Contact the people who already know you
1. Message every customer who got a quote in the last three months but didn't book. Many were just busy.
2. Contact past customers about related work, servicing or seasonal jobs.
3. Ask your three happiest recent customers for referrals, and make it easy with a short message they can forward.
Use Google today
4. Post an update with photos on your Google Business Profile.
5. Ask two or three recent customers for reviews today.
6. Run a small Google Ads campaign for your most profitable service in your area. Ads can bring calls within hours.
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Get in front of local people
7. Post recent work in local Facebook community groups where it's allowed.
8. Contact local businesses that refer work in your trade: estate agents, letting agents, builders' merchants, other trades.
9. Offer a reason to book now, such as a free survey or priority booking this month, rather than discounting your price.
Stop it happening again
10. Book an hour this week to look at why the month went quiet. Usually it's because marketing stopped while you were busy. Building a steady source of enquiries (your website and Google profile) is how you make quiet months rarer.
Quick answers
How can I get customers fast?
Contact past customers and unbooked quotes, ask for referrals, post on your Google Business Profile, and run a small Google Ads campaign for your best service. These can all bring enquiries within days.
Should I lower my prices when business is slow?
Usually not. Discounting trains customers to wait for deals. Offer something that adds value or urgency instead, such as a free survey or priority booking.
How do I avoid quiet months in the future?
Keep marketing running all year, plan for your seasonal dips 6 to 8 weeks in advance, and build lead sources you own, like your website and Google Business Profile.
The bottom line
Quick wins fill this month. A website and Google presence that bring enquiries every week stop you needing them. If you'd like to see where your steady enquiries should be coming from, start with a free audit.