<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 7/3/01 8:05:58 AM Central Daylight Time, Tvak@AOL.COM
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">So whaddyathink? Am I just impatient? How long does it take to build up a
<BR>clientele to support one's self?
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<BR>Tom Sivak
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<BR>That question is akin to, how long before will a tuning last. I had to
<BR>support my family when I first started out. I didn't have any other income.
<BR>So I busted my back end to make it work.
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<BR>Don't feel bad about fewer tunings these days. This week, not counting a free
<BR>tuning for a repair customer, I have 6 tunings lined up. The last couple of
<BR>months have been slow for me. Hang in there. Summers will be over before you
<BR>know it, and the fall rush will start.
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<BR>Take (and presumable pass), the RPT exam. Being an RPT won't directly give
<BR>you more business, but it will help your self esteem. That will translate
<BR>into being more confident when you tune for customers. They will sense that,
<BR>and recommend you to their friends, etc., etc.
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<BR>Willem </FONT></HTML>