There seems to be a few people on here talking about unrealistic wages and things are quiet, it can only be yourself at fault, dont want to come accross as arrogant and put anyone down, but when your self employed YOU have to find the money, nobody said it was easy, most people think it will just come to them by dishing out a few cards. I get a lot of people through the doors who have never been self employed before and are used to a regular wage comming in, if you are employed all you have to do is turn up at work, do your job, go home and get paid at the end of the month.
The people who make it work very well in self employment are the people who have the commitment, passion and the desire to succeed and dont let anything get in the way of reaching that goal, A new business takes time, nobody is saying you are going to make 40 grand in the first year, but work at it and build your contacts up and you will achieve them wages later on.
The tiling skills is only a part of a self employed tiler which most people forget, you have to get the business first and thats where the first problem is, This is the process you need to be focusing on
1 MARKETING (This is all your advertising and building up contacts that will result in an enquiree)
2 SALES ( this is what people neglect, you have to convince the customer that you are the best person for the job, do this by selling yourself)
3 PERSONALITY ( You have to have one, No personality and you will go nowhere, you wont build up the contacts and you wont win the customer over, this can be linked to the sale pitch by reading the customers or contacts personality and trying to mirror theirs, you are more likely to get someone to buy from you if you are the same kind of person as they are)
Remember you are selling your tiling services
4 DOING THE JOB ( This only comes about when you have got the first 3 correct)
Other tradesmen is definatly the way to go and find as many as you can who will pass work your way.
Best of luck to you all and strive to be the best and the money will follow.
Regards
Darren
The people who make it work very well in self employment are the people who have the commitment, passion and the desire to succeed and dont let anything get in the way of reaching that goal, A new business takes time, nobody is saying you are going to make 40 grand in the first year, but work at it and build your contacts up and you will achieve them wages later on.
The tiling skills is only a part of a self employed tiler which most people forget, you have to get the business first and thats where the first problem is, This is the process you need to be focusing on
1 MARKETING (This is all your advertising and building up contacts that will result in an enquiree)
2 SALES ( this is what people neglect, you have to convince the customer that you are the best person for the job, do this by selling yourself)
3 PERSONALITY ( You have to have one, No personality and you will go nowhere, you wont build up the contacts and you wont win the customer over, this can be linked to the sale pitch by reading the customers or contacts personality and trying to mirror theirs, you are more likely to get someone to buy from you if you are the same kind of person as they are)
Remember you are selling your tiling services
4 DOING THE JOB ( This only comes about when you have got the first 3 correct)
Other tradesmen is definatly the way to go and find as many as you can who will pass work your way.
Best of luck to you all and strive to be the best and the money will follow.
Regards
Darren
