Do you have daily goals? Weekly? Monthly?
From the beginning of starting my own company, I naively told myself that I need to make $300 per day. That would give me my $6000K a month that I was making at my previous job (I roughly estimate 20...
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I went through the exact same thing with my lawn care company. The day-to-day rollercoaster will make you crazy. What changed everything for me was shifting to a weekly and monthly view. When you zoom out, you realize those 3 dead days didn’t actually hurt you…you still hit $10K+ that month.
A few things that helped me:
∙ Stop measuring daily revenue. Track your weekly average instead.
∙ Know your real break-even number (not just what you used to make at a W-2 level. You have to factor in insurance, fuel, equipment, taxes).
∙ Watch your quote-to-job conversion rate. If you’re closing 60%+ you’re in good shape, and the slow days are just timing.
The emotional side is real though. The inconsistency is harder than the money part. It gets better once you build recurring accounts and your schedule fills in.