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  1. Lee Wright

    Organise Via Task or Location?

    SCALING EXECUTION 
    Yes I've only mentioned 2 options but I'm open to others as well. As for raising prices, I've already done that & have been saying no to the more difficult jobs. It's been great. The issue is that even having fewer but more valuable clients still means the business is totally dependent on...
  2. Lee Wright

    Organise Via Task or Location?

    SCALING EXECUTION 
    I run a small AV hire business. We have 2 locations. One in the city & one regional. I do all the sales & bookings from the regional office. For example a customer rings me. I create an order in the cloud booking software & we have a part-time technician (Dan) that comes in to the city...
  3. Lee Wright

    Website for Firewood Sales

    Correct but Shopify looks good too. Tons of Youtube vids around. That's mostly how I learn. Also Google Bard is great if you get stuck & have a specific question (It's Google's version of Chat GPT). Cutting Edge looks good. I think selling accessories is a great idea. I...
  4. Lee Wright

    Website for Firewood Sales

    It's a been a few years since I did this. It wasn't very profitable for me so I sold the site to an existing competitor for about $500. Having said that the site worked well for getting orders. It was the supply side that I struggled with. I was simply acting as an agent & outsourcing...
  5. Lee Wright

    Book About the Economics of Hiring Staff?

    My business has grown quite a bit the last year to the point where I'm thinking about getting some permanent part-time employees. One thing that has always made me use contractors is my skepticism that employees are actually any cheaper at the end of the day. I'm starting to think that...
  6. Lee Wright

    Chat GPT - Impressive But I Can't Find A Use For It

    EXECUTION 
    Don't get me wrong. I want to be as excited about Chat GPT as I was at the beginning of the Web back in 94 but I'm struggling to find an everyday use for it. For example I watched a video about how it's great for replying to emails & I'm thinking yeah nah. By the time I: -Copy the email...
  7. Lee Wright

    The Value of Capital Vs Labour

    INVESTING 
    Someone I think on this forum suggested that capital is simply "distilled labour". That's a very interesting idea. It got me thinking. Let's say I go out & work for an hour to earn $10 of capital. Being a lazy a$$ I then think to myself, mmm I might send my $10 capital to work for an...
  8. Lee Wright

    Phone Interruptions with Potential Sales are Driving Me Nuts

    QUESTION 
    When you put it that way I do have it pretty good. Maybe I'd be better offloading some of my other work which is more outsourceable & just focusing on the phone calls. As you rightly say, they are indeed "hot to trot" when they call because the website & reviews have done all the heavy lifting.
  9. Lee Wright

    Phone Interruptions with Potential Sales are Driving Me Nuts

    QUESTION 
    Yes a script is not a bad idea.
  10. Lee Wright

    Phone Interruptions with Potential Sales are Driving Me Nuts

    QUESTION 
    Texts are slightly better. I actually do say on my website that people can text & they sometimes do. People do expect a fast reply for texts though more so than email. Texts are easier to delegate & are generally much briefer.
  11. Lee Wright

    Phone Interruptions with Potential Sales are Driving Me Nuts

    QUESTION 
    I run a small events/AV hire business. I've always used my mobile as the main number & this has worked pretty well for the last 10 years but since the end of COVID business has ramped up a lot along with the number of calls. I feel like it's really affecting my productivity & I'm getting...
  12. Lee Wright

    Self Service Locker Lite Version

    EXECUTION 
    Good point. We were just discussing that. For now I'd just put them in the same locker on different shelves & label them well (it's a bit of an honesty system). If the idea works well then I'd get a couple more lockers but they wouldn't have to all be that big. We often hire out projectors...
  13. Lee Wright

    Self Service Locker Lite Version

    EXECUTION 
    I run a couple of AV rental businesses. Having to be there myself or pay people to be there for pickups & returns is a hassle so I've been looking into some type of automated locker system. There are commercial products similar to the Amazon parcel lockers but they're not big enough &...
  14. Lee Wright

    Buying Old Google My Business Listings

    MARKETING 
    Thanks. I did end up approaching the owner but surprisingly he didn't want to sell it.
  15. Lee Wright

    My Wife Thinks I'm a Coward!

    HOT! MINDSET 
    This is some great advice. My suggestion is to work out some type of contractor deal. For example you get the jobs in & get a commission - that's what I do. Or alternately he gets the jobs & you pay him a commission. If you're doing the work then it should be more than just supplying...
  16. Lee Wright

    My Wife Thinks I'm a Coward!

    HOT! MINDSET 
    The biggest problem is that they are prone to ending in disputes even when the partners were friends to start with. The second thing is the legal aspect. I'm not sure about your country but here in Australia legal partners are jointly & severally liable for the debts of the business &...
  17. Lee Wright

    My Wife Thinks I'm a Coward!

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Seeing how things could be improved & wanting to improve them is a great sign of entrepreneurship but will you have that opportunity in a partnership? Will your friend be happy with you wanting to change things up?
  18. Lee Wright

    My Wife Thinks I'm a Coward!

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Business partnerships are fraught with danger. It is good to work with someone who already has something up & running to get experience but perhaps something like a joint venture might be better.
  19. Lee Wright

    My Wife Thinks I'm a Coward!

    HOT! MINDSET 
    1. Is there some way you can get started on a small scale? That way you can test the market & build up your confidence. Alternately could you volunteer to help out another non-competitor business in your intended industry to get experience, boost confidence & understand the market...
  20. Lee Wright

    Automated Equipment Rental Pickup

    Yeah I know what you mean. Also my people management skills are very poor.
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