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Hi Terry,
Thank you for the idea.  Our area isn't growing too much, unless Notre Dam is growing.  We have some music stores that do not specializein pianos.  I 'll give them a try.  Thanks again.
Marshall

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From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> 

> Two suggestions that have worked well for me. 
> 
> Find a music store - not a piano dealer (you report those being 
> tech-saturated) - but a store that sells sheet music, gives music lessons, 
> sells/rents band instruments for local schools. Offer to tune their piano(s) 
> (teaching pianos) for free if you can leave a stack of cards. I do this for 
> the two music stores in my town and get lots of referrals from them. 
> 
> Move to a town where the population is growing. With folks moving into the 
> area all the time, you never have to worry about other techs in the area - 
> you don't need to try to take customers away from existing techs - new ones 
> are flowing into the area at all times. (Probably good for a cleaning 
> business also.) 
> 
> And if you move to an area where the population is growing, then I highly 
> recommend a Yellow Pages ad. In Florida, the average home-owner stays in one 
> location for five years. People don't get to know their neighbors all that 
> well. People tend to use the Yellow Pages. I have had ads for that past 5+ 
> years and get lots of business from them. I will likely stop them this year 
> because I am too busy. 
> 
> Good luck. Find a store that gives piano lessons - that has worked very well 
> for me. 
> 
> Terry Farrell 
> 
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> >I think living in a large area is a positive situation for business, or 
> >should be anyway. I'm in a town of a little over 100k, and there's at 
> >least 9 techs. I 'm familiar with, two of whom I 'm good friends with. I 
> >spoke with a tech today who is getting out of the business full time 
> >because after 13 years she's having trouble making it. She's now a mail 
> >carrier maintaining the customers she does have, but not getting any new 
> >ones. I"m thinking of relocating to a large city where I have more than 
> >one music store to connect with. Yes, we only haave one music store here, 
> >and the closest one to this is about 30miles away. 
> > 
> > Interesting that you mentioned getting with a tech on jobs I'm not famiiar 
> > with Susan. I mentioned that tonight on the phone when I contacted that 
> > woman about her tuning business, the one who is now a mail carrier. As 
> > for messing up a job, well so far so good no goof ups. My first paid 
> > tuning went well. No complaints, and I even called to see if they had any 
> > questions concerns, it was a facility that folks would fent for weeeing 
> > receptions etc, a pretty upscale place. The piano turned out quite well. 
> > 
> > As for training locally, well, I'll travel a reasonable distance to learn 
> > from another RPT. This past weekend, I had the privilage and pleasure to 
> > receive tutoring from an awesome RPT in Madison WI. He is very familiar 
> > with the needs of the sight impaired as my instructor in Chicago is. I 
> > spent most of the day on Sat. going over techniques to help with my speed, 
> > tuning techniques, and yes even using felts!!!:) Make sure that Jeannie 
> > lady reads this one.:) He helped me in such a great way, that I'm able to 
> > use them. He said that I'm well on my way even though I'm starting out, 
> > I'm well on my way! :) 
> > 
> > As for handing out business cards. I don' t hand them to just anyone. 
> > Years of experience in the telemarketing field taught me to qualify leads 
> > etc. I'll ask a person that approaches me, "Do you have a piano?", yes, 
> > business card, no, "do you know someone who has one?" yes, busiess care, 
> > no, then I talk a little and they usually leave me alone after that. 
> > 
> > Take care. sorry I was late on the response. 
> > Marshall 
> 
> 
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