huggytree
05-30-2010, 09:35 AM
havent seen anything about the recession in a while, so i thought id get a new post started to see how things are in your States.
here in WI the recession is still getting worse. is it improving or getting worse in your area?
im finding projects are getting smaller and smaller. My jobs used to be mainly $5,000-$10,000....now they are all in the $1,000 range. I only have a couple of builders who get around the $5,000 range anymore and they are all lake homes.
Many of my old customers are out of business or do 1 job a year. I have kept finding new customers to replace them. Almost all my builders I work for on a steady basis are less than 1 year with me. They know how to find business in the recession is what makes them different. By attaching on to them its helped me survive. If i didn't constantly find new customers id be out of business by now.
Ive been waiting for the competition to go under for 3 years now. they have all survived until recently. now they are going under 1 or 2 a month. It is helping me pick up some new business.
any suggestions or trends in your area which can help us survive?
is it getting worse or better?
here in WI the recession is still getting worse. is it improving or getting worse in your area?
im finding projects are getting smaller and smaller. My jobs used to be mainly $5,000-$10,000....now they are all in the $1,000 range. I only have a couple of builders who get around the $5,000 range anymore and they are all lake homes.
Many of my old customers are out of business or do 1 job a year. I have kept finding new customers to replace them. Almost all my builders I work for on a steady basis are less than 1 year with me. They know how to find business in the recession is what makes them different. By attaching on to them its helped me survive. If i didn't constantly find new customers id be out of business by now.
Ive been waiting for the competition to go under for 3 years now. they have all survived until recently. now they are going under 1 or 2 a month. It is helping me pick up some new business.
any suggestions or trends in your area which can help us survive?
is it getting worse or better?