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It is difficult to get yourself motivated everyday, that's being self employed, no boss to tell you that your great or rubbish, no nice pay rise and paid sick leave. You are doing this job for the love and comfort of your family. The perks will come in time and are well worth the struggle.
Phil and Craig are completely FANTASTIC and willingly offer their years of experience, for free! Phil has produced some spreadsheets on this site to work out what you need to charge, whilst covering all your expenses. Keep listening and act on the advice you glean, they, and all of us are on your side.
Client satisfaction is everything, and a great big boost! Focus on the positive comments which you have received and market yourself on your success.
Marketing is sort of logical. Identify what you can do, are realistically capable of and the radius from home you would like to work. Design yourself a Logo, spend some money on getting good quality cards printed. Get a map of the area you would like to work in, and then target these areas. A good, simple web site with great pictures is essential.
Make contact with local garden designers and arrange a morning where you can take them round the projects that you have been involved in.
You obviously enjoyed the memorial garden project, so perhaps it would be an idea to approach local nursing homes, schools, etc and try to secure a regular maintenance contract or find out if they need any landscaping?
Hope this helps a bit.
Kerrie
for your sympathy, I must say I am full of motivation now.Phil and craig helped and seems like helping all the time.
I had tough years in the past(army service,established the business when economy was realy tough, a car was stolen but this year was harder in a way -It's hard to explain but when you feel like you are going back -It's hard.
I also had to get used to a far different mentality and had some expectations from my English family and It hurt. but I know today that It's important to move on and to concentrate on building myself back for future.
As I believe that I can do better as a trader(got some good products) I am focusing on that and trying to get some jobs for present.
I had to learn a lot,to start my trading business (and I was struggling with my English a lot and all of that time felt realy bad with no family support).
One of the things in life is good friends/ family support to support.I left many great friends back there .(that served with me in the army 12 years ago. I served with a group of girls and boys for about 8 years and shared many adventures/experiences).but the good thing is I am making new friends.like you, phil, craig and few more.(just got many phone calls from Israel today as one of the friends crushed to death in a airplane crush).It is sad but in a way good to know how they all appeared for the fוuneral and keep visiting his family.
well I got to move on with work,soon I will make a movie to show the use of the strimmer resist lawn edging -I bealive it will help to show how good product it is. and I will work on the website a lot this week.There is lots to do .
thanks a lot
Great to hear from you keep in touch
Ofer