Comments for Landscape Startup http://landscapestartup.com Tips for Starting and Growing a Landscaping Business Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:32:30 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on Leveraging Customers for Leads by Paul Dumas http://landscapestartup.com/2007/02/21/leveraging-customers-for-leads/comment-page-1/#comment-530 Paul Dumas Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:32:30 +0000 http://landscapestartup.com/?p=33#comment-530 This is a fantastic idea. I did something similar with gift cards available at exclusively local businesses. By working with other local businesses, we were able to get our collective services in front of more customers and we all benefited from the low cost of the effort. Great post! This is a fantastic idea. I did something similar with gift cards available at exclusively local businesses. By working with other local businesses, we were able to get our collective services in front of more customers and we all benefited from the low cost of the effort. Great post!

]]> Comment on Free Effective Advertising! by Steven http://landscapestartup.com/2006/10/17/free-effective-advertising/comment-page-1/#comment-512 Steven Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:16:28 +0000 http://landscapestartup.com/?p=11#comment-512 Neil, great tip about the survey!!! I'm definitely going to try that. One free method I've been using is simply to put up pics of work I've done on flickr, YardShare.com etc. (the latter works really well - 3 new clients last month!). hope that helps. S Neil, great tip about the survey!!! I’m definitely going to try that.

One free method I’ve been using is simply to put up pics of work I’ve done on flickr, YardShare.com etc. (the latter works really well – 3 new clients last month!).

hope that helps.
S

]]> Comment on Get More Leads Using Merchantcircle’s Free Business Listings by Pivotal Motion Pilates http://landscapestartup.com/2007/02/20/get-more-leads-using-merchantcircles-free-business-listings/comment-page-1/#comment-511 Pivotal Motion Pilates Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:26:20 +0000 http://landscapestartup.com/?p=32#comment-511 Hi Everyone, Thanks for the article. I work for a small business in Westlake Village called Pivotal Motion Pilates. Our MerchantCircle link is: http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Pivotal.Motion.Pilates.818-889-8008 Thanks for the link-up. Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the article. I work for a small business in Westlake Village called Pivotal Motion Pilates. Our MerchantCircle link is: http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Pivotal.Motion.Pilates.818-889-8008

Thanks for the link-up.

]]> Comment on What Should Landscapers Blog About This Summer by henry bruce http://landscapestartup.com/2009/06/13/what-should-landscapers-blog-about-this-summer/comment-page-1/#comment-498 henry bruce Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:25:01 +0000 http://landscapestartup.com/?p=81#comment-498 would like a site to research what professional land scape people say about different equipment eg value/ dependibilty /new versus used site for best buys would like a site to research what professional land scape people say about different equipment eg value/ dependibilty /new versus used site for best buys

]]> Comment on Get More Leads Using Merchantcircle’s Free Business Listings by george parker http://landscapestartup.com/2007/02/20/get-more-leads-using-merchantcircles-free-business-listings/comment-page-1/#comment-361 george parker Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:08:26 +0000 http://landscapestartup.com/?p=32#comment-361 I am interested in free ads. I am interested in free ads.

]]> Comment on Get More Leads Using Merchantcircle’s Free Business Listings by Allyn Self http://landscapestartup.com/2007/02/20/get-more-leads-using-merchantcircles-free-business-listings/comment-page-1/#comment-354 Allyn Self Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:26:21 +0000 http://landscapestartup.com/?p=32#comment-354 Thanks for the post. I, too, am on Google Local which is nice. My listing there is http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Self.Built.Homes.Inc..913-208-2638. Thanks! Thanks for the post. I, too, am on Google Local which is nice. My listing there is http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Self.Built.Homes.Inc..913-208-2638. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Get More Leads Using Merchantcircle’s Free Business Listings by Kevin L. http://landscapestartup.com/2007/02/20/get-more-leads-using-merchantcircles-free-business-listings/comment-page-1/#comment-328 Kevin L. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:52:31 +0000 http://landscapestartup.com/?p=32#comment-328 MerchantCircle is proud to help more than 500,000 local business acquire customers by offering an alternative to over-priced, ineffective offline marketing channels. We’ve been interviewing our merchants in all 50 states – you can read about their MerchantCircle experience here: www.visualcv.com/merchantcircle. We’re committed to providing every local business a web presence, easy-to-use marekting tools and a platform for connecting with other merchants, all for free. As always, please email any questions or concerns to support@merchantcircle.com and we will respond as soon as possible. MerchantCircle is proud to help more than 500,000 local business acquire customers by offering an alternative to over-priced, ineffective offline marketing channels. We’ve been interviewing our merchants in all 50 states – you can read about their MerchantCircle experience here: http://www.visualcv.com/merchantcircle.

We’re committed to providing every local business a web presence, easy-to-use marekting tools and a platform for connecting with other merchants, all for free. As always, please email any questions or concerns to support@merchantcircle.com and we will respond as soon as possible.

]]> Comment on Leveraging Customers for Leads by Donna http://landscapestartup.com/2007/02/21/leveraging-customers-for-leads/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Donna Thu, 24 Jan 2008 05:38:04 +0000 http://landscapestartup.com/?p=33#comment-309 This business is very hard if you don't ask for referrals, but relatively easy when you do. They may not happen immediately, but as you say... people know people and so eventually conversation will come up. If you do a spectacular job with the project, it'll come up even more because the homeowners will continuously get complimented on it -- and who do they have to thank for it? That's right... You... Leave them some extra business cards to give out. Donna <a href="http://www.sacramentolandscapedesign.net" rel="nofollow">Sacramento Landscape Design</a> This business is very hard if you don’t ask for referrals, but relatively easy when you do. They may not happen immediately, but as you say… people know people and so eventually conversation will come up.

If you do a spectacular job with the project, it’ll come up even more because the homeowners will continuously get complimented on it — and who do they have to thank for it?

That’s right… You…

Leave them some extra business cards to give out.

Donna
Sacramento Landscape Design

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