subject: Holiday Lighting Business - How to Make Money during the Holidays [print this page] Holiday Lighting Business - How to Make Money during the Holidays
What if I told you that you could start your own Holiday Lighting Business. And what if you could make up to twenty grand for only few months of work? Would you believe me? There are many contractors, landscape designers and painters who're currently doing just that with a side business they conduct just three months out of the year.
You possibly will not reach that level right away if you do not have the infrastructure already available however; many new Christmas holiday lighting business entrepreneurs are already seeing $20,000 from last year's business. If you remember, the Christmas holidays was supposed to be terrible a year ago.
What we have noticed is that individuals want their holiday spirit. You may be thinking that everyone inside your neighborhood does their own individual lights; however, you most likely are not correct about this. How many times have you and your family got in the car and drove around the neighborhood to check out Christmas lights?
In my neighborhood, people would go out of their way to put up lights. One year I think we had more lights up than Time Square. Nowadays, I don't see as many lights up during the holidays, because many of my neighbors are getting up in age.
Because so many of my neighbors are getting up in age, I look into ways to make a little extra money during the holidays installing Christmas lights. I was so surprised to find out that people will pay good money to have someone put their lights up and take them down after the holidays.
My problem when I first started out installing lights was I did not know how much I should charge for my service. Word spread around the neighborhood fast that I would put up lights for a reasonable price. Well, you can imagine what happen next. I got so many orders that I had to start turning people away. I never look at installing Holiday lights as a business. I just look at it as a way to make so extra holiday cash. Last year I got some good training on how to run a Christmas Light Installation and I was better prepared to handle the jobs in and around my neighborhood.
If you are thinking about ways to make cash during the holidays and you want to install Christmas lights, you better get a little training first. You will want to know:
- lighting design
- display lights
- Tools and supplies
- decorating techniques
- Proper maintenance
- utilizing manpower
- Appropriate marketing techniques
- Customer service and business practices
This unique field is not for everyone, but if you have the drive and willingness to learn this trade, you can transition your Christmas light decoration business from seasonal to a year-round range of services for your clients. What are you waiting for?
