[fatalerrorx3]

About point #2:

Using your web design/development experience, start a blog relating to reviewing tile quality, articles about color suggestions based on room color or size, etc.

Find out what you can from your dad about best practices in installation and maintenance on tile and other options for floorting, etc. and offer advice to do-it-yourselfers.

Start an email newsletter, slowly, slowly build up an audience, and offer a way for potential customers to contact you for work.

People trust hiring someone who exhibits more authority in their niche.

After building up a blog, you can also look to use websites like ServiceMagic (now HomeAdvisor) to find projects. My dad has used this site many times to hire contractors and has always had a good experience.

[ataleb52]

Really like the idea!Funny thing is I always advised people to do this when I worked at a web hosting company but somehow never actually got my own father to implement this in his business...time to practice what I once preached.

Thank you!