OP
bawall
I have recently set up on my own after becoming unemployed
What can I tell you it’s hard out there but marketing is allabout repetition and reputation!
Sort out your public liability insurance and professional indemnity
Get your motor insured for full business use
Sign on if your wife works less than 24 hours but she willhave to sign on too so may not be worth it talk to the people at the job centrethey can’t advise you but will indicate if it is worth you signing, if yourwife works over 24 hours she will be expected to keep you but may be worth yourwhile if you have insurance on your mortgage as you need to sign on to clame
Register as self employed you can sign on and they take anymoney you have earned off your benefit so you can slowly build up your work
Defiantly talk to your mortgage co and your bank and anyloan / credit cards most will drop the interest or freeze your account for atime but keep at least one credit card active in case of emergency
Talk to your local authority building officer about notifyingpart P works until you get enough work to make joining a competent person scheme(I can notify works for £60 +vat so need to do about 8 jobs a year to make itworthwhile)
Register a proper .co.uk website and email and link yourwebsite to yell, Thompson facebook, twitter, google maps and as many freedirectorys as you can and link your free directory pages to your website andlink and cross link as much as you can the google bots use the links and cross linksand that way you will get listed higher on a google search
Word of mouth is the best but get some business cards doneleave them wherever you can pub, tyre fitters, wife’s hairdressers anywherethey will let you and when you
Keep an eye on here for any work in your area and draft anintroduction letter stating your quals and experience and that you have yourown plant and test equip add a section about vocational quals CSCS IPAF PASMAetc and that you hold insurance send it to as many local company and agencys asyou can ideal situation to get in is a few day subbying and a couple to chase your own work
Just chip away and although it will seem impossible andthere will be dark and worrying times keep strong and keep the wife informedwhat is going on good and bad the situation will put your relationship underenough stress don’t add to it by not wanting to worry her.
Good luck we all need it
What can I tell you it’s hard out there but marketing is allabout repetition and reputation!
Sort out your public liability insurance and professional indemnity
Get your motor insured for full business use
Sign on if your wife works less than 24 hours but she willhave to sign on too so may not be worth it talk to the people at the job centrethey can’t advise you but will indicate if it is worth you signing, if yourwife works over 24 hours she will be expected to keep you but may be worth yourwhile if you have insurance on your mortgage as you need to sign on to clame
Register as self employed you can sign on and they take anymoney you have earned off your benefit so you can slowly build up your work
Defiantly talk to your mortgage co and your bank and anyloan / credit cards most will drop the interest or freeze your account for atime but keep at least one credit card active in case of emergency
Talk to your local authority building officer about notifyingpart P works until you get enough work to make joining a competent person scheme(I can notify works for £60 +vat so need to do about 8 jobs a year to make itworthwhile)
Register a proper .co.uk website and email and link yourwebsite to yell, Thompson facebook, twitter, google maps and as many freedirectorys as you can and link your free directory pages to your website andlink and cross link as much as you can the google bots use the links and cross linksand that way you will get listed higher on a google search
Word of mouth is the best but get some business cards doneleave them wherever you can pub, tyre fitters, wife’s hairdressers anywherethey will let you and when you
Keep an eye on here for any work in your area and draft anintroduction letter stating your quals and experience and that you have yourown plant and test equip add a section about vocational quals CSCS IPAF PASMAetc and that you hold insurance send it to as many local company and agencys asyou can ideal situation to get in is a few day subbying and a couple to chase your own work
Just chip away and although it will seem impossible andthere will be dark and worrying times keep strong and keep the wife informedwhat is going on good and bad the situation will put your relationship underenough stress don’t add to it by not wanting to worry her.
Good luck we all need it
