If you are starting up a new business, you want the exterior to look great. This is because the exterior is the first thing your clients will see when they drive up to your door. If they see an unkempt and messy property, they will assume you do not care enough about your company. To prevent this from happening, below are two tips so you will be sure to have a great exterior. 

Landscape Design

Landscaping is one of the best things you can do to the exterior of your building. As such, you should hire a landscape designer to help you. They will come to your business and design a plan to landscape your property. To do this, they will sit down with you and ask you what your preferences are when it comes to colors, styles, and more. From there, they will then develop a design for you to look over.   

The landscape designer can design your landscaping in a way that will hopefully help you save money. For example, trees properly placed can keep the sun from shining into your windows, which can help keep heating and cooling costs down. If you think you will sell your business in the future, hiring a landscape designer can help sell your business faster. One thing to consider, however, is it can take a year or two for the bushes, trees, and more to reach maturity. 

The landscape designer may design your landscaping so that it looks great all year round. They may plant flowers or bushes that will bloom in the fall instead of the spring or summer. This way you and your customers can enjoy beautiful flowers longer. 

Paint

If the building has not been painted in some time then this would be a good time to do it. Consider choosing a different color to make your building stand out. If you do not want to do this, drive around the area and look at the buildings and then choose a similar color. Once you determine a color, hire a professional to paint your building for you instead of doing it on your own. This will look much more professional, and a paint contractor can paint your building much faster. They have special equipment, such as spray painters, they use to cover an area quickly. 

The painting contractor can help you choose a color if you need help. Consider adding contrasting colors, such as around the trim on your windows, to make your building stand out a little. 

Landscaping and painting should give your customers a good first impression of you. To learn more, contact a landscaper.