Getting through this economy.

[Ray]

What is everyone out there doing given the slow down in new construction?

[graffster]

Hitting the pavement everyday and learning to diversify

[prg]

learn to be proactive, competitive and push your business out in front of the competion. its not that peopel dont want granite in their homes.. they just want "a deal" people just hold the purse strings tighter when we are in a down economy. The demand for granite has not changed, supplies droping prices and how the customer compares services has changed. Online is a great way to sell retail if your wholesale and referrla channels are drying up.

paul www.prgdesign.com

[FireUps]

diversify is great idea. If all your business comes from one source in the end you will always loose. If you need help diversifying we can help. We can help you define your competitive advantage find your message and track all your advertising efforts back to the business it generates. This empowers you to spend money on advertising and truly know what your Cost Per Install is.

Cost Per Install = the cost to generate the sale.

I help granite countertop fabricators by providing the ability to add a retail channel to drive more sales. We have exclusive markets and focus our team specifically on this space to provide the greatest value to our partners.

We are granite marketers and would be happy to help.

http://www.fireups.com