Im a 23 year old student who LOVES christmas and always themes the apartment along with the tree... Since i was young I have been helping my Grandmother and friends of the family decorate there tree s and honestly...I think Im pretty good!! So how do I start a business to offer my service ( i want to decorate for businesses or homes, open houses) ? Whats a good rate? ornament cost and so forth... any suggestions will help me! Thanks
I think when starting a new business that it s important not to think too much about your rate. Instead, think about how you will find clients/customers. Offer to do things for nothing or for next to nothing just to get a foot in the door. For example, find some local businesses and offer to decorate their lobby for Thanksgiving for free, to show them what you can do come Christmas time. The decorating could really last all year.Photos of what you can are important, and you should consider putting together a simple website. Again, don t worry about the latest and greatest Flash animations and SEO techniques. The point of your website will be for people to see what you can do and to get a sense of your personality. You might be able to find some template-ware services out there to do this for you.You should get creative and check Goodwill Stores and Salvation Army stores for decorations to help keep your costs down. And don t invest in the decorations all up front - you can gradually grow as you land more clients, which will help keep your short-term costs manageable and, over time, keep your profitability higher as you won t need all new decorations each year.Also, you probably don t want to be known by your name. Giving your business a name of its own helps convey a sense of professionalism all around. It helps people take you seriously. Also, it will let you protect your social security number a bit when companies need to pay you. You can file for a DBA, or Doing Business As, to set up a business name for your company. This is kind of an intermediary step before filing an LLC or Incorporation, but form what you ve described it should be all you need. There are some online sources that can do that for you for pretty cheap too.Best of luck! My wife is too pregnant to decorate this year, so I d hire you!
That s actually a good business idea. Since you love what you re doing, it will eventually succeed. Don t be afraid to try new things, learn new ways to maximize your potential. That s a good spirit.There are actually dozen of options for you to try. Since you already have an idea of what the business you ll gonna start. First, make a try out or do some experiment to see if this business is ok, try to make some photographs of your crafts or a video on how you make it. Show the photos or samples of your crafts and services to your prospect customers and make them choose what craft they want. How much to charge? this depends on the cost of your products plus your service fee. Make a list of the costings and the number of items you can probably make on that and just add a mark up percentage price. To market your products or services, you can start with your neighborhood or your friends. Don t forget to give them a business card or brochure of your products. You can also join trade shows and bazaars at your local area. Don t forget to get their phone or cellphone numbers and emails. You will use this for advertising your products and services.If you want to know more of how to start this kind of business, just visit my source site for detailed information and guide.
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