iairj84
Fishaholic
Hey Guys,
I figured I would share some of the excitement I've had this past week or so. After having friends and colleagues tell me that I should help people out with their aquariums I decided to post an ad on craiglist and see what happens. Being in a small community of around 75,000 the market for these types of services is not huge. I was pleasently surprised though to find that their are some people out there that are looking for some help in regards to fish keeping.
I've already made a couple calls back and forth with potential clients and have already set up appointments with two. I am not looking to make this a full time gig, although if it turns in to that I will be happy
I have spoken with a LFS owner and he knows me and said that once I get business cards he won't hesitate to mention the services and give a card to every aquarium customer or fish customer that seems upset or ready to give up.
I am planning on adding liability coverage to my insurance at the end of the month. My agent said that it would only cost a few hundred extra a year, so I figure I will do that after I get a couple clients just to make myself look even more credible. I am pricing my services on a sliding scale based on what is needed and the size of the tank.
This probably isn't much of a huge deal and I'm not trying to say it is I just figured I would share with you guys that it's very plausible once you know what you're doing! It's going to be interesting to see what may come from this. It could tank but I still have my day job!
Being bored a few days ago I designed a logo for my "Company" My plans are also to do all of this legally paying taxes once I've made more than a few hundred dollars (I'm 90% sure that's when you are required to start fully paying)
I figured I would share some of the excitement I've had this past week or so. After having friends and colleagues tell me that I should help people out with their aquariums I decided to post an ad on craiglist and see what happens. Being in a small community of around 75,000 the market for these types of services is not huge. I was pleasently surprised though to find that their are some people out there that are looking for some help in regards to fish keeping.
I've already made a couple calls back and forth with potential clients and have already set up appointments with two. I am not looking to make this a full time gig, although if it turns in to that I will be happy
I have spoken with a LFS owner and he knows me and said that once I get business cards he won't hesitate to mention the services and give a card to every aquarium customer or fish customer that seems upset or ready to give up. I am planning on adding liability coverage to my insurance at the end of the month. My agent said that it would only cost a few hundred extra a year, so I figure I will do that after I get a couple clients just to make myself look even more credible. I am pricing my services on a sliding scale based on what is needed and the size of the tank.
This probably isn't much of a huge deal and I'm not trying to say it is I just figured I would share with you guys that it's very plausible once you know what you're doing! It's going to be interesting to see what may come from this. It could tank but I still have my day job!
Being bored a few days ago I designed a logo for my "Company" My plans are also to do all of this legally paying taxes once I've made more than a few hundred dollars (I'm 90% sure that's when you are required to start fully paying)
. Good luck, and it sounds like a lot of fun!
