[pianotech] slow business

[John Ross]

Signs have worked for me.
Even have had calls to my cell, when on the road.
Word of mouth, is the best.
Just do good work, and charge a reasonable price, and work will come  
to you.
John Ross,
Windsor, nova Scotia
On 10-Apr-10, at 3:31 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:

> Marshall
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> another way you can advertise rather cheaply is to put a sign on  
> your car. Either a magnetic sign that you can have made at any sign  
> shop. Or you ask if the sign shop if they can make a transparent  
> sign for your car windows. You can see out, but from the outside,  
> people will see the advertisement.
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> I have a HRR, which is a small station wagon. On the back side  
> windows, and on the back window, I have a sign that simply says  
> "PIANO TUNING", with my name and phone number. It cost me $750, but  
> it has brought in thousands of dollars in business. I get calls from  
> people while I'm on the highway. And when I'm in a parking lot,  
> people come up to me ask for my business card.
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> Wim
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marshall Gisondi <pianotune05 at hotmail.com>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Sat, Apr 10, 2010 3:34 am
> Subject: [pianotech] slow business
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> Hi William,
> You mentioned putting a piano in our living room and running an ad.   
> Do you mean fo r piano lessons?  I'll check out the paper and I've  
> thought about cold calling out of the phone book.  What are your  
> thoughts calling residential listings as well.  I've doe this with  
> churches and nursing homes schools,but I'm toying around with the  
> idea of residential listings.
> Marshall
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> Marshall Gisondi Piano Technician
> Marshall's Piano Service
> pianotune05 at hotmail.com
> 215-510-9400
> Graduate of The School of Piano Technology for the Blind www.pianotuningschool.org 
>  Vancouver, WA
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> The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars  
> with Hotmail. Get busy. =

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