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Does your business slow down during summer months...or is it pretty consistent throughout the year? And if the summer months are slow for you, how do you offset the reduced income?

Dale King

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Normally business is slow during the summer months but this year was different. I attribute it to having more contacts, sales pitches and referrals. I spent a lot of time pre-summer trying to fill the sales funnel so to speak. Things were slow and then in mid-July I was swamped with opportunities.


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No matter what I seem to do, summers are slow.  This has given me the time to re-do my business plan, marketing plan, write more.  For the first time in many years I`m redoing my main website look and content, too.  We`re in the testing stage and will have a relaunch party and open house on October 1 ;)

My summers tend to be slower, at least June and July. They slow down in my role as a speaker--most companies do fewer seminars during the summer months due to employee vacations. As a coach, my clients tend to have more scheduling difficulties due to summer vacations as well, so fewer calls to them means less to do in the summer.

I often use my own vacation time in the summer. Even giving myself a three-day weekend here and there is great. I also, as Maria said, try to use the time to rethink my strategy and get ready for the busier fall.

--Chris

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Chris Arnold, Time Management and Productivity Coach & Consultant
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