Things moving sloooooow....

Last year around this time it was really slow, moving biz-wise, so I expected it. But man, what a time for it to be slow. The economy is tanked for the time being, and time will tell if President-Elect Obama can deliver on his promises to fix things. I might as well go ahead and out myself here--I don't believe his Worshipfulness is going to do squat, and in fact, I think, based on what he's already said he'd do, he's going to make things a lot worse. No worries, though--he can always blame it on the Republicans (and deservedly so, to a degree).

Anyway, things are slow. I've been putting out flyers and posting ads on Craigslist, but where before I could get, on average, two or three customers from one ad, nowadays it takes about seven ads to get one customer--who then cancels for a variety of reasons.

Am I worried? Not yet. I'm actually really optimistic. Especially when you consider that a sizable chunk of people are about to get ceremoniously ejected from the Beltway. As long as they don't move too far away, it could be really good for business.

So where is the business going? Well, that remains to be seen. I'm holding on to the promise of this idea like the fundiest of fundamentalist zealots. It can WORK. I just need to kick it in gear. I've got insurance companies to haggle with, a new Web site to design (something more e-commercy), and processes to put in place. It's all a massive headache for a guy who majored in slacking and fast food service, but hey, I knew this going into it.

That's all I got right now. Phone calls to make...