[Grace Da Maren Guelph Guitar Repair]

Looks great!

[Grace Da Maren Guelph Guitar Repair]

1 what calender system do you use

– Google Calendar

2 what business suite do you use ( office365, Google workspace, open office etc)

– I don’t know the answer to this question. I use google docs/sheets, and also an old microsoft office word/excel.

3 on an intake for what would you deem necessary information

– client info (name, phone, email (although my booking software grabs that)

– guitar info (make, model, colour, SN, condition)

4 on a jobs sheet the same

– job info (scope of the job we’ve agreed to)

– intake date and estimated turnaround

– job info (what we’re agreeing to me dealing with)

– intake date and estimated turnaround

– then at the bottom of the sheet I track total/taxes/grand total, Job# and what my turnaround time actually was

5 Is there anything else you would like to automate from booking in to invoice.

– it’s nice for them to get reminders about upcoming appointments

– a workflow to send out a follow-up email 2 weeks after service

I currently use calendly for booking appointments and quickbooks for invoicing.

[Grace Da Maren Guelph Guitar Repair]

If I had the experience you had when I started…! Look – if your business is half as amazing as your new shop, you’re gonna do great! You know what to do. And when you don’t, you’ve got support everywhere – your awesome wife, kick-ass mentor, and us, just a click away! You got this! You are ready!

[Grace Da Maren Guelph Guitar Repair]

Oh yes! I got a recipe from Steve @R_Guitars for fretboard conditioning! I’ve been using it for a little while with lovely results. I don’t remember the exact ingredients, but it’s a 3-part recipe, 2 of those, 1 of those…. I’ll look at the bottles when I get back to the shop, unless Steve hops in here faster than that!

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😂

[Grace Da Maren Guelph Guitar Repair]

@patreon_75544175 Gotta drag Luke Heaton into this conversation! He’s even toyed with the idea of putting together a ‘violin setups for beginners’ series. And @mike Mike Schramm might have some resources for learning how to restring bows, among other non-fretted repairs.

[Grace Da Maren Guelph Guitar Repair]

I’ll be here for you, and cheering you on!