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Posted on: 08/01/2007
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Today marks the un official birth of Apple Painting Company.

Apple Painting Pros - Columbus Ohio | We Use Sherwin Williams Paints Exclusivly

Doing as many rehabs as weve done, weve had the pleasure of building quite a network of highly skilled painters. These guys are expensive but well worth it. And the more houses we rehabbed the more refferals we would get for painting. It seemed like a natural progression to starting a painting company.

Its a big business and we figure there is a need for highly skilled painting. We wont be the cheapest painters in Columbus, because thats not our market. We intend to fill that niche for a large professional company that handles high end  residential and commercial painting. The kind of company that is known for near perfection. Our goal is to be the most referred company in town.

We officially launch next week, but some ads accidentally appeared today and sped up the launch. We actually sold our first deal today. The lead was not from the ad, It was a refferal from a good friend. Word of mouth marketing is the best.

Youll be seeing us around town in the next few weeks. I plan on putting some of my REI guerrilla marketing techniques to use.

Check out our site (Keep in mind the website is a work in progress.)  http://www.ApplePaintPros.com  My good friend Todd Santoro designed the site. Thanks Todd - your the best.  Please give me your feedback. Do you like it? Hate it?

 

Thanks in advance, and wish us luck.  

Sean

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VirtuallyReady.com

Posted By: VirtuallyReady.com on 08/03/2007
Congratulations, Sean!

Nicely done!

~ Lisa
 
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Posted By: Real Estate Investor on 08/03/2007

Thanks for all the great comments. I really appreciate it.

Be wealthy - Thanks for the suggestions, We made some changes based on your feedback. I also loved the idea about the "how to" section. I will implement that when I get the time.  

Soldier, Vitaliy, Creativeguy, Johnboy, Beharry - Thanks for the compliments. I really appreciate it. We worked hard on this site and its nice to hear your feedback. I value all your opinions.

Thanks again,

Sean

 

 
BeharryInvestmentsInc

Posted By: BeharryInvestmentsInc on 08/02/2007
Great site. Graphic heavy but still pretty fast. Great idea leveraging into another business. In this market we hve to stay creative to keep the cash flowing.
 
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Posted By: JohnBoy on 08/02/2007

Awesome Site!  You have done a really great job on it and the gallery is fantastic.

Go Get 'Em

 
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Posted By: CreativeGuy on 08/02/2007
 Yes very nice site send me an email on the designer i am looking for one for my business. A consulting ferm for energy efficientcy if your home. Start saving money now instead of paying the energy companies big bucks to heat and maintain your home. Bin doing it know for 23 years hands on. So I can keep my investing going I would like to start consulting and keep my crew busy when I don't have a home for them to do. Thanks Ed and again great site.     
 
VitaliyL

Posted By: VitaliyL on 08/02/2007
awesome site shawn!! you guys are blowin up! congrats on your success, you deserve it.
 
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Posted By: bewealthy on 08/02/2007

Sorry I forgot to mention another suggestion.  I would recommend putting in a "how to" section on tips on how to paint, choose colors, what type of paint is best to use for interior, exterior.

This gives your visitors a more sense that you know what you are talking about and you are even willing to teach them not only try to get their business.   Then they can even refer you better. 

They can tell others that are trying to paint "why dont you check this site... they have good tips on painting....".  They may end up purchasing your services.

Try it out and I can guarentee you will get more visitors, referrals, and business. 

Always remember provide more to others than your competitors and they will come to you.

 
bewealthy
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Posted By: bewealthy on 08/02/2007

I suggest changing the color of the wording to a lighter color than gray.  I can read it but others may not.

For instant I didnt realize the wording right below the main menu that said "Interior / Exterior Specialists | 5 Year Warranty | Call now for a free estimate 614.722.7272"

If you want to keep it gray I suggest using the gray that you used for the address, warrenty, tos, etc at the bottom of the site.

 
Soldier6575
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Posted By: Soldier6575 on 08/02/2007
Nice Gallery on your site! The whole site is nice, but I really love the photos in the gallery. Maybe that needs to be another business (photography) whoever took those did a great job.