I am a 13 year old who loves fixing on peoples bikes in cleveland-akron,Ohio and i dont have the money to place an ad in the newspaper how do i let people know how to contact me for a situation if i dont have newspaper ad placing money i could do it on the internet but nobody goes to the internet when they need their bike fixed some suggestions PLEASE. THANK YOU ALL WHO HELPED.
2006-07-15 03:24:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Cycling
i'm older and i tried to do that...it didn't pay
i started buying bikes from 2nd hand stores cheap to
make one good bike out of two broken ones,etc
i had a garage facing a pretty good busy street, open the door, people could see many bikes,etc.i didn't advertise, it was just a hobby. i'd sell some and buy more. my problem was turning a profit. people don't want to pay a lot for what i invested... dang inner tubes and parts i didn't have cost more than i could recover from in the sale. and i'm not a good businessman, just handy
i don't mean to discourage you, others turned same thing into solid business. the idea about advertising in grocery store bulletin boards,is good, also laundromats, etc
good luck
2006-07-15 22:44:58 · answer #1 · answered by duhman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could put up notices at supermarkets. However, let people know that you do this as a hobby and are not a licensed mechanic. Otherwise, you could get into trouble if you do something wrong. You might have to replace a part or a whole bike.
2006-07-15 03:35:39 · answer #2 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wouldn't you have money from fixing peoples bikes to put an Ad in the paper ? Just wondering.
2006-07-15 03:59:29 · answer #3 · answered by brewers_babe49 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stop asking this question. I would never let a 13 year old near my bike.
2006-07-15 03:55:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋