One More Video At A Time

Well one thing for certain is that I have come a log way since the first time I started with the video thing and putting them up for public view on YouTube,..seems like the ones that have any folly at all is what people feed on,..can't even have fun anymore with out someone criticizing what you do or what you say,..honesty really means nothing anymore,..

Fortunately hard work and aspiration has led me to and kept me in business for ten tears now,..so even with the mistakes I have made along the way,..they have been there for me to learn and grow from,..if your reading this,..thanks for being a part of the growth with Fix-A-Fence LLC

Wanted so share a recent video since purchasing the new video camera,..yeah I still have a lot to learn,..so let me have it,..I can take it!

How To Remove A Concrete Set

Like I said it is a new camera,..I have some getting use to it,..like keeping my mouth closer to the microphone,..I didn't think you wanted to hear me anyway so maybe it's for the better,..

Oh yeah,..Fix-A-Fence LLC,..is the only fence company in Oregon that owns a Bull Pull,..and now the only fence company in Oregon to own two Bull Pulls

The Bull Pull has made life at this little fence company sooo much easier,..faster and more profitable. What used to take 3/4 of an hour to pull out a concrete set to basically ten or fifteen minutes makes the job go by so much faster and leaves the customers saying WOW you guys sure are fast!

Like I said even with all my mistakes I have made here with Fix-A-Fence LLC I have learned something,..maybe that's why the phone continues to ring,..

Anyway,..as I like to say 😃,..keep smiling!

Fix-A-Fence LLC A Top Rated Fence Contractor In Oregon

So last year Fix-A-Fence LLC was awarded The Top Rated Fence Contractor in Oregon,..all because of the comments and reviews that customers have left on sites like Angie's List, Yelp, Next Door and Google. Top Rated takes all the reviews and comments from all the different review sites and uses some kind of algarythmn to comes up with their results.

I don't mind,..kind of a huge pat on the back if you ask me,..I do my best to take care of my customer's fencing needs,..I even hand out advice in person and over the phone for free. I tell the guys to take their wife out to very nice dinner since I just saved them on a labor fee.

Here are a couple photos of the award

Anyway I thought I would share some of the reviews Fix-A-Fence LLC has received from some of the customers over the past few years.

Not going to put up any names,... so you can do a search on Angie's List, Yelp and Google to read them for yourself and then put the review to the name,..or name to the review however you want to look at it.

Here we go,..

John was fantastic! Easy to work with, gave out good suggestion and always kept me up-to-date. Finished product looks great. I would recommend his company for anyone interested in a fencing project.

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Repaired part of cedar fence that was leaning. Replaced several posts. Built and installed new cedar gate. Everything went really smoothly. John returned my initial call promptly. Came out quickly for a no cost estimate. He showed up on time when he said he would and the job got done quickly as well. The new gate looks nice. We had a good experience with this company.

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John was great to work with and gave me an honest answer on how to fix my fence within budget. I called around and John gave me the best price. Also, he didn't push me to replace my fence that would have cost thousands of dollars. The only down side is that John is booked a few weeks out, but there is a reason why he is in high demand. John will be the first person I call when I have other fencing needs

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Here is the last one I will share with you as it is a rather long one,..

Notorious winds on the east side finally brought a wood fence down in my back yard. Snapped 7 of the posts. I got a hold of Fix-A-Fence and I'm sure glad I did. John came out ti survey the damage, gave us an estimate and a time frame for completion and was friendly and professional in doing so. After the estimate, another wind storm tossed the fence around a bit and broke a rail and a couple of the slats. John showed up to do the work as promised and had us fixed up in no time. He replaced the other wood that was broken but did not change the price! He and his crew members were friendly and fast. They cleaned up everything and I wouldn't even had known they were there except for the fence is now standing taller and stronger than I've ever seen it in the 12 years I lived in this residence. Thanks for the great job John!

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Like I said it was a rather long one,..but a glowing one at that. when my wife read it she said that this one held some weight,..

So,..here is where I say thank you to all who have left these glowing reviews about Fix-A-Fence LLC,..it is because of you that this little fence company is the Top Rated Fence Contractor in Oregon. and has grown to be the success that it is today.

The award even came with a window decal for the truck

There you have it

So,..here is where I say,..Keep Smiling!

Free Merchandise

One thing I have implemented into the business is giving away little freebies,..it all starts by not leaving with the pen when leaving the estimate. I get soo many different kind of looks,..they say,."Hey this is you pen",..I tell them it's in your hand now and possession is nine tenths of the law,..and then I go on about what I was taught in business school,..the business cards seem to go in the wallet or rolodex where it is out of sight and out of mind where as the pen is in the hand being used or at least in reach of being used.

After landing a work order I have started giving away a coffee mug,..now I have been putting a handy pocket knife in with the mug. People love getting a gift,..I know I love getting gifts,..don't you?

Here is just some of the merchandise I hand out,..every customer gets a calendar at the end of the year for Christmas,..what I love about these calender's is that the advertising is huge compared to the calendar it self,..

I get most of all the merchandise from National Pen,..I go to VistaPrint for the business cards,..National Pen really does do a great job at servicing the customer,..I get soo many email promos,..but I love the free samples they send what seems to be twice a month,..I just toss the pen in the box of other pens I give away at the estimate,..

Hey,..it may cost a bit to give away free merchandise but it is well worth it,..word of mouth is the most powerful form of advertisement,..the mug could be sitting out while a friend came over to a previous customers house and ask about the pen, calendar or mug and then here comes the plug for Fix-A-Fence LLC

Just wanted to share a photo of the freebies I give out,..got to be a bit more than just sharing a photo,..anyway,..as I say,..Keep Smiling!

Miracle Worker

Well,..today I was referred to as a Miracle Worker,..well God did make only one of me.

Anyway a customer was telling me that her daughter told her that there was nothing that could be done to the existing gate,..she was right. The existing gate was built with those 90* angle gate in a box with hinges,..they seem to never work correctly,..good idea for simplicity but for functionality they always seem to sag,..so I built her a simple wood Z frame gate system with a latching mechanism that can be opened from both sides,..

She loved it and even gave me a hug,..talk about feeling special, or reaffirming that fact.

I have come across a  monstrosity of gate systems,..some huge and cumbersome, some aren't built with any support or the support there doesn't have any screws in the boards so the support doesn't do any good,..I have seen gates that have been hinges to the side of the house that have torn away the siding,..I have seen large gates that have been hung from a 4 x 4 PT wood post and customers wonder why the gate is sagging,..

In my 25 plus years in fencing I have found out that for gates,..the lighter the better, and then of course as the saying goes,..keep it simple,..I am not an artist that's God's job,..

Anyway I just wanted to share of the reference made today that I was a miracle worker because of the skills I have building wood Z frame gate systems here at Fix-A-Fence LLC

It's Been A While

Wow,..it's been awhile since I have posted a blog,..have been so busy growing the business,..then changing computers I lost a lot of stuff I had bookmarked,..anyway it's good to be back,..

So,..since the last one,..Fix-A-Fence LLC has grown a bit,..two trucks, a foreman and a driver for one of the trucks,..I get to take the second truck on small repairs I can handle on my own,..I have had a part time employee but he was called to a higher paying job for a few weeks,..I will keep him on the books as I will need him back soon

Fix-A-Fence LLC has been selected as a Top Rated Oregon Fence Contractor for the year of 2018,..so I would like to say thanks to all who have helped me achieve this status,..this year I get to celebrate ten years of being in business. I certainly am grateful to be licensed and insured to extract a living from this great land of America,..

Also grateful to be able to be part of another business,..I have become an Enagic Distributor,..I have been drinking Kangen water since 2007 and to be honest it's been the best switch I have ever made with drinking water,..Kangen water if you haven't researched by now has different levels of pH water that comes out of the Level-Luk SD-501,..I keep my machine on 9.5 pH alkaline,..it balances my body out from all of the other acidic things I seem to keep putting in it,..

So if you would like a bit more info check out my other web site here at Clear Kangen,..sign up for the free newsletter,..my site is secure,..I paid extra for that,..

Anyway,..hey thanks for reading this,..It's Been A While post,..Keep Smiling!