In traveling around the country, you will find many different types of shed lots. Some will be full store fronts with indoor and outdoor displays of many outdoor products ranging from sheds and other portable buildings to poly furniture and windmills. Others will be a few sheds on display outside[Read More…]
Finishing Touches
More Than One Way to Sell a Shed (Part 2)
In traveling around the country, you will find many different types of shed lots. Some will be full store fronts with indoor and outdoor displays of many outdoor products ranging from sheds and other portable buildings to poly furniture and windmills. Others will be a few sheds on display outside[Read More…]
Having a Positive Mindset
Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t—you’re right.” Maintaining a positive mindset in your shed business and in general is vital to a happy, successful, and productive life. After 21 years in the shed industry, I can attest with 100 percent assurance that[Read More…]
It’s the Little Things that Make All the Difference
God’s gift to you is life. How you live that life is your gift to God. How’s it going? Are you performing the daily mundane actions to be successful, or are you a wandering generality? In one of the books that had a big impact on my life, The Slight[Read More…]
More Than One Way to Sell a Shed (Part 1)
In traveling around the country, you will find many different types of shed lots. Some will be full store fronts with indoor and outdoor displays of many outdoor products ranging from sheds and other portable buildings to poly furniture and windmills. Others will be a few sheds on display outside[Read More…]
Marketing a Shed
Through experience, I have seen what works and what does not. I’m going to share a few funny stories and my thoughts on properly marketing sheds. Keep in mind that I came into the shed business as a shed user and didn’t know much about sheds at all. I came[Read More…]
Quit Selling
I have to admit that early in my career selling sheds, I really didn’t care what my customers’ needs were. My primary objective was to make the sale. Yes, I had some success with that skewed philosophy, but I finally realized that in order to build a long term business,[Read More…]
10 Core Commitments
During my 20-plus years in the shed industry, I have seen many changes along the way. I have seen shed companies come and go, and I have seen the shed industry continue to grow and expand in ways I never dreamed. Even Hollywood has taken notice of the shed phenomenon[Read More…]
Q & A: Student Solutions
Hillyard Technical Center in St. Joseph, Missouri, seeks to provide training for the workforce of tomorrow. In the center’s carpentry department, that includes building sheds to teach and practice construction concepts. Shed Builder Magazine had a chance to talk with George Hoeffner about the tech center and the shed building projects.[Read More…]
Q & A Shed for Sale—Online
Nate Hoskins is passionate about the wholesale market. Part of that passion is youth. Part is an overwhelming desire to help people. In June 2015 Keystone launched www.allamericanwholesalers.com, an online trade show solely for American-made products, including sheds and other outdoor structures. This is especially beneficial in regards to Amish[Read More…]
