If there is one thing I did not really plan to do when getting a free giveaway pool this spring was plan on spending many many, can't stress how many to much, hours doing pool maintenance. It is time consuming and tedious, especially when you have a smaller paper filter pump to start with. Bought sand and some concrete blocks for the legs and thought I was set to … [Read more...] about Plights of my Pool Maintenance
Online Reviews
I am going to go back to a part of a topic I covered prior because it is such an important part of any small businesses success and continual success. During my weekly search on ways to help improve my business, I came across the link below. It talks about online reviews and their importance. Online reviews can not only help drive sales, they can also drive … [Read more...] about Online Reviews
Headwaters 100 Bike Ride
This fall, September 22nd, I am going to ride in the Headwaters 100 bike ride. 100 miles of riding through scenic northern Minnesota on my early 1980s $20 Schwinn road bike I bought from the Salvage Depot in Park Rapids, MN. I started training in January for this race by going to Scheels and buying a bike trainer that lifts my back tire off the ground and I … [Read more...] about Headwaters 100 Bike Ride
Referrals and Testimonials: How They Can Help
In most small businesses, figuring out a marketing plan is not something everyone is comfortable with. I was a high school math teacher turned business owner while my wife was a business major in college so she had some broad knowledge. Trying to figure out what marketing you are going to do to get phone calls or people in the door or interested in finding out more … [Read more...] about Referrals and Testimonials: How They Can Help
Spring has arrived, now the projects…
Though it is May already, spring has finally come to Northern Minnesota. We still have a couple snow banks in the front yard that have some tree cover, but for the most part the look of spring is around. Grass is greening up and the trees and plants are starting to bud. With this time comes all the yard work that you look around and see. From cleaning up … [Read more...] about Spring has arrived, now the projects…
