[pianotech] the year so far

[Dean May]

Great strategies, John, in your previous post on pricing. And kudos for
being willing to help those who need it.

I notice a fair amount of suggestions to increase used piano
sales/brokering. I notice that this year my own sales/brokering have
increased. I make use of the free Craigslist Reader Pro software that allows
one to do some pretty nice custom searches across the CraigList sites. Just
this past month I was able to locate 2 very nice deals that were tailor made
for my customers' needs. 

As more piano stores close (there is only one left in Terre Haute now) so
will the need for our locating services to find the right piano for our
customers. This is especially true for those in smaller markets. This
CraigsList tool is a valuable asset to help with that. 

Dean

Dean W May                (812) 235-5272

PianoRebuilders.com    (888) DEAN-MAY

Terre Haute IN 47802



-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of John Dorr
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 12:02 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] the year so far

Hi,

Just to chime in again...  my business grew 6% last year compared to 2009.
My goal is to have it grow 15% this year.

Strategies:
1. Raise rates
2. Create a website (almost done!)
3. Sell more pianos!
4. Learn more, increase my skill set.  (Go to the CONVENTION, y'all!)

Cheers!

John Dorr, RPT
Helena, MT