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Overview
When the economy crashed in 2008 millions lost jobs, many struggled for years and it's repeated in 2020 during this pandemic and many are still struggling to catch up either without jobs or with low-paying jobs. Unemployment figures have gone down but that's deceiving because many are still working two or more jobs to make ends meet. Companies are still cutting back to reduce cost and increase profit and technology is replacing many jobs. And, once the a job is gone, the money stops. Unlike jobs, the handyman business is here to stay. As long as there are homes, apartments, offices, and other buildings, repairs will be needed and you can do them with limited skills and tools.
I faced having dwindling savings and no time to find a job. I didn't own a truck but I purchased and outfitted a small trailer with all the handyman tools I needed, most of which I had from working on our home, and hit the ground running. After just a few inexpensive ads I was working everyday and making a decent living. At first most of the jobs were small and could have easily been handled by someone with limited experience and that was good because money flowed promptly. As time passed I started taking larger jobs and gradually moved from just handyman work to small remodeling jobs. Finally, I purchased a pickup, rented a small shop, and progressed to larger woodworking projects which I continued for over twenty five years.
My book, The Handyman's Guide To Profit, contains complete details and instructions for starting and successfully operating your handyman business. Based entirely on first-hand experience so you avoid costly mistakes. Like losing a good job, a business failure can be traumatic and impose a serious financial hardship but with a few handyman skills anyone can quickly start making money. I know that first hand and my book The Handyman's Guide To Profit: Using Your Skills To Make Money In Any Economy, 2020 Revised Edition, can help you do the same on a full time or part time basis.
If you are in an unsatisfying employment situation, my book, The Handyman's Guide To Profit, 2020 Revised Edition, can help you start immediately making money with your home repair skills. Based on more than 30 years of personal, first-hand, self-employment experience in home repair and woodworking, it's a complete course on succeeding in the home repair business. I cover every step from getting started to the day-to-day operation of the business using methods that worked for me for many years. This is no pie in the sky romancing about self employment. It takes good home repair and business skills to operate a business successfully and now you can learn exactly how to use your present skills to succeed financially in the handyman business.
The Handyman's Guide To Profit - 2020 Revised Edition helps you avoid losing money and many other potential problems encountered during your business startup. I won't tell you that this is easy to do. It,s a lot of work but my book covers everything that worked for me for over 30 years.
With that information you will work effectively and profitably and enhance your present skills while operating a financially successful full-time or part-time handyman business. You can start small and either grow a larger business or simply stay small and use your skills as a lucrative sideline. The choice is yours.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940166238962 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Mikael Publishing |
| Publication date: | 02/14/2022 |
| Sold by: | Draft2Digital |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 265 KB |
About the Author
From age twelve I spent my summers and weekends working with my dad, a general contractor, building homes and buildings. I contracted my first home at age nineteen and built my own home by age twenty.
I’ve operated one-person businesses for more than 30 years. Twelve years of my life were spent working for local government managing federally-funded housing programs. I started as an inspector with a three month assignment and left as Director of Community Improvement with 78 employees twelve years later to do writing and consulting.
Writing, Publishing and Consulting
I established Rehab Notes Library, a publishing company that published a monthly newsletter (Rehab Notes) with subscribers in all 50 states, Canada and England and nine books on housing related topics. I also did consulting and public speaking on housing related topics for agencies and organizations in cities across the country.
After 1980 when most federal funding was pulled from housing activities, I took advantage of my construction and business experience and started a handyman and woodworking business.
Over Twenty-Five Years of Woodworking
For over twenty-five years, first in Tampa, Florida and then in Austin, Texas, I built hundreds of small and large cabinet and furniture projects for individuals, companies and government agencies. During these years I began writing books about my experiences.
Positive Publishing
My company, Positive Imaging, LLC at http://positive-imaging.com, does what I call positive publishing for my books and the books of other authors. To date I've published over a hundred print and ebooks and presently have several books in various levels of completion.