| So, you want to embark upon a career as a | | | | notices over an A5 size will be removed and put |
| landscaper. How do I start my landscaping | | | | this note on the top of the board. Make sure that |
| business? Are you prepared to do menial work in | | | | you adhere to your promise that you will maintain |
| the meantime and to start slow and grow? | | | | the boards. So, what does this achieve? It means |
| Great? Landscaping means among other things, | | | | that as you are now managing the notice boards, |
| gardening and general garden maintenance, which | | | | you are able to keep them decluttered not only |
| doesn't sound so great. But, it is a means to an | | | | for your own advertising but also for everyone |
| end and when times are slow, gardening is a | | | | else who is also advertising their business. |
| great way to earn money. Why? Many people | | | | Having sorted out the housework side of your |
| don't want to work in the garden and get messy, | | | | advertising campaign, you need to concentrate on |
| but they want that great looking garden to sit | | | | the content of your advertisement. What are you |
| and sip their tea or gin and tonic and put their | | | | trying to promote? Gardening of course. Use your |
| feet up and look at when the rain comes howling | | | | computer to set up an attractive advertisement |
| down. You are their answer to their prayers. | | | | with a picture of a wheel barrow or shovels, or |
| So, to begin your new career you need to let | | | | plants etc. Make sure that you have put your |
| people know that you are around. A great way is | | | | name and telephone and mobile contact details |
| to get yourself a computer and a printer. Make | | | | clearly onto the advertisement, Are they bold and |
| sure that the printer is well inked so that you can | | | | clear? |
| produce good quality colour brochures. I will be | | | | List what you can do in you brochure. Be bold and |
| doing articles on what to print in your brochures in | | | | most importantly, if you know that you can do it, |
| the next few articles, so stayed tuned! The best | | | | then believe in yourself and go out and paste |
| way to let people know that you are around is to | | | | them up on the noticeboards in your area. Make a |
| advertise but that can be a very costly method if | | | | note to return to the noticeboards-there should |
| cash is tight. So, print up some A5 (NOT A4) | | | | be at least 3-4 in your vicinity. Keep the boards |
| brochures. Why A5? They are half the size of an | | | | clean and neat and ofcourse you can manage |
| A4 paper and are much easier to pin up notice | | | | your own advertisements as well. This is how a |
| boards. | | | | well run landscaping business can get started with |
| Get friendly with the staff at the shopping centre | | | | little to no outlay from your own pocket. Down |
| and ask if the shopping centre would like you to | | | | the track, we will open up more business |
| manage the notice board. When you do this, it | | | | opportunities in networking with friends and |
| means that you will keep the board clean and | | | | colleagues, franchising vs your own landscaping |
| free from clutter. Make a note to say that all | | | | business. |