First Bid of the season

[ahlgrenlandscaping]

As most of you know I am still a college student well i was sitting in my 8am class today reading on the forum and a continuing ed student who sits next to me who is in his 50's says your a landscaper and I said yeah. Well I have to go give a bid on a 10x30' Bed to be filled with crushed stone and weed barrier. You never know when, where or how you will get work always have your A game with you and always have business cards with you.

[br549oicu8]

Good Story

Lesson learned.......
Never burn a bridge you may need to cross or cross again!!!
In other words.....you never know who may be your next customer. By showing a desire for the work and professionalism many doors open.

[ahlgrenlandscaping]

Exactly. This job is also two towns over and is maybe a days worth of work by myself. But it is launching my business into a new market in which I will have existing advertising(beautiful example of my work) because I will hand out fliers in the neighborhood when the job is completed. The best way to get new business is showing what you have already done.

[Wingnut]

Good going. Keep in mind that moving stone is hard work, so charge accordingly. You'll probably need 5+ tons of stone for that job.

[ahlgrenlandscaping]

I really push the stone on my elderly customers as a more permanent solution I charge more to install initially but i'm not coming back every year putting in mulch. Makes fall cleanups easier.