Starting a lawn care business

Again I do these homes because they care about there yards. And I take a lot of pride in what I do. You always comment time is money

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exotion said:
An interesting concept. And i have a couple customers who like this way and have asked me to do it. I show up and i take a look around plants and hedges better look prestine, shrub beds better be clean and weed free, walkways better be clear and the grass better be cut perfectly.

This is a nice concept and i love the money generated by it, Unrealistic to the small business owner trying to make a name for himself and succeed. I cannot be picky with my customers as i have two children a Wife and a home i am buying. I am 23 and i do all this. I would have 3 customers left if i changed to your way and that just wont cut it.

I am a Lawn care guy I mow blow and go. And then if you need some landscape maintence (which is what you are not a landscaper you do not install landscapes) I will bid the job that you requested haggle with you a bit come to an agreement and then do said job. I will never do anything without talking to my customers first as what they want is what counts not me..

Also i would never go months without talking to my customers :/ that just doesnt make since I will throw them a courtesy call at least once a month if I do not run into them. Make sure they are happy with my work and if there was anything i can do to improve. OR if they need some maintence.

I like the way you run your business and i am glad you are successful there is really no point in arguing how we run our stuff because i am not you and you are not me. I cannot do what you do nor personally would i want to.... Kinda sounds like a lot of work. Some days i just like to Mow blow and go home and have an easy day.
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I agree with you I think it's Unrealistic to the small businesses and as a small business you cannot afford to be picky about customers. Most small businesses are working to survive and just maintain there business and are not worried about the bottom line.
 
Carscw said:
Again I do these homes because they care about there yards. And I take a lot of pride in what I do. You always comment time is money

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To say you do these homes because they care about there yards :confused2: really, are you saying that the rest of us here do our yards for people who don't care about there yards?
 
He is right on one thing though, he couldn't come and work for the clients we have because our clients actually look at the job we do and care about there lawns and make sure they're getting there money's worth, they have too and as businesses like Carscw's say they would work for people like we do anyway.


I said I do the yards I do because they care about there yard. Was a reply to your comment

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Ok i have a few clients who honestly do not give a care or second thought to their yard they hire me to keep there landlord/neighbors off there back.

But for the most part my customers all care about their yards. and they dont want to or cannot afford to pay some guy to come in and spend hours on their lawn. And then charge them $50 bucks a pop :/ Average price is about $100 a month per customer because they can afford that and when THEY want or can afford to get some maintence or landscaping done I dont charge them an arm or a leg.

I spend alot of time in peoples yards and I take alot of pride in my work. I do weed eating, edging, cracks and crevaces weeding, Curb line weeding, bed edging, fertalizer if necessary, Dog waste removal(added charge) then after I do all that I cut the grass with nice straight lines, blow it off and look once more make sure no debris is in yard all hard surfaces are clean and go.

I take pride in every yard I do and dont charge like you do.
 
I charge what the going rate is for that area.
It all depends where you are the got blow and go low ballers here go around $40 a yard just to cut and blow fescue and weeds.
$60 a hour is not a lot for a 2 person crew I am about in the middle of what you will pay around here.
Look up country club of the south and tell me how many of the yards you would take care of for your $30

The yards you cut are $30 yards and that's good.
My clients do NOT want a $30 grass cut.

I like doing the high dollar yards I spend 2 hours on one yard and make what you make doing 11 yards

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If you really look at it, it comes down to money. It is nice looking at your work but you don't put yourself through the stress and manual labor as a passion. I have been doing this science I was 12. I'm 16 now and I have 34 accounts. In between school, my other job as a mechanic and lawn service I got a full plate of it. I like the money the most. And when you have things to do, time is valuable.

I won't touch any properties that I see I would have a hard time getting paid. And u always get to know my costumers, because word of mouth is another major part of lawn service
 
Carscw said:
I charge what the going rate is for that area.
It all depends where you are the got blow and go low ballers here go around $40 a yard just to cut and blow fescue and weeds.
$60 a hour is not a lot for a 2 person crew I am about in the middle of what you will pay around here.
Look up country club of the south and tell me how many of the yards you would take care of for your $30

The yards you cut are $30 yards and that's good.
My clients do NOT want a $30 grass cut.

I like doing the high dollar yards I spend 2 hours on one yard and make what you make doing 11 yards

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I like doing the high dollar yards I spend 2 hours on one yard and make what you make doing 11 yards

For you it's the numbers, the bottom line and the dollar. Have you ever done a free cut for anyone.
 
Again I do this because I love the reward I get when I stand back and look.
I don't need the money.
And I did answer a Craigslist ad a lady's husband left her and her mower was broke she had no money I cut her grass and fixed her mower.

And don't for get the $2500.00 I am raising for cancer and going to shave my head and donate my hair all 33 inches of it.

I don't need or care about money the only thing I owe is my power bill every month.

Like I have said before you have your way of doing things and I have mine if you are as happy as I am doing what you do then keep doing it
Buy you have one thing in life you still need to learn. Just because someone does not do or think like you does not make them wrong what works for you might not work for someone else.

To be honest I try real hard to NOT comment on any thing you comment on. I have come to not like you and most of what you say.
And I am saying this as nice as I can.

Thank you for entertaining me with you useless thoughts

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