Comments on: Welcome to Lew Jensen Studio http://lewjensenstudio.com/1/hello-world/ How to turn a hobby into a profitable business Mon, 17 May 2010 18:05:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Mel Joines http://lewjensenstudio.com/1/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Mel Joines Fri, 15 May 2009 17:07:18 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-18 Doc; My wife Theresa and I were talking about events of the last two years. That increased sales, We purchased the Para-Blaster to increase the veriety of looks and quality We can offer. We also purchased a new car to improve Our impression. The car We purchased is a Chevrolet HHR. Great little vehicle with a retro look. I couldn't leave the Glass alone. We both were born in the year of the dragon. And I engraved a maiden and her dragon on the side rear windows. I also became a member of two internet forums/car clubs. For HHR owners. One has over 9,000 members and the other has 1,900 members and is growing. Membership is not only in every state of the United States but is also International,Canada and Western Europe.Where I am able to advertise my services, products I'm able to offer. I have been able to travel to car rallies and do work on customers/friends cars. And I have had car club members drive from Canada to My home, here in North Carolina. By using the internet as a tool to assist in the art designing process, price setting and communication. Has assisted in reducing time in the engraving process when We get together at the same location.Because the art work is completed and is ready for application. I also offer for those that cannot bring their glass to Me. They can ship it to Me, I do the engraving and ship it back to them. With a Pay Pal account I can accept credit cards for payment. Without a huge service fee or lease payment for a credit card machine. I still offer all other forms of carving/engraving. It is great being able to have My art work traveling the country, and now being shown at international car shows. Becoming truely portable is my next goal. With the addition of a small trailer and a small generator. To provide power for the compressor and lighting for out door events. Car shows, high end art and craft shows...ect. Another thing I have discovered Our costomer base is willing to pay for Quality. By maintaining a high standard of quality. You are maintaining a reputation. And You are only as good as Your last job. A happy customer will tell 10 people, where an angry customer will tell Everybody. So it pays to keep Your quality level as high as possible. There is a broadcast for You. Love the wednesday evening get togethers. They do help. Your friend. Mel Joines Mel Joines Studio Doc;
My wife Theresa and I were talking about events of the last two years. That increased sales, We purchased the Para-Blaster to increase the veriety of looks and quality We can offer.
We also purchased a new car to improve Our impression.
The car We purchased is a Chevrolet HHR. Great little vehicle with a retro look. I couldn’t leave the Glass alone. We both were born in the year of the dragon. And I engraved a maiden and her dragon on the side rear windows.
I also became a member of two internet forums/car clubs. For HHR owners. One has over 9,000 members and the other has 1,900 members and is growing. Membership is not only in every state of the United States but is also International,Canada and Western Europe.Where I am able to advertise my services, products I’m able to offer.
I have been able to travel to car rallies and do work on customers/friends cars. And I have had car club members drive from Canada to My home, here in North Carolina.
By using the internet as a tool to assist in the art designing process, price setting and communication. Has assisted in reducing time in the engraving process when We get together at the same location.Because the art work is completed and is ready for application. I also offer for those that cannot bring their glass to Me. They can ship it to Me, I do the engraving and ship it back to them.
With a Pay Pal account I can accept credit cards for payment. Without a huge service fee or lease payment for a credit card machine.
I still offer all other forms of carving/engraving. It is great being able to have My art work traveling the country, and now being shown at international car shows.
Becoming truely portable is my next goal. With the addition of a small trailer and a small generator. To provide power for the compressor and lighting for out door events. Car shows, high end art and craft shows…ect.
Another thing I have discovered Our costomer base is willing to pay for Quality. By maintaining a high standard of quality. You are maintaining a reputation. And You are only as good as Your last job. A happy customer will tell 10 people, where an angry customer will tell Everybody. So it pays to keep Your quality level as high as possible. There is a broadcast for You.
Love the wednesday evening get togethers. They do help.
Your friend.
Mel Joines
Mel Joines Studio

]]> By: Doctor Lew http://lewjensenstudio.com/1/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Doctor Lew Wed, 06 May 2009 06:13:09 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-17 Sorry, this has taken me some time to get around to an answer... But I didn't really know how to "answer anyone" on my blog yet. This is a fun toy Jose. You need to get this same tool up and runing, I know you will love it. It "isn't" quite as easy as everyone says it is. But it is a little hard to realize what it is going to do for our futures. So, get with Russ and get some help getting started and then you can run with me on this one too. Listen my dear friend. I know that this direction, isn't a cake walk. And I know that you have had to "overcome" some serious stuff to get your door open (much less keep going) and I just want you to know one more time - IT IS WORTH EVERY STRUGGLE - EVERY FOOTSTEP YOU TAKE will one day bring back "huge rewards" both in the money department, but more importantly in the personal satisfaction department. You have come so far - you have to find ways (and sometimes creative ways) to keep your door open - you phone on - the website running - some publicity and exposure - and the time will come when the world will say to you... MY GOOD LORD MAN - YOU ARE FAMOUS - YOU MUST BE REALLY LUCKY. And you will know the real truth, because only you and Marina know just how hard the "mastery" - so you can just say... WHY YES I AM RATHER LUCKY - THANK YOU VERY MUCH... It isn't cool to tell someone that you "love them" and enjoy their company so much, but I mean it in all the eternal good that I can muster. I have enjoyed you presence and your persistance as much as anyone I have ever "coached." I am very proud of what you have been able to accomplish - keep climbing with me bud. I need your support in this rough time too. Lew Jensen Firestarter & Conjurer Sorry, this has taken me some time to get around to an answer…
But I didn’t really know how to “answer anyone” on my blog yet. This is a fun toy Jose. You need to get this same tool up and runing, I know you will love it. It “isn’t” quite as easy as everyone says it is. But it is a little hard to realize what it is going to do for our futures. So, get with Russ and get some help getting started and then you can run with me on this one too.

Listen my dear friend. I know that this direction, isn’t a cake walk. And I know that you have had to “overcome” some serious stuff to get your door open (much less keep going) and I just want you to know one more time – IT IS WORTH EVERY STRUGGLE – EVERY FOOTSTEP YOU TAKE will one day bring back “huge rewards” both in the money department, but more importantly in the personal satisfaction department. You have come so far – you have to find ways (and sometimes creative ways) to keep your door open – you phone on – the website running – some publicity and exposure – and the time will come when the world will say to you…
MY GOOD LORD MAN – YOU ARE FAMOUS – YOU MUST BE REALLY LUCKY.

And you will know the real truth, because only you and Marina know just how hard the “mastery” – so you can just say…
WHY YES I AM RATHER LUCKY – THANK YOU VERY MUCH…

It isn’t cool to tell someone that you “love them” and enjoy their company so much, but I mean it in all the eternal good that I can muster. I have enjoyed you presence and your persistance as much as anyone I have ever “coached.” I am very proud of what you have been able to accomplish – keep climbing with me bud. I need your support in this rough time too.
Lew Jensen
Firestarter & Conjurer

]]> By: Doctor Lew http://lewjensenstudio.com/1/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Doctor Lew Wed, 06 May 2009 06:05:22 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-16 Mel, Sorry this has taken a while, got a bunch of "BUSINESS PLANS" to get out, so I have been struggling trying to keep up with everything and I didn't quite know how to "answer anything on my blog" anyway. But now, that is coming too. Thanks for having the "whatever it takes" attitude and hanging in there with me for so long. I AM IMPRESSED with you membership dates. You go right back to our beginnings. Thanks for your participation. I trust it has been soulworthy for you too. I just have never been able to put all this back down in my life. I love everything I get to do with my hands. It truly is an obsession with both of us - I guess. See you on the WEBCAST Lew Jensen Firestarter & Conjurer Mel,
Sorry this has taken a while, got a bunch of “BUSINESS PLANS” to get out, so I have been struggling trying to keep up with everything and I didn’t quite know how to “answer anything on my blog” anyway. But now, that is coming too. Thanks for having the “whatever it takes” attitude and hanging in there with me for so long. I AM IMPRESSED with you membership dates. You go right back to our beginnings. Thanks for your participation. I trust it has been soulworthy for you too. I just have never been able to put all this back down in my life. I love everything I get to do with my hands. It truly is an obsession with both of us – I guess.
See you on the WEBCAST
Lew Jensen
Firestarter & Conjurer

]]> By: Lance Larson http://lewjensenstudio.com/1/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Lance Larson Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:29:17 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-14 Dr Lew, Next week will be my 1 year anniversary of having my Paragraver system and carving everything in my house made of wood. It took me 5 years of looking at that wooden nickle I carved with you at the gun show in Phoenix and saying to myself that I can do this to convince myself to go ahead. It is easily the best thing I ever "blew" my tax refund check on in my life. It is changing my life. I have earned quite a few blue ribbons in the last year with my carvings in the County and State Fairs here in Arizona. My real love is African Game animals and I am going to be very good at them and find a real niche. I really look forward to seeing something I have made on the Profitable Hobbies website so I can help you show people the anyone can do this. I just don't know how this is done. Could you clue me in?? Gunstocks are what started my fire for this and I feel I have arrived at the point I can work on other people's rifles and shotguns and be happy with my art and design. It's lucky I had so many of my own stocks to design and carve on. Thanks for the Wednesday night webinars and I hope we can talk again soon. Thanks for your time. Have A Great Day! Lance Larson Casa Grande, AZ Dr Lew,

Next week will be my 1 year anniversary of having my Paragraver system and carving everything in my house made of wood. It took me 5 years of looking at that wooden nickle I carved with you at the gun show in Phoenix and saying to myself that I can do this to convince myself to go ahead. It is easily the best thing I ever “blew” my tax refund check on in my life. It is changing my life.

I have earned quite a few blue ribbons in the last year with my carvings in the County and State Fairs here in Arizona. My real love is African Game animals and I am going to be very good at them and find a real niche. I really look forward to seeing something I have made on the Profitable Hobbies website so I can help you show people the anyone can do this. I just don’t know how this is done. Could you clue me in??

Gunstocks are what started my fire for this and I feel I have arrived at the point I can work on other people’s rifles and shotguns and be happy with my art and design. It’s lucky I had so many of my own stocks to design and carve on. Thanks for the Wednesday night webinars and I hope we can talk again soon.

Thanks for your time.
Have A Great Day!

Lance Larson
Casa Grande, AZ

]]> By: Mel Joines http://lewjensenstudio.com/1/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Mel Joines Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:09:28 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-9 Hi Doc I first saw You set up, at the Convention Center in Fresno, California. The year was 1986 or 1987 during a Business Oppertunity Expo. I was so impressed with the drill that I remembered it for several years. During that time I was working in the Aero Space Industry as a Jig & Fixture Builder. Some of the projects I have worked on are: The B1-B Bomber, Atlantis Space Shuttle, C-17 Cargo Transport Aircraft and several others. A lower back injury ended that career in 1990. With the Paragrave System still in mind, after back surgery and rehab. I was finally able to purchase the Para Pak system package in 1992. Over the years I have enjoyed engraving on just about every thing from Lexan motorcycle windshields to egg shells, wood, metal, crystal, and Auto glass. My art is in many states and also in Canada. Lately I have been engraving the side and back glass on Chevy HHR's. Enjoying every minute, I have also added the Para Blaster to round out My studio. Thank You for the development of these systems. The internet has been a wonderful marketing aid. Again Thanks Your Friend; Mel Joines Hi Doc
I first saw You set up, at the Convention Center in Fresno, California. The year was 1986 or 1987 during a Business Oppertunity Expo. I was so impressed with the drill that I remembered it for several years.
During that time I was working in the Aero Space Industry as a Jig & Fixture Builder. Some of the projects I have worked on are: The B1-B Bomber, Atlantis Space Shuttle, C-17 Cargo Transport Aircraft and several others. A lower back injury ended that career in 1990. With the Paragrave System still in mind, after back surgery and rehab. I was finally able to purchase the Para Pak system package in 1992. Over the years I have enjoyed engraving on just about every thing from Lexan motorcycle windshields to egg shells, wood, metal, crystal, and Auto glass.
My art is in many states and also in Canada. Lately I have been engraving the side and back glass on Chevy HHR’s. Enjoying every minute, I have also added the Para Blaster to round out My studio. Thank You for the development of these systems. The internet has been a wonderful marketing aid.
Again Thanks Your Friend;
Mel Joines

]]> By: Jose Valencia http://lewjensenstudio.com/1/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Jose Valencia Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:23:14 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-8 Dr. Lew, I just wanted to congratulate you on your 32nd Anniversary of discovering a new way of having fun. Thank you for allowing me to hang around you and learn from you the Marketing Techniques that have allowed you to be in the position where you are today. Your Encouragement and Inspiration sessions are very uplifting and have allowed me to develop myself as an emerging artist. You have giving me the tools, the knowledge, and the opportunity to follow my dreams as a gunstock carver and as an artist, and for that I am greatful. I am fortunate to have been able to know you as a friend and I'm looking forward to have you over for some BBQ ribs. Your friend, Jose Valencia Phoenix, AZ Dr. Lew,
I just wanted to congratulate you on your 32nd Anniversary of discovering a new way of having fun.
Thank you for allowing me to hang around you and learn from you the Marketing Techniques that have allowed you to be in the position where you are today.
Your Encouragement and Inspiration sessions are very uplifting and have allowed me to develop myself as an emerging artist.
You have giving me the tools, the knowledge, and the opportunity to follow my dreams as a gunstock carver and as an artist, and for that I am greatful. I am fortunate to have been able to know you as a friend and I’m looking forward to have you over for some BBQ ribs.

Your friend,

Jose Valencia
Phoenix, AZ

]]> By: Greg Warner http://lewjensenstudio.com/1/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Greg Warner Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:35:33 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-3 Dr. Lew, I want you to know that Wednesday nights are my nurturing nights. I feel like I live on an "artless" island. I am surrounded by the people that I love, but none of them believes that they have any soul or love for art within them. I am a firm believer that my art and the passion that grows for my art become stagnant when they are left to survive on their own. I need others like me to grow and be challenged in my journey. Just as the song "I Can Only Imagine" speaks to what Heaven might be for us, you can only imagine what you have given me in my quest as an artist. This will continue if I never sell another piece of my art for the remainder of my life. So much more to express, but no words that can justify my feelings. I love and thank you. Greg Warner Dr. Lew, I want you to know that Wednesday nights are my
nurturing nights. I feel like I live on an “artless” island.
I am surrounded by the people that I love, but none of them
believes that they have any soul or love for art within them.
I am a firm believer that my art and the passion that grows
for my art become stagnant when they are left to survive on
their own. I need others like me to grow and be challenged
in my journey.

Just as the song “I Can Only Imagine” speaks to what Heaven
might be for us, you can only imagine what you have given
me in my quest as an artist. This will continue if I never sell another piece of my art for the remainder of my life.

So much more to express, but no words that can justify my feelings.

I love and thank you.

Greg Warner

]]> By: Sue Brasel http://lewjensenstudio.com/1/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Sue Brasel Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:39:05 +0000 http:/?p=1#comment-2 I'm so glad I heard your message tonight! I've been thinking that I need to get back to my dream! 19 years ago, I got my Paragrave unit. Occasionally I get back to engraving, but after being unsuccessful with my first business attempt, I gave up on my dream. You made me understand that I was close, but I just hadn't gone far enough. I am so thankful that next week you will present another inspirational type of message! It is what I need to hear about! Thanks! Sue Brasel I’m so glad I heard your message tonight! I’ve been thinking that I need to get back to my dream! 19 years ago, I got my Paragrave unit. Occasionally I get back to engraving, but after being unsuccessful with my first business attempt, I gave up on my dream. You made me understand that I was close, but I just hadn’t gone far enough. I am so thankful that next week you will present another inspirational type of message! It is what I need to hear about! Thanks! Sue Brasel

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