How Do Solo Contractors Manage Estimates, Communication, and Jobsite Work All at Once?
How do you balance being a one‑man operation with staying on top of communication, estimates, and jobsite work?
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The hallmark of a good entrepreneur getting started! Often times, the desperation for help lends to hiring someone close (underskilled but trustworthy) and paying too much.
STRUCTURE your work week intentionally to allow for sales and office tasks. e.g. leave tuesdays and thursday afternoon/evenings for sales and no production on Fridays so you can catch up on stuff. If you are burried in production, then you need to hire a low skill, high ceiling person that you can train up. (low skill because it fits the cash flow) and high ceiling so they are teachable.
Low hanging fruit: Many entrepreneurs hire their spouse to eleviate pressure on the office end until you hit the next ceiling. Either way, you will need to move towards block scheduling at some point in the growth journey.