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Where is best to get self-employed work?
chrisuren
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Hey, I'm a carpenter and have been working for the last few months on a building site. That works dried up now and I am looking to sustain my income by doing work for Private clients.
Where is the best place to get work from? Preferably not spending a lot of money.
Regards
Where is the best place to get work from? Preferably not spending a lot of money.
Regards
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Hey, I'm a carpenter and have been working for the last few months on a building site. That works dried up now and I am looking to sustain my income by doing work for Private clients.
Where is the best place to get work from? Preferably not spending a lot of money.
Regards
Word of mouth?0 -
Agree, word of mouth and target small to medium businessesDon't trust a forum for advice. Get proper paid advice. Any advice given should always be checked0
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We have a local facebook buying/selling page and local businesses advertise on there.Sealed Pot Challenge #817 £50 banked
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ad on gumtree?0
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Develop your own Facebook business page. Go to networking events. But you will have to spend money on advertising in some format. It goes with the nature of the business!Eat vegetables and fear no creditors, rather than eat duck and hide.0
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Have you got a portfolio?, the handyman I use, has a facebook page which he regularly updates with before and after photos, I hired him on the basis of his portfolio, then once I had seen the quality of his work, cleanliness and cost, I hired him for other jobs and have recommended him to friends and colleagues.0
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Church magazine as well. I know someone who does handyman type work and he gets all this through contacts at church!. Lots of elderly people trust him because they know him etc.0
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leafleting works for a plumber mate of mine.0
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theres also the small magazines that come through the door which might help as its cheaper than the paper. I'm also a second for facebook though and mybuilder as I used them when I needed an electrician and gas man:T:T :beer: :beer::beer::beer: to the lil one :beer::beer::beer:0
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I've never used it myself, and I don't know what the cost to a tradesman would be, but the website that I've often seen mention of is www.ratedpeople.com. The problem may be that you need to get recommendations before other people will select you, so if you have existing customers willing to endorse you then get them to do it.0
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