Originally Posted By: awatson
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Originally Posted By: rray
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Interesting poll. I’m in the 3 year, 10+ section.
Do we have any very well-established companies, like 5 years or more? 10 years or more? What are they doing?
I actually want to drop down into the 7 per week category with each inspection costing $1,000 or more. That would make me happy--365 inspections, $365,000 in sales. Yep, I could like that. I would have a lot of money left for margaritas.
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Originally Posted By: kmcmahon
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| I actually want to drop down into the 7 per week category with each inspection costing $1,000 or more. That would make me happy-- |
Who the hell wouldn't want that? 
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Originally Posted By: cmccann
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I’m in my first year I have done to date 94 paid inspections since Sept 1st. My original goal was 100 the first year, but I have changed that to 150. I’m really feeling good about my business…
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Originally Posted By: awatson
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The poll is shaping up exactly like one would expect. Unfortunately, it still can not tell the real story. Most of us 1st year guys doing less than 4 and most of the 3+ year guys doing more than 10 could mean two things:
Theory #1: Hang in there newcomer, your time will come. Do most inspectors move through a few(Y1), then enough(Y2) and finally plenty(Y3)?
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Theory #2: Either you got it or you don’t. Most inspectors do a few in the Y1 stage while a few inspectors are doing enough or plenty in the Y1 stage. The guys doing a few in Y1 drop out of the business while the guys doing the enough and plenty continue on.
Hhmm???
Originally Posted By: rray
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| I'm in my first year I have done to date 94 paid inspections since Sept 1st. My original goal was 100 the first year, but I have changed that to 150. I'm really feeling good about my business...... |
Rather than changing a goal that you have already set, keep that 100 goal and note by how much you surpassed it. There's nothing wrong with that. Just work as hard as you can to really crush that goal of 100.
Now, when you go to set your goals for your second year, use your actual first year numbers to set your second year goals. For example, if you get to 150 for the first year and want to grow by 10% for your second year (my goal), your goal for the second year will be 165. You'll probably find that you'll crush that goal, also. If so, in your third year, perhaps you should set a goal that is 20% higher rather than 10%. Set goals that are realistic and reachable. Too many people set goals that are not realistic and not reachable, and thereby cause depression.
Also, since you started on September 1, you should have calendar-year goals as well. That allows you to have a partial calendar year for year one, and then a full calendar year for two. The advantage there is that if you see during your partial year one that you are doing well, then you can set your calendar goals higher.
I started business on October 15, 2001. For my first year, I had a full year (10/15/01 - 10/14/02), a partial calendar first year (10/15/01 - 12/31/01), and a full calendar first year (1/1/02 - 12/31/02). After that, switch to strictly a calendar year. You'll find it will make things much, much easier for tracking purposes, taxes, etc.
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