13 year veteran of lawn care business explains how to maximize profit potential. From the onset of my lawn service, I never made payments or financed equipment and this gave me a leading edge.
Posts Tagged ‘getting’
Lawn Service Business getting profitable from the start
13
Feb
Getting Your Garden Ready For Spring
28
Feb
Here are a few quick tips to get your Midwest garden ready for spring! We’ll touch on the flower garden, Spring shrub and tree care, the veggie garden, roses, ornamental grasses, Spring lawn care, and some general garden Spring cleaning chores. Original Presentation for the Rochester Library’s Topics To Chew On program
Can You Grow a Million Dollar Per Year Lawn Care Business Without Getting Investment Money?
16
Dec
www.LawnCareMillionaire.com – Is it possible to quickly grow a Million Dollar Per Year Lawn Care Business Without raising Investment Money or getting loans? httpGet control, get organized, grow faster and make a lot more money — the right lawn care software is critical to your success — you need one system capable of running your entire lawn care company that grows with your business — handles scheduling, contact management, invoicing, route sheets, work orders, marketing, QuickBooks integration, routing, handhelds, job costing, employees, vendors, time cards and so much more.
The fear of getting too many lawn care customers – GopherHaul 41 Lawn care Business Software Show.
02
Oct
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 …
