LAWN CUTTING CHARGES

Hi everyone,I haven't started yet but I am finding the blogs etc on this site very interesting !! Keep asking each other questions !!The blog on charges caught my eye but are we saying that a lawn cut comes in at £15 a time? I guess not so how do you rate this type of job if they dont want anything else and its only going to take you 15mins? Is there a minimum charge?Do you just make sure there are other jobs very close by?Be pleased to hear any responses.Sandra
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  • Definately minimum of £15 pounds. Doesn't matter how long it takes. It's just the way it is. When you go to the hairdressers/barbers its a set price - you wouldn't argue it only took 10 mins - you just pay or don't get it done. Period.

    Of course we all get folk who chance their arm - generally they will agree after a polite explanation of machinery, travel, insurance, winter...etc..

    And, yes, try to get other customers in the same street/area so you can cut down on 'wasted' time. A friend who does solely grass cutting uses a flier with a space on it where from house to house he inserts price for individual gardens - it seems to work.
  • I bought my first trailer off a guy who did nothing but cut grass, he was netting over £500 a day in grass cutting rounds, and paying his 2 staff just a total of £96 a day. Which possibly explained the 2 new land rovers on his driveway.
  • Nice for some !! ( I wonder what he does in the Winter ?Do you think this was all Commercial contacts?
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