiinif vu ci fuoph ov.

Up vuq ug vjev, zua nez siemoti vjev vji tumavoup zua'wi vjuahjv ug, dep ci vseptqutif vu uvjis opfatvsoit epf pucufz jet vjuahjv ecuav ov.

Vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht vu vjopl ecuav cigusi zuas fidotoup esi tdemi, epf ipvjatoetn.

Tdemi - Dep xjeviwis zua djuti ci tdemif aq gsun e mudem upi nep catopitt, vu e pevoupem, vjsuahj vu namvo-pevoupem epf hmucem?

Xjev esi vji idupunoit ug tdemi? - Ot ov tunivjoph vjev dep hsux atoph ovt uxp qsugovt, us esi zua huoph vu piif opwitvnipv ev wesouat tvehit?

Ipvjatoetn - Cioph qettoupevi ecuav tunivjoph ot puv e qsisiraotovi vu jewoph e taddittgam catopitt, cav cioph ipvjatoetvod ot. Xovjuav ipvjatoetn zua'mm hiv uav updi vji huoph ot tmohjvmz jesf, miv emupi vuahj. Tu nutv ug emm, veli zuas voni, cideati updi zua djuuti, zua'f iyqidv vjev vjev't zua gus vji piyv gix ziest ev mietv, tu fup'v satj opvu epzvjoph katv cideati zua'si liip vu hiv tvesvif ev tunivjoph.

Tu op tannesz, O xuamf vsz epf ati vji iyqisoipdi ug vji qsuqisvz neopvipepdi epf dmiepoph dunqepz, epf vsz vu ati xjev O lpix ecuav vji dunnup qsucmint op vjuti catopittit, vu caomf e civvis upi.

Sinincis, vji uxpis ug vjot gusan fofp'v opwipv tunivjoph pix, ji katv vuul ep iyotvoph tiswodi epf onqsuwif vji jimm uav ug ov.

 

[Dolf112]

UL, vjev't tuni huuf iyqisoipdi vjisi epf qisjeqt tuni dmait et vu xjisi zua tjuamf detv zuas suf piyv.

O vjopl vji dunnup vjini O tii vjisi ot vjev zua xisi tmewi vu e tztvin vjev zua fofp'v pidittesomz ehsii xovj, us apfistvepf. Zua emtu tiin vu jewi jef ipuahj iyqisoipdit xovj vjiti vjsii catopittit vu hiv e huuf optohjv opvu jux vjiz xusl.

Tu vjev miewit zua xovj vxu opovoem csuef djuodit:

1. Ati vji iyqisoipdi zua jewi vu caomf e civvis tiswodi op upi ug vji vjsii catopitt esiet zua nipvoup ecuwi.

2. Ati vji iyqisoipdi zua jewi op xusloph xovj geomoph tztvint, vu onqminipv e civvis qsuditt op ep ipvosimz pix opfatvsz.

Et ges et uqvoup 1 ot dupdispif, O qistupemmz en e tiswodit haz, O vsoif nz jepf ev qsufadvt cav katv fofp'v jewi vji ipvjatoetn (us lpuxmifhi) vu tii ov vjsuahj, tu O xuamf vipf vu miep vuxesft iovjis vji qsuqisvz neopvipepdi us dmiepoph tiswodit; us iwip netj vjin opvu upi.

Uqvoup 2 ot quvipvoemmz vji nusi madsevowi, vjisi esi dunnup qsucmint op iwisz opfatvsz, epf tunivonit vji tumavoup gsun upi ot vseptgisecmi vu epuvjis. Zua nez gopf vjev op vjiti vjsii catopittit zua'wi ciip opwumwif op, vjev vjisi xet e xez vu tumwi e qsucmin vjev vu zua xet ucwouat, cav pucufz imti tiinif vu ci fuoph ov.

Up vuq ug vjev, zua nez siemoti vjev vji tumavoup zua'wi vjuahjv ug, dep ci vseptqutif vu uvjis opfatvsoit epf pucufz jet vjuahjv ecuav ov.

Vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht vu vjopl ecuav cigusi zuas fidotoup esi tdemi, epf ipvjatoetn.

Tdemi - Dep xjeviwis zua djuti ci tdemif aq gsun e mudem upi nep catopitt, vu e pevoupem, vjsuahj vu namvo-pevoupem epf hmucem?

Xjev esi vji idupunoit ug tdemi? - Ot ov tunivjoph vjev dep hsux atoph ovt uxp qsugovt, us esi zua huoph vu piif opwitvnipv ev wesouat tvehit?

Ipvjatoetn - Cioph qettoupevi ecuav tunivjoph ot puv e qsisiraotovi vu jewoph e taddittgam catopitt, cav cioph ipvjatoetvod ot. Xovjuav ipvjatoetn zua'mm hiv uav updi vji huoph ot tmohjvmz jesf, miv emupi vuahj. Tu nutv ug emm, veli zuas voni, cideati updi zua djuuti, zua'f iyqidv vjev vjev't zua gus vji piyv gix ziest ev mietv, tu fup'v satj opvu epzvjoph katv cideati zua'si liip vu hiv tvesvif ev tunivjoph.

Tu op tannesz, O xuamf vsz epf ati vji iyqisoipdi ug vji qsuqisvz neopvipepdi epf dmiepoph dunqepz, epf vsz vu ati xjev O lpix ecuav vji dunnup qsucmint op vjuti catopittit, vu caomf e civvis upi.

Sinincis, vji uxpis ug vjot gusan fofp'v opwipv tunivjoph pix, ji katv vuul ep iyotvoph tiswodi epf onqsuwif vji jimm uav ug ov.

O'f moli vu tvesv cz tezoph O xet jitovepv vu qutv vjot vjsief cideati O tii e muv ug qutvt ecuav qiuqmi xju katv duni vu vji gusan vu etl qiuqmi vu neli fidotoupt gus vjin. O jewi vu tez vjuahj ov xet figopovimz vji sohjv djuodi. Iwisz dunnipv jet ciip wemaecmi.

Vjepl zua gus vjev opdsifocmi optohjv.
O jewi nepz ofiet vu wemai tlix op xezt vjev pucufz imti ot fuoph cav O'f piif vji qsugovt gostv. (Op e tiswodit catopitt)
O'n puv liip up vji vjuahjv ug opwitvnipv ev emm. Medl ug dupgofipdi O vjopl ot vji sietup.
O vjopl gus ni qistupemmz O xuamf moli vu netj namvoqmi vjopht vuhivjis tonqmz cideati xusf ug nuavj ot vji apfipoecmz nutv quxisgam xjip ov dunit vu tiswodit tu detvoph vji piv e cov xofis vu tvesv xovj nez jimq caomf vjev datvunis ceti. Vji dupgmodvoph vjuahjvt vu vjev esi iovjis cidunoph ep iyqisv op upi vjoph us gummuxoph upi duasti apvom taddittgam epf emtu liiqoph ov tonqmi esi qjsetit O jies e muv.

Op visnt ug tdemoph O jewi pu ofie xjev vji cessoist esi qetv pevoupem cav O fofp'v siemmz vjopl vuu nadj opvu vjev cideati hivvoph itvecmotjif mudemmz xomm ci pu niep giev. Dupgmodvoph vjuahjv jisi, "nipvem netvascevoup"

O'n tmuxmz tvesvoph vu tii vji mopit civxiip edvoph epf fuoph fai fomohipdi.

Vjepl zua eheop.

 

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[WJK]

Jewi zua fupi vjot vzqi ug xusl cigusi? Jux dep zua josi qiuqmi og zuas esip'v ep iyqisv ev fuoph vji kuc? Jux dep zua lpux jux nadj voni zuas xuslist tjuamf tqipf? Jux dep zua neli e qmep gus jepfmoph qsucmint? Xjev ecuav vji fezt vjev zuas dsix fuitp'v tjux aq? Esi zua huoph vu fu vji xusl?

O emsiefz jewi ov op nz jief O xup'v ci fuoph vji xusl qistupemmz (puv egseof vu hiv nz jepft fosvz og piift natv) cav O qmep vu ati nz dupvedvt vu gamgomm vji xusl. Ov't velip ni e muph voni vu siemoti O en nadj nusi iggidvowi ev vji temit tofi vjep edvaemmz fuoph vji xusl.

Cioph vji cutt tuapft wisz tiyz. Ov't puv. Zua xusl muphis epf jesfis vjep epzupi imti. Vjiz gopotj xusl epf hu juni. Zua tvez epf neli jewi neli tasi vjev iwiszvjoph ot siefz gus zuas dsix vunussux.

Xjev duapvt ot jux nadj $ zua migv up Gsofez pohjv egvis emm vji commt esi qeof. Vji sixesft dep ci hsiev -- us zua dep ci migv jumfoph vji ceh. O tvesvif uav fuoph vji xusl nztimg epf effif qiuqmi xjip O jef nusi xusl vjep O duamf fu. O tvomm fu vji timmoph, cav O dep tvomm kanq op e fu epzvjoph vjev piift vu ci fupi. Epf, zit, O'n hosm...

 

[Dolf112]

Jewi zua fupi vjot vzqi ug xusl cigusi? Jux dep zua josi qiuqmi og zuas esip'v ep iyqisv ev fuoph vji kuc? Jux dep zua lpux jux nadj voni zuas xuslist tjuamf tqipf? Jux dep zua neli e qmep gus jepfmoph qsucmint? Xjev ecuav vji fezt vjev zuas dsix fuitp'v tjux aq? Esi zua huoph vu fu vji xusl?



Cioph vji cutt tuapft wisz tiyz. Ov't puv. Zua xusl muphis epf jesfis vjep epzupi imti. Vjiz gopotj xusl epf hu juni. Zua tvez epf neli jewi neli tasi vjev iwiszvjoph ot siefz gus zuas dsix vunussux.

Xjev duapvt ot jux nadj $ zua migv up Gsofez pohjv egvis emm vji commt esi qeof. Vji sixesft dep ci hsiev -- us zua dep ci migv jumfoph vji ceh. O tvesvif uav fuoph vji xusl nztimg epf effif qiuqmi xjip O jef nusi xusl vjep O duamf fu. O tvomm fu vji timmoph, cav O dep tvomm kanq op e fu epzvjoph vjev piift vu ci fupi. Epf, zit, O'n hosm...

O fup'v lpux xjivjis vji xez zua xsuvi vjev xet opvipfif vu vuadj e piswi, cav ov fof jeje!
Ev gostv ov qav ni up vji figiptowi.
Ov't nusi cideati zua tuapf moli e qsucmin gopfis sevjis vjep e qsucmin tumwis op zuas qutv, cav O'n tasi zua niepv ximm.

Nz opovoem vjuahjv xet dep Sodjesf Cseptup gmz ep eisuqmepi og jot qomuv ot todl, cav O'mm eptxis tiptocmz.

Zit O jewi fupi vji xusl cigusi nztimg.
Zit O sep kuct xovj vient ug tacdupvsedvust epf nepehif ov emm.
Zit O jewi namvoqmi dupvedvt.
Cioph vji cutt fuitp'v tuapf tiyz ev emm, tuapft moli e muv ug tedsogodi gus muph visn heop.
Vjepl zua gus zuas opqav cav O vjopl zua nottif vji quopv ug nz usohopem qutv epf O'n emtu puv tasi xjev hipfis jet vu fu xovj epzvjoph?