How big of a service area are y'all currently serving?

Does anybody have any experience with ordering from Alibaba? I have ordered beer koozies from the sight before and came out perfect. But I am a little worried about the yard signs not being great quality. Attached is the quote I received from Alibaba and a pic of ones they have made other people. I try to support local as much as possible but local is 3 times the cost. The best reputable US online deal I can find is dope marketing. Alibaba beats them by 40%. Second question is is anyone have great success with yard signs?. I understand you don't just put 10 randomly and never look back. We are planning on taking the consistent approach and placment will be around areas where our preferred customer base is. Our goal is brand awareness. Over the past 2 years we have worked for trade with other companies and have credits built up. One being radio, and one being a print shop. So our plan is to strategically place yard signs, send EDDM to targeted area and run out radio commercials. If anyone has suggestions on the order or staggering of the trifecta that would be great.

For those of us doing your own web design https://www.loom.com/share/85dfbd8457794f74bb07903c04a73104

Hey guys I have preached about BNI being very successful for us but wanted to give proof. I will be honest that I do not always put the information in the app so the numbers are probably higher than shown. In the first picture it shows revenue received $46,844. In the last 12 months essentially 2025. And the second pic is since I've joined, so April will be 3 years. This is only leads and referrals I got through the group. These are people I had never associated with prior to joining the group. These are $150-$2500 dollar jobs. They definitely add up over the year. The last 12 months equates to around 10% of our total revenue. These numbers do not reflect the spider web effect either. Because I know that we have been referred to additional people from the people we were referred too originally. Not only does it generate a decent amount of revenue but you are surrounded by like minded individuals who have the same goal as you do. Some more advanced and some less so. You can have those conversations with people/friends that the typical W2 family and friends just don't understand. Huge support structure and people you can ask for advice on many things business wise, as behind the scenes all industries are similar. Build strong relationships with people you might not need now but in 2, 5, 10 years down the road may be one of the best connections you can have. When I first started I could barely get my elevator pitch out and always thought I did a shitty job, I was terrified, then last year I was the president. Being president was one of the scariest things I ever did but it propelled me as a business owner, gave me great confidence and got me over one of my biggest fears. The referrals are great but my true value was learning how to be a business owner and this group speed that process up. “Big results require uncomfortable moves.”

One thing I’m trying to avoid is spending time on estimates for customers who are hoping for chuck-in-a-truck rates and aren't willing to pay market or premium rates. Is that just part of the game early on, or have you found ways to screen this out before going on site? What actually helped: Price anchors up front? Intake questions? Minimum charge for estimates? Phone script? Long term I think branding will be the solution but when starting out I don't necessarily have that. Thanks!