charlie1

There is no doubt Darrens post is what we all have to do but we also need to remember that there is a lot more tilers about now coming on here like myself reading all these usefull posts.

There are probablly 3 times as many tilers about now than there where 2 yrs ago, assuming customers are buying the same amount of tiles then this would mean getting a job would be 3 times harder. In my area alone many of the tile shops have had a drastic slump in business compaired with last year. Put all this together and its obvious that a lot of the guys trying to make it simply wont because they have not expected it to be so hard to get work.

We where all told that the money is out there and i agree that it is, but you need to get the 3 thing in place, marketing, sales, and establishing a good rep with good customer service. Get any of theses wrong and you will find it very hard.

Oh yes and a bung or 2 will also help.

My honest opinion is that the guys on the 1,2,3 week courses, LESS THAN 20% WILL MAKE IT AS A FULL TIME TILER. Sorry to be so pesamistic guys and gals.