"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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What you think of this kind of work?

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How does this work compare to corporate work?


What he did there cost $125.

For latest iPhone prices are from 150 to 250.

In a day you can probably do 5 to 8 if there is work, if it's simple stuff like screen replacement or you got known solutions about 25 before your head starts to ache.

To setup the lab, firstly needed a store on ground level, I used to have mine of 5th floor, it's sht, other dudes take all your work you left with scraps. Not everybody can do this kind of work, so you might have 10 stores in your area and only 1 or less will be able to do something like this. Then tools, he has there about 10 grand worth of different sht, however he bought that over time, to start off basic stuff is needed, rework station, preheat, microscope, stencils and sht, about 2 grand worth including desks, but that's ghetto level.
 

"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Give it a go and report back. Otherwise, it's just another YouTube video, inn it?
 

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Yea, I'm thinking about it, I got most of the tools, I just need a microscope and a preheat and better power supply, plus an office on bottom level which is a real drag. Office alone where I'm at will run me about $700 per month without expenses on initial setup like furniture and some exterior advertisements.
 

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Why not just work out of your apartment in the meantime ?

I was going to replace an iphone screen...watched youtube vid and realized there was NO WAY i was even going to attempt it. Took it to this lowkey cell repair store (not some corporate bs 150 dollars type crap) but to a place where he only charged me half that.
 

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Didn’t watch the video.

Mobile, buy a truck and set it up to do this work mobil. Advertising when and where you will be each day. Have five locations, one each work day of the week.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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There’s nothing wrong with specialty trade work if that’s what you like doing, but Brick & mortar overhead is a pain. I did it with retail for 28 years, but it’s a more difficult startup phase.

If you live in a close to area centered location and own a home, set your shop up there and put up a kickazz search oriented web page to get the business first over competitors.

My brother makes a fine living doing specialty trade work with a great web presence and via appointment out of his climate controlled and converted garage with this method. Writes that part of house off as a business expense for taxes also.…
 
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