Consider offering free pick up and delivery for "carry in" products since you may loose all the walk in customers otherwise. ******************************** Since 1972 * Jim Myers * Telrad Electronics * Fort Wayne Indiana * ******************************** Tel-Tek Electronics wrote: > No problem Pete. > Working out of your home does not make you a "less" Technician. > This may become a thing in the near future. > Have to fix quite a few sets, just to pay your rent. > If you have no Sales, and a large Garage, works just as well, once your > Customer base has been re-routed. > > Maybe a bad idea to stop your Business Phone Number all at the same time, > and maybe have some Business Cards printed up, with a Map of your new > Location on the back. > > Expect a decrease in business for the first 6 to 8 months, but with no > rent to pay, should be no problem. > > I made a change to doing Service from my shop at home about 12 years ago, > worked well for me. > > I need to loose my Business number, since that's $150 a month, but Bell > will not redirect calls from a Business line to a Residential line...message > would be "No longer in Service", telling the customer you may have gone out > of business. > > -Ed- > Tel-Tek Electronics > Ontario-Canada > > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 8:23 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: closing the shop now will work from home > > > >>My friend, you may find you are left with more money at the end of the >>month even without the storefront.I know of one local business >>machines tech that had a store, and all that did was walk in trade.The >>real money was the phone call service requests.He set up out of his >>home and garage.Very happy now.No more lost sleep. They called, he >>arrived.No one cares from where. I call my carpet cleaning service and >>I don't know where his office is, if any. Even if your business drops >>by 50% if your overhead is cut by 70%, you made more. >>Good luck. >>Phil >> >>Phil Bader, Pres. >>Jan Phyl TV Inc >>Winter Haven, Fl >>(863) 299-8821 >>estab. 1976 >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: pete <tvtech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Date: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:21 pm >>Subject: [TechAssist] closing the shop now will work from home >> >> >>>After 33 years of service. Perdomo tv shop will work from home. I >>>cannot aford the overhead anymore. Im also removing myself from >>>rca, mitsubishi and sony website because I cant afford it. I will >>>still be in this list and try to help anybody. I hope you guys can >>>work with me too >>>Thank you >>>Pete >>>Perdomo Tv Inc Since 1972 >>>Miami.Fl >>>------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>---------- >>>This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech- >>>assist.org/remove.htmSet Vacation >>>mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacationLost >> >>Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >> >>>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >>Set Vacation >>mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >>Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/