www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com If you are getting started with your lawn care business you are probably undecided about which equipment to buy. You are probably struggling with the differences between buying commercial quality equipment and residential quality equipment that you can purchase at a retail store or big box hardware store. The purchase of a backpack leaf blower is a great example of the differences in price vs. quality. A commercial quality backpack blower can easily cost from $400 to $600 while a residential quality leaf blower can be purchased for $100 to $150. Though a commercial quality leaf blower might cost $500 more than a residential quality leaf blower, the amount of work you can accomplish with a commercial leaf blower is far above what you can accomplish with a lower quality residential leaf blower. Greater airflow output, faster nozzle velocity, greater durability, and longer lifespan will make a big difference in your return on investment in your lawn care business especially if you are making money raking leaves and performing autumn leaf cleanup jobs. Quite honestly, I am an advocate of purchasing commercial quality lawn care equipment if your lawn care business can afford the extra cost. Our lawn care business program includes an equipment buyer’s guidebook that will help you with your equipment purchasing decisions. Whether you are buying new or used, commercial or residential lawn care equipment our buyer’s guide will help you make the right …
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Commercial and Residential Pressure Washing and Window Cleaning Austin TX
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Tips for winning commercial snow plowing accounts – GopherHaul 48 Lawn Care Business Training Show
www.gopherforum.com – Have you had difficulties landing commercial snow plowing accounts? It can be difficult to break through a companies layer of insulation before you get to the person in charge of making such decisions. Persistance seems to be a big part of the key to success. Lets look into this discussion that took place on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum. A new member wrote landing a large commercial account is not the easiest thing to do but once you have them you can keep them for a very long time provided you are doing a professional job. And the amount of money you can generate for your company is great. I landed a few medium size commercial snow plow accounts for this winter and have some good leads on summer work. I will be pushing for residential lawn care very heavily at the beginning of next year. My feeling is that my company WILL be successful in both residential and commercial accounts. How do you feel you were able to land your initial snow plow accounts? Did you happen to know the decision makers or are did it come down to just being good at sales? Do you have any advice for others looking to land commercial snow plow accounts in their area? I am sure others would appreciate any insight you have. Landing the commercial accounts last year was just luck I guess. I am sure it had a lot to do with my approach and attitude for wanting to do the work. I did not know any of the decision makers when I first made contact. You need to spend a great deal of …
Ron Kutter – Commercial Lawn Care and Landscaping Service
Ron Kutter talks about his success with medina products after hurricane Katrina.
Tavin’s Lawn Care Commercial (feat. Trale Lewous)
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How to win commercial lawn care jobs – GopherHaul 47 Lawn Care Business Tips Show
www.gopherforum.com – This is a very interesting topic. Lawn care business owners are always looking for ways to land commercial lawn care bids. But whats the best way to do it? There are many ways to go about getting close with property managers to win bids but there is nothing like hearing the inside scoop straight from a property manager himself. That is what we were lucky enough to hear in this discussion. A lawn care business owner had asked on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum this, my question is how to get commercial properties? Everyone tells me I have to go to them, they wont come to me. Before we get into this I would like to tell you about my business. I started my lawn care business four or five years ago with about four accounts my first season and second season I got up to about ten. Thats all I had for the next two seasons. So for this season I advertised with signs and that got me up to about twenty five accounts give or take. I now moved up from a 21 in push mower to a 36 in commercial walk behind. What my question is, is that I would like to expand into commercial businesses in my area because all Ive been doing is residential yards. Im wondering when to start looking for these commercial properties for next season and how to land them? Great question and here is some insight shared with us from a property manager. He responded Hello, I am a property manager of 2 million sq ft. I was reading this and thought I would throw in a few thoughts. Ifyou are …
Durability justifies the cost of commercial care Lawn Equipment
Some believe that the big difference between the teams of residential and commercial lawn care equipment costs. While this may be true, there is also a question of quality and durability, which makes the additional cost of equipment for lawn care commercially reasonable. Residential equipment is designed for regular use of a person using a few hours a week or a month, but commercial equipment will be used for a few hours a day, earning money for the team owners and operators. Stand-up mower, zero turn mower, radio and reduce the heavy are the most common types of commercial lawn care equipment seen in the courtyards of large residential buildings, commercial and industrial parks nearby. Typically, rental companies for private individuals to operate the equipment lawn care business, and each disc is a little different, but the result should be the same, regardless of who is behind the wheel. In addition, as the equipment is used to determine useful life. safeguards are included in the commercial lawn care equipment is there to protect the operator and can not be removed. Owners, in turn, your health at risk by eliminating some of these devices, while others use the equipment can be dangerous if you are in a situation of instability. Companies rely on equipment for the employment service In contrast, home users who use commercial lawn care equipment waiting for maintenance, if necessary to maintain lawn care contracts, which they have created. If your computer has problems constantly and can not be used, will not be long before they begin to lose contracts and income. It would be rare that commercial companies to buy equipment used for lawn care, as it can sometimes be a problem to buy some other problems. Residential users are less likely to buy a commercial lawn care equipment, if they do not have a huge area of open spaces that are trying to save. Spending hours on the lawn is one thing, but the repair of residential waste less expensive equipment used in a much larger area, it is quite another. The initial investment in the purchase of commercial equipment added lawn care can be considered as investment and longevity should reduce the cost of future repairs and maintenance. Regardless of the type of equipment, there are certain maintenance procedures that will be used to extend the life of the lawn care equipment manufacturer’s warranty covers commercial.
