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SANSSERIF" FACE="Verdana" LANG="0">Doug,
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<BR>When I became self-employed several years ago, I needed all the work I c=
ould get, so I took stuff that I probably wouldn't have taken otherwise. &nb=
sp;IN the end, it has paid off. I have enough people in outlying areas=
that I can usually schedule a couple in that area, along with one on the wa=
y out or back or both. It's kind of nice to get into other areas for a=
change of scene, and so I can listen to some good tunes in the peace =
of my car....:-)
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<BR>Dave Stahl
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<BR>In a message dated 12/15/04 1:20:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, pianotuner=
@frontiernet.net writes:
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LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">How far away from your home=
(or place of business)
<BR>does one tune or service a piano? 25 miles, 50 miles, 100 miles?
<BR>15 minutes, 30 minutes or 1 hour to travel to a customer.
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<BR>I am tuning piano's that are about 40 minutes away at this point
<BR>which is not too bad, but could do more business if it was in the rural
<BR>parts of where I live.
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<BR>If you do go a long way to service a piano, to you charge a fee for
<BR>something like this? Any thoughts?
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