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  1. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    I was asked to estimate the cost to remove 34 bushes from a property. Area is easy to access. They have been there awhile and are about 4-5feet tall. I'm going to rent a machine to remove them. I was thinking $1200-$1500 with me paying for the equipment rental. Any advice is appreciated...
  2. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    I want to get everyone's thoughts and price they would charge for each of the 2 properties(side by side/neighbors) that I'm listing. The Ou.jpg pics are front and back of 1 property. The No.jpg pics are of the home next to it. Only front. no back pics, I hate I didn't get any of the back, it...
  3. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    When sending out quotes to a client do you list everything that they will be getting charged for in detail? We have been in business for a short time but I do not believe that a client needs to know everything about the pricing grade. Below is an example of what my write ups usually look like...
  4. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    I am looking for a good mobile software to send invoices and estimates. I want the ability to cut a yard then send a one click invoice sent buy text and email.Then I want to be able to start to electronic billing. Tired of people giving me checks and undermats. I have lost out on lot of money...
  5. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    Help me out please. I have a new potential commercial job. The guy said if I do a good job on the hedges then he would let me take the care of everything next year. The hedges are 509 feet long, 12 feet high and never been trimmed. They need the trimming but they aren’t crazy over grown. I’ve...
  6. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    I’ve spent a ton of time trying to quote jobs by visiting the property in years past and honestly it’s truly a difficult quote to complete for some properties. Whats the best way to sell a potential on an hourly rate? I currently track job times using a clock and gps to ensure guys are onsite...
  7. Landscape Maintenance
    Hey Everybody! We have a client that would like an estimate on a cleanup for an overgrown portion of their yard. I'm planning on renting a Skidsteer for this project and I have limited experience using one. I'd love some information on what you guys think about my roughly laid plan. I'll try...
  8. Starting a Lawn Care Business
    I am starting up a lawn care company and am wondering the best way to deliver a bid. We are just starting with residential at first and are wondering the most successful way to make the sale to deliver a bid. Is it best to have a template and email a bid offer or is it better to just give a bid...
  9. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    Hello, I'm a new guy looking for a lawn care template, advice and or something that I can get an idea on what to include in our service agreement. Do you guys take a hard copy with you when you visit a potential client or just email it to the client afterwards? I have Yardbook btw. Thanks!
  10. Professional Discussions
    Im going to be installing a irrigation syatem, the guts are there but not everything. The valves are there and there are pipes running to different areas of the yard. So i will need to continue off of those lines, install bed sprinklers amd some drip lines, also there is no timer so i will need...
  11. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    I have an opportunity to bid on my first commercial property it is 50,000 square ft of lawn with 14 lawns trimming will probably take an minimum an hour after mowing I have several suggestions on what I should charge but it varies greatly from $.01 per square foot to $3.00 for 1000 sq feet. What...
  12. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    I think I might have bit off more than I can chew. I'm doing an estimate to remove this rock and having some trouble with it. I've priced out the skid steer, dump trailer, and other fees. I just can't figure the labor? How long will it take? The best I've come up with is 110 hours. Is this even...
  13. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    First, a thank you to all who take the time to give their input here. I am one year into a lawn care business and I am trying to get a solid and fair pricing system setup. The following property is divided up into 3 sections. 2 sections are not irrigated and grow slowly in the summer. The...
  14. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    Afternoon Everyone, I just wanted to take a minute to let providers know that Projectquoting.com now integrates with Quickbooks online. You can now do the following in regards to quickbooks with more integration features to come very soon. Connect to your Quickbooks Online account to...
  15. Digital Marketing
    Hello, We offer, among other things, a self-service quoting widget for your website so you can get leads and close sales 24/7. What if you could enter in all your services and pricing information and have it dynamically quote the customer instantly on your website 24/7 and have them either say...
  16. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    When do you guys start getting a lot of estimates for lawn mowing season in the Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee area? Mainly the south for residential customers.
  17. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    Hello everyone. I recently started getting more serious with my business and started marketing myself a lot more and I I'm looking for a little advice and help. I have had a few jobs in the past and a few jobs that are current that I feel like I am bidding too high or too low and I don't want to...
  18. Lawn Mowing
    I was wondering if you guys have figured any production rates for your crews when it comes to blowing, edging, and string trimming. I understand how to bid on residentials but I was wondering if anyone had average production rates per hour for edging, trimming, and blowing so I could better...
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