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Pesticides - Ramblings by Richard Murphy
April 21, 2008 – 10:53 am
You know why there is a warning “Do not Eat” on the “Silica” pack you find in new shoes? Because it is poisonous and someone has eaten it! But back to my topic…
Pesticides have been irking the earth’s residents for thousands of years. But before we dive into it…what is classified as a pesticide?
***Warning You may learn something***
A pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances used for preventing, controlling, or lessening the damage caused by a pest. A pesticide may be a chemical substance, biological agent (such as a virus or bacteria), antimicrobial, disinfectant or device used against any pest.
Pests include insects, plant pathogens, weeds, birds, mammals, fish, nematodes and microbes that compete with humans for food, destroy property, spread or are a vector for disease or cause a nuisance.
What you decide is true … will be true.
April 21, 2008 – 10:51 am
by: Ken LaVoie - Author of “Start your own amazingly profitable lawn care business”
Pretty much everything that shows up in your life is a direct result of those “beliefs” and “agreements” you are programmed with all your life. “no one ever got rich working 35-40 hours a week”, “money doesn’t grow on trees”, “you’ve got to watch every penny”, “employees will take advantage of you if you don’t watch them”, “you can’t make money doing x, y or z”, “you’ve got to be RIGHT THERE watching your business or all hell will break loose!”. I simply decided (often unconsciously) what things were going to be like and never gave it a second thought. I didn’t know what I was doing when I did that, but looking back, I realize that’s exactly how it worked. Now I’m living a great life, making all the money I need, looking for ways to make more and doing my fair share of charity work and donating to my favorite causes. Our family donates 10% of it’s income, roughly, to our church, daughter’s school and a local hospice cause - www.hvwa.org. In addition, we volunteer uncounted hours for those causes.
Profiling - LawnGuru.net, Starting and Running a fun, profitable lawn care business
April 21, 2008 – 10:48 am
Ken LaVoie, owner of LawnGuru.net has written a very informative, eye-opening and honest (with himself and the business) book on how to start and run a successful lawn care business. Here is what some people have to say about his book:
“Ken,
My association with you has tripled my business and moved me ahead at LEAST 3 years from where I’d be if I did it all alone. Using the techniques in the Lawn Guru program have definitely saved me time, frustration AND MONEY! Thank you!
Jeremy Mushero
JM and Sons Lawn Specialists”
“Hi Ken,
I really liked your book. I think it hit home and the more others know about it the more they will read it.
Steve”
“Awesome book for beginner, Highly recommended and VERY reputable and Honest
Jim”
“Start your own amazingly profitable lawn care business” is the title of the book and it is one of The Lawn Blogs must reads. There are a lot of books on this topic out there but only a few can capture its reader. This book when you start to read it you want to finish it…you are able to take something with you, and apply it to your business. Great job Ken! We look forward to any future works.
Starting and Running a fun, profitable
lawncare and landscape business
Make $60-$80 per man hour doing what you love
This book and accompanying program will teach you step by step how to start a PROFITABLE lawn care business OR overhaul your exising one and create an above average income with benefits like health care, retirement, TIME OFF, and tax benefits, and increases your abilities as a lawn care business person and leader in your field. I believe that this program will save you YEARS of painful, expensive trial and error and get you on the road to BLAZING success quickly and with lightening effectiveness.
Right now I am offering HALF OFF either the ebook or the ebook and accompanying program. Go to www.lawnguru.net and choose your option from the menu on the left (after reviewing the site of course!) - then use THIS coupon code on checkout:
C7815
Cheers and send me your questions at ken@lawnguru.net
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Lawn & Garden Webvision Joins Forces with The Lawn Blog/The Lawn News
April 8, 2008 – 9:10 pm
“The Lawn Blog and their recent project The Lawn News are a great fit to the already diverse rich media content and business model that LGWV has successfully launched, which has been predominantly commercial in nature.
Husqvarna’s New "Master Your Great Outdoors" Marketing Campaign Focuses on Outdoor Enthusiasts
April 8, 2008 – 8:56 pm
“Master Your Great Outdoors” drives outdoor enthusiasts to Husqvarna Total Source servicing dealers for high performance outdoor power equipment, advice and service
Podcast Thursday 4/10 - 8pm est with author Ken LaVoie
April 7, 2008 – 8:02 pm
I got a great podcast lined up this Thursday 4/10 at 8pm est with author Ken LaVoie. Check out his site at http://www.lawnguru.net.
He wrote the book “How to start a lawn care business a whole new way.”
Some of the topics I want to cover with him:
Talking about his experiences of getting started and what happened when he bought too much new equipment.
The pitfalls of buying too much new too soon.
How ego effects business decisions.
Then we will talk about what marketing ideas worked and what didn’t.
When and how you should integrate your first employee into your business.
And this will be a fantastic topic Finance, Debt and Growth - “The 50/50 Rule and stay in the black with the 20% Rule!”
If you have other questions you would be interested in asking him, either make a post of it or call in that night.
How to participate:
Call in:
1. Dial: (724) 444-7444
2. Enter: 15950 (Call ID)
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Join from your computer:
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Listen to the Recording:
If you missed this event or want to hear previous recorded episodes click here.
Breaking Away to the Gateway
April 6, 2008 – 3:01 pm
“Breaking Away to the Gateway” The 2008 TREE Fund Tour des Trees, Indianapolis, Indiana to St. Louis, Missouri.
Garden Time Episodes Added
April 6, 2008 – 2:33 pm
Three new episodes have been added to the Garden Time Shows page. Garden Time is the # 1 garden TV program in the Northwest. “Lawn Moss”, “Garden Trellis” and “Wind Chime”
Is There Such a Thing As a Silver Bullet?
April 4, 2008 – 7:46 pm
By Chestin Salisbury
Any serious small business owner knows the importance of continually adding new prospects to their sales pipeline. Without a constant stream of potential new customers, it’s nearly impossible for any business to grow and thrive long term.
Fortunately, there is an endless list of possible solutions for keeping this sales pipeline full. […]
7 Ways Differentiate Yourself from Your Competition and Avoid the Price Wars Forever
April 4, 2008 – 7:26 pm
By Chestin Salisbury
One of the most common complaints I hear these days from small businesses struggling to grow is that they can’t get anymore customers because they’re up against others that are willing to sell the exact same service at a cheaper price.
For example, what one hard working lawn care operator charges for […]
Get Ready For GIE+EXPO 2008 - Video Teaser
April 3, 2008 – 4:33 pm
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Aquascape, Inc. Announces Certified Kloubec Koi Supplier Program
April 1, 2008 – 8:46 pm
Aquascape, Inc. is proud to announce its Certified Kloubec Koi Supplier Program available to its wholesale customers in 2008. The program was created to help contractors and retailers who don’t stock koi, but want to offer koi availability to the consumer.
LGWV March Issue of Growing Together Released to Non-Members
April 1, 2008 – 8:46 pm
The Lawn & Garden WebVision March issue of Growing Together has been released to the general public. This issue features the latest news, cool products, tips from the pros and more.
Easy Growing Organic Gardening Show added to the Lawn & Garden Webvision Lineup
April 1, 2008 – 8:46 pm
Lawn & Garden WebvisionTM (LGWV) www.lawnandgardenwv.com is pleased to announce the newest show to the LGWV lineup, Easy Growing featuring Don Rosenberg.
