One great service business to be in is the deck cleaning and treating business. It pays well and there are lots of customers too. You can clean and treat decks, fences and even wood home exteriors. There are also Gazebos and other things to clean and treat and you generally will also be asked to clean the driveways with your pressure washer for an added service, which means more money for you. But how do you market your services?

Marketing Deck Cleaning and Treating Services to home-owners is not easy and it takes a little finesse. One of the best ways is to target higher-end zip codes with Money Mailer type coupons. This can get the ball rolling and get you business pressure washing decks and once you are there people will ask you about deck treating services, which are much more expensive, but very profitable on your end to perform you see.

Another great way to market these services is to get yourself invited to a HOA or home owners association meeting to give a talk on the types of wood, treatments and careful cleaning procedures required and after the talk give out ten percent coupons. While doing these services you should always put a lawn sign out front to tell neighbors that Your Company is professionally cleaning and treating the deck at this home.

And always tell the owners when completed that they will receive a discount on future services if they refer you new clients. These are just some of the best ways to market deck cleaning services. So, consider this in 2006.

Lance Winslow

Currently Lance is retired at age 40 and is running an Online Think Tank Forum while traveling North America. Perhaps considering something extremely challenging to do that will exercise his mind and utilize all his experiences, observations and skills. Any ideas?