Archive for 'Lawn Care Marketing'
Quality vs. Quantity in the lawn care industry.
Posted on 04. Sep, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
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A mower hour meter tip that can save you thousands $$$.
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
Most commercial mowers will come with a factory installed hour meter mower. These meters are very important. They can tell you when you need to change your oil. When your mower will need an overhaul. Most importantly, they help determine the resale v...Continue Reading
Getting municipal government lawn care accounts.
Posted on 29. Aug, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
When you think of the different kind of customer to target in your business plan, you probably think of the usual residential and commercial customers. But what if you expanded your horizon and thought a little outside the box. Could you provide lawn c...Continue Reading
How my landscape trailer was stolen.
Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
We learn a lot of great lessons about business and life on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum. Some of these lessons stand out more than others. This specific lesson I felt was real important for everyone to read in order to have a head's up about the...Continue Reading
Trailer park lawn care bid.
Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
Performing lawn care for a trailer park can differ a little from mowing residential homes. The plots are usually a lot smaller but there is also a lot more trimming than mowing. What's the best way to price a mobile home bid? Is it even worth it? That ...Continue Reading
Passing on a large lawn care bid.
Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
Most lawn care business owners tend to think you need to take every bid that comes your way. The truth of it though is sometimes you need to know when to say no. Sometimes scaling up to take on a larger bid can throw off the delicate balance you have ...Continue Reading
Self re-newing lawn care contracts a good idea?
Posted on 12. Aug, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
Do you find it difficult to keep your lawn care customers from year to year? At the end of the year are you in panic mode trying to get all your customers to re-sign back up with you the next year? It seems some lawn care business owners have this ...Continue Reading
When is the right time to get lawn care customers?
Posted on 10. Aug, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
What a great discussion this is. Trying to figure out when is the right time to get lawn care customers. If you are new to the lawn care business or you haven't started yet, you could potentially be picking different times of the year when you think it...Continue Reading
Should I buy this lawn care business?
Posted on 08. Aug, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
Buying an already functioning lawn care business is a way to get started with a bang. The upside to it is you should immediately have cash flow and hopefully a positive cash flow at that. But there are plenty of downsides to it as well. You need to wei...Continue Reading
Know your lawn care customer’s quirks.
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
There is or should be a getting to know your customer period when you first get them signed up. Asking them questions and learning their quirks can lead to a long and profitable customer experience. Some lawn care business owners will try to force thei...Continue Reading
How to land restaurants and hotels as lawn care clients.
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
Any time I hear about how a great story on how a lawn care business owner landed some commercial accounts, I like to share the story with everyone to help you see how others do it. We all need to hear stories and experiences from others in order to bro...Continue Reading
Check out our latest custom website design for client Custom Pool Pros
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Dave.
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We’re proud to announce the launch of CustomPoolPros.com websites!
Custom Pool Pros came to Foamers with an idea for a website where people could come and fall in love with the idea of owning their own custom luxury pool. Foamers customized a website that exemplifies their commitment to to build luxury pools without compromise. Besides that we strive for the highest level of markup to developed a custom website that was both beautiful and easy to navigate.
I should say website template customization is our primary focus, but we do take on a number of custom design jobs every year as well as site makeovers, general website updates, maintenance services, script installation and much more..
We are all very excited, and I can’t wait to hear what you think, so be sure to check out custompoolpros.com and share it with your friends!
Should you wish to acquire more information about our custom web design services, drop us a line or call and tell us what you think.
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Should you ever accept unprofitable landscaping jobs?
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
Lawn care business owners are in business to make money. It's plain and simple. But are there ever times when it is alright to accept a lawn care or landscaping job when you know it won't be profitable? Are there any upsides to doing this and if so, wh...Continue Reading
Going big come hell or high water with my lawn care marketing.
Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
You'd be amazed how much business you could drum up if you put your mind to it. Most lawn care business owners tend to spend more time working on jobs than marketing. What if you stepped up your marketing effort a little more? If you did, where would y...Continue Reading
Home built landscape trailer gate assist.
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
A lawn care business owner shared with us on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum a landscape trailer gate assist he made. He wrote "I built this gate assist for my trailer so the gate would be easier to lift. I used a garage door spring that I had lay...Continue Reading
Should I buy an office for my lawn care business?
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
When it comes to running the back office of your lawn care business, where do most lawn care businesses operate this from? Do they run it out of their home or do they buy office space? What about equipment storage? Where do they keep everything at the ...Continue Reading
How to improve your lawn care website’s search engine ranking.
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by Dave.
Gone are the days when potential customers scoured the newspaper ads or looked through the Yellow Pages to find a lawn business.
Today’s tech-savvy customers more often than not turn to the Internet where they can simply type a few words like, “lawn service” and within seconds they are clicking on some website and dialing the competitor down the street.
SEO plays a big roll these days for local businesses – but what is it?
SEO is a catch-phrase you might be hearing a lot these days if you’ve been researching having your own website.
It means, simply, Search Engine Optimization.
However, many lawn business overlook this, loosing out on hundreds of lawn customers every year, so I thought we share with you 7 SEO tips that can improve your search engine ranking.
1. Build links from as many related sites as possible to your site.
2. Make sure to always include a unique Title & Description for every page.
3. Include your most important keywords in the title and description.
4. Focus, don’t try to cover more than 1 or 2 topics on a page.
5. Every page should have an h1 tag.
6. Don’t use Flash for constructing your site, it’s Ok to include some flash content, but remember search engines can’t read flash.
7. Never ever try to fool the search engines. No hiding white text on white background or deceptive practices.”
I should say if you feel difficulties in designing or optimize your site – any questions, concerns feel free to contact us. Foamers will easily and skillfully do all the necessary changes for you. We bring over 9 years of experience and we work hard on the modifications for your complete satisfaction.
If you are looking for still more ways to improve your search engine rankings, check out some of these other articles..
Does Your Lawn Care Business Have a Website?
4 Things You Have to do to Get on Google (Lawn Care SEO)
5 Design Elements That Can Boost Your Lawn Business
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How to estimate a top soil installation job.
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
Have you been asked by any of your lawn care customers to give them a bid on adding some topsoil to their property? Did you find you were at a loss as to how to estimate such a job? A lawn care business owner had this issue and asked on ...Continue Reading
Does Your Lawn Care Business Have a Website?
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Dave.
What are you waiting for? Summer is here! Put away all the excuses; give your Lawn care business a more professional and prestigious edge over the competition.
You’ll be amazed when we show you how you can have professional website custom-made to the specific needs and goals of your business at a Very Reasonable Price.
Should you wish to discuss your website or if you need a quote, or anything else, please drop us line and tell us what you think.
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Listening to your lawn care customers can make a big difference.
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Lawn Care Business Marketing Tips - GopherHaul Blog.
I know it sounds so cliche to say listen to your lawn care customers, but I think this is one of those simple issues that is way to often overlooked. One lawn care business got on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum and shared with us a story on how ...Continue Reading
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