How long you been doing this?

[smurf21]

My Advice is dont lie if a customer asks they have a right to know. if your doing a four day course and you think this gives you the experience you need to do a first rate job and your confident in that fact then be honest and tell your customers your treating them like guinea pigs. If a four day course is all you have under your belt mate imo you shouldnt be going it alone yet. get some experience with another tiler so you have a support base first.

[bearwithme]

start tiling for family and friends who know that you've done the course (will give you some leeway). not only will you get practice and build speed and confidence but if you take your time and do a good job, they'll tell friends about you and the circle will get bigger and you'll get better. take the time to get on line and ask all the questions you can think of, the lads on here know their stuff and are all really helpful. don't rush, it'll take time, but before you know it you'll be advising customers and giving them facts about how the job should done correctly. don't feel intimidated about being new to the game and don't be tempted to take a job on unless you know you can do it well. from there its more about selling yourself and why customers should choose you over others. good luck mate

[bearwithme]

smurf posted while i was typing. good point dont lie, you'll get caught out! if you dont know something just tell em and say you'll get back to em. if you explain your new to the game most people will accept you saying " i'd rather not blag you, i dont know the answer but i'll find out because i like 100% certain that im doin the best job possible" most people are decent and yes you'll lose a few jobs but rather that than flapping about bein caught out when your just startin. you wont need any extra stress, trust me.

[graham31]

Robw how many times have you got someone in to do a job what ever it is and how many time have you asked if their qualified?

I've never asked a tradesmen if their qualified.

I think this question will come up once in a blue moon

[Fekin]

Don't ever get asked now, and all I said back when I started was quite a while

[robw]

Hi all,
Any jobs I couldn't do myself then they were done by mates, but if I got some one new in then I always asked how long they had been doing the job. Just in conversation mind, it was while they were doing the job.

once you start bull sh!ting punters your on a very slippery slope
it will come back and hit you in the eye