<html 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" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space;-khtml-line-break: after-white-space'> <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> <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 align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [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> </body> </html>