portfolios

[Abstract tiling]

hi people how many of you take a portfolio with you when going to see a customer, i take my laptop and show them a slide show of my work also this can sometimes give the customer some ideas from other jobs you have done, any1 else do this?

[doug boardley]

I don't unless they ask. Usually customer has done their background check and contacted me through recommendations anyway

[merlecollins]

I only really take my album to give folk an idea of what their tile selection will look like when finished

If I've got as far as to be sitting in their kitchen they know what my work is like

[united]

John (faithhealer) has a good portfolio that he shows customers, it's really well put together

[Phil Hobson]

I take a portfolio, to mesure jobs. Although as Kev says most of my jobs are recomendations

[CCTiling]

I used to but needs seroiusly updating. Alot of my customers have found me through the internet so have seen my website or my checkatrade site is very good for pictures and recomendations.

[timeless john]

I just point people to the Tilers Forum and my albums!
By the time I do the estimate, they can see what a friendly person I am and only a few pretend not to be in.

[faithhealer]

John (faithhealer) has a good portfolio that he shows customers, it's really well put together

cheers mark. I almost force it on people while I measure up, saves them watching me

[Scott]

Never had one and never will. Cant see the point, the pics could be of anyones work. If someone asks for something different or i suggest something and they want pics then ill email them to show them. Otherwise its all recommendation

[faithhealer]

Never had one and never will. Cant see the point, the pics could be of anyones work. If someone asks for something different or i suggest something and they want pics then ill email them to show them. Otherwise its all recommendation

mt porfolios pics are backed up with customers letters and have permission from all of them to let potential customers ring them up and check the jobs out

[Phil Hobson]

Never had one and never will. Cant see the point, the pics could be of anyones work. If someone asks for something different or i suggest something and they want pics then ill email them to show them. Otherwise its all recommendation

Scott, you obviously have never seen my portfolio. The picture quality is so bad, it has to be my work. I'm no David Bailey ( old photographer) for you younger peeps

[Scott]

Im not doubting anyones pics, i just hae never had one.

I had a bricklayer show up with one once and showed me his pics. His skills was obvious but then he hit me with his price.I felt as though he had used it to justify his price

[Daz]

I take pics of my work on my mobile phone. If potential customers want to see my work then I open up the gallery on the phone. Like most of you, prospects have already seen my work and have contacted me on the strength of that.

[Ken Bruty]

Haven't done yet, I'll take my business card with my web details on and ask them to check the website out. Most of my work is recommends anyway, so they already know someone who has work done.

[kilty55]

keep meaning to do a porfolio one of these things i never get round too,,i usually offer the customer to come see the current job im on or i have also a few customers who have said they are happy to let me show other potential customers my finished work in ther homes