Originally Posted by
Pquilts
I have been quilting for many years and recently bought a 10 foot longarm brand new it has a 18 inch neck. I have been FMQing for a few years on a domestic and also on a friends longarm. I recently moved to a small town in a different state.I want to start longarm arm quilting business, but I find people in the town and guilds only want computerized.quilting outside the guild as well, The minute people find out I dont have a computerized system its a big No not interested. One person said they only want the perfection that a computer has. Thanks
It sounds like there are established longarm services in the town whose skills, capabilities, and quality are known and highly regarded. You might want to see how much competition already exists.
Folks are going to be reluctant to try someone new if they are happy with their current options. They need to see examples of your work and compare that and your prices to what they already have available. You might try to first join and spend some time as a guild member and also establish a good relationship with a LQS where you can let others see your work in person.