Been running a small handyman/home repair business for 3 years now (just me and one part timer). Every December I do this thing where I pull up last years numbers to see how much we grew and this year I'm sitting here staring at my laptop kinda confused
Last December: $8.2k revenue
This December: $14.7k revenue
On paper that looks amazing right? Almost 80% growth. But here's the thing, last year I had WAY less stress. I was working with maybe 5 jobs that month, everything was straightforward repairs, barely any issues. This year I took on 12 jobs because I didnt want to turn anyone down before the holidays and honestly I'm burnt out. Two of them turned into complete nightmares with hidden problems behind the walls.
I had a bit of money saved up from the busy fall season which helped me say yes to everything but now I'm wondering if I'm actually doing better or if I just traded peace of mind for more revenue?? My wife keeps saying I should be celebrating but instead I'm sitting here on a Sunday night wondering if I grew the business or just made my life harder
Just compared my December numbers to last year and I dont know if I should be excited or worried
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Posted by HourlySharp
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There is definitely a trade off between revenue and time. Especially for a service business like yours (and mine). We don’t have the luxury of having an infinite number of software copies.
The other things is that you basically just have a regular job, but you take care of all the behind the scenes stuff too. As long as you are personally going out to them then you’ll only be trading time for money