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I know there is a lot of variables including mowing speed, mowers, deck size, operator knowledge, trimming, blowing, grade, landscaping, trees and so on. But we all have average times it takes for certain property sizes, and therefor charge accordingly. Like where I live the average lawn goes...

I have numerous people ask me for a price on too much at one time both in person or over the phone. It gets annoying because I can tell they are just curious as to cost and do not always intend to actual do that anytime soon. A few examples, they setup an appointment to get an estimate for...

How did you guys transition into full time and taking on that huge risk

How many manhours to build a 60 sq ft block garden bed? It's on a slope so it will require a little bit of digging to level out the sides and bottom. It's rectangular, 15 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 2 feet tall on one side. The other side will be a part of the slope, so it will only have a row...

Hey everyone, Just getting into commercial fertilization more, what is everyone's most succesful pricing strategy when they figure a bid? I have a great spreadsheet put together but I'm not sure if I want to try just a per pound/gallon of needed product applied markup or if I want to get into...

So i'm 16. A college is a few years away. I currently cut 12 properties weekly. Equipment is in signature. I'm considering going to college and when i get out, start a big landscape/mowing service. I want to hear from the guys who have big companies if this is a good or bad thing to get in to. I...

Im thinking of getting rid of contracts. I see it as an advantage since some clients don't want to sign a contract. I also think it will be helpful for the people who are on vacation or who's mower broke down and only need one grass cutting. I don't want to take advantage of the customer either...

I have been looking for a new way to promote productivity in our employees. In the past we have had a basic bonus structure- if they make more that a certain $ amount per hour each employee would get a bonus. This was instituted as an incentive to keep our mowing crew from wasting time between...

As far as paying by the hour, do you include the time your workers are riding with you to and from the job sites?

We have a Design/ Build landscaping company and have about 15-20 guys in the summer for the last 7 years. The whole time we have used paper timesheets that they fill out everyday and turn in every week. They are ok, but you know the problems that arise: bad math, missing breaks, long lunches...

I've got 2 ExakTime PDAs with software and everything here are the details, email me if ur interested, [email protected], and maybe we can work out a deal??!!:confused: I did have it posted on ebay with no luck, this is not a commercial listing just the same as what i had posted on...

I have enough clients right now where I need to expand and hire on at least one person to help me with the work. Assuming I'm able to do that easily enough: How much would you guys recommend paying them per/hr? And secondly, for what do they get paid for? Do I pay them only for actual...