letter of introduction

[Benjamiin]

I lost interest in the letter after about 10 lines.

To much info.
Needs to be straight to the point.

ok, so how do I get to the point without saying what type and how much experience I have? If I just say hello ben electrician I do this thanks bye I feel it looks unprofessional and that the person who wrote the letter could be a cowboy with little or no experience, ie a Electrical Trainee

 

[Benjamiin]

@ snowhead, the letter is printed on a letter head with my logo at the bottom, just the forum wouldnt let me attach the original so I had to copy and paste

 

[vxwestie]

Personally I think estate agents etc are the worst type of customers ( and I work for quite a few) They're bloody awful for getting prices, trying to knock you down. You'll get asked to break prices down to what 'has to be done', what should be done, what they want done etc, etc... Then you'll get 'we'll pass the invoice on to the landlord' ' the tenant is paying some, the landlord the rest' etc, etc . Bloody nightmares! I refuse to shift on prices and it's usually my reputation that gets me the work, but personally I wouldn't worry if none of them called me again ... Lol

 

[Octopus]

The only time I interact with estate agents is when I pick up keys for clients. They are not the path to a pot of gold IMHO.

 

[samillingworth]

I dont get why everyone likes estate agents. always going to go for the cheapest price, as long as it gets done... surely?

Letter looks nice... id play on the words a bit more, you do sort of lose interest and start skim reading it, use longer more eloquent words to grab a bit more attention, but dont make it look like a letter addressed to the queen!

 

[HandySparks]

Get yourself a web address and set up a website first. It can be just a single page to start with (but NOT an 'under construction' page). Then you can keep your letter brief and to the point, but refer them to the website for more details.

If you're a one man band, my preference is not to try and pretend to be a bigger company with 'employees'. Many customers like to know who's going to turn up to do the job.