February 13, 2007
Back to work
I have one inspection scheduled for tomorrow. A little condo in Waikiki. This cold/flu/virus/black death thing has had me laid low. I haven’t worked since last Tuesday, so it’s been a full week of feeling too cruddy to leave the house. Quite frankly, I’d reschedule tomorrow if the inspection had not been scheduled far in advance for a great client who gives me a lot of work and referrals. Waikiki is about a forty mile drive, and traffic and parking are a nightmare down there. The inspection is at ten, so at least I won’t be in drive-time traffic, but I’m still dreading it. It will take about an hour to get there and another to get back. Let’s not forget to include the fifteen minutes or so it will take to inspect the doors, door jambs, cabinets and whatever other wood elements exist inside the little concrete and steel chunk of real estate. I should be back home before noon, so I’m not really complaining. Just anticipating doing it while I’m not feeling my best, I guess.
The client I’m meeting is giving me a full page on her website, which is actually part of the website of a large national realty company. They have over a hundred realtors on the island, so it’s great exposure. I’ve written a bio, some inspection and termite info and some questions and answers she can rotate as part of an ongoing consumer education program. She ususally gives me a lock box code rather than meet me on site. Tomorrow she wants to take some working photos of me to feature on the website. Oh, joy! Red nose, bags under my eyes and probably a dazed look from my first full day of withdrawal from the cold and flu meds I’ve been taking. Wow, how did she know that that’s the exact impression I wanted to create?
Posted by skeet @ 5:43 pm • Health & wellbeing, Business
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February 13th, 2007 at 9:48 pm, Pepper Says:
Nice.
It is great that you are getting to advertise on a realtor’s web page. That will definitely help with business.
February 14th, 2007 at 7:04 pm, Whim Says:
Congrats on the exposure! I hope you feel better soon.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
February 28th, 2007 at 1:17 pm, Pointless Directives » They used to shoot skeet, didn’t they? Says:
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