Best way to obtain new customers?

[dura to the max]

Ive been cutting yards for about 6 years now, but i quit for a short spell and lost a good bit of my accounts. What is the best approach to getting new accounts this time of year?

[SOS Landscaping]

anything you can do I would say. I know a lot of guys have a lot of luck with door hanger flyers, I just orderd 1000 of them for 200 bux. Due to a family death I got set back about 2 weeks so Im getting a late start for a new business. I handed out maybe 200 flyers in the past 3 days and I got 2 call backs. But from what I hear as soon as you get a job, put up a lawn sign and that will bring in work. Also when neighbors start seeing you doing work that helps too

[MileHigh]

Do real good work on your properties and throw signs up everywhere.

In my area..it's all about the edge...you do a good edging job, and mow straight lines, and people stare and come running.

[DRM Ventures]

as stated.....do good work, remind customers to refer you to others who ask...... Signage........

[David C.]

Here's how I picked up a new customer----no joke

I went fishin'!!!!!!

Thats right!!!! One of my customers has a lake right in front of his house and another in back---rural area

He told me anytime I wanted to fish----to help myself---and so yesterday I took my son and nephew to his place

The customer's son----he sees us out fishing on his dad's place and decides he'd "check out" who it was fishing

I introduce myself to him---tell him that I maintain his dad's turf

When he hears that----he hands me a business card and tells me he doesn't have time to keep up his yard and wants his weekends free and that he wanted me to work him up a price for turf care

Moral of the story??? Fish more often than you mow!!!!!!:weightlifter: Somebody will see you out fishing on the lake and come check you out!!!

Heck----one customer I have---I was pulling up to mow his lawn---and I had to back my trailer up a little in the street---and I "touched" the neighbor's edge of the yard with my trailer---the neighbor sees what I did---told me not to do it again----then wanted me to give him a price to take care of his turf----since this guy didn't have a lake in his yard stocked with largemouth bass----I told him to go take a hike!!!!:weightlifter:

[ALC-GregH]

I went fishing yesterday. Didn't catch any new customers but I did catch 13 largemouth bass and 2 huge Crappy! :)