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summer lawn care prices?
a Friend and I are going to cut lawns this summer, and I need help figuring out reasonable prices so that we make a profit and people keep calling us back. I have a riding mower and the truck and my friend has the push mower and weed wacker. what should we charge and how, hourly or by size of yard and amount of work needed to be done?
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
You will probably need to charge a specific rate that you will present as a bid to the customer. Most people are reluctant to hire someone on an open-ended hourly rate.
To do this you will need to learn to estimate the time you will need to do the job from looking at the property. If it is quite large, measuring it is a good idea. Also don't forget to add to your estimate the cost of transportation to the job, maintenance for the truck and equipment, a bit more toward the eventual cost of replacing it, a portion of any other expenses you have and a bit of profit on top of the wages.
Many landscape service people will offer certain basic regular services for a flat fee and charge extra (sometimes hourly) for anything beyond those services. Be sure to be upfront and clear about what you will and won't be doing for your fees. Putting it in writing is best. If a prospective customer seems a little sleazy or a bit spacey, definitely put it in writing. He/she may still try to cheat you but it won't be as easy to get away with it.
There are some small books available on this subject. They are available on amazon.com if you can't find them locally.
- Anonymous9 years ago
100 pesos.
