@misterlogicman I mostly do kitchen cabinet installs. I live about an hour from a big city. Not even really high cost. Sometimes there's more money I boring stuff.
What kind of blog do you write for?
@misterlogicman I was always a tinkerer. Worked some shitty retail jobs and when I was unemployed my buddy invited me to come help install cabinets. You can DM if you want, or ask questions here for everyone to learn.
@iibesaved Not OP, I worked basically part time last year. Maybe 20-30 hours a week. Gross 90k. No ads or marketing. Just B2B. Double hours could be 3-4x gross revenue easy. Without advertising. Just networking.
@towerwatchman I use a combo of the calendar app on my phone (sync to PC), Google Keep and old fashioned hand notes. I'm just a one man show, so probably not a scalable solution, but that's what works for me right now.
@rzimiscool I would do some freebies for a couple of local businesses, maybe a retirement community, a popular bar/restaurant and any homeowner over 70 years old.
@varzr Like most any business. People need/want shit done. Plenty of people willing to take their money to do it, but bottleneck on people that can/will do the work.
@streakygopher Find the oldest residents in your neighborhood and next time it snows, call the local news and tell them you're doing their driveway and sidewalk/steps for free. No one needs to know it's your first gig. Everyone feels good, and you get free exposure and experience. I'm sure...
@valsaex The money is in service contracts. The big guys will do the initial install and try to push a monthly contract for service and upgrades. Most people don't need that and decline. After that, the big guys don't care. They're raking it in from Pajeet that runs 15 convenience stores with 8...
@rexiesf7 You live in the US? Ok credit score? Lowes has that new finance plan with $1 down payment plans. Sell one or two jobs and get the equipment, pay it off. Then leverage up to better equipment.