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there are 3 main keys to your success now: wonderful presenting of your abilities, great networking and added value to your services/products.
If you have these you will do well at any time.If you have a good website or even a good slide show on a cd you can tick the first box just make sure to explain there what is your added value compare with the rest of the market.
At this economy people usually go to someone that was recommended or compare few options -you do not have to be the cheapest to be chosen. the opposite never be cheap as to upgrade your prices will be very very hard . what you have to do now is to show not just quality but the added value.
what do I mean by added value?
for example I used to say when I was meeting customers that wanted a new garden that If I do the design and the job itself they benefits few things.( saves costs and guarantee success and so on into details) you can offer to come and visit the garden once a year to do professional maintenance once a year.
When I did maintenance it was fertilizing the garden for free as part of the service twice a year.
(All of these were after my customers saw a lot of photos, qualifications, lists of services and more.)
Only when people see that you are great and have an added value and some other people recommended about you they will be happy to let you work pay you well and will keep recomed about you.
So the first thing to do is to find what extra value you can offer: 4 seasons gardens, easy care gardens with low cost maintenance or maybe other ideas.
now make sure you it is in your presentation and that your presentation show your customers your benefits.
The next stage and most important is to built your networking- it should include all your happy customers , friends and new people that might have an interest to help you ( if they have contacts with potential customers even better.
It does not happend in a day. keep a list of those - make sure they all saw what can you offer( on your website or so) and that they all know your strong keys.
Try and help them so they would like to help you - keep in touch with them- do not bother them but once a while to ask how are they can be nice.If you ask for help you will find people that would like to help you - sure if they where happy with the job you did.
give a good service- it might sound clear - but simple things like ringing back when a customer ask you or trying to help customers questions will give you important credit points these points might be very important these days.
what not to do - do not spend your time giving up or just reduce prices.
(you can explain a new cutomers your added value and that you are willing to reduce the price on part of your work or for the first few times just for the good feeling that usually show that you understand your customers but you know what you worth.