Well done, a nice summary of getting work. I have been in sales for 40 years and one thing that is very important is to make the customer feel appreciated. If this comes naturally as you like helping people you will be ahead (but be careful of the downside that you can be taken advantage of). When you first start out you will be accepting any work that comes through but for the customers that you like working for/pay their bills promptly (if you are chasing people for money it is time taken away from doing more work)/having work that helps you improve then put in an extra effort. As you get on your feet you need to cultivate your customers so that your efforts are producing quality work for people that pay instead of chasing money owed, dealing with people that want to take advantage of you, or people that have proven to be toxic. If you go at this with an attitude of "what is in it for me" instead of how I can help the customer fulfil their need , your potential customers will see you from a mile away and will avoid you. Building trust is paramount.
I've only been welding as a career for like 3 years and I'm really glad I found your channel. Was getting burnt out squirting mig in a sweat shop and felt like I wasn't progressing new skills, so I appreciate you sharing ideas on how to get your name out there. Having managed a crew of young reckless people in a landscaping company, I'm not sure how I didn't think of offering repair work before watching this. I'll have to keep and eye out for your uploads Keep em high and tight, cheers!
I'm impressed with how much you've improved your youtube craft! It shows you are really making an effort and I always learn something! Thanks for the content keep doing it!
Im "retired" helping my only child start a welding and fab service on the side as he has a full time+ welding job with all certifications including underwater pipelines and years of experience in heavy construction, such as interstate bridges, steel supported commercial buildings. He does lack experience in common jobs like truck frames. I am not a welder, but I had my own business as a master interior wood worker. What you advise is true for any skilled based business.
Also, make sure you have your own liability insurance (don't hope a business's insurance will cover you. aw shites happen real quick) , and check with you local state/ county to make sure you do or do not have to charge sales tax on your labor. I also wanted to ad when your documenting your job always round up on your materials and/or consumables. So the next time you do a similar job you can add the extra padding to help prevent under quoting the job.
Another good informative video. Just some thoughts / concerns I would have in today's world is if for some reason you do a job for someone and it fails for whatever reason and someone is harmed what will come back on you? Should one doing these repairs have some sort of insurance just in case?
Can you do an in-depth video on the MTS200, on how to go through all the different settings and which settings you have found to be best for quarter inch 3/16 1/8 various sizes and things like that? The instruction booklet that came with it although quite thick seems as if it was written by a non-English speaker and it's confusing and overly wordy
No sorry because primeweld sells there stuff at such a low margin already they don't give out discount codes with the exception of Black Friday. There is a $25 off coupon on the website if you sign up for their email list though. 😎
Just wanted to ask, say right now my business is primarily on Instagram, if I want to build my following and customer base, would I just focus on local places to put my cards at, the Instagram following and popularity just comes with the local part? I plan doing that along with going to an art festival in my city and putting up a booth for my specialty.
I know following isn’t everything but Ik it develops credibility in skeptical people and spreads it farther on the explore page when it comes to Instagram.
