I too agree that the title: BUILDING A $100K A YEAR PIANO SERVICE BUSINESS was terribly misleading. I went into the class hoping to learn tips on advertising techniques, getting referrals, selling repair jobs etc. Instead, we talked pschology of piano repair. It was a good course, but I would rather have been in a more appropriate class for my situation. Phil Ryan Miami Beach -----Original Message----- From: Tom J Armstrong <pianostom@juno.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 1:43 AM Subject: the class entitled BUILDING A $100K A YEAR PIANO SERVICE BUSINESS >> Attending the class entitled BUILDING A $100K A YEAR PIANO SERVICE >BUSINESS, > >taught by David Barr > >I attended this class and agree that the title is a tease. He did say >that he tunes 4 or 5 pianos a day- 6 days a week, which makes me tired >just thinking of it. I can do that occasionally, but after a few days I >wilt. > >On the other hand, he addressed areas that are seldom talked about: what >motivates us to do what we do, and the benefits of being a piano >technician. If you are a new technician just trying to earn 30K, I >suppose you just were looking for a roadmap on how to advertise, etc. >There were other classes that do that. You need to be patient, improve >your skills and reputation, and be motivated to develop your new business >wisely. You also need to be willing to work HARD to make a lot of money. > >David struck a chord, I believe, with those of us who have been working >for decades and sometimes face burnout. There are days when I haven't >looked forward to getting out of bed in the morning to go to work. Who >cares what kind of business building aids you have if you don't even >enjoy what you are doing! > >This class caused me to ponder some important motivational needs in my >own life, and I am sure I wasn't the only one to benefit. The class >wasn't perfect (neither were the others)- but I still give it a thumbs >up. It certainly wasn't the weakest presentation I saw. > >Tom Armstrong > > >On Mon, 16 Jul 2001 19:31:37 EDT Tvak@AOL.COM writes: >> Attending the class entitled BUILDING A $100K A YEAR PIANO SERVICE >> BUSINESS, >> taught by David Barr, I learned that there are basically two ways >> you can >> make $100K in a year. >> #1. You can tune 4 pianos a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks out of >> the year, >> and if you charge $100 per tuning, you'll make $100K. >> #2. You can tune 5 pianos a day, 6 days a week, and charge >> $65/tuning. >> >> The rest of the class was just as informative. It was a feel-good >> fest that >> was a waste of my time. Perhaps if it was title differently---the >> words >> "BUILDING" and the specific dollar amount "$100K" led me to >> believe it was >> to be an informative "how to" kind of class with some specifics. As >> someone >> who would be thrilled if his business grew to $30K, this gave me no >> real >> information. >> >> On the other hand, there were many excellent classes. Anyone who >> has never >> attended, let me encourage you to come to Chicago next year. You >> won't >> regret it. I won't bore you all with the details, but I learned >> alot and >> bought too much equipment. (PTG Journal CDs, Cybertuner update, a >> new tool >> case, to name some of the big ticket items.) >> >> I also got to meet Newton and many other listees, and had a chance >> to thank >> them for the wealth of information I have gleaned from this list. I >> don't >> post much, but I do read every day and it has been very informative. >> >> >> Thanks again to all of you. >> >> Tom Sivak >> Chicago >> >
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