[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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