Do You Want To Start And Run a Handyman Business? Handyman Business Owners Can’t Keep Up With The Demand for Their Services... There’s a ton of money to be made out there.....People don’t want to fool with doing small projects around the house. They don’t have time. (If they do have time, they would rather be doing something else.) If you do quality work and do what you say you will (show up, return phone calls, etc) You can just about charge what you want to! I can’t tell you how many times I have been told by a customer..... "I Don’t Care What it Costs, Just Please Come Fix It" or "You’re the Only Person Who’s Even Returned My Call" Customers get fed up. They’ve called all kinds of people to try and get small projects done. No one will call them back or if they do get a call back it’s weeks later... So What Does This Mean To You? It means there’s a ton of money to be made in the handyman business. Don’t you deserve to get your share of this lucrative market? What’s a Typical Day Like In My Handyman Business? It’s a typical Tuesday morning. My cell phone rings (I’ve got my office phone forwarded to my cell). The person calling is a friend of a lady we’ve done work for a few weeks ago. The lady we did the work for was so happy with what we did for her (we put up some crown molding in her dining room) I think she’s told everyone she knows about our handyman business. This friend of hers wants to know if I have time to do a tile backsplash in her kitchen before a party she’s having this weekend. I told her I’d have to take a look at it but I didn’t think it would be a problem. Once I arrive she tells me that she’s called two other contractors and neither has returned her call. After giving her a price she tells me to go ahead and do the job as soon as I can. She also asks me if I can put up some "grab bars" in a bathroom for her mother who is elderly and stills lives by herself. While I’m at the local big box home improvement store, picking up the grab bars, there’s an older gentleman there looking at them. I give him a business card and he wants me to install a set of them at his house. (we do a lot of work for older people) As I’m leaving the store I get another call from a plumber I use. (He refers work to me and I use him for all the plumbing we need) He has a lady who wants a bathroom remodeled and like everyone else she wants it done yesterday.... Before the day is over I get several other calls. Two calls from people wanting me to do jobs I’ve given them a price on and several other calls wanting me to take a look at various projects for them. The day I’ve just outlined is not uncommon at all for me. We end up being booked for a couple of weeks out at time doing all sorts of things from tile jobs to installing crown molding, painting, drywall repairs and more. This has turned out to be one of the best businesses I’ve ever been involved in. With all the opportunities out there I just can’t imagine why you would want to work for someone else. Why not start your own handyman business?....... |