Handyman Home Based Business?

Question

I want to know where online I can advertise my handyman small home business. I have tried craigslists and I have not really gotten results. Any advice? I do word of mouth and flyers, but i know theres got to be another way to get more customers. PLEASE HELP!

Answer 1

Put a sign somewhere. Most people throw flyers away. Once you get a few jobs, word of mouth references kick in. Takes a while to catch on.

Answer 2

Maybe the best approach is NOT to do what evryone else is doing.

Here's one right off the top of my head, redo you flyers to instead of shouting to them about you and your business, but instead focus their attention to a problem currently in most most homes world wide.

Jobs started, but no time to finish.

Or Dirty Jobs and Just don't want to do them

Or Hubby Started the job, says he'll do it this weekend but that was three years ago

Or (in defense of hubbies) Are you tired of hearing about when will this or that get fixed or finished?

Ince you've focused their attention on the problem, confirm it with two or three enforcers, to really get them to thinking and once thats done set yourself up as their one true solution.

This will definitely make you stand out from the crowd.

I've done this for a few people and this strategy works in almost any field.

Hope it helps and good luck.

Answer 3

You're on the right track with what you're doing.  You could also advertise in the local papers (older generations haven't caught on to craigslist for the most part) and even have your business put in the local yellow pages.