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Open forum activity
"Price per visit.
Tell the customer it will be X amount per visit.
In you head charge £30ph or £35/£40 whatever it is worth and work out how long it will take you.
Half a day is half a days money.
View the garden. Take pictures. Tell the customer you…"
Tell the customer it will be X amount per visit.
In you head charge £30ph or £35/£40 whatever it is worth and work out how long it will take you.
Half a day is half a days money.
View the garden. Take pictures. Tell the customer you…"
"How do you do price work for a weekly maintenance job though? Part of how these bigger clients justify knocking me down a bit is that they are 52 weeks a year, lawn jobs are only march - October really. "
"Wow that's impressive, what fuel do you it in it? The engine that has failed on my Hayter is Honda, but that's because I hadn't checked the oil level."
"Exactly, you the supplier are in charge of the cost not the customer"
"The underlying issue here is charging by the hour.
The only way to achieve realistic rates is price work, the customer will always have control of the cost along with a perception of what they "think" is a good hourly rate ( or bargain) . The odds…"
The only way to achieve realistic rates is price work, the customer will always have control of the cost along with a perception of what they "think" is a good hourly rate ( or bargain) . The odds…"
"Vics right there's money in machines.
Do not negotiate rates with new customers what you want to charge is up to you, its not for them to set the rates you are offering the service. If you don't get what you need walk away to another that will…"
Do not negotiate rates with new customers what you want to charge is up to you, its not for them to set the rates you are offering the service. If you don't get what you need walk away to another that will…"
"The decks are very strong with no rusting issues. Honda claims in there marketing as tough as a rhinos hide."
"I have an Efco self-propelled hand mower. I am not here to recommend Efco particularly, but rather the Honda engine that is fitted. The Honda engine is as sweet today as when I first bought the mower in, wait for it, 2005. So 19 years on and the…"
"Hi Lee,
Yes, I think this is the problem with general gardening, the more horticultural mixed type of work. It is hard to justify very high hourly rates for pruning roses and planting borders. I can do and have done all of this type of work, but…"
Yes, I think this is the problem with general gardening, the more horticultural mixed type of work. It is hard to justify very high hourly rates for pruning roses and planting borders. I can do and have done all of this type of work, but…"
"Hi Vic. Yes I realise that I'm not charging enough, even after 7 years of self employment (20 years in horticulture). I don't really do lawn only jobs, I prefer to do the whole garden, but still £20/hr isn't really enough. I recently got a new…"
"Oh actually it sounds like Polystrong is the same as Xenoy. "
"This is very encouraging! I don't know whether I should go for the bigger machine with the Xenoy deck or the 19" Polytough. I'm a bit nervous about spending that much money on a plastic deck, if I'm spending that kind of money I expect a good ten…"
"Thanks for that James. I love the build quality of the Weibangs but it sounds like Honda might be more practical for me, although the grinding noise is a bit worrying, isn't it under warranty? "
"Yes was a good mower and not too heavy , I purchased a cobra pro when my Honda needed some work and was in the workshop and I've used them ever since , for me they have just been the best mower overall what ever we throw at it , I've never tried…"
"I have a honda hrx537 hy and weibang 53asd
Can't go wrong with either.
Weibang with a highlife blade and a dedicated mulching blade leave a phenomenal finish. Better than the honda but if grass is long or wet it can stick underneath and completely…"
Can't go wrong with either.
Weibang with a highlife blade and a dedicated mulching blade leave a phenomenal finish. Better than the honda but if grass is long or wet it can stick underneath and completely…"
Gadgets that were surprisingly useful: catcher on hedge trimmer
Impulse buys/ gadgets that turn out to be useful!Bought a Stihl catcher that is easy to put on/ remove. It just slides on and off. Helps when doing tops of hedges to bring down debris. Would be perfect if longer.
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Please help , what is eating my lily’s!!!??
I've sprayed them and replaced them and these have the same trouble!!??
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New mower time!
Hi guys. I've been in business 7 years and it appears to be time to buy a new mower. I've been using a Hayter 41 Pro roller and AS 420 Superclip mulching mower, the combo has worked well. But I managed to wreck the engine on the Hayter and it's £530…
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Overseeding
Just after some input from you guysGoing to be doing a lawn scarification and overseed/top dress but because of the naff weather we have had it has taken me ages to get the weedkiller down on the lawn. I have to wait 4 weeks before seeding and that…
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Comments
I firmly believe that any professional in the industry should be able to beat the b & q mower one man bands by way of being able to prove credentials more easily than can be done at present. LJN is a great way of doing this, but the time is ripe for a new organisation to come along.
Whatever niche someone decides on stick with it, market strongly and do as much research as possible.
A relative of mine with two floors of office asked us to come look at his ailing collection. What a sad sight, either drowning or parched - we ditched a lot of them - got flared zinc planters and some lovely big plants from Tesco - this is great, we'd got the books and were thinking about self watering systems when he screwed it all up and had to go into hiding!
This is what I refer to as the 'Magpie' approach to plantbuying...
As well as garden design and maintenance I offer Topiary hire and interior landscaping, I agree with pete its great on a winters day. It all helps :)
I did see Leo this afternoon and he chased me around whilst strimming and you have to be careful with one eye out for his "presents".
Trying to get him locked up for a day so can get some treatment down or should I just dose it up and say nothing :-(
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