> Seven months ago I got my first check for tuning a piano. I now have > close to > 150 customers. It feels like it's going to take forever to actually > become viable. > > My question is: How long did it take you to get enough customers to be > viable, and > how many customers do you consider that is? I understand that viability > is different for > different people, but I'm just trying to get an idea, on the average, > how long it's going > to take. Hi Martin, It took me about two years to generate enough business to actually be somewhat financially comfortable in this trade. The first year was a real struggle. This is my seventh year full time and I'm closing on June 5th on my first home purchase. (My wife is a private piano instructor). Hang in there it will happen. I would say your doing pretty well if you already have 150 people on your data base in just seven months. I have about 900 clients on my data base and add about 100 every year. Just to give you an idea of the local I live in, I cover parts of both Fairfield and Litchfield counties in CT. Both very affluent counties. Good luck, Doug Mahard
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