Aerating $59.95 Call ###-###-####

[Albemarle Lawn]

That's all it said.

Sign on trailer pulled by nice looking Suburban with a new Kubota tractor and new aerator.

The scrubs are here now too.

[darryl gesner]

If scrubs are driving nice Suburbans towing new Kubotas I think I want to be one.

Sounds like they've got the equipment to do it right and at a good price. How does that make them scrubs?

[lawncare3]

Down with the scrubs,Down with the scrubs,Down with the scrubs!

[greenman]

Maybe he meant to say LOWBALLERS!:angry:

[DLCS]

Originally posted by lawncare3
Down with the scrubs,Down with the scrubs,Down with the scrubs!

:rolleyes:



I would probaly guess that the $59.95 price was just a lure to get customers to call. There is a few lco that market that way here. If not I would agree that he would be a lowballer, not a scrub.

Mike
DLCS

[boohoo]

Since when has grossing $59.95 an hour become scrub territory.
This has been discussed in previous posts - wish I could aerate everyday of the week. Pay some guy $15.00 an hour even and still make a decent profit. Would rather have 4 Lawnaire V's going flat out every day than one ZTR!! mowing! for the same equipment cost. Heck rent 4 trucks from enterprise for the week and / or weekend. Sales is about putting your name in front of as many people as possible. How many guys here invest 20% of there gross on advertising alone. If you cant invest in yourself aka advertising how do you expect others to.

Do the math.


Out

[1grnlwn]

Yea but it's still nice to make $100 an hour!

[KLMlawn]

Honestly, if, as it was said above, that is a "lure" it is a good one and not really a lowballer approach. My minimum is $60 (to aerate 3K sq.ft. - yes I charge 2 cents per sq.ft.) so he may in fact be righ on the money, Especially if he has to pay off that new equipment.

[gogetter]

Originally posted by boohoo
Since when has grossing $59.95 an hour become scrub territory.


Boohoo, where did you get the "an hour" from??

[lawncare3]

I agree with TLC - No scrubs :D

[boohoo]

Said an hour because in all likelihood he is grosssing that if not more per hour. Unless!!! he is doing 200000 SQ FT for $59.95.
Then again he may end up mowing/fert/install that 200000sq ft somewhere down the road for the right price. Scrub wouldnt ask for the big $$$$$ sale. Sales guy would. Been there done that.

[gogetter]

Originally posted by boohoo
Said an hour because in all likelihood he is grosssing that if not more per hour. Unless!!! he is doing 200000 SQ FT for $59.95.
Then again he may end up mowing/fert/install that 200000sq ft somewhere down the road for the right price. Scrub wouldnt ask for the big $$$$$ sale. Sales guy would. Been there done that.


Wow! You got all that from a sign that reads: "Aerating. Call #XXX-XXX-XXXX" ??:confused:
That's alot of ASSuming! ;) :D

[boohoo]

Please advise your thoughts then on what we should be ASSuming! Thinking outside the box thats all.

[f350]

when you start ASSuming thing, you make an *** out of you and me!!

[Likestomow]

Here is another thread that has very limited information. What do we know? The guy is offering to aerate for $60. Will he do every property for $60? The postage stamp yards along with the half acre ones? Come on… I seriously doubt it.

I think his strategy is excellent.

He probably does the small ones for $60 and charges more for the big ones.

This past spring I put an ad in the service directory of our want ads that only said: “Most Yards $25 + phone number”. Do you think I did every yard for $25? If you do, you shouldn’t be in this business. And not one person was angry when I told them it was going to be $35 or $40 for their big yard.

What you thought was a scrub, is actually a smart business man!

I am not afraid of any scrub - period.

[ranger520]

When I see a sign like that. the first thing I do is grab my cell phone and call the dude. Then If he is a lowballer I hire him to do my work and bill the customer double.

scott

[Likestomow]

Scott - how many times have you done something like this, and how did it work out?