Hey there folks....Back in the day, Mike was my supervisor. Great guy & so easy to work with. Then power tools were invented (just kidding). I am now semi-retired as a tech, sticking to the repair/installation, one-man-job jobs, maybe once a month. I have been a business owner and also worked for big assembly companies.
To this day I still believe there is ample opportunities for both to survive. Mediocracy is a challenge for the companies, not the business-for-self guy who must do well to survive. I never tried to "steal" from my employer, but certainly left behind a business card for out-of-warranty opportunities.
For any of you out there that are looking for more work, I'll say it again.....put on a nice clean business casual outfit and visit the managers at apartment complexes that have an exercise room. Visit them every 6 months....whether to maintain their equipment or to find out if they need any tune ups. Recommend a 6 month (or more frequently if needed) maintenance routine. If they don't give you the time of day, just do a follow-up call to see if they may need you. EASY PICKIN! DON'T BE GREEDY EITHER because the word will spread...good and bad.
As I said above, I'm trying NOT to do jobs and am still getting calls to work.
Keep up the good job, Mike. You are THE MAN for this job!
Let me start by saying that Mike again continues to amaze me in his effort to help others. Thats right, like Todd mentioned, this network is a wonderful way to help others. It not only helps us IBO (Independent Business Owners) in the industry but also helps the end customer find a professional for help and not get taken advantage of by a national company.
Mike works so hard for the network as I see it on a regular basis. He sends me leads almost on a daily basis and sometimes 3 or 4 a day. Being this is the case I have spent some time with Mike and realize that he needs help growing the network. It is too much for one person to handle. I have agreed to help Mike grow the network to strengthen and maximize the potential that we both see it being in the near future.
If you had a choice of starting with a company for free sign up and getting 45- 55% of the profit of each job or you could pay $100 start up fee and you could earn 90% of the profit which one would you choose?
We need to be big thinkers. If you cant afford the $100 premium listing then that is the very reason you need to sign up. People do exactly what they want to do everyday of their lives and most of the time all those decisions involve money. I highly recommend you dig deep in your gut, take the risk ( it really isn't much of a risk) and see what happens. It has worked for me and it can for you also if you let it.
We will fill all the premium listings very soon. So you should think fast as well. We would rather it be you on the listing but we will not wait on you to decide.
Love the new intro! It’s amazing that Ryan flew all the way from Texas to Ohio just to give an interview with you. This just shows the great value this network has to offer, not only for us (the independent technicians), but the manufacturers that are starting to see the value of being connected, getting more internet exposure with the video interviews and having a single source available of quality service providers to refer their customers to... of course!
I would like to see an interview with one of the big online retailers like CSN that run hundreds of retail websites that sell RTA products! Or, how about someone from Sauder Mfg… maybe could even go do it at their mfg plant? WOW... that would be great! They are in Ohio, aren’t they?
Keep up the great work Mike! May the force be with you… Woo Hoo!
I would like to speak to everyone that is a part of the United Assemblers Network. These newsletters are not that long to read and contain a lot of useful information. I am from Cincinnati and live less than 2 hours from Mike. At least once a month I travel to Columbus to do some jobs and while there I make sure to give Mike a visit. Mike is founder of the network but he is so much more than that. He is a true friend to everyone on the network because he truly wants everyone of us to succeed.
When I visit Mike he spends a lot of time helping me learn how to grow my business from internet using to hands on techniques that are very useful to efficiency of my work. Mike sincerely cares about the success of each one of us. Although not everyone on the network always agree with Mike in everything he does or speaks of, you must remember this is what makes us all different. I believe that the UAN is the best answer for the independent technician to survive today because if you listen to all the advice and learn something from all of it and use the portion that best fits you then your business will grow because Mike knows how to grow a business. He has many sources that produce income and yet he still finds the time to assist me and others with concerns or questions.
Please take the time to post your comments good or bad on the blog so we can help each other succeed. Success is built on failures. Thank you Mike for all do have done for my business and UAN.
Just wanted to take a moment to confirm what Mike is saying in the Febuary news letter. I have worked for about four different assembly companies in the last 15 years and have even been a manager for one of them.
As an indepedent contractor working for national companies making only 50 to 60% of what they charged, and I still had to pay for all of my own tools, truck, helper, insurance, and even the concrete to install b-ball systems for them, WOW!!! So working for them I was only making about 10%.
So I decided to go to work for myself. I have been on my own for the last two years. Now I have the same expenses, but now I can clear around 75 to 80% after the expenses. So through my trust in God, my web site, the Assembliers Network, and whole lot of hard work I expect this year to triple what I was making with the national companies.
Yes I must say since I have joined united assemblers and got to know the Great Mike whom is the founder and the hardest working of us all. I have been impressed with its results. Has help me to get accounts and personal customers through the years. As I see us grow I now, as I always have, realize what Mike has done for many so many in the industry and how we will all gain from his hard work. Thanks Mike and it has been and honor to meet you and to know you.
Thank you and United Assemblers Network, for all the Help at this time.
This Website has gotten my company noticed through united Assemblers website in a very short period of time, and if your a professional technician things may just pan out.
As Mike has stated...working together to be the best..
Thank You Mike M and U/A Of Ohio..
Sincerely The N Keeper Of Alexandria VA., Great New letter Pass it on... Freddie Garnett
I agree there are too many hands in the pot with assembly. It is already too
expensive from a consumer viewpoint. I look back and think we should have
centralized management years ago. This would have cut labor costs dramatically
and allowed us to pay around 60-65% of the sale to the tech. Maybe even more if
they could prove they were a real business with insurance, etc. But of course
hindsight is 20/20.
The retailers want something virtually impossible to deliver on. If they
really want it to work well they need to get out of the assembly business and do
a COD program. Let the assembly company pay a referral fee for the relationship.
But the big retailers don’t want to relinquish control and they have to staff
the department to manage the system. They don’t want to deal with 100 little
guys so they hire a company like GC. In order for GC to maintain control, they
have to have management staff.
By the time it settles to the labor force, it is a relatively low wage. And
it is constantly adversarial because the tech thinks he does all the work so he
should get 90% of the sale. The tech is usually too unsophisticated to
understand all the moving parts to the system, which itself is inefficient but
necessary.
The solutions are the retailers can charge 30% more, get out of the business
altogether, or just let each store contract on a store-by-store basis. As my
post states, I don’t miss that part one bit. There is just too much drama and it
seems to be in a constant state of turmoil. I don’t see any of the solutions
ever happening.
The assembly business working with the big retailers is a broken business
model with no fix in sight. The opportunity for the little guy is to become a
marketing genius and stay geographically centered. Hire 2-10 workers for his
local area and stay small. Work directly for the consumer and get clients
through internet marketing and word of mouth. Charge less than the retailers. I
mean really, $100 to D&A a treadmill?! WTF? Sears will do it for $45. Develop
relationships with online retailers.
I really like what you are doing. You are truly f’ing up the assembly
business. I love it. Good work. Keep it up. Eventually something will give.
Bobby Casey
Fmr President, Diamond Retail Services, Inc.
We are very excited to get into 2010 to “Put it together… So you don’t have to!”… Again!
2009 was a tough year for a lot of people, however one of the important things to focus on in our business will be to direct our energy capitalizing on the opportunities left behind by those that do not allow their long-term vision to guide them!!
Problems are Opportunities in Disguise!
As I have said many times before… ANYONE can find a problem with just about anything… it is those who provide suggestions & solutions to the problems they find that offer opportunity in almost everything!
Mike Mehrle made yet another great point… NEVER reply in “immediate” anger to anything you may disagree with until you allow it to soak in (This applies to EVERYTHING in life BTW!). When we allow ourselves to actually “think” about what we “think” we want to say… we usually find we are either not as angry as we thought, or we will respond with a much better, more productive reply, post, email, voice mail, etc...
Of course, actually talking to the person, “in person”…. Wow… Now there is a novel idea for the New Year! LOL
Let’s make this New Year the best ever and … GET INVOLVED!!
MikeM and I don't always see eye to eye on some matters, but I agree totally concerning the IKEA Assemblers site.
I, too, was contacted by this person to post a listing, and, I don't know - it just didn't seem "right" - - even went so far as to join his "Linked In" group to see what was up...but after nearly a week virtually no one else joined, nor did he seem to be picking up any connections...I withdrew from the group.
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Hey there folks....Back in the day, Mike was my supervisor. Great guy & so easy to work with. Then power tools were invented (just kidding). I am now semi-retired as a tech, sticking to the repair/installation, one-man-job jobs, maybe once a month. I have been a business owner and also worked for big assembly companies.
To this day I still believe there is ample opportunities for both to survive. Mediocracy is a challenge for the companies, not the business-for-self guy who must do well to survive. I never tried to "steal" from my employer, but certainly left behind a business card for out-of-warranty opportunities.
For any of you out there that are looking for more work, I'll say it again.....put on a nice clean business casual outfit and visit the managers at apartment complexes that have an exercise room. Visit them every 6 months....whether to maintain their equipment or to find out if they need any tune ups. Recommend a 6 month (or more frequently if needed) maintenance routine. If they don't give you the time of day, just do a follow-up call to see if they may need you. EASY PICKIN! DON'T BE GREEDY EITHER because the word will spread...good and bad.
As I said above, I'm trying NOT to do jobs and am still getting calls to work.
Keep up the good job, Mike. You are THE MAN for this job!
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Let me start by saying that Mike again continues to amaze me in his effort to help others. Thats right, like Todd mentioned, this network is a wonderful way to help others. It not only helps us IBO (Independent Business Owners) in the industry but also helps the end customer find a professional for help and not get taken advantage of by a national company.
Mike works so hard for the network as I see it on a regular basis. He sends me leads almost on a daily basis and sometimes 3 or 4 a day. Being this is the case I have spent some time with Mike and realize that he needs help growing the network. It is too much for one person to handle. I have agreed to help Mike grow the network to strengthen and maximize the potential that we both see it being in the near future.
If you had a choice of starting with a company for free sign up and getting 45- 55% of the profit of each job or you could pay $100 start up fee and you could earn 90% of the profit which one would you choose?
We need to be big thinkers. If you cant afford the $100 premium listing then that is the very reason you need to sign up. People do exactly what they want to do everyday of their lives and most of the time all those decisions involve money. I highly recommend you dig deep in your gut, take the risk ( it really isn't much of a risk) and see what happens. It has worked for me and it can for you also if you let it.
We will fill all the premium listings very soon. So you should think fast as well. We would rather it be you on the listing but we will not wait on you to decide.
I challenge everyone. Go for it!
Eddie Young
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Love the new intro! It’s amazing that Ryan flew all the way from Texas to Ohio just to give an interview with you. This just shows the great value this network has to offer, not only for us (the independent technicians), but the manufacturers that are starting to see the value of being connected, getting more internet exposure with the video interviews and having a single source available of quality service providers to refer their customers to... of course!
I would like to see an interview with one of the big online retailers like CSN that run hundreds of retail websites that sell RTA products! Or, how about someone from Sauder Mfg… maybe could even go do it at their mfg plant? WOW... that would be great! They are in Ohio, aren’t they?
Keep up the great work Mike! May the force be with you… Woo Hoo!
Todd Jefferies
http://www.AssemblyMasters.net
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I would like to speak to everyone that is a part of the United Assemblers Network. These newsletters are not that long to read and contain a lot of useful information. I am from Cincinnati and live less than 2 hours from Mike. At least once a month I travel to Columbus to do some jobs and while there I make sure to give Mike a visit. Mike is founder of the network but he is so much more than that. He is a true friend to everyone on the network because he truly wants everyone of us to succeed.
When I visit Mike he spends a lot of time helping me learn how to grow my business from internet using to hands on techniques that are very useful to efficiency of my work. Mike sincerely cares about the success of each one of us. Although not everyone on the network always agree with Mike in everything he does or speaks of, you must remember this is what makes us all different. I believe that the UAN is the best answer for the independent technician to survive today because if you listen to all the advice and learn something from all of it and use the portion that best fits you then your business will grow because Mike knows how to grow a business. He has many sources that produce income and yet he still finds the time to assist me and others with concerns or questions.
Please take the time to post your comments good or bad on the blog so we can help each other succeed. Success is built on failures. Thank you Mike for all do have done for my business and UAN.
Eddie Young
Tarheel Home Services
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Just wanted to take a moment to confirm what Mike is saying in the Febuary news letter. I have worked for about four different assembly companies in the last 15 years and have even been a manager for one of them.
As an indepedent contractor working for national companies making only 50 to 60% of what they charged, and I still had to pay for all of my own tools, truck, helper, insurance, and even the concrete to install b-ball systems for them, WOW!!! So working for them I was only making about 10%.
So I decided to go to work for myself. I have been on my own for the last two years. Now I have the same expenses, but now I can clear around 75 to 80% after the expenses. So through my trust in God, my web site, the Assembliers Network, and whole lot of hard work I expect this year to triple what I was making with the national companies.
Livin' the Dream
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Yes I must say since I have joined united assemblers and got to know the Great Mike whom is the founder and the hardest working of us all. I have been impressed with its results. Has help me to get accounts and personal customers through the years. As I see us grow I now, as I always have, realize what Mike has done for many so many in the industry and how we will all gain from his hard work. Thanks Mike and it has been and honor to meet you and to know you.
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Mike M
Thank you and United Assemblers Network, for all the Help at this time.
This Website has gotten my company noticed through united Assemblers website in a very short period of time, and if your a professional technician things may just pan out.
As Mike has stated...working together to be the best..
Thank You Mike M and U/A Of Ohio..
Sincerely The N Keeper Of Alexandria VA., Great New letter Pass it on... Freddie Garnett
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I agree there are too many hands in the pot with assembly. It is already too expensive from a consumer viewpoint. I look back and think we should have centralized management years ago. This would have cut labor costs dramatically and allowed us to pay around 60-65% of the sale to the tech. Maybe even more if they could prove they were a real business with insurance, etc. But of course hindsight is 20/20.
The retailers want something virtually impossible to deliver on. If they really want it to work well they need to get out of the assembly business and do a COD program. Let the assembly company pay a referral fee for the relationship. But the big retailers don’t want to relinquish control and they have to staff the department to manage the system. They don’t want to deal with 100 little guys so they hire a company like GC. In order for GC to maintain control, they have to have management staff.
By the time it settles to the labor force, it is a relatively low wage. And it is constantly adversarial because the tech thinks he does all the work so he should get 90% of the sale. The tech is usually too unsophisticated to understand all the moving parts to the system, which itself is inefficient but necessary.
The solutions are the retailers can charge 30% more, get out of the business altogether, or just let each store contract on a store-by-store basis. As my post states, I don’t miss that part one bit. There is just too much drama and it seems to be in a constant state of turmoil. I don’t see any of the solutions ever happening.
The assembly business working with the big retailers is a broken business model with no fix in sight. The opportunity for the little guy is to become a marketing genius and stay geographically centered. Hire 2-10 workers for his local area and stay small. Work directly for the consumer and get clients through internet marketing and word of mouth. Charge less than the retailers. I mean really, $100 to D&A a treadmill?! WTF? Sears will do it for $45. Develop relationships with online retailers.
I really like what you are doing. You are truly f’ing up the assembly business. I love it. Good work. Keep it up. Eventually something will give.
Bobby Casey
Fmr President, Diamond Retail Services, Inc.
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Happy New Year to all!
We are very excited to get into 2010 to “Put it together… So you don’t have to!”… Again!
2009 was a tough year for a lot of people, however one of the important things to focus on in our business will be to direct our energy capitalizing on the opportunities left behind by those that do not allow their long-term vision to guide them!!
Problems are Opportunities in Disguise!
As I have said many times before… ANYONE can find a problem with just about anything… it is those who provide suggestions & solutions to the problems they find that offer opportunity in almost everything!
Mike Mehrle made yet another great point… NEVER reply in “immediate” anger to anything you may disagree with until you allow it to soak in (This applies to EVERYTHING in life BTW!). When we allow ourselves to actually “think” about what we “think” we want to say… we usually find we are either not as angry as we thought, or we will respond with a much better, more productive reply, post, email, voice mail, etc...
Of course, actually talking to the person, “in person”…. Wow… Now there is a novel idea for the New Year! LOL
Let’s make this New Year the best ever and … GET INVOLVED!!
God Bless and Great Success to all!!
Todd Jefferies
http://www.AssemblyMasters.net
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MikeM and I don't always see eye to eye on some matters, but I agree totally concerning the IKEA Assemblers site.
I, too, was contacted by this person to post a listing, and, I don't know - it just didn't seem "right" - - even went so far as to join his "Linked In" group to see what was up...but after nearly a week virtually no one else joined, nor did he seem to be picking up any connections...I withdrew from the group.
Seems like a scam to me.
My two cents.
MN
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