<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>65 miles !! . . . . That's a long way to go for one tuning  . .  does this customer have any friends in the area = so you can make your time more efficient.??</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Jim Kinnear</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Collingwood</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>705-444-1334</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=pianotune05@comcast.net href="mailto:pianotune05@comcast.net">pianotune05@comcast.net</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 27, 2006 = 8:19 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: prospecting for customers</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I'm hoping that this = customer I tuned for will refer me, but the're a place of business, but they = might however.  I was worried that I didn't do a good job you know lack = of confidence at first.  They scheduled me again, and seemed happy = with the tuning.  I made certain everything was right on that baby. :)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Marshall</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px = solid">-------------- Original message -------------- <BR>From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco@luther.edu> <BR><BR>> At 07:14 AM 1/27/2006 = -0500, you wrote: <BR>> >Yes, but word of mouth from satisfied customers = is even better. <BR>> >Sid Blum <BR>> <BR>> Yup, that's = definitely the best way. A recommendation from someone you know <BR>> and trust = is always better than seeing an ad and wondering, "Is this person = <BR>> any good?" <BR>> <BR>> >>>Marshall- <BR>> >>> = <BR>> >>>When you are ready to advertise, start local. = Your most likely local <BR>> >>>customers are not trying to find = you on the web. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> It _is_ possible, however... = Tomorrow, I go to a new customer (1920 <BR>> Steinway O, ~65 miles away) who = got my name from the PTG website and sent <BR>> me an email. If I live = up to my own ph! one hype, somewhere down the line <BR>> there may arise a = cluster of tunings in that area. <BR>> <BR>> Again, word of mouth. = Backed up by competent work. <BR>> <BR>> Word of mouth gets you in the = door, ONCE. Confirming the hype gets you back <BR>> the second and all = future times. <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> Conrad = Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician <BR>> Luther College, 700 College Dr., = Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 <BR>> 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 = <BR>> <BR>> - Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my = golf score, <BR>> - Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match = my handicap. <BR>> <BR>> = _______________________________________________ <BR>> Pianotech list info: = https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>