People often ask me; “Mike, how can you sell plants that don’t even have leaves on them? They look dead.” And the answer is, we use point of sale signs, often called bench cards. These point of sale signs really help the customer make buying decisions. They want to know what the plant looks like… Click here to read more…
Mike and Duston McGroarty Offer Live Training for Small Business Owners.
Duston and I are doing 8 weeks of live training for Small Business Owners. This training will cover all aspects of Internet Marketing as well as a Wealth of Information about Marketing and Promoting a Small Business, both Offline and Online. Recently we did a one hour, forty minute live training event and so far… Click here to read more…
How I Advertise My Plants for Sale
Winter is getting closer and closer every week. We’re trying to button everything up before it’s too late. In this week’s “Mondays With Mike”, I share with you the results of our Fall/St. Patrick’s Day plant sale and also show you the ad I’m running for our sale next week. It’s very rare that I… Click here to read more…
How to Sell Plants Online
This is Part 1 of a 3-part series on buying plants online and also selling the plants you grow online: Part 1 – [You Are Here] – How to Sell Plants Online Part 2 – Where to Buy Plants (at Rock-Bottom Prices) Online Part 3 – How to Get Paid to Sell Sticks (Yes… STICKS!!)… Click here to read more…
How to Sell the Plants that You Grow.
Selling the plants that you grow is actually quite easy because people love plants. They love to buy them, they love to plant them and they love looking at them. This is How You Make Up to $93.60 per Square Foot Right in Your Own Backyard. How do I know this? 1. I am one… Click here to read more…
Small Business Training.
In 2013 Duston and I will be conducting small business training workshops in our local area of Madison, Ohio 44057. These workshops are obviously only for people in the local area, within driving distance of Perry or Madison, Ohio. Since these will be evening workshops it’s probably only practical for people that live within 60 to… Click here to read more…
Loading up the Seats of the Ferris Wheel
This might seem like a stretch on a gardening site, but I hope you make the connection with me. It might be hard to see a connection between growing and selling small plants and a Ferris Wheel so I will make that connection for you. Anytime I am doing anything in my nursery in the… Click here to read more…
A Tribute to Small Business Owners Across America and Beyond.
An Open Letter to Small Business Owners. Thank you! and a promise from me. Please share this with every small business owner that you know. They deserve it more than you know. Dear small business owner, I know you. I know who you are and what you stand for. I think everybody in America and… Click here to read more…