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This free step by step guide will give you tips on start a handyman service - advertising & signs ideas.
Instructions
1. You need business cards and one page fliers. You will fold the fliers into 1/3 so have your company name and logo displayed in the center.- For ideas on information to include, refer to the links below.
2. There are many ways to advertise but word of mouth is always the best way to land jobs. The more people you know, that will attest to your superior handyman skills the more work you will acquire. Start spreading the word. Even offer finders fees if you feel it would help motivate others. The great part is once you get a customer it is easy to keep them for life by following the golden rule - do WHAT you say you will do WHEN you say you will do it.
3. Get your truck or van lettered with your business name, phone number and logo. Some companies will give you a discount on lettering if you allow them to place their own company name boldly on your vehicle as well or if you are handy, which you are, you can buy the decals at an auto parts store. Better yet order online and save money. Shipping should be virtually free based on the small size and weight of the package.
4. Order some simple lawn signs to place at each job you land. You may be able to get away with placing your little signs around town too, depending on city codes, but no telling how long they will last.
If your friends will let you place a sign on their lawn near the road and code allows it, great DO it! There are a couple exceptions, for instance if your friend's house looks like it hasn't seen a handyman in 10 years, or if folks stop by there on Saturdays thinking they are having a yard sale, you might want to reconsider placing your sign there. Otherwise, have nice signs made with business name and phone # for high traffic areas.
5. Wait a minute, your a handyman - make your own signs!! Browse online for great ideas that will help spark the creative genius in you. House shaped signs? Saw Shaped? with a screwdriver shaped post? The possibilities are endless. Do what it takes to get attention. If nothing else, signs will get your business name out there and recognizable.
6. "Start a Handyman Service- Advertising & Signs" is part 3 in this series, please click the link below for part 4.
