[Homestead] Marketing
Don Bowen
don.bowen at earthlink.net
Tue Mar 10 12:15:44 EDT 2009
Back when I was doing this sort of thing, I had several irons in the fire.
Most of my income came from home repair. I had an add in a local paper for
handyman services that lead to several good contacts. I fixed a lot of
doors and light switches but along the way picked up a few jobs for things
like a stair railing, mantle piece, and cabinets. I knew a couple of home
inspectors and they sent some jobs my way that in turn lead to some other
commissions.
I also knew the owner of a local stained glass shop who had me do several
jobs installing stained glass and I built several frames. I was at the time
a member of several Corvair clubs and let everyone know what I was doing and
picked up several jobs that way. People like to hire someone they know.
I also did other things like welding, computer installs, and whatever I
thought I could get away with.
It was not a lot of money and was not at all steady but I enjoyed it.
Don Bowen KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
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