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I know nothing about the restoration thing. I think if you can find a winter niche, then run with it. You mentioned that it is lucrative in your area for those that do it. What makes you think that you can jump right into a lucrative market? Have you done this sort of thing in the past? Do you have connections to help you get started, ie insurance companies, appraisers, etc? What areas of restoration are you talking about? All areas, or will you focus on drywall, carpet, etc? Will you advertise this service as actively as you would your landscaping company to ensure maximum exposure? These are the types of questions that I would be asking myself, that is why I am asking them to you.
I am advertising interior painting. It is listed on my "seasonal services" on my website. I also have the ability to have my advertising headings changed to different areas dependent on the time of year. I was listed under snow removal and interior painting all winter. Now I am listed under landscape contractor, etc.
I am interested to know why MAC will not paint under his company name? Painting doesn't hold any more liability than landscaping. Why not take full advantage of name recognition.
This leads me to my next question. How many of you try to work in the winter because you absolutely have to do so? How many of you do it just to stay busy? How many do it just to keep the help busy? How many do it part-time because a little extra money is nice and you might go stir-crazy otherwise?
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