allstar
LawnSite Senior Member
- Location
- Lexington,S.C.
Even though I've only been in this business for about a year I've had a situation occur over and over again that could be potentially lucrative if I can figure out how to handle it.Many times neighbors will drop by while we're servicing other properties and ask us how much we will charge to do their's.Alot of these people want it done NOW and will pay good money if we can do it immediately but if we have to schedule them later, many of them will say,"Well,I'll call you" and they never do.I would think as the weather gets warmer,and especially if we start getting alot of rain,we'll get more and more of these requests.As we get busier,though,it will become increasingly difficult to accommodate them.
What I'm thinking about doing,when it gets really busy,is taking 2 trailer set-ups to the jobs:my partner and I can each pull one.I would be nice to also have a list of workers who might be interested in coming to work on short notice in case we land a big clean-up job or something.I don't have any problem charging these people a little extra because we're going through alot of hassle to accommodate them.
Just an observation I've made during my brief career in this business.
What I'm thinking about doing,when it gets really busy,is taking 2 trailer set-ups to the jobs:my partner and I can each pull one.I would be nice to also have a list of workers who might be interested in coming to work on short notice in case we land a big clean-up job or something.I don't have any problem charging these people a little extra because we're going through alot of hassle to accommodate them.
Just an observation I've made during my brief career in this business.