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At least 2 Marketing Tools that really suck
I’ll get straight to the point here! The 2 marketing tools that really suck are:
1. some telephone directories (to avoid any litigation I won’t mention the colour) -what’s wrong is the big flashy ads don’t use good copywriting and the poor contractors pay thousands for a dud ad.
2. expensive [...]
6 Lawn Care Marketing Tools That Attracts Lots of Customers
Just a quick diversion from our 101 Tips series!
Today I want to talk about 6 really effective Marketing Tools that bring in customers by the truck load!
These 6 marketing tools are:
1. flyers with good copy
2. vehicle signage
3. a well constructed and crafted website with good SEO (search engine optimisation) [...]
101 Tips To Improve Your Business – Tips 21 to 25
101 Tips continued:
21. Have controls and mechanisms in place so you can see what is happening at any time in the business – this refers to systems, so if you want to see how many quotes (and conversion rates etc) you are doing in a week [...]
101 Tips To Improve Your Business – Tips 16 to 20
101 Tips continued:
16. The more people you you hire, the greater the potential headaches, yet the greater the potential gain. Balance your objectives – No Pain, No Gain is the cliche! However, if you put in place good systems you should be able to train up [...]
101 Tips To Improve Your Business – Tips 11 to 15
101 Tips continued:
Note: Just a reminder that this list of tips I found in a big cleanup in my office has been collecting dust for years. Some of these tips are sort of not related to us, nevertheless, we can get some mileage out of [...]
101 Tips To Improve Your Business – Tips 6 to 10
101 Tips continued:
6. If an order comes in by mail or over the fax or phone, don’t process it, try and generate more business and upsell it – the message here is like at McDonalds where they take your order, and always they ask you [...]
101 Tips To Improve Your Business
I’ll get straight into it.
In a big Office De-Clutter session I had recently I found this list of “101 Tips to Improve Your Business” in a handout I got from a seminar years ago. I will para-phrase them 5 at a time for the next 10 or so weeks.
In that time “The Zero To A [...]
The “Zero To A Hundred K in 30 Days” Blueprint
Learn all You need to Know about How To Build a $100,000 a year Lawn and Garden Business in 30 days and For Less than $300
Just a quick note to say that we are working hard to releasing this important Blueprint soon.
Why is this Blueprint important?
Well, the way I feel about it is, [...]
Another 10 Mistakes made by Contractors Starting their own Lawnmowing Business
Here is another 10 mistakes made by Contractors Starting their own Lawn Mowing and Gardening Business:
1. Collecting and Bagging Grass Clippings: If you can, mulch the lawn clippings back into the lawn. If not, make sure the customer agrees to you disposing of the clippings in their [...]
Top 10 Mistakes Made By Contractors when they Start Their Own Lawn Mowing And Gardening Business
Here are some things contractors often get wrong when they start out:
1. Working by the Hour: Once you commit yourself to working for customers on an hourly rate then in their eyes you are not worth anymore than that hourly [...]