Are you considering starting a
grass painting business in your area? Do you have questions and concerns about going into business for yourself, or are you wondering how to begin?
I have just completed the 2nd Edition of "How to Start a Lawn Painting Business". In it, you will learn:
- How to formulate a business plan and how to reach your personal/professional goals;
- How to set up your office, what you need for your office, and how to keep things running smoothly (tips on organization, use of your calendar, customer contact management, etc.);
- What equipment you need, where to get the equipment, and how to use the equipment;
- How to market your business, to include building a website, online marketing, search engine optimization, "on foot" marketing, how / where to purchase marketing materials (I have provided sample materials for your use), and who your likely customers are;
- How to prepare estimates (I have provided a sample price sheet), where to get your information from, and how to deal with your customers (recommendations for payments, billing, etc.);
- Common pitfalls and mistakes to avoid;
- List of best resources with hyperlinks included so that you can click on the resource and be immediately directed to recommended vendors, website building company, and much more!
I started my own lawn painting business and was inundated with telephone calls and emails from people just like you who are interested in a grass painting business. Regrettably, though, I just do not have the time or manpower available to me to be able to continue taking calls and answering emails. It took me hours and hours of online research, telephone calls to vendors and agencies, and time spent at the library to compile the information that was necessary to get started. There just wasn't any one-stop resource available for those who are interested in the grass painting business. Regrettably, I could only find what I term "grass painting businesses in a box" which are quite costly (several thousands of dollars), and then I saw that some other lawn painting businesses that charge for telephone consultations for those of you who are interested in starting your own business.
I cannot recommend sinking a lot of money into equipment or anything else when you are not sure of the demand for grass painting in your area - not to mention that it is a lot to invest in a business that is just starting out. That is just not good business sense - spending thousands of dollars so early on in your business.
As far as phone consultations, I do not blame the business owner(s) who have adopted this method, as time is money, and I know that everytime I returned a phone call to someone only to find out that the individual wanted 30 minutes or more of my time to give them free business advice, I wish that I had been paid for it. However, the problem with paying someone $50.00 or more for a phone consultation is that once that phone call is finished, you have spent $50.00, and you will have many more questions and concerns that will arise down the road. Who knows? You will likely have more questions as soon as that phone call ends. No doubt that the advice you will have received in that phone call is worth at least what you have paid, but again, you are going to have more questions later.
So, I have written down practical advice that can be read and understood by a beginner or experienced professional, and I am not charging anywhere near what that advice is worth or what it cost me to gain that knowledge. It is a step-by-step guide for less than $50.00, and it is a guidebook that you can keep and have with you to look at in the future and as you go along in your business.
Get the 2nd edition which consists of 75 pages for less than 40 cents per page of advice from someone who started a business, and receive step-by-step guidance for starting your own business immediately.
