<HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1 = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <META content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)" name=Generator> <STYLE> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </STYLE> <o:SmartTagType name="PostalCode" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="State" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="City" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType><o:SmartTagType name="place" namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"></o:SmartTagType> <STYLE> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </STYLE> <STYLE>  </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; WORD-WRAP: break-word; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space" vLink=purple link=blue>Genius! Perspicacity! Even if you have to pay them something! I'm goona doit! Alan Barnard Salem, MO Joshua 24:15 <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: "Dean May" <DEANMAY@PIANOREBUILDERS.COM> To: "Pianotech List" <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG> Received: 02/21/2007 11:14:15 PM Subject: RE: Reminder Postcards <DIV class=Section1> Indeed. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I’ve shared before that I am able to piggyback on my brother’s carpet cleaning business and use his receptionist to answer my calls and book appointments. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Find someone you can share a receptionist with. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> Dean<o:p></o:p> <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = U1 /><U1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on">Dean May</U1:PERSONNAME>             cell 812.239.3359 <o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 <o:p></o:p> <U1:PLACE u2:st="on"><U1:CITY u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Terre Haute</st1:City></U1:CITY> <U1:STATE u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">IN</U1:STATE></st1:State>  <U1:POSTALCODE u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode w:st="on">47802</U1:POSTALCODE></st1:PostalCode></st1:place></U1:PLACE><o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR tabIndex=-1 align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of David Andersen Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2007 5:39 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Reminder Postcards<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV> <DIV> On Feb 21, 2007, at 7:56 AM, Jim Johnson wrote:<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p></o:p> I hire a secretary who does my computer entry, returns my voicemail messages, 6 month and annual appointment calls and scheduling, and night before reminder calls. If she can't reach a customer after 3 calls, she sends a postcard so that they don't fall through the cracks. Her services cost me the equilivent of 4 tunings a month, <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> but she keeps me busy all the time and I don't have to spend my time doing all those things that I don't enjoy and that don't pay nearly as much as piano work does.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV> Bing bing bing bing. I've been preaching the incredible freedom of hiring someone at $12-20 per hour so you can have more energy and self-esteem and fun to go out and make $60-100 per hour. Sound good? This guy's taken the plunge, and it's worked out great. I took the plunge 4 years ago and it changed my life and my business in a radically positive way.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV> PLEASE take a look at treating yourself with the respect you deserve and handing off stuff somebody can do as well or better than you at a fraction of the cost and time. Work smart, brothers and sisters. Ask for help, sincerely, and you'll be amazed at what comes.<o:p></o:p></DIV> <DIV> <o:p> </o:p></DIV> <DIV> David Andersen<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>