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My flower shop sales go up 5x in Feb and May — I can't find customers off-season, how do you manage irregular income?

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im a florist in istanbul. i make bank in feb (valentines) and may (mothers day) working day and night. other months are dead quiet slight bump during holidays. how do i plan my income in this situation? what can i do to stay busy off-season?

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Urgent: stop the work, replan, start over. run a 3-week pilot, then decide.

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Procedure: First, create a written policy. Have the client sign it. Then enforce it.

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#4

Stats: Hiring staff bumps costs by 40%, but output can jump by 60%. Net gain: +20%.

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#5

bro im 20 years in this game heres my advice: dont overthink it. just do what you gotta do and go.

Correction: I misremembered the figure, it was a bit lower.

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Bro you're gonna crush this! btw do it this way and in 6 months you'll be raking it in!

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#7

If you wanna succeed, you gotta love the hard part of the job. Don't get sad, just learn.

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#8

From a management perspective: measure capacity measure demand if there's a gap find a partner or hire staff.

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#9

These questions always boil down to the same thing: make a call, do it, and either succeed or fail.

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#10

bro this is ridiculous. i thought the same but it turned out super simple. I mean dont bother.

Correction: I misremembered the figure, it was a bit lower.

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#11

If customer satisfaction is priority, you can find clients willing to pay a bit more. But it takes patience.

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#12

Thanks for writing this, that's the right way. Trying to do this alone is the most expensive way.

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The discussion got scattered, let me summarize. If it's your first time, start small; scaling comes later.

Don't enter any agreement without an exit plan.

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#14

We experienced almost the exact same thing last year. Don't hesitate to ask; those who don't ask always pay more.

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#15

Let me summarize what's been said so far. Everything goes well for the first three months; problems arise in the fourth.

When we decide without measuring, we always end up in the same place. If you have questions, write them; I'll answer as best I can.

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#16

Let me share what happened to me; it might be useful. Trying to do this alone is the most expensive way.

If you post the result here it will help others too.

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#17

We need to make a distinction here... Look where the bucket leaks; pouring water on top doesn't solve it.

Good luck with that.

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Let me speak from the other side; I'm on the supplier side. Changing habits is harder and more expensive than setting up a system.

I'm also curious if anyone does it differently.

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#19

i was thinking the same thing. changing habits is harder and more expensive than setting up a system.

if I were you I'd go this route.

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#20

You're right.

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