David and all, I concur with David. I've had an "office" assistant for almost 10 years. I couldn't be without one at this point. She spends on average, 20 hours a month retrieving and organizing phone messages, returning routine calls (referrals for movers, refinishers, piano teachers, etc.), handles all of my scheduling, makes reminder calls, and generally keeps me on track. And I never have to send another post card again! I still do all of my books and billing. I highly recommend looking into it. I'll be glad to fill in the details for anyone interested in further information. jeannie Jeannie Grassi, RPT Associate Editor, Piano Technicians Journal mailto:jcgrassi@earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Andersen Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 6:25 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: post card > Man does that sound nice. Someone doing the scheduling, phone calls.... > > David I. It is nice. And profitable. My gross income LEAPED when I knew I didn't have to come home and work for another 2 hours; you're paying someone, as an independent contractor, a fraction of what you charge hourly to take a huge burden off your shoulders---and for me, the help is part time, with about 12-15 paid hours a week on piano business stuff--scheduling, email invoices, deposits and payments, errands, answering the phone during the shank of the day---10AM to 3PM. I get a LOT more done during my billable hours, and have much more energy and pleasure for the work---it doesn't seem like an endless grind so much. My best to all---- David Andersen _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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