Pretty much the same for me mate, completed the course in Feb after deciding on a career change. 6 months later business is slowly building up after a scary start when I thought I wouldn't get enough jobs to pay the bills
How are you getting most of your work... recommends, advertising? I think my only complaint about PTS was their advice on getting your name known, they advised mailing business cards which I found to be a complete waste of time. I gave up after mailing 2000 cards and getting 1 phone call. The tilersinyourarea website has generated 3 calls in 6 months. Best thing I did was to advertise in my local paper, business has been booming ever since. Also listed in Yellow Pages & Thompson Local.
Good luck anyway mate, I still get a bit nervous when I start a new job but relax as soon as the first tile goes down. The satisfaction of doing a good job and seeing a customer happy is more rewarding than working in a factory for 45 hours a week, so glad I got out of it!