when i had to find new customers, i would also go through the phone book and call contractors who needed the kind of electrical work i wanted to do. they are the repeat customers. homeowners can be repeat customers, but not regular enought to depend on.
i also wired houses just to have work until better things came along.
basically, if you keep at it, it wont be long before you'll have more work than you can handle. i went from hanging ceiling fans to wiring an entire business park in a few short years.
