Expecting Your Client Needs

In order to create a large and loyal client list in the moonwalk business, as an independent business owner you must learn to be able to expect what your client needs will be. Being able to meet a client and already know what he or she will ask or be most concerned about is the number one key essentials a business owner needs in order to succeed. A client generally looks to be able to put their trust in a business and be able to feel secure when seeking quality service. Therefore, learning to provide that secure environment to each individual client that seeks your services equals a much more profitable margin for you.

Safety – When a customer generally looks into renting any jumper, obstacle course, or inflatable slide they tend to lean more towards the inflatable game that promotes the most safety. As a parent, there main concern is to provide their children with a safe and fun environment. Be sure to anticipate this issue by providing your customers with detailed information on how to allow the children conduct themselves when utilizing the moonwalk or inflatable obstacle course.

Price – Another issue that will be sure to come up before any client decides to use your services is the price. A client must be able to agree with you on what they consider is a good price. Anticipate this issue by comparing your prices to the local competition and making sure that your prices are consistent to those of the competition in order to continue making a manageable profit. Make sure that your prices are neither too low nor too high.

Size – Another common issue that a renter may bring up will be regarding the size of your jumpers. Just how many kids can fit in the moonwalk at one time, or what is the weight capacity of your obstacle course unit? Another common question is just how big it is; will it fit in my back yard? Anticipate this issue with providing a pamphlet that explains to your customers everything they might want to know regarding the size of their desired inflatable game.

Durability – Lastly, a customer will always ask about how durable a product and just how reliable it actually is. A customer does not want to be held liable if one of the children in the unit accidently damage it. Therefore, they want to be able to have the children play in a jumper and know that there is no chance of any ripping or tearing going on if the children decide to play a bit more aggressively. Not only is it tied with liability, but also goes along the lines of also knowing how safe the moonwalk or obstacle course is. Anticipate these issues with letting your customers see how durable your jumpers are with private previews of your units or samples of material. These will usurer your customers that your products are of top quality.

Running a Moonwalk Business out of your home

The most general questions one asks when considering starting up their own business are simple. What type of business will I open? Will it be difficult? Will I have to invest more than I could afford? All the common questions anybody asks when looking for the right business path to set your sights on.  One business that can provide those answers with what fits your needs and can also accommodate your life style is the bounce house rental business. This business is becoming one of the most recognized in the leading quality family entertainment industries and the number one product everyone is seeking out in order to have a great event. These inflatable games are now being set up at birthday parties, school functions, fundraising events, church fairs and more. The process to begin your bounce house rental business is easy, simply look up any moonwalk for sale in your local newspaper or browse the web in search for a bounce house manufacturer to begin your purchase. You can start off with your choice of inflatables, ranging from one bounce house to, two or three slides, the choice is yours. Once you have made your purchase, and received the units, you can kick start your business and begin to rent out your inflatables.

One thing to keep in mind to help you along the way in your out of home business is the storage space you have available. When you first search a moonwalk for sale or bounce house manufacturer, be sure to have enough space available either in your garage, storage space, upstairs attic and so on to store the unit properly. The common misperception of new bounce house renters is that the unit may take little to no space, but be sure to ask for the correct measurements and approximate weight from your seller before you make the purchase. That way you can make sure beforehand you have the correct amount of space available for you’re newly purchase unit(s).

Another thing you can take into consideration to begin your bounce house rental business is positive advertisement. Begin with adding a separate business number to keep track of all of your clients. Combining your private calls and work calls can get a little confusing after a while, not only for you but for the clients as well. Go ahead and look into starting up your own web site and advertise through the internet as well. In today’s society everyone generally looks at a company’s web site for not only product details and public reviews, but also to make sure they are looking at a real business. Many customers go to your web site even before they even consider doing business with you. Give the customers the trust and promise they seek. Once you’ve done all that, go out and have some business cards made and start handing them out. There is no better way to spread the word about your business then with business cards. Hand them out at your local super market or neighborhood park and watch how people call and buy you bounce house services.

And finally you’ll need to learn to manage your time. Weather you decide to work full time or part time, in the bounce house rental business you need to manage your time wisely. When you begin to rent your bounce house units once, twice, or three times a day be sure to take time management into consideration. Be sure to calculate the distance between each location and how long each take down and set up will take. Staying on schedule and working at a steady pace leads to a happy client every time. A satisfied customer will then lead to positive reviews and more customers. This is often how time management can lead to a better and bigger profit.

Having a Birthday Party on a Budget

Running a successful bounce house business has a lot to do with your customers needs. Being able to satisfy those needs is the key to having a profitable and highly recognized moonwalk business. More and more people are looking to save in ways to throw the most inexpensive party possible. You can in that sense, help provide just that. Provide your customers with not only great prices for a jump house, inflatable slide, or inflatable game but also provide them with helpful advice in throwing a magnificent affordable party. Recommend setting a budget for the party. Have them consider calculating just how much money they are willing to spend on the entire event. Being able to figure out exactly what they can afford is a great start to an honest and sincere relationship with your customers.  Figuring out their budget then allows you time to find the exact jump house, inflatable slide or inflatable game that can fit their needs.  A budget will allow you and the customer to narrow your options and figure out what can work for both of you.

Another great way to budget your party is to figure out where this party is going to take place. For instance, if a customer wants to have an affordable party, they should probably consider setting up in their back yard, or the neighborhood park rather than renting out a space at a theme park or circus function. A backyard or park gives you just the amount of space you need to set up any sized jump house or inflatable slide while still allowing you to stay on budget. Having a party at home alone is a huge saver. This often can not only allow you to save in location expenses but also allow you to broaden your customer’s guest list. The more guests at the party, the more potential clients for you as well. It is always great to provide quality service where you can understand and work with your customers because you are reimbursed with other customers as well.

Once you and your customer have worked through setting a budget and deciding location, you can go ahead an advice them to do some of the simple party needs themselves. One example being, instead of going out to buy party decorations, make them yourself.  Blend the colors with the jump house theme, and stick to solid colors to keep the theme going. You can even go out and ask your friends for any extra party goods they might have on hand from past events. Another great tip is making your own birthday cake at home, have the birthday girl or boy join in the process to give it that special touch it needs to be a great birthday cake. You can also play your own music with either a lap top or stereo.  If you have a giant inflatable slide in your backyard then stick to tropical music and Hawaiian themed decorations. If you’re considering a princess jump house, then go ahead and stick to purple and pink decorations along with Disney theme music. You can easily avoid all of the expensive luxuries that you your self can take care of with just a little advice and a great business partner along side. So remember to work with your customers and make sure you can be flexible while still making a profit.

Welcome to the 2012 season! As winter roles down and the snow begins to thaw ask yourself if you’re ready to jump into gear and get your rentals going? It’s that time of year to start planning for your season and begin steps to improve your business profits and overall outlook. You may be asking what areas of a rental business would need planning or improvement? Well there are multiple steps that you should take now to increase long term profits which include: reviewing your available inventory, planning your marketing strategy, building meaningful relationships with other local small businesses and establishing or modifying your pricing schedule. To be most effective during your peak season it is vital to get a head start and build a more efficient and profitable company by strategically improving the number of items you offer, the type of marketing you engage in, the relationships you build and most importantly what you charge for your services. To further improve other areas of your company and strengthen your core business model we encourage you to visit our 10 Step Inflatable Business section on our website.

To jumpstart the inflatable season we started our annual Early Bird Sale were you’ll see lots of discounted items on single games and packages deals. You can, as always, also create your own package of games you like instead of the packages we provide. Furthermore, if you’re looking to take advantage of these great prices but don’t have the space to store your games yet; we can create a layaway were you can pay with payments and have it shipped at your convenience. Over the past few weeks our team of designers and staff has improved and created over 25 new games adding to our bounce house, slides, combo units and interactive game lines we currently offer. Among the many games we created are new toddler combos, sports games, and fun circular bounce houses. You can see our full line of new games by clicking here.

Areas youe should look at sonner then later are:

1.  Take a look at your web site and make sure its up to date with current products, pricing and SEO.
2.  If possible, check all your equipment for cleanliness and functionality including vehicles and trailers.
3.  Start distributing your marketing materials now. The sooner the better.
4.  Check to make sure you adhere to your insurance requirements and everything is correct.
5.  Place your ads for new employees and get them trained and up to speed.
6.  Inventory your concession/game supplies and stock up now.
7.  Invest in a new roll of Tear Aid and good luck in 2012.

Are you interested in a limited time legal tax haven for your small business? Have you ever heard of Section 179? If you have then you’re ahead of the game; but if you haven’t then you should read this article to save hundreds, if not thousands, on your 2011 tax filings.

Section 179 of the IRS tax code was implemented in 2010 and extended until the end of 2011 through Congressional legislation. Although you’re probably thinking it’s going to be an arcane tax code that only an accounting geek can figure out; it actually is pretty simple. Essentially this section of the IRS code will allow small business to deduct the full purchase price of new equipment. This section is geared to cover tangible property that lasts more than a year. In our case you will be able to deduct the FULL, instead of partial, price of any inflatable bouncer you purchase, from your gross income. When your company purchases equipment normally the government allows for you to only write off the purchase partially to account for depreciation. For example, normally if you purchase $5000 worth of equipment your allowed to depreciate $1000 instead of the full $5000 (these numbers are only serve as an example).  But with this limited time incentive you can deduct the full purchase price and save hundreds if not thousands of dollars in taxes.

Section 179 is one of few stimulus incentives that positively influence small business such as inflatable rental companies and indoor family entertainment facilities. Come January 2012 this incentive will expire and revert to only cover depreciation.  We strongly encourage you to take advantage of this limited time tax loophole that will save you tons of money in the next few months when you have to file federal and state taxes. To top-off the amazing incentive by the federal government; we also have phenomenal pricing on all our in-stock items that will continue until December the 30^th and can be found by visiting our On Sale page.

Unfortunately good things don’t last forever. If you would like to save money in the long run get your orders in by the 30^th and we can schedule to send them to you at your connivance. This article is not meant to be tax advice and should only encourage you to speak to your CPA about the benefits of purchasing by year’s end. If you have any questions or would like to talk to someone to place your order please contact you at 800-717-5867 or info@bestjumpers.com.  

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Calculate Your Savings

So now you’re probably thinking how much exactly could I save? Well we can help there also. Click here to be directed to a financial calculator that can estimate your savings when you enter a potential purchase total. You also need to indicate your tax bracket which varies on your annual income. Regularly, average middle class families would fall under the 15-28 percentage brackets. Once you enter in the total and indicate the bracket you’ll see the savings you’ll get this year. You will also notice the years are off; because the legislation was extended from last December the dates are old but the taxes you’re going to save will remain constant until December 30^, 2011. We hope this was helpful in your decision-making as a business owner and welcome any questions or comments.

Buying Inflatable Games

Since establishing in 2001 we at Best Jumpers have increased our product line of Jumpers, Slides, Games, Interactive Units, Water Games and Combo Units extensively. Our product line expansion is because of the growing need for quality games at affordable prices. We have a broad customer base worldwide that return to us for the inflatable purchases because we not only provides high quality moonwalks but we supply the keys to success through our marketing programs. Our team is always motivated to create programs and products to improve not only our services but also help our customers succeed; because when they succeed they return to us for their inflatable needs.

At Best Jumpers we are part of a very limited group of companies that manufacture in the US and sell directly to the consumer, eliminating the middle man; this also motivates our customers to return to us for their inflatable purchase. The inflatable games market has grown in the past years to bring more smiles to faces and provide an endless income stream, in good and bad times. Whether you’re just aspiring to start or are an established company our friendly representatives can asset you to bring more capital to your household. Our Bounce House, Slides, Games, Interactive Units, Water Games and Combo Unit lines are very popular among rental companies and indoor facilities. Read on for a closer look at the products that we offer.

Inflatable Games Overview

Jumpers have been the base for the inflatable industries growth to offer a wider range of products. We at Best Jumpers understand the need to bring our customers the safest and most durable products without compromising its value. By using the best materials in the market and the most skillful employees our jumpers line has grown steadily throughout our history. The moon bounce line of products has transformed today to include our funhouses, castles, modular units and digital line. To accommodate the safety of the riders our jumpers line has included many features like an emergency exit, safety sign and safety step standard to not skip on the wellbeing of the riders. We have also enlisted the best netting in the industry to protect wrists from being stuck and prevent riders from climbing the netting. Our moonwalks also have all you need to make your jumpers sell themselves. By clearly imprinting you contact information and providing a business card holder your inflatable games advertise themselves. To maintain your inflatable our straps, repair kit and tarp make the job easier and increase the lifespan on the jumpers dramatically. Finally to guarantee that our inflatables are unmatched in the inflatable games industry we will provide two years of no worries seam to seam warranty. 

Slides have become the main attraction at community events throughout the country. At Best Jumpers our skillful engineers have created the safest inflatable slides that you can buy inside and out. Our redesigned slides include a remodels structure to more thoroughly support the inflatable and greatly minimize and rocking that occurs. The inferior bulging slides that have flooded the market, by our competitors, are an increasing danger to riders and onlookers alike. We at Best Jumpers have also designed a creative way to prevent any injuries from occurring when riders don’t properly slide. By simply making sure the rider sits and slides we are confident this will prevent any injuries while sliding. Our slide range from 16 feet to 24 feet huge inflatable slide tall and can accommodate a second line bringing more fun with less slide. 

Inflatable Games and interactive games have also been a big hit with community events but have also attracted many indoor facilities looking to attract a family friendly environment. Indoor Facilities or Family Entertainment Centers use a wide verity of games like jousts, bungee run and a verity of obstacle courses to keep the party going. Our games and interactive inflatable games inspire any age individual to have a blast with or without the kids. By making new and exciting ways for people to enjoy their time inside or outside Best Jumpers designers use creative techniques to gather a crowed. 

Combo Units make the imposable possible by using previous resources to make new strides. Being the first to discover many products in this line Best Jumpers has pioneered in using the area available to combine the joy of inflatables. Many of our products like the inflatable Minicombo, 10Ft Slide Combo, and 20Ft Slide Combo are using the same technologies in the bouncers and slide lines and combining them to make the most bang for the buck. Our Mini Combo’s are a great way to start and expand in the inflatable rental business by combining a bouncer and small slide you will see more income with less expenses. 

Water Games are the resource to have during those hot summers. Our water games for sale have created a splash in the inflatable games industry as we have created many new designs. Our large pools accommodate up to a 1000 gallons of H20 that brings the water park to your door. With a verity of water games to choose from best Jumpers provides many games for a verity of age. Our 20Ft Slide with pool combines the rush of the slide with water pumping adrenaline to your whole body. The wave waterslide gives younger riders the experience to slide with dolphins in a wet and wild experience. With safety and reliability as our number one concern our inflatable games will insure that your Inflatable Rental enterprise or Family Entertainment Center is successful in the inflatable industry.

Furthermore, the resources sections provides tools for prospective entrepreneur to take advantage of our decade of knowledge in the inflatable rental business and create your money making businesses. Best Jumpers is also reaching out to our customers by introducing our media method of communication through facebook, twitter, you tube and flicker. We are attempting to keep in contact with you, our customer, through these revolutionary methods, in an attempt to further improve your experience and our products.  

 With all of these new improvements we hope your time with Best Jumpers is a pleasant and progressive experience.

Best Jumpers Team

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