Its time to make more money during the slower winter months As they say on Game of Thrones, “Winter is coming” Fortunately for us, it doesn’t mean that the “White Walkers” are on the way, but Jack Frost will make an appearance soon. Then you will start getting customers asking you if you could cut…
When you start bringing on your first customers, you will probably wonder… What kind of agreement do you need with your lawn mowing customers or do you need an agreement with a lawn-mowing customer at all? That is a question I get asked a lot.When you start quoting lawns and getting customers, you feel like…
The size of lawns you are mowing matters. To answer this question, I would need to make an assumption. I assume that someone asking this question would be likelier to mow average-sized domestic lawns, not large commercial properties. I am basing my answers on my personal experiences running lawn mowing businesses ranging from 1-500 lawns. …
Why you should keep your customers happy, even when you’re having a bad day. A long time ago, I had a customer.He was an accountant, and he had a neat little office on a nice property.He also had a sports car and a boat.All the trappings of luxury, one would assume.I mowed his lawn for…
Different kinds of lawn mowing businesses require different trailers. When you start a lawn care business, you must make several important decisions. Am I going to use a trailer? And If so, what kind of trailer will best suit my needs? The best kind of trailer to buy for a lawn care business – A…
How do you comply with Health & Safety in your lawn mowing business? In 2015 the New Zealand Government changed the Health and Safety Act “Health and Safety at Work Act 2015” It was a huge deal at the time and threw a lot of small businesses into confusion. At the time we had employees…
14 Easy Tips For Great Looking Lawns On Wet Days. The big difference between running a lawn mowing business verses a shop. With a shop, if you have to shut the doors for a day, it will affect your income but not your workload. You will not have literally twice the amount of customers the…
What do you do with dog poo on your lawns? Don’t you hate it when you mow a customer’s lawn and dog poo everywhere? If you are in a van and it gets on your mower wheels, it can get messy and smelly quickly. Even worse is when you fly around a corner with a…