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Get a website and spend time on the SEO. Websites bring in good quality leads. And if you get to a point where you're not sure whether to quit the job or not.... do it. You won't look back.
Yeah and along with that make sure it looks good on tablet/smartphone. I set mine up on a desktop and it looked crap on small tablets and smartphones till i changed it. Well over half the google adword clicks are tablet/smartphone.
I totally agree with you Andrew, turning up when you say you will and giving the customer a quality job is absolutely essential and sets can set us apart from the competition. I have actually picked up q of my regular jobs just because the previous garden failed to show up the last few occasions and the customer didn't know weather to carry on with him or not.
What is your thoughts on absolute bare minimum with regards to tools and machinery. I already have a petrol mower, hedge trimmer, back pack blower and strimmer along with a selection of hand toold of course, is there anything else you would suggest may be a good Investment now or down the line?
I just have a strimer, mower, hedge cutter, 5-6 hand tools.Total cost of tools was about £1,700 ish. Maybe don't go too hardcore on tools as I'm messed mine up a bit just trying to maintain them. Stupid things like squirting water under the mower to clean it wasn't a great idea.Gauging the oil mix by eye, another mistake!. And other thing's lessons I learnt along the way. If I'd brought expensive to start it would be even more gauling! Anyway good luck, I'm sure you'll be great!