New year Changes for the new year

[ballandco]

What changes are you making next year ?i feel this year made a mistake booking work up to far in advance mainly bathrooms then missing the first couple of months of the heating season where I earn my bread . So going to try and focus on heating boilers installs etc next year and try to cut back on the plumbing ,does anyone else just do heating ?is it proper dead in the summer ?
also having to go vat registered this year ,does anyone find this a big turn off for domestic work or do they except it as the normal,don't think it will matter to my regular customers just worried about new ones

 

[rocketmanbkk]

I'm going to charge correctly and not do jobs as favours for people I've never met. Gotta toughen up or I'll go pop. Not that bad but need to earn.

 

[quality]

I only do heating, gas and heat pumps. I hate bathrooms with a passion lol

 

[ballandco]

I no what you mean bathrooms are a nightmare ,take to long and don't seem to earn any money .
quality do you do many heat pumps?wouldnt mind training for some renewables next year
rocketman I no what your talking about as we'll I'm the same ,always think in the long run rather than here and now .so many times I do a favour and think that's all rite there use me again to find no phone call anytime soon .

 

[cr0ft]

I'm going to charge correctly and not do jobs as favours for people I've never met. Gotta toughen up or I'll go pop. Not that bad but need to earn.

Just done my accounts for the 2012/13 year and have earnt more money by charging more and working less hours. Your idea is the way to go matey!

 

[quality]

I no what you mean bathrooms are a nightmare ,take to long and don't seem to earn any money .
quality do you do many heat pumps?wouldnt mind training for some renewables next year
rocketman I no what your talking about as we'll I'm the same ,always think in the long run rather than here and now .so many times I do a favour and think that's all rite there use me again to find no phone call anytime soon .

fitted 15 heat pumps this year, I never thought it but the demand is there and it just keeps increasing year after year.

 

[cr0ft]

What changes are you making next year ?i feel this year made a mistake booking work up to far in advance mainly bathrooms then missing the first couple of months of the heating season where I earn my bread . So going to try and focus on heating boilers installs etc next year and try to cut back on the plumbing ,does anyone else just do heating ?is it proper dead in the summer ?
also having to go vat registered this year ,does anyone find this a big turn off for domestic work or do they except it as the normal,don't think it will matter to my regular customers just worried about new ones

It's a big turn off for cheapskate domestic customers tbh. The ones you wouldn't want anyway imo.

In my experience most people expect to pay VAT on a plumbers bill.

 

[ballandco]

Sounds good cant be running round all year with not a lot to show for it, be handy to get rid of the penny watching customers as well to many of them ain't good for no ones health lol
quality that surprises me might have to do a couple of courses and see what's what

 

[Ermintrude]

As said above you loose the idiots who want a cash "discount"

 

[Leo21]

I only do gas and heating and I keep quite busy all year round. Forward thinking customers have heating done when it's not cold! And there's always servicing.