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I've managed 4 hours in 3 days! Quite nice really until you remember that these jobs still need doing!
This is the weather that fills January and February with work I've not got to yet!!
I think that there are indicators than you can look out for that give you a decent idea of someone's skills/abilities but equally there are some people who are just good bullsh***ers without the knowledge and experience to back up what they say. They're like so-called psychics - they have generalised "stock phrases" that make it sound like they know what they're talking about but have nothing solid to back it up.
Pro Gard said:
Ive done a lot of tiling over the years and usually have a few jobs lined up in the winter, again all through recomendations.
I also occasionally help my brother out with his floor sanding and restoration business.
I thoroughly enjoy the gardening work but it is nice to have the occasional change of scenery so to speak ;-)
I totally agree with Pro Gard, i feel it's important to be keep the businesses separate to retain credibility, and to invest in the equipment & training to enable each to hold its own professionally.
I'm also a qualified traditional mole catcher, which I now do alongside the garden work and I would recomend this for anyone looking for an extra bit of year round income - can be very lucrative and it's good to keep some of these old traditions going. Doesn't take too much effort to get qualified and the investment in kit is not huge.
I sat on my ass last winter and got fat (and broke).
This winter I will go on holiday for a month, and then I am going to do "Man with van"..........new magnetic signs for van, and new website and some google adwords should do it. I know a guy who does the same, he was unemployed a few months back, now has two warehouses selling second hand furniture and several van drivers - very successful.
Personally, I find its only Jan/Feb thats a bit quiet but I quite enjoy a bit of a rest....... Gives me a chance to catch up with all those outstanding jobs round the house that my wifes been moaning about for 10 months!
Gary Atkins said: