I am 17, hardworking as they come and love working out doors. The past couple of months i been reading up in here everything i could about mowing. I was all ready to go buy a mower and start up a mowing company in the spring and continue with it full time when i graduate high school next june. However i've recently been working with a homeowner building some pretty nice retaaing walls and paver walk ways on his property. The 1st day the guy helped me. Now i do all the work and he sits in the house. I lay the base, tamp it, level the first course and then build the whole wall. The guy is only paying me 10 bucks an hour, but all it is is practice. I am realizing i enjoy this and i think i am half decent at it. I also think i could make more money doing this then mowing grass. I read alot of posts on how people just mow to get the other jobs and to get there name out. Can i still get pleanty of wall/paver jobs without mowing? I always here alot of landscapers say they want to get into pavers and such but when ever they send there workers out to mow all day there is always proablems.
So which is the best way to go. Also, how do i get protential customers to take me a 18 year old serious and want to pay me as much as the big dogs? I figure my best bet is to do some work is a prime location for free under the stipulation i can permentaly have a big 'Quality job done by..." sign permentaly placed.
I guess i am just rambling now, but give me some advice.
matt
So which is the best way to go. Also, how do i get protential customers to take me a 18 year old serious and want to pay me as much as the big dogs? I figure my best bet is to do some work is a prime location for free under the stipulation i can permentaly have a big 'Quality job done by..." sign permentaly placed.
I guess i am just rambling now, but give me some advice.
matt