I been in the handy man business for over two years now. I would run an Ad on CL or local paper and get 10 calls per week. Now since the slow summer I am lucky if I get one and the customer want sthe lowest price. Two Years ago it was a good business now after all this time I see the bus. dying, I know there are slow times in every Bus However I have never seen such a Drop Out.........
2006-12-03 00:18:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
Welcome to Republicanomics where only the very rich are prosperous and the middle class can't afford to hire a handyman.
2006-12-03 00:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Where do you live?I work as an electrician and the last 6 months have been slow. Most Business fail in the first 2 years. Do you offer incentives to customers to recommend you to there friends. If you don't get much repeat business you might want to rethink how your doing it.
As for Rubbing you the wrong way
My State, Michigan has been run by a Dem Gov and we have the worst economy of the 50 States You are effected much more by your local politicians then you are by the national ones.
2006-12-03 00:31:57 · answer #2 · answered by danzka2001 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
times are tough. People live paycheck to paycheck anymore. Anyone can have a credit card or two , maybe more and they are all maxed out . The cost of gas has affected everyone. The extra spending money left at the end of the month has been eaten by gas prices and the down hill flow of passing on the expenses to the next guy in line till it gets to us , the consumers. I live in Pennsylvania and in my area here there are quite a few building contractors that can't find help. I know of three large excavating companies that need to hire at least 10 men but can't find them. Our workforce in the area isn't great enough to fill the demand. I used to do the handy man service myself and I had work but the competition was incredible. I branched off into demolition and removal of unwanted items with a dump truck and dump trailer. Maybe you need to expand your horizons a little. one last piece of advice ....Appearance is a major part in getting people to trust you enough to let you do their work. If your driving an old beat up van of multi colors and hand painted company logo that looks like a child may of painted it on , or you look like you haven't bathed or had a haircut in months , you aren't going to get the trust and respect from people you need to get their business. Good luck I hope this helps you.
2006-12-03 01:19:47 · answer #3 · answered by clintanjunior 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a handyman when I can and have had some good ones and only a few bad ones.. Believe me... one of the greatest things for a handyman business is.... referrals... If you could focus on a good clientele BASE.. you would be off and running. Of course, you have to be reasonable in prices(and that is t he downfall of /for many)... as many want to be millionaires in a month or two at the most and this will NOT be conducive to creating a clientele base.. When in another location.. I used the same handyman for 3 years.. THEN he started screwing with me, charging outlandish prices so I dropped him and notified my friends who also had been using him because of me. I know that good, old-fashioned honesty is not too prevalent in today's world but for good business, it is still a good trait
2006-12-03 04:00:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF IT IS THAT BAD IN YOUR COMPANY THEN MAYBE U NEED TO GO WORK FOR THE MAN. NO WORK NO EAT. ALSO REMEMBER THE DAYS THAT WERE GOOD AND U DIDNT SAVE.
2006-12-03 01:14:57 · answer #5 · answered by john t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋