Yes, I do have a high schooler hired for some hours this summer to do just as you suggested. I am also having him cut the grass at the shop and a few other random things. I'll see how that goes and maybe hire someone more permanently after summer.
Given the current situation, I've been surprised how willing these companies have been to increase the payment. I had one offer $250 to put up 10 strings of pennant streamers from a light pole to the facade of a building, plus put 4 big feather flags on the roof, and hang a Grand Opening banner, and then go back and take it all down a month later for another $250. I told them we don't even take the lift out for less than $600 (it was also 45 miles away) a job, and we'd need $1400 plus another $800 for putting window wraps they supplied across the whole storefront. They approved it no questions asked.
Aside from being very busy with signs, we also have an enormous call for T-Shirts and in the last 2 weeks we have been approached by three different brokers. I don't and will never do contract work. But business is kicking and I also don't lower my prices just to appease someone.
Come to Florida! Just spent the weekend at Ormond Beach and St Augustine. Did some work at Universal last week (packing people in like cattle now).
Just got back Sunday from 3 days in Orlando and 4 in Fort Myers! Loved it! We were one of the cattle last Tuesday...geesh...that was ridiculous! Got on most of the rides. I love Florida, it's one of my favorite states!
I was in Ft. Myers two weekends ago. I got family down there. It's nice this time of year because traffic is not bad during the summer.
Exactly! And there were very few people at the condo complex, nobody in the pools, nobody playing pickle ball, had the place basically to ourselves. I enjoyed it MUCH better than peak season. Last time we went I just wanted to sit by the pool and read my book...NOPE NEVER HAPPENED. Going to the pool was like a meet and greet, every old person had to stop and talk to me LOL Got most of my book read this time!