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Start a Leaf Raking & Lawn Care Business – November 2011

Nov 4

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So, here we are in November 2011. Another mowing season is coming to an end. Many lawn care business owners are busy storing their lawn care equipment for the cold winter months.

If you are one of these lawn care business owners that thinks the lawn care season has come to an end, you might be leaving THOUSANDS of dollars on the table. Right now is a prime money making season. Through much of the country leaves are falling and your customers will pay GOOD MONEY to have their leaves raked. For additional money you can provide aerating services, overseeding, pre-winter cleanup, gutter cleaning and clearing, and a number of other money making lawn care services.

To learn how to make money during November with your lawn care business, take a look at our guidebook and estimating software package on our main webpage.

The lawn care website address is:

Start A Lawn Care & Leaf Raking Business
http://www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com





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Happy Halloween from Start A Lawn Care Business

Oct 31

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Halloween is here and we hope all our readers have a fun and safe evening.
November begins tomorrow and it brings many opportunities for your lawn care business. Leaf raking, gutter cleaning, and snow removal are big money makers during November.





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Lawn Care Pickup Truck? Watch Your Tailgate!

Oct 24

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If you use a truck in your lawn care business, watch out for tailgate thieves.

If you drive a pickup truck in your lawn care business, you have one more thing to worry about.  It seems like the new craze in automotive thievery is tailgates.  What?   Yes, since tailgates can cost up to $4,000, thieves are finding quick money in tailgate theft.

Geez!!!!
According to The Consumerist, “hot” tailgates and be sold for $600 to $700.
Should you be worried about this?  Well, if you keep track of our lawn care business blog and if you subscribe to our YouTube – Lawn Care Business channel, you already know how to combat tailgate theft.  We recently added a video showing you how to use a common and inexpensive Canon camera as an in truck security camera.  Check out our video below to see how this is done and be sure to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel.
Good luck and always remember to protect your lawn care equipment….and your tailgate.





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Making Money Cutting Grass – How Much Money Can You Make With a Lawn Care Business?

Oct 23

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We are often asked how much money a person can make with a lawn care business.

This instruction course and estimating software will help you.

http://www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com
How Much Money Can You Make With A Lawn Care Business

Watch the video below for a demonstration.





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Estimating Lawn Care For More Money – Why Mow Grass For Minimum Wage?

Oct 17

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Want to estimate your lawn care jobs for more money?
Check our our Lawn Care Estimating Software:

Lawn Care Estimating Software
http://www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com





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Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Oct 7

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R.I.P. Steve Jobs





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Commercial Lawn Care Equipment, Worth The Cost? BlowerCam

Oct 5

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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 purchasing decision.





For more information about the lawn care business training course, please visit our website:

http://www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com

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Lawn Care Estimates – Get Your Pricing Right

Sep 30

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Mowing Grass for Minimum Wage - Make More Money

Mowing Grass for Minimum Wage? Make More Money.

Do you own a lawn care business? Are you undercharging for your lawn care services?

I am continually surprised at the number of new business owners who start doing lawn care and have absolutely no idea how much money to charge for the services they provide. Pricing is a tricky subject and if you are operating a lawn care business without a proper understanding of the estimating process, you are likely going to lose thousands of dollars. We received a comment recently in response to one of our free videos that we have on YouTube.

The commentor wrote:

I get paid $25 for a house with a huge hill that takes me 2 hours to mow. It takes me 30 minutes to get there and I have to mow around a bunch of stuff and trim alot and use my own gas.

I must point out that I do not know anything about this person’s business or why he is charging this price. However, on the surface, it seems to me that he is VASTLY undercharging for his lawn care services. According to his comment he is working for 2 hours and driving for 1 hour round trip. Additionally, he is providing his own gasoline and, I assume, using his own lawn mowing equipment. For his time, he is only getting paid $8.33 per hour. Subtract his gasoline and equipment expense and he is probably making less than minimum wage for this lawn care job.

YIKES!!!!

If you own a lawn care business you MUST get your pricing right. There is very little point in setting prices so low that you are working for close to minimum wage when, with a quick lesson in proper price estimation, you can learn how to make great money in your lawn care business.

Our lawn care business program is dedicated to teaching you proper strategies in lawn care estimation. If you are tired of mowing grass for less money than you should, visit our main website and consider purchasing our lawn care business strategy guidebook and estimating sofware.





Visit the link below:

Lawn Care Estimating Software
http://www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com

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Lawn Mower Maintenance – Grease is the Word

Sep 27

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Changes of seasons are great times to pay extra attention to your lawn mower maintenance schedule.

After a long, dry, dusty summer the first few weekends of autumn are great times to check all your grease fittings.  Proper bearing lubrication is very important to the longevity of your lawn mower.  I try to keep a weekly check on grease nibs but I have to admit that I often let them go neglected longer than I should.  So, if you are like me and have forgotten to check your grease fittings in a few weeks, take some extra time this weekend to make proper refills where necessary.

In addition to making rudimentary checks, if you are truly inspired (and have a few extra hours) to do proper maintenance on your lawn care equipment, consider pulling your bearings and  repacking or replacing them.  You will greatly increase the life of your lawn mower and you will have confidence in your bearings once spring rolls around again.

For more tips on how to keep your lawn mower running longer as well as a lawn care equipment buyer’s guidebook (new and used) check our main lawn care website for our lawn care business program:





http://www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com
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Estimating Lawn Care Jobs – Lawn Care Estimating Software

Sep 26

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Lawn Care Estimating Software

Lawn Care Estimating Software

If you own a lawn care company, you probably know of the difficulty in properly estimating lawn care jobs for your customers.

We get to speak with hundreds of lawn care business owners all over the country (and the world) every year.  The number 1 problem new lawn care business owners discuss with us is the concept of proper pricing.  Mis-estimating lawn care jobs is a very serious mistake.  Underestimating a lawn care job means you leave money on the table.  Overestimating a lawn care job means the customer will find someone else who will do it cheaper.

There are two pervailing schools of thought to lawn care estimating:

Estimating by the size of the lawn care job.

Estimating a lawn care job by size means that a lawn care business owner takes a measurement of the area that needs to be mowed (or raked or landscaped, etc.) and multiplies that size by a predetermined cost per square foot.

Estimating by the time it will take to do the lawn care job.

Estimating by time means that a lawn care business owner estimates the overall time it will take to mow a lawn and then multiply that time by a cost per hour for his lawn care services.

A better method of estimating lawn care jobs.

There are problems with both methods of lawn care estimating.  When estimating strictly by size, you will likely discover that some jobs are more difficult than other jobs.  The layout of the lawn will be intricate, there will be ruts or gullies in the yard that slow you down, or tall grass will require multiple overlaps.  On the other hand, estimating by time can give varying results because of variable operator efficiency, different sizes of lawn mower decks, and inaccurate time estimates.

After being associated with the lawn care industry since 1992, we have developed a lawn care estimating software package that takes into account time, size, and many other variables of your lawn care estimates.  The lawn care estimating software allows for size of lawn, quickness of your lawn mower, size of the mowing deck, operator efficiency, and difficulty of the job to be mowed.  The software also takes into account travel time, weedeating & blowing, and other time consuming tasks in doing any lawn care job.   The calculator even takes local pricing into account.  So whether you are in Alabama or Arizona the lawn care software will help you determine the best prices for all your lawn care customers.

For more information about the complete lawn care business program (including the lawn care estimating software) please take a peek at our main lawn care business website.  The website address is below:

Start A Lawn Care Business
http://www.StartALawnCareBusiness.com

 

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