<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I heartily agree . . . I've had the same thing = happen many times . . . there is a down side though . .  you have to drive = sensibly all the time !!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I also have my website address on the back, and = have had customers email me . . . "I was following you down main street . . ."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>works better than newspaper ads !! . . . also = good for visibility, even if people aren't looking for iommediate service . . .</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jim Kinnear</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Collingwood, Canada</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=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">Alan Barnard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 27, 2006 = 5:47 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Prospecting -- Key = Source</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P> <DIV>Been following the thread and was reminded today of a very = important source of business: The vinyl lettering on my truck!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I parked across the street from a small town restaurant (lunch!) = and found a note on my windshield from a new customer. Then, while = depositing some checks at the bank, a lady in the drive-up lane next to mine was = miming and mouthing "Do you tune pianos?" and "Do you have a card?" after which = she snuck out of her car and came over to get my card.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I paid about $250 for lettering and pictures (both sides and = back). This one-time expense has repaid itself many, many times.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>