Now this business idea may not seem as creative as some on this site, after all locksmithing is as old as the hills.
But you can be a little more creative in learning how to become one.
I wanted to research this business idea because I think it seems like one of the best skills you could learn that would be recession proof and always in demand.
People will always have some type of lock to protect their homes, cars and more.
Of course eventually we may all have wireless services that unlock our cars and houses for us. But that is still a long way away, if ever.
Now you may think you have to go to school to become a certified locksmith, but in my research I found that there are home study programs that you can purchase for as little as $295.00 to get you started in this field.
And the training can be done in as little as thirty days, or as long as you need depending on your schedule.
As small business ideas go this is really an inexpensive start up cost for training.
Of course there would be the investment in tools too, but you would be supplied with the information your need about tools during your training.
If you are working full time and would like to ease into creating a business, this would be ideal as you would be able to train and practice on your own time and then begin marketing your services on a gradual basis.
As your business and experience grows you can then decide if this could be a full time business for you.
This site has excellent information on locksmithing, training, tools and more, along with the at home study courses offered.
The Lockout Specialist Locksmith Course is written by Chris Pearcy, a former military policeman with over 20 years training in locksmithing.
Here is info from the Lockpickshop website on what you will learn in the course:
• Become a bona-fide, licensed, bonded locksmith quickly and easily;
• Get easy access to reasonably priced locksmithing tools and equipment;
• Learn the basics of lock picking and keyless auto entry;
• Learn techniques for bypassing locks to gain entry;
• Find customers who will gladly pay a lot of money for the skills you've learned;
• Get paid more as you gain more experience
• Set up partnerships with other locksmiths (usually full-time locksmiths) that will be profitable for both of you;
• Streamline your business so that you automatically get as many customers as you want and do only the work you really want to do
Now marketing this business idea would be pretty easy.
You would have to get a dedicated phone line and have your phone number in the phone and internet directories in your area.
You would also want professional looking business cards to hand out to people who might need your services, such as law enforcement professionals, landlords, contractors, and emergency services personnel.
And depending on what niche in the locksmithing industry you wanted to service, you would then decide on additional forms of advertising for your business.
Plus the Lockout Specialist Locksmithing Course has a lot of good info on marketing your business too.
So does becoming a locksmith sound like an interesting career to you?
If so I would do an online search to really explore locksmithing, along with reading all the
Locksmithing Articles
available at the Lockpickshop website.
It sounds like a real insiders resource to a lot of good information about lockpicking and locksmithing.
