How Could I Make Flyers Look More Professional?

[lawn mower fanatic]

Also if you print a whole-page background like that it pretty much sends your color ink to hell.

Yes. :thumbdown:

 

[Lawnboy18]

What I did to have more clients is to get a website going. It is real simple, but looks very good and people like it!
And the website is the same as my bussiness card.
Also, the best way is to talk to people about what you do. I oftenly get more contracts because I have a neighbor come out to see me and ask me if I could mow there lawn or my clients refer me to others (friends or familly) for my services.

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

What I did to have more clients is to get a website going. It is real simple, but looks very good and people like it!
And the website is the same as my bussiness card.
Also, the best way is to talk to people about what you do. I oftenly get more contracts because I have a neighbor come out to see me and ask me if I could mow there lawn or my clients refer me to others (friends or familly) for my services.

Yes put the URL to the website on your flyers and people will look at it! If it's nice looking they might hire you! :thumbsup:

 

[lawn mower fanatic]

I only put a sign out in my yard, due to the fact it can get very pricey. My sign was $60.

But for cheaper you can get one of those tiny signs lawn care companies that spread fertilizer use:

 

[BHLC]

I paid $50 for four signs at vistaprint

 

[LawnBoy97]

But for cheaper you can get one of those tiny signs lawn care companies that spread fertilizer use:

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Ha! That's funny. I don't plan on spending much on fliers, and I did get the business cards, but the problem is that in my neighborhood the majority of people are a bit older, but not yet so old that they can't mow their own yard. So that's where the fliers come in handy for me (I have maybe gotten 1 or 2 jobs by word of mouth, and we do very good work) Anyways, do you guys just put the flier on the doorstep, or actually knock on the door and talk to them?

 

[Ric]

Ha! That's funny. I don't plan on spending much on fliers, and I did get the business cards, but the problem is that in my neighborhood the majority of people are a bit older, but not yet so old that they can't mow their own yard. So that's where the fliers come in handy for me (I have maybe gotten 1 or 2 jobs by word of mouth, and we do very good work) Anyways, do you guys just put the flier on the doorstep, or actually knock on the door and talk to them?

I wouldn't be knocking on doors and bothering people, I'd just slide it in just above the door knob.

 

[exotion]

I wouldn't be knocking on doors and bothering people, I'd just slide it in just above the door knob.

I second that it would annoy me if someone knocked on my door to sell me something so I won't do that. You can wedge them in the door between screen or anywhere else visible sometimes you have to be creative. Do not put them in mailboxes!

 

[LawnBoy97]

I second that it would annoy me if someone knocked on my door to sell me something so I won't do that. You can wedge them in the door between screen or anywhere else visible sometimes you have to be creative. Do not put them in mailboxes!

Yeah, we usually just slip a corner under their door mat thing, but I was just wondering. Thanks

 

[Ric]

Those look good. Well here is our current flier, which I have left an area to attach our business card. Hopefully you will be able to see past the ugly tape, but I just don't have the knowledge to white out everything in the computer.

Ok you have a nice flyer and you have promoted the business, you have your list of provided services even have your catchy slogan... SO WHO CARES. Now do you want to know why nobody gives a crap, well I'll tell you anyway. It's because your just like the other million idiot lawncare company's out there and have shown me nothing.

I don't care about your slogan or your logo or your crappy colored paper, it's trash and that's where it will go. You guys are more interested in who has the prettiest flyer than gaining clients. The mistake that you guys are making is your trying to promote the business and in doing so your making your business like everyone else's and in the end you gain nothing and quite frankly guys you can't compete with the guy down the road with who is pulling a trailer with fifty thousand dollars worth of equipment that people know is a professional.

DON"T....DO NOT promote your business.... PROMOTE YOURSELF. Make your flyer about YOU then your company and what makes you different and better than the idiot down the road, give me something, maybe a free or trial mowing, how about a one time offer to trim my hedges for free, spray my weeds for free as part of your service, something anything to make you different than everyone else's. Limit your free cut to say a certain number of new clients and let them know the offer wont be around long, give me a price I can live with. Make me want to hire you instead of the other guy.

Truthfully guys your working at a big disadvantage to start with and the whole purpose here was to look more professional in what you do, not like a kid with a push mower looking for a summer job.