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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the_highlander, post: 26283, member: 1592&quot;]i went and read they old threads again and glad i did.very intresting to read.</p><p><br /></p><p>Im run my own buisness too in construction and customers are the very same in this line too.Some want everything done for nothing,Some want a fix up price when you quote but a renew job when your done.Some you dont see till the end of the job others are hanging around watching from the start to finish.And some even love to help out, ive had customers many times running getting tools for me from the van ect, hauling ladders all sorts.</p><p><br /></p><p>The key to self employment is being able to size your customer up correctly.Many customers prefer to be called mrs smith or mr jones others bill or sarah.Half of self employment is customer relations, if a customer feels your honest and genuine they will do buisness with you even if they can get a better price elsewhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins seem to be a buisness that runs on such low profit margins, there margins most would find hard to succeed on i know i would.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And like any buisness its foolish to jump right in,the best way is to start small very small.In my line you can start with an old van a few cheap tools and a few shop window adds.In coins you could start by first selling some coins you already own and learn the ropes.The biggest misconception in buisness is how much it costs to start,to many look at shops or big set ups and think heck if i want to start my own buisness i will need 100k.Well before you go spending 100k experiment just like lot of shop owners starting selling at markets or auctions,coin dealers by selling there collections,property developers by doing odd jobs.hairdressers by doing a home service.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep your job and your money in your pocket and start small and test the water before ever spending a load of money and time on a venture.It is also so much easier to drop and change tact when you havent invested the life savings.Personally i did all kinds of self employment buisnesses each new one would have to make me more than the last or i would revert back,hence i cannot stress enough keep the old job till the new one is paying more, then look ahead at what you can do next</p><p><br /></p><p>I cant talk about the coin trade its not my line of buisness but same rules apply for all buisness.Though i do sell a bit of coins just as a kinda hobby realy i just like to sell,and i dont do to badly from it some i lose on some i gain but overall im up.But most importantly im learning everytime and getting better.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps this is the way the op should be going.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ive also found that its not realy the people that are the best at there jobs that are the most successfull at making a buisness out of it, there are many great bricklayers and plumbers out there that still depend on a paycheck im sure coins is exactly the same.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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