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Hi Chaps, I started up my tile business in March but even though I advertised as much as poss and fit on Yell dot com.. I've only had 3 people interested, so I've taken a job at the train station and ditched the tile. Is it really quiet in Dorset and Wiltshire or is there something better I could do if I decided to try again Many thanks
 
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Time's Ran Out

This is the best job in the world but I wouldn’t want to be starting off now!
There are so many ‘tilers’ out there, so many cheap nasty tiles and so many regulations, that the culture for anyone can do that becomes the norm - until they do it!
Just glad I don’t have a mortgage , can get regular work, and know my pension is safe.
Steve - enjoy whatever you do.
 

Ajax123

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Go out and knock on doors, visit building sites, call housebuilders, leave your cards in chip shops post officers and tile shops, speak to conservatory suppliers and kitchen fitters and bathroom outlets. Knock up some leaflets abd drop them through letterboxes. There are so many things to do to get a new business going. Just advertising and yell.com won't get You going
 
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AlexJones

If your based near Bristol I have a job which is adding brick slips to a house - for some reason struggling to find tilers who will do brick slips in the Bristol area o_O
 
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Flintstone

Good advice from the chaps above, my advice is know your limits, don’t take on anything your not capable of yet. Make a good job of every job as reputation is what will carry you through.
Tell us your experience level ?
 
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hmtiling

I moved 300 miles away from all my contacts 12 years ago. I went through the yellow pages at the time and wrote a letter to every builder in the area. I put business cards everywhere and advertised in the local rag. I had to take a job as a window fitters mate for a year whilst doing small jobs on evenings and weekends. If you leave a good job every time your reputation will precede you. I haven't advertised in 10 years now.
If you've little experience then getting in with another tiler may serve you well. Just be honest about your intentions and good luck
 

Cranbrook

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Offer to tile friends and family bathrooms or kitchens for free (they buy the materials of course), this will help you improve, and will give you photograph opportunities to promote yourself, and if you do a good job, word of mouth will do the rest
 
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Dumbo

This is the best job in the world but I wouldn’t want to be starting off now!
There are so many ‘tilers’ out there, so many cheap nasty tiles and so many regulations, that the culture for anyone can do that becomes the norm - until they do it!
Just glad I don’t have a mortgage , can get regular work, and know my pension is safe.
Steve - enjoy whatever you do.
Pension!
 

CJ

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Like I said above.........start part time.

I worked as a part time postman, and took on tile jobs as and when they came in. When on the post, I printed off 600 flyers, and delivered them to everyone on my round..........1 Guy, a builder, contacted me, as his tiler had just lost his license. ()

I worked both jobs for.............5 years, but only because I didn’t have he balls to go all out tile. At that time anyway.
 

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