How do you organise your diary?

[Matthew Storrs]

  Mick Dempsey said:

Imagine if you had put 20% on your prices, you'd lose some work for sure, but so what?

You have work till the end of September say, no big loss.

 

I think that's the point Johnny was making.

 

Who said I didnt!

 

Actually I have one job which is lasting 5-6 weeks so that knocks a big whole in the diary- generally most of my jobs are 2 weeks so doesn't take much to fill up.

 

His point about people being in the pub by 4pm is probably true- a bit like the regular users on here who claim to be flat out but still manage to devote hours a day to arbtalk:lol:

[Mick Dempsey]

It's all research Matthew!

[Matthew Storrs]

Lets say you spent an hour a day on arbtalk- but instead worked an etc hour a day at £30 an hour- that's nearly 11k an extra per year! Nearly all profit.

[Johny Walker]

  Matthew Storrs said:

Lets say you spent an hour a day on arbtalk- but instead worked an etc hour a day at £30 an hour- that's nearly 11k an extra per year! Nearly all profit.

 

i dont work in the evening

[Treeman123]

  Matthew Storrs said:

I give the customer an idea of when I hope to do the job but also explain that weather and other circumstances can have a knock on effect- so I say I will firm up nearer the time- usually give them at least a couple days notice, I put aside days where I don't book anything in, that way it allows leeway if a job overruns and if I finish on time I use that day to either fit a little job in or do kit maintenance etc.

 

In my experience if I book 4 days a week the 5th always get filled in one form or another- quoting/ job gets extended or maintenace

 

 

Thats a good idea

[Matthew Storrs]

  Johny Walker said:

i dont work in the evening

 

Best be up early than:biggrin:

[Ty Korrigan]

  WillTimberlake said:

Saying that, I have lost three jobs within the last 2 weeks because another company could do it sooner.

 

I lost a job because some-one else could do it on the Friday instead of the Monday giving the client time to clear up. Friday passed and Monday came and went with no sign of any tree work as I drove past...

Ty

[Johny Walker]

  Matthew Storrs said:

Best be up early than:biggrin:

 

6am is early enough for me thanks ,

[Treeman123]

Think I may have a go at booking 4 days in and leaving a day free so i can be a bit more flexible. Nothing worse than the customer asking you to do an extra day but your fully booked for a month or so!

[eggsarascal]

  Matthew Storrs said:

Who said I didnt!

 

Actually I have one job which is lasting 5-6 weeks so that knocks a big whole in the diary- generally most of my jobs are 2 weeks so doesn't take much to fill up.

 

His point about people being in the pub by 4pm is probably true- a bit like the regular users on here who claim to be flat out but still manage to devote hours a day to arbtalk:lol:

 

Some of us don't want/need to be flat out...... As long as I've got enough to get by I'm happy.

 

I'll soon be off-grid, moving about, I'll pick up work wherever I am.

 

If I can get a good drainage job now and again it will be a bonus.

 

We don't live to work........