advertising for warm season aeration

[theweedman]

was gonna do a magnetic sign for the back of my truck advertising for warm season aerations.. how should i word it? i was considering..

Time to aerate!
(###)###-####

or

Warm Season Aerations
(###)###-####

or

Warm Season Aerations
$75 up to 5,000 sq. ft.
(###)###-####


any suggestions? bad idea?

[dwyman]

I don't think you need warm season in the phrasing. quite a few lcos in the area including myself have aeration-fertilization printed somewhere on the truck, usually along the bed and on the tailgate. you can list a few of your most profitable services on the truck or your specialties maybe.

[Phil Nilsson]

was gonna do a magnetic sign for the back of my truck advertising for warm season aerations.. how should i word it? any suggestions? bad idea?

The idea might work ... but maybe a photo decal ... picture before and after of a section of turf ... (something quickly understood) shows a benefit in the photo ... and a benefit with words ... "cheaper than fertilizer" for example or whatever ... why do it? you could do a carryover with stick in the ground yard signs ...

[theweedman]

i can get a magnetic sign for cheap, might as well slap one on the back of the truck because i do drive thru quite a bit of traffic comming home from my 3rd shift job (while the rest of the world is going to work i'm leaving work, to go work some more mowing grass). i'm thinking of just keeping it simple... time to aerate! and my number below. i think putting a price and then up to a certain amt. of sq. ft. would be a bad idea. i think pictures would be a bit much.. mabee better in a brochure or on a flyer. i'm gonna have one for aeration and overseeding in the fall as well. plus i'll be doing the stick in the ground signs at major intersections. i figure at 50 bucks for the magnetic signs, should be worth it if i get a few calls on it. i did 2 aerations sunday, and made some good money.. so i'm pumped up to get some more lined up soon.

The idea might work ... but maybe a photo decal ... picture before and after of a section of turf ... (something quickly understood) shows a benefit in the photo ... and a benefit with words ... "cheaper than fertilizer" for example or whatever ... why do it? you could do a carryover with stick in the ground yard signs ...