CNN does a nice video piece about podcasting and what it is. They tend to focus too much on the “radio” aspect of podcasting and never really address the business and marketing aspect of the technology. It is a good intorduction to what podcasting is.
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Learn the benefits of using New Media — Web sites, Ezines, Blogs, Podcasts and Social Media — for your business.
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This video talks about the second podcast of a 4 part series. The podcasts discusses the MLM Marketing Funnel, but specifically talks about the first pillar of marketing, direct mail driving traffic to Web 2.0 Marketing Platforms.
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MLM Training Joe Schroeder
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Title: GopherHaul 25 – Lawn Care Marketing Business Show
Show description:
Hello and welcome to GopherHaul 25 – Lawn Care Marketing Business Show
In this episode we will be talking about
GopherHaul breaks the 900,000 view mark! Thank you everyone for watching us!
Lawn Care Business Question:
“I need help selling my accounts.”
Greenmind wrote us “I am selling my accounts this week to a local landscaper. He wants to pay me in 3 payments. Over a 3 month period or 90 days as people stay with the new company. Also he does not want to pay the initial payment until all customers are contacted. Is he buying my business or my customers? Also is the 90 day period normal or am I being to generous, I have talked with several people and they seem to think that he is taking some risk by buying my accounts and thats part of the business and some suggest that I charge more for letting him pay over 90 days.
What do you guys think? Any help with someone with experience in this area would be very helpful. I don’t want to get taking on this transaction. I worked very hard to get and keep these customers.”
A bunch of the Gopher Lawn Care Forum members responded in this post
http://www.gophergraphics.com/forum/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=28;t=7823;
Lawn Care Business Podcast Discussion:
I had a great podcast interview with Author Ken Lavoie. Of lawnguru.net
1. We talked about the pitfalls of buying too much new too soon, Ken calls this ‘Iron Addiction.’
2. How ego effects business decisions and how to control it.
3. Then we talked about what marketing ideas worked and what didn’t.
4. When and how you should integrate your first employee into your business.
5. And this was a fantastic topic Finance, Debt and Growth – “The 50/50 Rule and stay in the black with the 20% Rule!” If you find yourself making a lot of money but at the end of the year wondering where it all went, it’s very possible you are growing too fast. In Ken’s 50/50 rule, he suggests not financing any more than 50% of the equipment price. If you need to finance more than that, you shouldn’t be purchasing the equipment.
Listen to this podcast in it’s entirety at our podcast directory http://odeo.com/channel/412313/view
Join our discussion on this podcast here http://www.gophergraphics.com/forum/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=22;t=7744
Lawn Care Marketing Material Review:
Chuck posted a post card design he was considering sending out and said “Here’s what I’ve been contemplating sending out. I know I have no fancy logo or nice looking lawn photos on it but I can’t fit them with all the text I’d like on it.”
He asked everyone to give him a review of his lawn care marketing material and we got a lot of great responses. If you would like us to review your marketing material, please feel free to make a post and include it.
You can read the lawn care marketing material review here.
http://www.gophergraphics.com/forum/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=8;t=7623
Tips on Buying Used Lawn Care Equipment.
Chuck, a member of the Gopher Lawn Care Forum asked a great question today I wanted to pass on to everyone. He asked:
“I came across this in my local area on craigslist….is 3000 hrs alot for a diesel mower? I know it is for a gas machine but I don’t know..”?
To find the answer to this question visit the discussion here
http://www.gophergraphics.com/forum/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=28;t=7791
Free Lawn Care Marketing Flyer
Chestin gave us a lot of great lawn care marketing tips this episode and to further illustrate how important it is to create a great flyer, he even posted a flyer you can download and edit to use with your own lawn care business. Thanks Chestin!
Visit this post to join the discussion and download the Free lawn care flyer template.
http://www.gophergraphics.com/forum/cgi-bin/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=8;t=7521;hl=new;st=40
Book of the Month:
Think Big and Kick by Donald Trump
Conclusion
If our show or forum has helped you, or if you have any business questions, please let us know and send an email or make a post about your experience! I hope all these ideas have helped you expand and grow your business and mind. So until the next time, always remember to Dream it, Build it, Gopher it!
If you are in need of free lawn care marketing material for your lawn care business, please visit our site at http://www.gophersoftware.com. We have hundreds of free lawn care logo, flyer, door hanger and web templates you can download and use for your lawn care business. We also have free lawn care business contracts. Also download our trial version of Gopher Lawn Care Business Software. Gopher will help your lawn care business schedule and invoice more customers in less time, allowing you more time to grow or enjoy your life. If you are on myspace send us a friend request. We are located at http://www.myspace.com/teamgopher.
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Video donde se explica que es un podcast y cuales son sus ventajas, servicio que realiza www.radiodifusion.com
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This tutorial is meant to show the non-technical business professional what blogs and podcasts are and why they may be important to your business marketing.
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Recording an audio podcast and adding bumper music is fairly easy. Watch this tutorial and see how you can easily record and edit an audio mp3 file for inclusion in your podcast with audacity software.
This recording is aimed at the real estate industry (yet it is relatively generic). This video is produced by: RealEstateBuzzBox.com
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http://www.gopherforum.com – Are you finding it difficult to collect on your overdue lawn care business accounts? Are your lawn care customers holding off on paying? This article should help you with some tips and tricks on how to collect payments.
Gary got on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum and asked last year was my first year running my lawn care business. I made it through the whole season with only one lawn care client failing to pay. Now that the end of the season is here, I have several (previously prompt paying) customers who have failed to pay their final bill. Is this something out of the ordinary or is it common around the holiday season?
Frank: This happens to me all the time. Last season I had a property manager owe me $1,500.00 and it took him until Feb to finally pay. And as of now I still have some past due accounts but it is just normal and I know that after a few mailings or a phone call it will finally trickle in. The holidays, the economy and peoples ignorance are most likely the causes. Just remember it and either dont work for them next season or just accept the fact they are late payers and you definitely have to keep on them!
Steve: What kinds of things should a lawn care business owner do to get those bills paid that are lagging from last season and how long should they wait before they take further steps?
Frank: Well this is what I do. First send the lawn care customer a copy of your invoice with Past Due stamped on it. If you hear nothing after a few weeks then you go to a letter and remember to include you Past Due invoice (that Past Due really scares people its very powerful so always remember to make that stamp BOLD). If this doesnt work you go to a phone call or stop by the house. Be persistent, thats the key people will get so sick of seeing your face of seeing invoices in the mail that they will pay to get it over with. People are either forgetful or ignorant, sometimes the original gets lost in the mail and they pay by the second notice sometimes they dont have the money and are embarrassed but eventually do get you the money.
Read more about this discussion at my lawn care business blog at http://lawnchat.com/?p=396 or visit the GopherHaul Forum http://www.gopherforum.com/showthread.php?t=7991 We have the largest collection of FREE lawn care marketing material. Free logos, flyers, door hangers, web templates and contracts.
Also download a free 30 day trial of GopherLawn Care Business Software from http://www.gophersoftware.com
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