Plumber needs advice

[sadsackzaz]

i've been a plumber know for ten years and was made redundant like a lot of unfortunate soles when the goverment changed hands. After spending fruitless hours searching job sites and attending interviews. I was told that getting my gas qualifications would improve my chances significantly of finding work, more than i could handle in fact was his exact words!! So i spent a small fortune on gas courses, attained all my exams and guess what hardly any work!! even though my pricing and quality of work are good. I have tried leaflets and have had little success with these. Could any body give me some advice on getting work as a sole trader?

Thanks sadsackzaz

 

[Agile]

Why are you not asking in the CC ?

Perhaps Iron Naz has mopped up all the work?

 

[sadsackzaz]

Excuse my ignorance whats cc?
Thanks

 

[mysteryman]

I honestly believe that you need to learn how to spell and write well constructed sentences.

Give a confidence-inducing impression when you visit prospective clients, be clean, tidy, punctual, and conventional - and get your quote back to them asap.

 

[muggles]

Excuse my ignorance whats cc?
Thanks

The Combustion Chamber, which is the trade-only part of the site for gas installers. Message the site Admin with your Gas Safe Registration Number and they'll let you in.

I have to echo MM's statement as well, first impressions are everything

 

[Dan Robinson]

Come on guys go easy on him...

 

[Charnwood]

I honestly believe that you need to learn how to spell and write well constructed sentences.

Hell's Bells. Compared with some of the semi-literate posts on here, the OP's post is to doctorate standard - relatively speaking!

 

[Charnwood]

Double post.

 

[Space cat]

Charnwood is right. Yours is far from being the worst English on this site. At least you can spell "plumber".

But mysteryman is also right. You're starting from scratch with minimal experience of gas work and few, if any, recommendations from previous customers. You need all the help you can get.

 

[Whitespirit66]

Who told you that there was plenty of work? Was he the one selling the gas training?

Don't worry about your spelling, It's not that bad. Just make sure it's A1 on job applications and advertising leaflets. That's where it really counts, not with the pedants on here.

Now, if it was text-speak, that would really get peoples' goats.

And good luck. As they used to say on the beginning of Hill Street Blues - 'it's tough out there' (or something like that).

 

[Dan Robinson]

You leave my goat out of it. He's had a long day.

 

[Whitespirit66]

Only KIDDING!

 

[seco services]

Why are you not asking in the CC ?

F*ck me he's only asking about getting work is this now some big secret.