need help

[John E]

hello, I've been in biz for over 3 years, 22 years exp. bought a nice house last year just as the economy went south. i had to put my house up for sale due to slow biz, health insurance went up 54%, and now a reassessment. I'm looking for any suggestions for extra income or areas of service that i don't offer to help supplement so i don't lose my home. i currently offer hvac & r installs and repairs. no plumbing or electrical due to locals that have greatly helped me. any help is greatly appreciated, john

[yellowirenut]

u have strong pick-ups? offer snow removal to your current service plan for regular customers ether a flat rate for entire season or charge to remove snow for $XX each time it snows over 3"

[beenthere]

In a pinch. You might want to offer your services to apartment complexes.
Low profit. But, its money.

[John E]

i have a 2wd dakota but that is an good option. thanks

[Tiger93rsl]

Do you do commercial? Door to door service sales has yielded me some new customers that ended up in the long run makeing the company a lot of money. Hotels, appartments, restaurants and institutions like retirement homes are great targets.

[John E]

i do alot of door to door that gives better results than news paper ads. i will be putting a coupon for discounted routine services on hp and gas in the local coupon book coming out. considered ir services but too much up front money at this time.

[Tiger93rsl]

I don't know what size city you live in but Craigs List has worked for me as well in the Denver area. However it tends to attract the people who can't afford a reputable contractor and are looking for a cheep fix. On the other hand I have had some commercial inquries about my ads on Craigs List as well.

[John E]

i am in a small ne pa town about 30 to 45 min. from anything of decent size but will check into it. thank you, all is helpful

[RoBoTeq]

What part of PA are you in?

[John E]

tamaqua area

[RoBoTeq]

tamaqua area

Well, you are not in my territory, but you are in an area that the distributor I work for does business. We do help contractors with marketing to get their phones to ring. If you'd like, email or PM me for my company information.

[Tempted]

I've gotten jobs off Craigs list also. Some good some not. Do you have a local plan center? Usually have to low bid them but it's money. And they are in one location so you can sit at a table and work them. Ours cost about a hundred bucks to join and they email everyone when plans come in or are changed. Upside to low bidding is it's not always bad. I low bid a multi unit building that will keep me and 2 guys busy for 5 months. I wont make much more than wages but right now thats all that matters to me. Good luck

[John E]

e-mail sent, thanks