Cash In On Home Repair Business

Hello again,

Labor Day has come and gone and with it the unofficial end to summer. When you start a handyman business, fall should be a very busy time of year for you. Now is not the time to slow down on your marketing. In fact, now is the time to be working on getting customer and keeping in touch with people you have worked for.

Fall brings with it great weather for outside work before winter sets in. With only a couple more months of day light saving left, its important to step up your work schedule so that you can help as many people as possible get their outside projects completed. It would be a good idea to remind your past customers of things that should be completed before winter. Cleaning out gutters, ditches, power washing decks, sidings and screens. There is also gardens that should be cleaned out of weeds and leaves, and bushes that may need to be trimmed back. Remember to remind people about their driveways. People who have concrete driveways should seal them every couple years or so. Many people may not be aware of this and this could be some nice extra work.

Also remind customers about inspecting their furnances and testing their smoke dectectors. Both of these could be offer as a free service for hiring you do to some other kind of work.

I realize that many people who start a handyman business may not want to do yard work. However, depending on the yard, this kind of work can usually be done in a couple of hours and can be used to fill in time on days when you are not real busy. Plus making someones yard look good can be a good way of obtaining new jobs. It can lead to other types of jobs that are more in line with what you really want to do.

Remember, its all about providing the service your customers need, that is what will help you maintain a steady flow of work. Always service your customer to the best of your ability.

Until next time,

Denise Mense

Hello again,

Labor Day has come and gone and with it the unofficial end to summer. When you start a handyman business, fall should be a very busy time of year for you. Now is not the time to slow down on your marketing. In fact, now is the time to be working on getting customer and keeping in touch with people you have worked for.

Fall brings with it great weather for outside work before winter sets in. With only a couple more months of day light saving left, its important to step up your work schedule so that you can help as many people as possible get their outside projects completed. It would be a good idea to remind your past customers of things that should be completed before winter. Cleaning out gutters, ditches, power washing decks, sidings and screens. There is also gardens that should be cleaned out of weeds and leaves, and bushes that may need to be trimmed back. Remember to remind people about their driveways. People who have concrete driveways should seal them every couple years or so. Many people may not be aware of this and this could be some nice extra work.

Also remind customers about inspecting their furnances and testing their smoke dectectors. Both of these could be offer as a free service for hiring you do to some other kind of work.

I realize that many people who start a handyman business may not want to do yard work. However, depending on the yard, this kind of work can usually be done in a couple of hours and can be used to fill in time on days when you are not real busy. Plus making someones yard look good can be a good way of obtaining new jobs. It can lead to other types of jobs that are more in line with what you really want to do.

Remember, its all about providing the service your customers need, that is what will help you maintain a steady flow of work. Always service your customer to the best of your ability.

Until next time,

Denise Mense

People assume that when they start a handyman business common sense will always prevail. However I have found from our years of having a handyman business that this is not always the case.

Because of this I have a list of helpful tips that if you remember to do business by, will help your business be around for a long time.

You must give good customer service. This should be a no brainier, however you would be surprised by the number of complaints we heard from customers about receiving bad service.

Make sure you show up on time, and if not call. Again, another one that seems so simple to do, however for some reason does not get done like it should.

Be nice and do not cuss. Give more than your customer expects. Charge a fair price

Return phone calls. You have no idea how many times we heard customers complaining about this one. My policy was to return calls the same day if at all possible or the next at worst case. I would even call people back over the weekends.

These are just a few examples of what to do, however these are probably the most important ones that need to be adhered to, if you want your handyman business to be around for the long haul.