When you're weighing up a franchise, there's a great deal to think through. Most people reading this are considering leaving a steady job to bet on themselves, investing their hard-earned savings and quite possibly taking on a loan to get going. It's no surprise that one of the first questions on your mind is how quickly you can expect to start earning that money back.

Well, the Countrywide Signs franchise can offer you a lot of reassurance on this front. The network already holds a number of valuable national contracts with estate agents such as Purplebricks, which means paid work tends to come in quickly - some territories come with thousands of pounds of jobs already on the books, just waiting for the right person to take them on. The brand's reputation in the industry gives you an advantage from day one when you approach local agents, too.

However, there is another important question you really need to ask yourself when looking at a franchise, and it matters just as much as the money:

Is this the kind of life I actually want to be living?

Earning a good living from this is important, of course, but it isn't the whole picture. It’s about building a business you can put your all into, so it needs to give you something back beyond the income: a better balance between work and the rest of your life, a schedule you set yourself, and a clear break from the office, warehouse, or factory you currently drag yourself to each morning, in favour of a working day you look forward to rather than one you simply endure.

That's a difficult thing to capture on a website or in a brochure. You really have to see it for yourself to know whether it's for you, which is exactly why Countrywide Signs have built so much of their Discovery Day around it.

Yes, it’s an opportunity for you to take a closer look at the numbers and ask all the questions which are hard to cover on a phone call, but a big part of the experience is actually getting out there and seeing what it’s really like to be a Countrywide Signs business owner.

Everything happens at a real, working franchise, and one of the most valuable parts of the day is heading out in the van with the local franchisee as he does his rounds - no presentations and no scripted conversations, just real work and a real sense of what your own day-to-day could look like. When our franchise consultant went through the Discovery Day himself, that ride-along was the moment it all clicked for him.

So, if you've come back from your summer holidays and can already feel the same old routine closing back in, perhaps it's time to give yourself a proper glimpse of a different future.

It starts with a quick call to me to cover your initial questions, after which we can look at booking your visit. Just click the button at the bottom of this email to schedule a call.

If we've already spoken and you're ready to take the next step, reply to this email or drop us a message and we’ll take care of the rest.

There's no pressure and no obligation to join - just a proper look at what a Countrywide Signs franchise involves, and what your own life might look like as part of it.

To discover more just click HERE to read the full profile, or on the button below to get in touch to arrange an initial chat.