Have you ever heard that it takes money to make money? Have you perhaps invested several hundred dollars in a business opportunity only to realize it really did not offer results? There are literally thousands of books, courses, and programs promising a dream of working from home, but how many really pay off?
There are so many con jobs and rip-offs that most of us eventually get a little skeptical. There are endless promises, guarantees, assurances, and can not lose opportunities it makes your head spin. If you believe there is an ideal opportunity where you never have to sell, work, serve, or do anything but rake in the cash; wake up. If there were such an opportunity, I know I would have found it. And I have not.
So, is it possible to make a living from home? Absolutely, yes. There are legitimate things you can do to make a living from home. Please, do not think that I am some rich guy looking down my nose at others from my gilded chair. On the contrary, I am just like you. I want to pay my bills and take care of my family. I just prefer doing it from home. I like the convenience and personal benefits, but I do work from home.
For many years my wife ran a part time sewing business from our home. She worked when she wanted to, and she brought in needed extra cash. My meager salary as a small church minister was hardly enough to raise five children, so money was always tight. There were a few years when she did work outside of the house teaching 2nd grade and later 7th grade, but we really appreciated the fact that most of the time our children were small, mom was there.
When we moved to Texas in 1992, she decided to build up her business. Soon she had loads of work, but she kept getting requests for sewing machine repair. I thought I can do that. So, in 1992, I started learning how to repair sewing machines. I ran a little ad in the local newspaper, and soon had half dozen machines to repair every week. Over time, we opened a sewing store, and the repair business grew. We expanded and the repair business grew. We now own three sewing stores and do about 150 sewing machine repairs each month.
I took a repair course with Allyn International in Denver. I found a repairman in Austin who would mentor me. I collected service manuals. Essentially, I learned to repair sewing machines so I could collect the dollars people were trying to push on me. Yes, within a few months I was repairing five to six machines every week all from my garage part time. Eventually, we opened a small store, then expanded, and expanded again. Currently, our company repairs about 150 sewing machines monthly.
Not everyone sews today. Those who do, however, do so with such passion that it overwhelms. When I talk with non sewers, and mention what I do, they sometimes look at me as if to say, You arent Amish are you? Many people just do not realize how big the sewing business is in America.
We did over a million dollars in sewing machine sales last year, and did not even scratch the surface of our potential. Across the nation there are over 85 million sewers. Over 5 million brand new sewing machines sell each year. That is a bunch of sewing machines to service every year. The potential is awesome.
I am not going to tell you that you can make a bundle of money without doing any work; but from my own experience, I will tell your there is a big opportunity in sewing machine repair. Here are some advantages: you can learn it in a matter of weeks; you can do business from your kitchen table, shop, or garage; you need no big overhead; you need no large investment; and you need no employees.
Start out by letting all your friends, neighbors, people at church, and everywhere else that you do sewing machine repair. Run a small ad in the newspaper. Pass out business cards. Maybe do a dozen or so machines free of charge. Then charge about half what the city sewing machine shops charge for another dozen or so. Then set your prices just under your competition.
Lets be practical. I make no promises because you set your own rates and you do all the work, however, what if you could earn an additional $300 per month or $4,000 per year and only work a couple hours a week? He is how it works. Say you do one machine each week. You charge $80 for each one. It takes about 2.5 hours to do a service. You have no overhead, no employees, no big investment; so you keep all the money. Do the math: $80 time 1 machine times 4 weeks = ______ or times 52 weeks = ______. Not too shabby for a couple of hours a week at home.
The more machines your repair, the more money you will make. The more machines you do, the faster you will be able to complete a service. If you want to expand your business, all you have to do is increase the number of machines you repair. For example, lets say you contact a church group and agree to service twenty sewing machines in the month of January. That would be about 6 machines a week. Or maybe you decide you want to take off for vacation or Christmas holidays and do no machines for a week or two. You are in control. Remember, on average you will need to schedule about two and a half hours per machine. If you want to work twenty hours this week, you might compete 8 to 10. Now, what if you did on average 5 machines a week. How much would you earn for each one? In a month? In a year? Increase the average by just one machine per week and see an additional $4000.00 per year.
Now if you were to expand and set up a few collection sites in quilt shops, fabric stores, and other repair shops; what kind of potential do think you could achieve?
What if you could increase the number of sewing machines you service to 10 or 15 per week, what would that do? At 10 machines you would earn $850 per week or $44,200 annually. At 15 machines you would earn $1275 per week or . Perhaps you are getting the idea. To do ten machines per week would only require about 25 hours per week. To do fifteen per week would involve about 38 hours.
Here is a business that is practical and doable. It does require some basic mechanical skills, common hand tools, some sewing machine repair training, and a bit of work. It does not require a large investment. It does not require hiring employees. It does not require large over head, renting facilities, or opening a store. The potential of this business depends on you reaching out to those who sew and quilt to attract customers and properly servicing their sewing machines. You can start very part time and gradually expand your business as you desire.
There are so many con jobs and rip-offs that most of us eventually get a little skeptical. There are endless promises, guarantees, assurances, and can not lose opportunities it makes your head spin. If you believe there is an ideal opportunity where you never have to sell, work, serve, or do anything but rake in the cash; wake up. If there were such an opportunity, I know I would have found it. And I have not.
So, is it possible to make a living from home? Absolutely, yes. There are legitimate things you can do to make a living from home. Please, do not think that I am some rich guy looking down my nose at others from my gilded chair. On the contrary, I am just like you. I want to pay my bills and take care of my family. I just prefer doing it from home. I like the convenience and personal benefits, but I do work from home.
For many years my wife ran a part time sewing business from our home. She worked when she wanted to, and she brought in needed extra cash. My meager salary as a small church minister was hardly enough to raise five children, so money was always tight. There were a few years when she did work outside of the house teaching 2nd grade and later 7th grade, but we really appreciated the fact that most of the time our children were small, mom was there.
When we moved to Texas in 1992, she decided to build up her business. Soon she had loads of work, but she kept getting requests for sewing machine repair. I thought I can do that. So, in 1992, I started learning how to repair sewing machines. I ran a little ad in the local newspaper, and soon had half dozen machines to repair every week. Over time, we opened a sewing store, and the repair business grew. We expanded and the repair business grew. We now own three sewing stores and do about 150 sewing machine repairs each month.
I took a repair course with Allyn International in Denver. I found a repairman in Austin who would mentor me. I collected service manuals. Essentially, I learned to repair sewing machines so I could collect the dollars people were trying to push on me. Yes, within a few months I was repairing five to six machines every week all from my garage part time. Eventually, we opened a small store, then expanded, and expanded again. Currently, our company repairs about 150 sewing machines monthly.
Not everyone sews today. Those who do, however, do so with such passion that it overwhelms. When I talk with non sewers, and mention what I do, they sometimes look at me as if to say, You arent Amish are you? Many people just do not realize how big the sewing business is in America.
We did over a million dollars in sewing machine sales last year, and did not even scratch the surface of our potential. Across the nation there are over 85 million sewers. Over 5 million brand new sewing machines sell each year. That is a bunch of sewing machines to service every year. The potential is awesome.
I am not going to tell you that you can make a bundle of money without doing any work; but from my own experience, I will tell your there is a big opportunity in sewing machine repair. Here are some advantages: you can learn it in a matter of weeks; you can do business from your kitchen table, shop, or garage; you need no big overhead; you need no large investment; and you need no employees.
Start out by letting all your friends, neighbors, people at church, and everywhere else that you do sewing machine repair. Run a small ad in the newspaper. Pass out business cards. Maybe do a dozen or so machines free of charge. Then charge about half what the city sewing machine shops charge for another dozen or so. Then set your prices just under your competition.
Lets be practical. I make no promises because you set your own rates and you do all the work, however, what if you could earn an additional $300 per month or $4,000 per year and only work a couple hours a week? He is how it works. Say you do one machine each week. You charge $80 for each one. It takes about 2.5 hours to do a service. You have no overhead, no employees, no big investment; so you keep all the money. Do the math: $80 time 1 machine times 4 weeks = ______ or times 52 weeks = ______. Not too shabby for a couple of hours a week at home.
The more machines your repair, the more money you will make. The more machines you do, the faster you will be able to complete a service. If you want to expand your business, all you have to do is increase the number of machines you repair. For example, lets say you contact a church group and agree to service twenty sewing machines in the month of January. That would be about 6 machines a week. Or maybe you decide you want to take off for vacation or Christmas holidays and do no machines for a week or two. You are in control. Remember, on average you will need to schedule about two and a half hours per machine. If you want to work twenty hours this week, you might compete 8 to 10. Now, what if you did on average 5 machines a week. How much would you earn for each one? In a month? In a year? Increase the average by just one machine per week and see an additional $4000.00 per year.
Now if you were to expand and set up a few collection sites in quilt shops, fabric stores, and other repair shops; what kind of potential do think you could achieve?
What if you could increase the number of sewing machines you service to 10 or 15 per week, what would that do? At 10 machines you would earn $850 per week or $44,200 annually. At 15 machines you would earn $1275 per week or . Perhaps you are getting the idea. To do ten machines per week would only require about 25 hours per week. To do fifteen per week would involve about 38 hours.
Here is a business that is practical and doable. It does require some basic mechanical skills, common hand tools, some sewing machine repair training, and a bit of work. It does not require a large investment. It does not require hiring employees. It does not require large over head, renting facilities, or opening a store. The potential of this business depends on you reaching out to those who sew and quilt to attract customers and properly servicing their sewing machines. You can start very part time and gradually expand your business as you desire.
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