Too much compeition in your area?

[alpine692003]

How many of you guys out there have too much competition in your area?

Last week in our local newspaper ad there was approx under 5 ads for landscaping/lawn care.. I just looked into the newspaper today and BOOM, there pops up 13 new ads for lawn care / landscaping.. Only 2 ads are 1" in boxed shapes, the rest are 3 liner ads..

I'm beginning to wonder, I should start posting my ad again shortly but I'll be doing it 1" for 6 months..

 

[J&R]

Bring on the compeition by fall i can buy mowers and trimmers dirt cheap.

 

[alpine692003]

lol, you mean when they go out of business?

 

[J&R]

10 new lco per year 9 selling out. This past fall i bought a 2000 eXmark turf tracer 48' for 600.00 with 400 hours on the mower

 

[alpine692003]

9 selling out? you mean losing business or not making money

 

[Kelly's Landscaping]

Thats exactly what he means 90% of businesses fail in the first year its not something that every one can do. And a lot of people lose everything best not to dwell on it.

 

[bastalker]

Tons a competition!!! Ya jus gotta be better than the rest...It jus seems to fall into place after that....

 

[nelbuts]

Over 200 licensed in my county alone! About another 100 or so without license.

 

[sildoc]

Heck durring the winter we have at least 15 a week. durring the summer we have roughly 50 under gardening and they all say " Will mow yards and do odd jobs."

I put one under there last july that said " When you had the rest , please call cause I will be there with bill in hand."

Funny thing I put it in for a joke to one of the other LCO's, saying I could land at least one job from it (bet the price of the add). Heck I landed over 20 new jobs from it the first week and ran it again for three more weeks. after the second week I was begging the paper to take it out and keep the money.
Goes to show you a simple joke will land your A$$ with a ton of work.

 

[brucec32]

I was just thinking today that the Florida heat and humidity here probably do a lot to limit competition from those who aren't really serious about it. It's sweaty enough here in February. And it's probably good for business too, since a lot of folks don't relish spending an hour or two out in that heat and humidity on their own lawns.