The tricky part this time of year is the weather. With snow and overnight freezes still in the forecast next week, it’s tough to lock in exact days right now.
Until I figure out how to pay to control the spring weather, the best system I’ve found is running a waitlist. I booked eight jobs just last week doing it this way, and nobody had an issue waiting until early April, when we’ll have a much clearer idea of what the weather is going to do.
Once things stabilize a bit, it becomes much easier to lock people into real dates without having to reshuffle the calendar if winter decides to make one last appearance.
On a side note, I’m curious what company you and @vanessa work for. No offense intended, it just caught my attention that two members who signed up less than 36 hours ago are both posting about “marketing” advice.
I’m the same Vanessa - you’ve been talking to me in both comments. Here’s my Linkedin - lol “marketing advice.” I’ve been in marketing & media for 20 years, was the managing editor of an international education magazine, gave a Ted Talk, wrote two international business guides for a city government abroad, and when I moved back from overseas started a marketing company here instead of staying in public-facing media (cuz you know, US media is a dumpster fire). The pressure washing forum on reddit is supportive of me contributing so I checked this one out - they link to this forum in their faq. It’s in my best interest to help little power washing guys who have no experience grow to the point that they need to outsource their marketing because they’ve gotten too busy to wear all the hats a soloprenuer has to. And we all have the same goals to support our families. IMO win-win.
My client in Raleigh is bringing me onboard for commercial sales calls (so I get the experience) and he’s going to teach me and my husband how to wash in case his son doesn’t want to take over the company when he retires. I’ve poured my heart and sole into his business so we’d love to take it over if it works out that way or just continue to be strong partners for his son. My client in Portland is looking at a 400% first quarter increase year over year, 2025 to 2026. He was 6k short of six figures in 2025, but I did successfully double his revenue from 2024. And my new power washing client in Mississippi has only been with me since November, but he’s blowing up and I’m so happy for him. They look at me more like business partners and trust me to guide them. I have other random trades industries but I know the most about marketing for powerwashers. Proud of what I do and happy to help others 
I know it can be hard to tell on the site (especially if you are on mobile) but my reply was directed at StaceyHart.
I’ve been on this forum long enough to notice a pattern that seems to come up every couple months and especially around spring time. New members often arrive and either ask very basic questions looking to be spoon-fed, or they jump straight into promoting their product or services.
I also noticed that two new members, both using female usernames (which is rare to begin with on here), have contributed only to a marketing thread. It’s just an observation, and it happens to fit a pattern some of us have seen before. That said, I wasn’t implying that’s what you’re doing or that it’s the intention behind your post, just find the coincidence in rarity to be interesting.
I’d encourage you to make an introduction in the new members thread as well. It sounds like you have some good information to share and that you’re also looking to build your knowledge of the industry firsthand. Like you said win-win.
Ahhhhhhh thank you for the clarification! And thanks for the advice! I appreciate you!
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