Do you guys have a billable time app tracker type thing you use?
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Liese S. - Mar 30, 2017 7:34:13 pm PDT #1318 of 1416
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
smonster - Mar 31, 2017 11:47:46 am PDT #1319 of 1416
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
I don't but would also be interested. Also, anyone use a mileage tracker app?
I need a pep talk, or real talk, some kind of talk. I'm a few weeks into starting up my own thing, and it's not going so hot. I have now done four or five estimates, and no takers. I think no one can afford me. I guess I need to drop my prices? I don't know what else to do. I have it out there that I'm doing a "friends and family" deal, so I'm not necessarily locked into low prices.
I think I'm PMSing too, which doesn't help. I'm having a real hard time finding my motivation right now.
NoiseDesign - Mar 31, 2017 2:26:15 pm PDT #1320 of 1416
Our wings are not tired
Feel free to give me a call, I'm happy to talk to you about estimates and give you a pep talk and whatever else you need. My cell is in my profile.
juliana - Apr 04, 2017 1:33:11 pm PDT #1321 of 1416
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I also need a pep talk, but more of a "find your focus, figure out your strengths"-type thing. I've been out of the 9-5 world for so long that I'm really intimidated by trying to get back in to it.
Vortex - Apr 04, 2017 6:46:32 pm PDT #1322 of 1416
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
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"It's more of a crime to have the apostrophes wrong in the first place"
eta: just realized I meant to post in Bitches.
Steph L. - Apr 04, 2017 7:36:48 pm PDT #1323 of 1416
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
It's kind of hilarious how many people have posted that on my FB wall.
Vortex - Apr 04, 2017 8:06:46 pm PDT #1324 of 1416
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I may or may not have gotten it more than once.
NoiseDesign - Apr 05, 2017 5:16:15 pm PDT #1325 of 1416
Our wings are not tired
I also need a pep talk, but more of a "find your focus, figure out your strengths"-type thing. I've been out of the 9-5 world for so long that I'm really intimidated by trying to get back in to it.
Feel free to give me a call if you need. I'm happy to chat.
smonster - Apr 12, 2017 9:54:38 am PDT #1326 of 1416
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Love you, juliana. Wish I had advice for you.
Ugggh, tough week right now. Roughly calculated my quarterly taxes. Can almost pay them but it would drain my whole savings account, but I think I'm going to pay them with a credit card and then immediately use a balance transfer that gets me zero interest for 18 mos. Which is not a great habit to get into, but I don't see another option. We'll see what it looks like once I factor in deductions.
And then these shutters… are probably going to take me 3x the hours I had calculated. At least.
I just don't know if I can actually make money at this, and I really don't know how much I really want to try.
The aspect of my business that would probably be best for actually making money is not an aspect I really like (dealing with door locksets).
NoiseDesign - Apr 12, 2017 11:38:10 am PDT #1327 of 1416
Our wings are not tired
You're going to make some mistakes on bids, that's part of the landscape. You learn from it, make the note, and apply what you've learned to the next bid. You are at the hardest part right now, as you get into it things get easier.