Friday, August 29, 2014

The Humble Yard sign, the employee that works for you 24/7 in all types of weather.

Yard-signs: a Cleaned by Pete employee

Working hard to get the right sign before getting them printed. I like that employe that keeps working hard and gets paid very little. That describes the humble yard sign. I need to investment in some new yard signs the sun and weather are taking a toll on the old signs. Also as times change so does or views and the signs are looking dated. While working a couple of weeks ago for one of our regular customers, that we concrete clean and house wash for, they deal with buy and selling homes, an idea hit me. Seeing their sign I started to come up with this idea for a new yard sign using their sign as a guideline for my new sign.  This is their sign:


Yard-signs seem to be a great employee for me. I use them while on jobs that I'm doing, then I can leave them there to keep working. The older signs are starting to show some ware. Time to hire some new employees to stand proud and promote what I do. Working 24/7 in all types of weather what more can you ask for? These are some signs I've used over the years, some are better than others but most have brought me some good returns.

A Cleaned by Pete sign used in the past.

A Cleaned by Pete yard-sign used in the past.

A Cleaned by Pete sign used in the past.


A Cleaned by Pete yard sign used in the past, was retired after it was involved in a hit and run accident when a car ran-over it in a yard. One of or early caricatures.

Promotional sign we use for a while it still finds use at fairs and expos.

Promotional sign it still is used at fairs and expos.
But now for the new crop of employees this is the interview period I would guess. Seeing what one will be the best fit and will work for us in the future. Which one has the most promise for the company.

 Playing around and working on getting the yard signs ready for printing. As always I have do make a bunch of different formats and get the ideas down in the computer. Then get the idea of what makes the best look and what everyone likes. Then tweak them around a bit. So here are the profs for the signs so far.
We clean dirty houses, Cleaned by Pete Springfield Missouri, the areas #1 house washer.

We clean dirty houses, Cleaned by Pete Springfield Missouri, the areas #1 house washer.

We clean dirty houses, Cleaned by Pete Springfield Missouri, the areas #1 house washer.

We clean dirty houses, Cleaned by Pete Springfield Missouri, the areas #1 house washer.
Cleaned by Pete "we clean dirty houses" Springfield MO the yard-sign.
 Why did I base my sign on one of my customers signs? Well I have seen this sign in and around town and it always attracts attention and is very visible. Using the yellow color as the background, with standard black lettering I thought we'll see what it can do for Cleaned by Pete. Keeping it simple has been my advertising agenda for years.
   In any case a sign is a reflection of your company and says alot about you. You have to temper looks and messages with what you're trying to get across to prospective customers. That is what I'm trying to do. I find it relaxing and like to do things myself I know my company and area and feel I can capture and relay the message. Not brain surgery here just letting others know we did a job and can do yours. If you don't have or use this silent employee you may want to give it some consideration.
 
Cleaned by Pete
house washing the safe, soft washing way
serving the greater Springfield Missouri area
417.459.7869

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