BJ's rig set up pics

[Steve]

BJ from Early Bird Mowing/Landscaping sent me these photos to get up online for him.

Here is his logo, this was based on a free logo template you can download from the forum here.

[Steve]

Here is his rig set up pic 1.

[Steve]

set up pic #2

[Steve]

Great pics BJ!

BJ can you give us a little bit of a run down about your equipment and why you choose the equipment you did?

[EARLY BIRD MOWING/LANDSCAPING]

Thank you very much Steve! I choose the dixie chopper because it is a very strong mower and gets the job done fast, I got the Yukon because of it's power and it just look's nice seting in front of my cutomers house, and for the trailer I got a good deal on it, yes i know the yukon is a gas hog but i have found that i get more jobs with nice looking equipment, most of my jobs are for newer homes and they don't like seeing a old hunk of junk at there homes.

[EARLY BIRD MOWING/LANDSCAPING]

the logo is just a start i would like to add a bird or something to it. http://www.gophergraphics.com/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[Steve]

BJ that is great!

What kinds of plans do you have for your marketing this year? What are you gonna be doing to really promote all this?

[EARLY BIRD MOWING/LANDSCAPING]

I would like to try some door hangers and I place a add in local paper , would also like to get a logo on my truck/trailer.

[EARLY BIRD MOWING/LANDSCAPING]

I'v been doing this for about 5 years and just trying to exspan.

[Steve]

Oh that's right, I am sorry!

What do you find are the toughest issues when trying to expand?

And what do you see as expanding?

Does that mean more customers? Employees? Or what?

[EARLY BIRD MOWING/LANDSCAPING]

finding good employees has been the hardest some one that i can depend on to do a nice job, I only have 27 customers I would like to have about 40

[Steve]

Very interesting!

What was the inspiration behind the Early Bird name?

[EARLY BIRD MOWING/LANDSCAPING]

E is for elizabeth (my wife) and the B is for our last name and as know the early bird gets the worm. lol

[Steve]

That's awesome!

Would it be possible at all to include any kind of hunting references into your logo?

I know you are into hunting, I wonder if the two elements could be combined or would that turn people off?

What if the bottom could have some kind of imagery like a hunter with high grass around him like the bottom of this postcard.

http://www.sportingcollectibles.com/hijphotos/ha26152cat1914.jpg

[EARLY BIRD MOWING/LANDSCAPING]

i thank that would turn them away, but the bird on there is what i was looking for (holding a trimer not the gun)

[Steve]

Oh that is a good idea!

I like the concept!

[EARLY BIRD MOWING/LANDSCAPING]

how would i do something like that?

[Steve]

BJ,

I have one free logo design to give away compliments of http://www.blairprod.com.

Send an email to Patrick and he will hook you up with a logo.

I already contacted him in advance.

pmblair@blairprod.com

Let me know how this turns out!

[EARLY BIRD MOWING/LANDSCAPING]

Quote[/b] (Team Gopher @ Jan. 09 2008,1:55)]BJ,

I have one free logo design to give away compliments of http://www.blairprod.com.

Send an email to Patrick and he will hook you up with a logo.

I already contacted him in advance.

pmblair@blairprod.com

Let me know how this turns out!
http://www.gophergraphics.com/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thankyou.gif Steve! I will give them a try.

[EARLY BIRD MOWING/LANDSCAPING]

one of my other trucks 1990 gmc 3/4 ton 4x4 ext cab this one is my old truck that i use every day, good on gas! http://www.gophergraphics.com/forum/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/cool.gif

[Steve]

Great pic!

Just so you know, I think the ideal picture size to attach in posts is about 600 pixels wide. They tend to work the best!