BrendonTW
05-19-2009, 02:19 AM
Hey all. New to the forums and website as of tonight! I have spent about 3 hours on here just reading away.
I love lawn care, personally live on 5 acres and mow, trim, and maintain about 2 and a half of it on a weekly/biweekly basis. It's a huge hobby of mine and recently I have found interest in turning it into a business. About a month ago I decided to go ahead and start working towards this.
My primary question in this thread is to find out what you all (who have had successful flyer hand-outs) would advise me to include on my flyers. From what I have read, door-to-door handouts are more successful; So in order to keep printing and advertising expense down, I plan on doing this.
Having done graphic design and a little bit of marketing before, I realize that it is very important to have company logo branding all over the place. I plan on taking flyers, business cards, and yard signs to different convenient stores, etc., in the same areas that I hand out flyers in.
I am looking for any tips, or things to avoid, when handing out my flyers, and just in general with starting my business. I have attached my logo that I put together. It's very simply, but gets the job done. While I believe that quality and message of a logo is very important, I believe that simply getting the logo out and seen plenty is equally - if not more important than logo design. Let me know what you think though!
My last few questions are; One, where can I acquire a license for lawn care in the Oklahoma City area if I need one?, Two, how necessary is insurance?, and Three, where do I get this kind of insurance and what is it called?
Thanks so much for the help! I am very motivated to work hard and succeed in what I am trying to do here.
I love lawn care, personally live on 5 acres and mow, trim, and maintain about 2 and a half of it on a weekly/biweekly basis. It's a huge hobby of mine and recently I have found interest in turning it into a business. About a month ago I decided to go ahead and start working towards this.
My primary question in this thread is to find out what you all (who have had successful flyer hand-outs) would advise me to include on my flyers. From what I have read, door-to-door handouts are more successful; So in order to keep printing and advertising expense down, I plan on doing this.
Having done graphic design and a little bit of marketing before, I realize that it is very important to have company logo branding all over the place. I plan on taking flyers, business cards, and yard signs to different convenient stores, etc., in the same areas that I hand out flyers in.
I am looking for any tips, or things to avoid, when handing out my flyers, and just in general with starting my business. I have attached my logo that I put together. It's very simply, but gets the job done. While I believe that quality and message of a logo is very important, I believe that simply getting the logo out and seen plenty is equally - if not more important than logo design. Let me know what you think though!
My last few questions are; One, where can I acquire a license for lawn care in the Oklahoma City area if I need one?, Two, how necessary is insurance?, and Three, where do I get this kind of insurance and what is it called?
Thanks so much for the help! I am very motivated to work hard and succeed in what I am trying to do here.