Marshall Unfortunately there's no quick fix. It's about becoming a fixture in your community as the "go-to" guy. That comes from (year after year) being punctual, competent, and especially a true friend to the piano community. It is only then that you can weather these recessions and seasonal slow times. I've been in the same location for 28 yrs and I'll be honest I've had some tough times this year. The combination our oldest girl getting married, plus another is attending an out of state college with no scholarships, plus the lousy economic outlook, has made for the perfect storm for some serious nail-biting months. Learning is that there are other ways to market your business is one of the best ways to keep your name in the front row of the public. Learn to "think outside the box" and look at things a bit differently. No magic bullet, just keep a relentless attitude towards not giving up ,be persistent, and keep learning. Think long term with your eye steady on the ball. Tom Servinsky ----- Original Message ----- From: Marshall Gisondi To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 7:46 AM Subject: [pianotech] business Hi Everyone, My question is, how long does it take to get from ground zero to the moon where Jer is working so far in advance? :-) I think I'm doing all the right things, yet I'm not booked in advance. I pray every day that God will supply work for the next week and then I do my part of course. I do my best when I tune/service. I even look for ways to add to my income i.e. the piano dismantling job which I had last Friday. Perhaps I've done the things that some might mention to drum jup business, it doesn't hurt to review them again. So my question is, what is the secret to the Chinese proverb Jer in getting more business and booking in advance. Please send the fortune cookie so I can read it. :-) Thanks Marshall Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician Marshall's Piano Service pianotune05 at hotmail.com 215-510-9400 www.phillytuner.com Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind www.pianotuningschool.org Vancouver, WA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get started. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100629/362ddb57/attachment.htm>
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