the class entitled BUILDING A $100K A YEAR PIANO SERVICE BUSINESS

[Phil Ryan]

I too agree that the title: BUILDING A $100K A YEAR PIANO SERVICE BUSINESS
was terribly misleading.  I went into the class hoping to learn tips on
advertising techniques, getting referrals, selling repair jobs etc.
Instead, we talked pschology of piano repair.  It was a good course, but I
would rather have been in a more appropriate class for my situation.

Phil Ryan
Miami Beach
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom J Armstrong <pianostom@juno.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:43 AM
Subject: the class entitled BUILDING A $100K A YEAR PIANO SERVICE BUSINESS


>> Attending the class entitled BUILDING A $100K A YEAR PIANO SERVICE
>BUSINESS,
> >taught by David Barr
>
>I attended this class and agree that the title is a tease.  He did say
>that he tunes 4 or 5 pianos a day- 6 days a week, which makes me tired
>just thinking of it.  I can do that occasionally, but after a few days I
>wilt.
>
>On the other hand, he addressed areas that are seldom talked about: what
>motivates us to do what we do, and the benefits of being a piano
>technician.  If you are a new technician just trying to earn 30K, I
>suppose you just were looking for a roadmap on how to advertise, etc.
>There were other classes that do that.  You need to be patient, improve
>your skills and reputation, and be motivated to develop your new business
>wisely.  You also need to be willing to work HARD to make a lot of money.
>
>David struck a chord, I believe, with those of us who have been working
>for decades and sometimes face burnout.  There are days when I haven't
>looked forward to getting out of bed in the morning to go to work.  Who
>cares what kind of business building aids you have if you don't even
>enjoy what you are doing!
>
>This class caused me to ponder some important motivational needs in my
>own life, and I am sure I wasn't the only one to benefit.  The class
>wasn't perfect (neither were the others)- but I still give it a thumbs
>up.  It certainly wasn't the weakest presentation I saw.
>
>Tom Armstrong
>
>
>On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 19:31:37 EDT Tvak@AOL.COM writes:
>> Attending the class entitled BUILDING A $100K A YEAR PIANO SERVICE
>> BUSINESS,
>> taught by David Barr, I learned that there are basically two ways
>> you can
>> make $100K in a year.
>>     #1. You can tune 4 pianos a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks out of
>> the year,
>> and if you charge $100 per tuning, you'll make $100K.
>>     #2. You can tune 5 pianos a day, 6 days a week, and charge
>> $65/tuning.
>>
>> The rest of the class was just as informative.  It was a feel-good
>> fest that
>> was a waste of my time.  Perhaps if it was title differently---the
>> words
>> "BUILDING"  and the specific dollar amount "$100K"  led me to
>> believe it was
>> to be an informative "how to" kind of class with some specifics.  As
>> someone
>> who would be thrilled if his business grew to $30K, this gave me no
>> real
>> information.
>>
>> On the other hand, there were many excellent classes.  Anyone who
>> has never
>> attended, let me encourage you to come to Chicago next year.  You
>> won't
>> regret it.   I won't bore you all with the details, but I learned
>> alot and
>> bought too much equipment. (PTG Journal CDs, Cybertuner update, a
>> new tool
>> case, to name some of the big ticket items.)
>>
>> I also got to meet Newton and many other listees, and had a chance
>> to thank
>> them for the wealth of information I have gleaned from this list.  I
>> don't
>> post much, but I do read every day and it has been very informative.
>>
>>
>> Thanks again to all of you.
>>
>> Tom Sivak
>> Chicago
>>
>