Year-round sweeps beat seasonal rushes, in my view

Most sweeps I talk to only work in the fall. I began offering yearly plans, and my workload is now steady. How do you handle the slow months?

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4 Comments

gracethomas1mo ago

Saw a piece in a trade magazine last year that really stuck with me. It argued that treating your business like a seasonal rush is basically gambling on the weather. The steady money from year-round plans might seem smaller per job, but it keeps the lights on when the weather turns bad. That peace of mind beats stressing over whether the fall leaves will even drop on time.

beths931mo ago

Always figured like nathan919 that you had to chase the fall rush. But having steady work all year really changed my mind. The reliable money is worth way more than a few big paydays.

nathan9191mo ago

My cousin in Montana clears 70% of his annual income during the autumn rush alone. Chasing year-round contracts just lowers your per-job rate when demand peaks.

sean_barnes241mo ago

Actually, nobody ever talks about the off season risk. Your cousin's plan works until one bad drought or early freeze wipes out most of that rush income. Then you're stuck with no fall money and no year-round clients to fill the gap. That single season model has wrecked a lot of guys who thought they were set.