I spent the last year trying to get my carpentry business off the ground. It was incredibly difficult to get calls and when I did, people were so stingy that there wasn't a single time I could actually charge what I needed in order to make money. There wasn't a single job I made more than $7 an hour on. Even people who were clearly wealthy would try to shaft me on custom work.
The labor was brutal and slow on most jobs because I had to work on my own. Whenever I've tried to charge enough I get shut down. I was very excited when a GC finally contacted me because he liked my work since everyone jas told me that the best position to be in is B2B. I was extremely disappointed when he too was a cheapskate who told me repeatedly that he wanted me to be able to compete with wayfair prices. He said his current guys quality wasnt there (i wonder why).
I've asked others who are already successful in carpentry how they did it and it pretty much seems like they got lucky across the board. I feel completely drained and low energy/motivation after the last year of work and being dirt broke. Now here I am doing door dash to make some cash and it's legitimately better money. What do I do now?
The labor was brutal and slow on most jobs because I had to work on my own. Whenever I've tried to charge enough I get shut down. I was very excited when a GC finally contacted me because he liked my work since everyone jas told me that the best position to be in is B2B. I was extremely disappointed when he too was a cheapskate who told me repeatedly that he wanted me to be able to compete with wayfair prices. He said his current guys quality wasnt there (i wonder why).
I've asked others who are already successful in carpentry how they did it and it pretty much seems like they got lucky across the board. I feel completely drained and low energy/motivation after the last year of work and being dirt broke. Now here I am doing door dash to make some cash and it's legitimately better money. What do I do now?
