time to get serious. ugh. I don't want to.

work is in one hour, and i should be getting ready. but I don't wanna. I want to sit here and goof off all day. I need the break.

website is up. Eastvalleymaintenancegroup.com for anyone who wants to check it out. had some pro designers do all the work. it's not what I would have done personally, but it works.

bank accounts done.
advertising and business cards done.
database for work orders, scheduling, forms, estimate forms on carbonless paper, ugh, all the paperwork done

advertising to prop. management groups done

licensing and certifications done

flyers door to door, done and ongoing

integration of the two companies into east valley maintenance group... on the first of january

first two bids, done. they add up well over a thousand dollars.

it doesn't sound like a lot of work, but I've been going really fast and it's taken me all week, a little longer, of working day and night.

i need a release, and this is it. playing online now that i have checked, double checked and triple checked that I am all caught up. I feel lighter now that I am all caught up but the stress is still there. ugh, i just want to get to work now.

yeah it's inevitable I guess

have a good day Dan mate

..i'm curious you won't be able to ignore the 'ridiculous stuff'

it somehow has more credibility....easily

...but everything "depends"

I hate that word.

[Clinte89]

Have a good day dan. It sounds like alot of work because it is. I am sure it will all work out for the best in the long term. Soon youll be able to afford to pa others to do the work and you just collect money Im sure of it.Keep your head up friend

[hamster-bamster]

I think once the database is done, you should take off the ground easily. Everything will be accounted for. Will go view your website now.

[hamster-bamster]

Dan,

Just so that you know, when I searched for East Valley Maintenance Group on Google, I got this site in the middle of the results list:

What I have been working so hard on... - Forums at Psych Central

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5 posts - 5 days ago
The new company is East Valley Maintenance Group. It handles both home repair/renovations along with the landscape maintenance/clean up ...

[hamster-bamster]

I think you may want to edit your post removing the words and inserting the link to your site instead. This way the post would not come up in search.

[Broken Angel]

I just checked the website.
It's really amazing.
Wish for you good luck

[thickntired]

Hang in there because you've got a huge bulk of work done. I assume that you don't have a boss and this is your small biz venture. My husband is self-employed and would not exchange the freedom for anything. I always has a manager and problems with authority.

Best of luck to you!!

TnT

[hamster-bamster]

"Bringing together Yard and Home maintenance to bring you ease of mind and a quality experience."

This phrase contains the verb "bring" twice. To improve on this, I suggest

"Bringing together Yard and Home maintenance to deliver you ease of mind and a quality experience."

I am also unsure about "ease of mind" - I think it is either "ease of use" or "peace of mind". But you are the poet here so you would know better.

The red kitten is adorable.

[hamster-bamster]

Dan,

I also think that the Oxford comma is more professional - sure, optional, but more professional, so I suggest placing a couple extra commas on your frontpage as follows:

The East Valley Maintenance Group (EVMG) is ready to tackle your to do list.
Whether you need landscaping, yard maintenance service, or a handyman, inside or out, we are prepared to answer your call for help.
We have merged our businesses and expertise to bring you the best combined service.
Do you need help with your home, a rental property, or corporate space?
We can handle it.

[hamster-bamster]

I hope you do not mind my suggestions. I view them as my reciprocating your help in selecting my professional picture for LinkedIn, which is my personal frontpage.

Originally Posted by landskaperdan

... had some pro designers do all the work. it's not what I would have done personally,...
it doesn't sound like a lot of work, but I've been going really fast and it's taken me all week, a little longer, of working day and night...

Uh, yes it DOES! LOTS of work and an awesome accomplishment. Congratulations to you!!! (It would have taken me waaaaay over a week. In fact, it'd never all get done! )
As it was put together by others, I feel fairly confident that you will not be hurt with comments of things I noticed. I've been there. Another person and myself put together an entire catalog one year, only to have the "professional" that handled it before going to print (among other things) reverse care instructions on care for 2 different types of peonies. Problem? Not only was it a mistake, but the advice would kill one type! We were horrified. So.... being pros doesn't make them perfect. With that said, here are my thoughts.... Take or leave however much you want.

Originally Posted by hamster-bamster

I am also unsure about "ease of mind" - I think it is either "ease of use" or "peace of mind".
...

"Peace of mind" would be good. "Ease of use"? No, as it is not some sort of machinery, or something the customer needs to be able to use.

Originally Posted by hamster-bamster

...I also think that the Oxford comma is more professional - sure, optional, but more professional, so I suggest placing a couple extra commas on your frontpage as follows:...

Disagree. Though the comma in this type of situation is acceptable, it is not more professional. They would serve no purpose in clarification and are therefore extraneous. Leave them out.
(And you all know how I love to use commas(!) Lol.)

On ALL pages, top left sidebar:
Capitalize "Bringing", as it is a complete sentence.

Home Repair page:
In the paragraph, lose capitalization on "Home Repairs", "Small Renovations" and "Water". My sense is that the goal is to bring attention to them, but perhaps bolding or underlining would serve the purpose better, since grammatically speaking, one would not capitalize them. (Another idea: make them bullet points. Of course you can always just leave them as regular sentences.)

Investor Services page:
Lose "arriving on property". It's probably not actually your specialty and obviously must be done in order to do the work.
Add something to the effect of "We handle" in front of "everything from the landscape..." to make a complete sentence.
And the "SOS"? LOL. Love it!

Landscape page:
Lose caps on "Scheduled Yard Maintenance". Substitute "or" for "and" in service frequency sentence (see above). Properly it may be either "bi-weekly" or "biweekly", but it's not two separate words. (Personally, I like the dash. The other looks like a squeaky toy brand name or something. Lol.) You don't actually need a comma after "yard" in the last sentence.

Preferred Vendors page:
No need for caps on any of services description except of course "Panasonic" and "VOIP". Lose the comma after "services", throw in an "and" and pop a period on the end. Et voilá, full sentence. Put the "123rf" in front of description, just for consistency with the other two. FYI, that one's a dead link. (ALL the others check out. )
If "Panasonic Specialist" is a title bestowed for training, by all means, leave "Specialist" capitalized. I simply don't know if it is that sort of designation.

Seller Services page:
There should be no apostrophe on "it's". The ONLY time an apostrophe should be used in that word is when it is a contraction of "it is" or "it has". This is a 100% guaranteed and iron-clad rule. You will be miles ahead of the majority of people to know this.
Add "in addition to" or "plus" after "repairs". Personally, I like "in addition to".
You really DO do it all! (Except plumbing and heating of course. )

Hope you don't find these thoughts obnoxious, as they definitely aren't meant to be. (My thinking is that since you're putting out good money, these guys should do it right.)
Truly, I think it looks great!

dubblemonkey:
"...but everything "depends"
I hate that word."

Oh no!!! Hahaha, that word it is my answer to virtually everything!
(Sorry for loss of proper post quotation on that. If you saw the hundreds(?) of line of IMG code that came up when I hit multi-quote/add reply, you'd understand. I've never seen anything remotely like it! )