www.gopherforum.com – Fear is an interesting topic. It is amazing how the fears we have can effect how we see the world and what we do in the world. A member of the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum brought up a great topic that has popped up in the past, leading me to think many lawn care business owners may share this fear. He wrote I had a nightmare about gaining 1000 lawn care clients. The problem was, I couldnt afford to serve them. I didnt have the equipment, or the crew. In my dream I wanted to serve all of the lawn care clients, I didnt want to lose any of them. I was afraid that theyd never think of hiring me again if I said no this time, so what happens? I wake up Now imagine if the nightmare was true. In the Spring you send out 10000 flyers and BAM, everyone calls you? Wouldnt that be worse than not having enough customers to fill your schedule? I guess its good to know what your maximum number of clients is. You never know what kind of trouble youll have if you get too many. So you have to think, how many lawns can you mow (comfortably) in a day, multiplied by 5 days a week? Id say 11-12 customers a day, 5 days a week is good for ONE PERSON. If you have a partner, 20 lawns a day, 5 days a week will be a walk in the park! At first I did believe after my marketing, that everyone would call me. Though I simply said, Ill take what I can get, and leave the rest for other companies. The problem as you get bigger is, saying no to potential customers will fill me with …
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The fear of getting too many lawn care customers – GopherHaul 41 Lawn care Business Software Show.
GopherHaul Lawn Care Business Show. How to charge bi-weekly lawn care customers.
www.gopherforum.com – When a lawn care customer decides mid-season they want to save money and only have you mow their property every other week, how should you handle this or even bill this? This was a dilemma that was presented to the members of the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum. The member wrote Ive had this weekly mowed lawn care customer since I started my business and now they want me to cut the grass every 2 weeks because they are seniors and they are getting low on money (thats an excuse I think) This yard I do, takes me 2 hrs with my tractor and another 15 to 20 minutes to trim all his stuff all over the yard. I dont want to lose this customer. I was talking to him about my possibly getting a ZTR and he was like, oh yeah that means you can lower your price. Why do old folks think this way ??? That when its mowed faster, you can charge less ??? He complains all the time my bill is too high and stuff.. and things like that Not sure what to do One lawn care business owner wrote my bi-weekly lawn care customers get charged a premium. I usually charge them 1 1 times the price of a weekly mowing. So if a lawn costs $40.00 per cut weekly, Ill charge them$60.00 per cut bi-weekly. That way it allows me to clean up any extra mess or bag the lawn. People need to understand that it is not a cost saving alternative. Weekly lawn mowing is best. Bi-weekly cuts usually take too much off the blade and can be detrimental for the turf. If you are going past the customers home …
Lawn Care, Landscaping business. How to prune a tree branch or limb for your landscape customers.
www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com Today we are talking about how to properly prune a limb off a tree. In today’s example, we have a branch that has been damaged. The bark is peeling away from the subwood. The entire limb is dead and needs to be pruned off to maintain the health of the tree. This limb is joined at a collared union. The bark of the tree poofs out as the limb come out of the tree. The poofed out part is the collar. All cuts at a collared union should be on the branch side of the collar. You should never cut into the collar of a tree. Cutting into a collar can do severe damage to the tree. If this branch were smaller, we could use a pair of anvil loppers to prune away the branch. Since it is so large, our anvils will not produce a correct cut. For this branch we are going to use a bow saw. A pruning saw will work too. The proper method of cutting a branch with a saw is to use the three-cut method of pruning. If you just use the saw and cut it at the collar, the weight of the branch will pull down and you risk tearing the collar damaging the tree. We are going to use the three-cut method. The first cut is made on the underside of the branch about 5 inches away from the collar. Cut the branch about 1 way through. The second cut is made about 2 inches further away from the collar than the underside cut. As you can see in the video, while making the top cut the branch fell downward before the cut was complete. This action tore the underside of the branch to the …
Complaining customers and your business to care for lawns.
Let’s face it. You can not please todos.Como lawn business owner want to keep your customers happy to continue using your servicio.Cuando dissatisfied customers will fall into one of three types of customers who complain: PasivoAgresivoConstructivoEchemos look at each one. Passive applicants “This is the worst, as far as I can tell. They complain to friends, family and all who will listen. They complain of everyone within earshot, that is, except only person who can do something about it , usted.Dado you do not know that there are problems as you have to do something about it? “The only thing this type of client who does this to make sure that you are better and provide such services they want. (At least, say what they want ) Aggressive complainers complain: “It’s hard to please and are often more concerned about showing their emotions, they really care if you do something to solve your problem or queja.Pueden scream, jump to conclusions, make unreasonable demands, and even make threats. This ventilation. Sometimes they want aggressive sacarlo.quejosos should be addressed you remain calm. If you can not do it, better let someone else talk to him, or talk with them when they are relaxed and not so angry at myself. (Even if only 15 or 2 minutes) Constructive complainers “People who complain constructively can actually help negocio.Abordarán any problems or issues in a calm, rational, constructive and useful for menudo.quejosos often allow you to see and understand what is problem, so you can make adjustments to the satisfaction of all involucrados.Para me, I probably came out of my way to help solve the problems of the applicant. Frankly, I did not even want to call the complainant. I think of them more as a consultant to constructive criticism. This type of client can really help you better negocio.No however complain that in your hands, do everything possible to treat and deal with complaints, with special care. Try to put yourself in the position of the client and look at things from their angle, if possible. be responsive listener is key to helping clients achieve the results you’re dealing buscan.Si complaints promptly and effectively to manage both sides must feel that they have reached a mutually beneficial solution.
GopherHaul 38 Lawn Care Business Marketing Show – How to get 20 new lawn care customers.
www.gopherforum.com – Nothing helps us learn how to be successful than to hear stories from those who have found success and then ask them how they did it. A new lawn care business owner shared with us his story on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum on how he went from 3 to 20 lawn care customers in all of 3 months. I was able to talk with him and get some insights as to how he did it. I hope this discussion really helps you grow your lawn care business. He wrote I just opened up my very own lawn business. I am very fortunate to have opened it when I did, because my first few months I have seen a jump in clientele. I first got started in the lawn care business by working with my father doing property maintenance at his home building company. My job included mowing all of his model homes and properties. I serviced 25 properties for 3 years. As I worked for him, together we set up a lawn trailer including a Toro 52″ z-turn, John Deere 48″ walk behind and assorted sticks edgers and trimmers, and back pack blowers. So having all of this equipment in my hands I decided to start my own company and expand it past his properties. At the same time I started leasing his equipment from him. This made it very easy to start since I did not have to go out and purchase most of this equipment in one lump sum. I have the experience of cutting grass, but its with the buisness side I need to become an expert on to make lots of money. That is what has brought me to this forum. I have …
Should you tell lawn care customers your hourly rate. – GopherHaul 53 Lawn Care Software Show
www.gopherforum.com – When you are bidding jobs for lawn care or landscaping projects, should you let your customer know how much you are charging them per hour or should this be something you keep to yourself and simply bid on the job as a whole? That is a question that was brought up on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum when a lawn care business owner asked has anyone in the landscape construction field doing residential work, bid a job by telling the customer the cost of materials and then told them your rate per hour to prevent yourself from underbidding? It just seems like an easier way to bid to me. Ifyou are in need of free lawn care marketing material for your lawn care business, please visit our site at http We have hundreds of free lawn care logo, flyer, door hanger and web templates you can download and use for your lawn care business. We also have free lawn care business contracts, estimate and proposal forms. Download our trial version of Gopher Lawn Care Business Software. Gopher will help your lawn care business schedule and invoice more customers in less time, allowing you more time to grow or enjoy your life. Check out my lawn care business blog at www.lawnchat.com and my lawn care business forum at http and visit www.gophergraphics.com
Dealing with difficult lawn care customers – GopherHaul 51 Lawn Care Marketing Forum Show.
www.gopherforum.com – A member of the Gopher lawn Care Business Forum had just posted about how he won his bid for mowing a large commercial property. This new commercial lawn care job is really going to help his business grow next year. And I asked him When you read some of the post on this forum and see some lawn care business owners have such a difficult time getting their footing in this business, do you feel they are missing something? What do you feel has gotten you to the next level when so many fail at even getting a footing? What are others simply not doing? Ifyou are in need of free lawn care marketing material for your lawn care business, please visit our site at www.gophersoftware.com. We have hundreds of free lawn care logo, flyer, door hanger and web templates you can download and use for your lawn care business. We also have free lawn care business contracts, estimate and proposal forms. Download our trial version of Gopher Lawn Care Business Software. Gopher will help your lawn care business schedule and invoice more customers in less time, allowing you more time to grow or enjoy your life. Check out my lawn care business blog at http and my lawn care business forum at www.gopherforum.com
