Recent research has indicated that the state of many British homes leaves a great deal to be desired. Not only do many people shy away from allowing people into their homes, something that can have a marked impact on both friendships and love lives, but many individuals will also be finding that everything from their mood to their sex drive is being effected by their interior design.
Around half of homeowners are even too embarrassed to invite their family members over, citing everything from dated décor to a lack of TLC for their shame. Around 70% of all those polled felt their home left a lot to be desired and this huge number of Britons wanting to do something about the state of their home may be a potential gold mine for painters and decorators, especially now that families as a whole appear to have more expendable income than they have in years.
CAPITALISING ON THE NEED FOR CHANGE
When it comes to turning dissatisfaction with one’s home into genuine custom, painters and decorators will need to do more than simply understand that potential clients are out there. Firstly, they will need to know how best to tackle the most requested tasks and the tools they will need to do so and, secondly, they will need to be able to offer help and advice about how best to improve homes if they wish to have the happiest customers possible at the end of the process.
Quality will be vital for any tradesman, and this means using the best possible tools. Whilst any decorator will know the value of a good paint brush and the right decorating supplies, it is easy to get lazy when brushes reach the end of their lifespan, choosing to get a few more sub-standard jobs from them when really they should have been jettisoned many weeks before. Furthermore, each job will need very specific tools to elicit the very best results and therefore ensuring that you opt for the right brushes will be vital. Whilst quality is important, everything from size to bristle type may alter how easy or hard it is to get a job done in the best possible way.
Likewise, caring for brushes will be equally important. Not only will the right cleaning products help ensure that each brush it at its best at the start of each and every day of each and every job, but the right cleaning tools will also simply ensure that you can get far more for your money, something that will be very important when spending out on the very best brushes.
HELPING YOUR CUSTOMERS
Being armed with knowledge about how dissatisfied many homeowners are with the state of their homes will help you to find ways of advertising your skills and services in a much more focussed and appealing way. However, once you have their interest being able to offer advice such as how the colour of rooms may effect everything from sex drive to general mood may help them to trust you far more. In turn, this will allow you to do the right job for them to make certain that they are totally happy with the end result too.
About the Author – Adam Howes is a freelance writer and blogger. He regularly contributes articles to decorating and trade sites, consulting websites such as www.trade1st.co.uk to stay up to date with all the latest industry news and developments.