Shed Builder Magazine wanted to know what those go-to tools are for shed builders around the country. So we asked, and you answered.
Carol J. Alexander
Carol J. Alexander writes website copy, blog posts, and feature articles on home remodeling and light construction topics from her home in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. In addition to Shed Builder Magazine, notable clients include This Old House and Family Handyman.
Expanding Your Operation
Before plunging headlong into anything, there are a few things to look at, besides the recent spring rush. Here are five ways to tell if your shed business is ready to grow.
Software Organization for Sheds
Lost information, inventory that disappears, and orders that go over budget are signs that you need a software package to run your business. From customer relationship management (CRM) and 3D configurators to project management and inventory control, there’s a software for that. And the benefits are out of this world.
What’s Your Unique Selling Proposition?
Unique Selling Proposition (USP) Definition: The factor or consideration presented by a seller as the reason that one product or service is different from and better than that of the competition —Entrepreneur.com As a shed professional, you like to think you have the best product out there. After all, doesn’t[Read More…]
Go Big with Barns
Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen says 30,000 new consumer products hit the market each year and over 90 percent of them fail. That’s staggering odds when launching a new product that costs tens of thousands of dollars. Scaling your backyard shed business to offer large buildings like two-story garages[Read More…]
The Backyard Greenhouse
Raymond Anderson retired from the military with disabilities and in October 2018 started Big Red Shed in Hayesville, North Carolina. Anderson doesn’t manufacture sheds; he’s a retailer for others like Old Hickory, Eagle Carports, and Clarks Woodwork. As we’ve seen in the business of superstores (think WalMart, Target, and even[Read More…]
