Archive for November, 2008

how much will people pay for lawn care?

Monday, November 17th, 2008
teengeek asked:


hi!
i am a 13 yr old who loves to be outside so i want to start a lawn care buisiness. i would start with doing weeding, raking and mowing. how much would you pay for this? should i charge by the hour? of by the job? or just use my judgement and ask them ehat they think? i need suggestions!
thanks a ton!
E

Eugene
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Small lawn care business how much should I charge?

Friday, November 14th, 2008
Brrdog asked:


A friend and I are starting a lawn care business and we need to know how much we should charge per square foot to mowe a lawn, to weed wack, and to leaf blow.

Jeffery
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How much do you pay for your lawn care? How often do they come?

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
got_shots asked:


I own a Lawn care service in Georgia and was asking ranges of prices for various work

The Grass Man LLC
wayne_cash2002@yahoo.com

Kathy

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Me and a friend are starting up a Summer Landscaping/Lawn Care business. How much should we charge?

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
redsox_ws asked:


For the basic mowing lawns and doing weed whacking around the yard, what would be a good base price for running a serious summer lawn service business with a friend of mine? Are there other calculations we would need to include? (Labor, yard sizes, gas for the mowers?)

Brandon
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what do i need to start a part time lawn care business?

Saturday, November 8th, 2008
boringlife06 asked:


I want to start a part time lawn care business and wanted some advice to what to buy,what to charge,how to get business.etc. Anyone who has started a lawncare business who would lik eto give me any advice I would appreciate it. Also could I do this and just mow and weed eat or will i be expected to do landscaping also.and what type of mower could i get by with without spending a small fortune. do i need a commercial mower or can a regular residential rider do?

Georgia
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How do I legally set up a lawn care service, market it and build clientel?

Thursday, November 6th, 2008
NAT W asked:


My husband and I are desperately looking for ways to get out of debt. We’ve decided to start a basic lawn care service, but do not know where or how to start? We are in the state of Mississippi. Any information would help.

Jacqueline
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How do you get licensed and bonded in the state of Missouri for a lawn care business?

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
me asked:


I am a small lawn service contractor with about 65 residential clients. I am now wanting to venture off into the commercial side of the lawn care business, how do I go about getting my business correctly licensed and bonded in the state of missouri? Thanks,

Darren
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What it the average day like for a person in the lawn care business?

Saturday, November 1st, 2008
jia asked:


My husband and I are planning to start up a lawn care business and I was just wondering what types of things we should expect through out the day.

For those who use a lawn care service, what types of services do you expect? Ex. mowing the lawn, trimming, etc.

Eugene

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