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Landscape Business Links

www.nilssonbooks.com (http://www.nilssonbooks.com/)

Keys To
Business Success
Sales Boosters (http://nilssonbooks.com/sales_booster_package.htm)
Job Estimating Package (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_estimating_package.htm)
FREE Job Pricing Guidelines (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm)
New Business Startup Package (http://nilssonbooks.com/just_getting_started.htm)
Complete Operations management System (http://nilssonbooks.com/coms_package.htm)

Sales and Advertising
Bid Forms (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=184)
Sales Letters (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm#How To Write Effective Sales Letters)
Job Estimating (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_estimating_package.htm)
Sales Boosters (http://nilssonbooks.com/sales_booster_package.htm)
Pricing Guidelines (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm)
Job Specifications (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=635)
Selling Techniques (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm#The%20Art%20Of%20Selling )
Off Season Income (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm)
Customer Retention (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm#How To Write Effective Sales Letters)
Advertising Methods (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm#Selling%20To%20Commercia l%20Customers)
Pricing Your Services (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm#Pricing Your Services)
Selling To Residential (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm)
Starting A New Business (http://nilssonbooks.com/just_getting_started.htm)
SubContracting The Work (http://nilssonbooks.com/employee.htm#Subcontracting the Work)
Website Design & Function (http://www.asharpdesign.com/)
Sales Contracts & Proposals (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=153)
Getting Commercial Accounts (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm#Selling%20To%20Commercia l%20Customers)
Strategies Selling to Commercial (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=626&highlight=selling+commercial)

Running Your Operation
C.O.M.S. (http://nilssonbooks.com/coms_package.htm)
Weather (http://www.weather.com/)
Job Cost (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1155)
Plantfind (http://www.plantfind.com/)
Contracts (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=184)
Time Study (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=659#post659)
Help Wanted (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=124)
Planting Grass (http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/TURF/SITEPREP/plntturf.html)
Mowing Profits (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm#Maximizing Profits In Mowing)
Snow Removal (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm#The Snow Removal Business)
SubContracting (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=631)
Job Descriptions (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=672)
Lawn Renovation (http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/TURF/RENOVATE/index.html)
Help Wanted Ads (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=124)
Landscape Design (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=192)
Cost of Operations (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=587)
Employee Training (http://nilssonbooks.com/employee.htm)
Pruning & Trimming (http://nilssonbooks.com/books.htm#Employee%20Books)
Employee Retention (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm)
Weight of Materials (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=674)
Plant Identification (http://npdc.usda.gov/)
Landscape Lighting (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=168)
H-2B Employee Visas (http://www.usembassy-mexico.gov/guadalajara/GsNIV-h2b.htm)
Grass ID Photo Gallery (http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/TURF/TURFSPECIES/)
Weed ID Photo Gallery (http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/TURF/PESTS/broadlfsp.html)
Landscape Construction (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=29)
Employees Wanting Work (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=780#post780)
County Extension Agents (http://npic.orst.edu/countyext.htm)
Employee Training Videos (http://nilssonbooks.com/video_tapes.htm)
Employee Training Audios (http://nilssonbooks.com/audio_tapes.htm)
Equipment Cost Calculation (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=430)
Interior Building Maintenance (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=195)
Lawn Care Chemical Operations (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=30)
Irrigation Installation & Service (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=156)
Tree and Shrub Chemical Programs (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=30)
State Pesticide Regulatory Agencies (http://npic.orst.edu/state1.htm)


Managing Your Business


Seminars (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=824#post824)

Income Taxes (http://www.irs.gov/)
Company Policy (http://nilssonbooks.com/mangement.htm#Writing Your Company Policy Manual)
Business Growth (http://nilssonbooks.com/mangement.htm)
Business Planning (http://nilssonbooks.com/mangement.htm#Business Planning Workbook)
Keys To Success (http://nilssonbooks.com/mangement.htm)
Employment Taxes (http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/content/0,,id=98942,00.html)
Management System (http://nilssonbooks.com/coms_package.htm)
Financial Statements (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=184)
Business Management (http://nilssonbooks.com/mangement.htm)
Business Success Plan (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=606)
Owner Motivation Tape (http://nilssonbooks.com/audio_tapes.htm)
Buying or Selling A Business (http://nilssonbooks.com/other_services.htm#Businesses%20for%20Sale)
Professional Consulting Services (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=665)

Starting A New Business
Job Estimating (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_estimating_package.htm)
More Tips for Newstarts (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=628)
Starting a New Landscape Business (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=290#post290)





First Things First - Start with a Plan (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=606)

Complete Operations Management System (http://nilssonbooks.com/coms_package.htm)







NEW-FAST-EASY-WAY TO PRICE YOUR JOBS! (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm)




Industry Articles


Key Figures To Know (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=585)
The Cost of Doing Business (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=587)
Motivated Owners Do Better (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=611)
How To Plow and Manage Snow (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=142)
27 Advertising Mistakes to Avoid (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=646)
Business Planning in 3 Easy Steps (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=667)
Managing To Succeed in Business (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=626#post626)
How To Grow A Lawn Care Business (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=619)
Coping With A Down Economy 30 Ways (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=533)
Road To Success ... For Service Businesses (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=877#post877)

Other Resources
Associations (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=647)
U.S. Labor Dept. (http://www.bls.gov/home.htm)
Cost of Operations (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=587)
Employees Wanting Work (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=780#post780)
Off - Season Winter Income (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=704#post704)
Professional Consulting Services (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=665)
State Pesticide Regulatory Agencies (http://npic.orst.edu/state1.htm)
The Dollar Value of Plants & Landscaping (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=726)
Equipment - End User Surveys & Reports (http://www.hispaniclawnforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=729#post729)




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FREE JOB PRICING GUIDELINES (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm)

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