most difficult thing about being self employed

[Bubblecraft]

Doing my books. It's the one & only thing I hate

 

[Alan M]

Unpaid holidays... we all hate those.

i think some of ye arnt working out your rates properly.
if done properly you will get paid on those days, easter , bank holidays, christmass etc.
it should be calculated into the costs.
if you want x amount a day for yourself ,you should allow that amount times the total no of days(365-all the week ends but including holidays,sick days,no of days a year you want off) . then devide that by how many days you want to work. then add all the business costs etc


you should also have a section in your quote that charges the cost of quoting (probably not called that thow) . it should represent the cost of doing all the quotes through the year devided by the percentage you hope to win. if it costs you 20 pounds to do a quote (in deisil,time,lost profit,etc) and you usually win 50 %of quotes then the charge should be 40 gbp .

 

[Pebbs]

Accounts and Cashflow, and chasing payments are top of my list.

Followed secondly by when you tell everyone your taking a couple of days off, and the phone goes at 6.30am, and you know you have to answer it, because its serious.

But the upside is, better to be making money out of yourself than making money for someone else.

Lynn

 

[Andy Allen]

time wasters........the numptys that get you round to do a quote just to see what it would cost, but its to dear, because there budget was only a £100...for the whole bathroom !!!,

including....materials !!....:mad2:

 

[EverDon Tiling]

Budgeting always go over and deadlines.

 

[Dan]

Days off - coz if you take 'em, you know you're not getting paid!

As Lynn says though, I'd much rather make my own money than get paid a tiny percentage of it.

 

[AMtek]

Finding good, reliable staff is my problem

 

[afright]

People who want an insurance quote and promise you the job and never ring you back,got wise started to charge for this service just love watching there face when you tell them.

 

[Peter]

Probably getting a cheque at 4.28 on a Friday when the banks close at half past.

 

[tfs]

where to start! lol

non legit wanna be tradesmen trying to slate legit guys prices

people who want me to do a half assed job

timewasters

BUT

all the pros out way the cons by far. Best decision I ever made, even if its more stressful at times than a regular job.