When you are self-employed, your year-long business stability is an absolute requirement. I talked to a home inspector today who has a home inspection business in Minnesota. Spring, summer and early fall are fairly busy times as people are purchasing homes and they hire home inspectors to identify problems with the home. During the cold and snowy winter months, the Minnesota home inspection business slows significantly. Business income slows significantly. Any dips in the housing market caused by weather or bad economic conditions slows the home inspections (for buyers of real estate) market.
Home inspectors, as well as many other with a seasonal workers such as realtors, home appraisers, landscapers, notary signing agents, and many other seasonal workers need a gap filler. That gap filler, for many, is the field services industry and primarily the commercial and insurance inspection segment … the home of the higher quality firms that pay the higher fees. Please don’t bother with the mortgage segment … the home of low-fee inspections and 99% of the fraud in the industry.
PUMP IT UP!
Now is the time to pump up your business and get ready for the slowdown that winter brings to the many who are self-employed. Check out all of the great SOFI information, marketing and training products at www.sofistore.com. Being self-employed creates a need for year-long job stability. Use the field services industry to fill some of the gaps. You will be more efficient and you will earn more money every year. Be smart … get more diversified … work for the best commercial and insurance field service firms … make more money and be happy!