Yesterday morning I was having coffee with my old pal Medford Ambrose (the “Techno-Geezer”), and he was bragging about his “Wiki*,” and I bragged back that I now had my very own Blog wherein I was going to pontificate about home repairs. You see, Medford, pushing the octogenarian designation, has been a computer & web pioneer, and will talk on and on and ad-nausea, about the latest technology on the Web.
Medford is a Depression-era farm-boy and is full of stories about how his family “made-do” in the 30s & 40s, keeping the farm running & in good repair when money was scarce, and as a consequence, he became a pretty fair repairman.
Don’t expect this to be a “how to” blog (although “how not to” will probably show up), there are far too many good books available for us to venture into that area. Instead, we’ll regale you with old-man stories, with some embellishments as old men are prone to do, about our home-repair successes, and screw-ups (from screw-ups comes wisdom), and perhaps how to provide the best service to your buyers & sellers (in our area of knowledge) possible. We’ll also discuss possible scams (Medford, who spent years in sales, often says “The easiest mark for a salesman is another salesman.”) to watch out for.
Remember, your reputation is your best marketing tool, without a good reputation all the fancy marketing schemes will ultimately fail to grow your business. The codgers at the café, or back fence will know who can and can’t be relied on and will talk about them.
J.
*What the heck is a Wiki anyway? On second thought—I don’t want to know.
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