Thanks Gary for your encouragement and support!Hi Dennis,
Having exchanged quite a few emails with Dennis and seen some of his work, I can vouch for the quality of his work and his inovativeness.
Gary
I appreciate your thoughtful note and recommendation. I understand the importance of a professional presentation. My situation is somewhat unique. I basically am a small operation and I want to be truthful about that. I don't have plans to grow the operation, but I am excited to help a small number of clients in the next few years.Hi Dennis,
Looking at your website, my initial reaction is you need a more "professional" tone. Reading your intro "My primary position is working at a camp and conference center..." as well as the other bits (" a gift from my relatives..."), it's clear that you are a "mom and pop", just a guy doing some side stuff as a hobby. Now, there is absolutely nothing wrong with this. If that is your goal, to just be a small, single man operation that does this on the side/hobby, that is fine. But if you are trying to make this a "business" then I would say go with a professional tone. The saying goes, "fake it until you make it." No one needs to know this isn't your "real" job or your relatives gave you a van. Spin it. When a random person visits your site they want to be impressed and confident. And confidence (for better or worse) often comes from perception that the "company" is established, large, has done many projects, etc. If you look at sites of builders like wayfarer or glampervan the impression is, this is a "real" business. They do have a "our story" section that goes into how they got started, but it is secondary. So in summary, I think if you want to convey your business as a "real" business and not a side hustle then I would avoid "I" and treat it as a company entity. I would also feature your builds and work first and foremost. Save the personal story as secondary. You want a visitor to leave thinking, "this company does good work, they seem legit and I might use them." Not, "hmm, can I trust some random guy..." I hope that helps. Just my POV. All the best and good luck!
Joe, Thanks for your note. Let me know when you are ready to talk more about the options. DennisHi Dennis, I'm very new here and still looking for a van but when we find one will look you up, were definitely gonna need help putting it together.
joe
Thanks Hein! We were at Hood River a couple months ago and I wish we had come by for a visit. You definitely have a number of products we could use.Congratulations with your new business adventure. We would be honored to supply you with materials and components for your builds. We offer special pricing for upfitters and you can pick up at our warehouse to save shipping. In return we will send you customers.
All the best,
Hein
DIYvan
Hood River, OR
@Hein . Please provide a link where to purchase your products. I am in need of maxxair fan adapter and roof rack adapters. What else you got? Thanks!Congratulations with your new business adventure. We would be honored to supply you with materials and components for your builds. We offer special pricing for upfitters and you can pick up at our warehouse to save shipping. In return we will send you customers.
All the best,
Hein
DIYvan
Hood River, OR
Here is Hein’s website@Hein . Please provide a link where to purchase your products. I am in need of maxxair fan adapter and roof rack adapters. What else you got? Thanks!
Good point. I'll look into a locking cap.I don’t want to be all “doom and gloom”, but I for one wouldn’t be comfortable with my freshwater in the open like that for anybody to mess with. That’s why RVs have lockable freshwater fills.
Here is a photo of the vinyl cover I created for the water jug.Good point. I'll look into a locking cap.
Thermocouple?I have a client with a Suburban RV Heater NT-16 SEQ. I’m looking for advice because the repair shop I'm working with isn’t able to fix it so far. The heater will run fine with a nice blue flame for about 15 minutes and then it makes a soft pop sound and the flame turns to orange. I’m testing it while connected to shore power so low voltage isn't an issue. I have a new igniter and a new two stage regulator.
Do you have any suggestions as to why it is behaving this way?