Exactly! I have my ideal client. They have theirs. Density matters. And knowing how to price . . .

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@@FloridaTurfProsit’s interesting that we have slightly different “ideal clients” and “target customers.” The theory and application is similar. I’m curious: I have a couple of other businesses that I’ve worked with on projects where I know they’re better than me or vice versa with some part or stage of the project. Do you ever do the same?

Im in Okaloosa county myself!!

If you are where you can get 50 for a small cut then you are in a great area. 20x50 is 1,000 bucks solo if you can work long days

@@workingcountry1776that’s 100 clients though. That’s a lot

Boom 👊🏻

Let's go! Can't wait to see you in there.

Never leave your job until your business is solid. 70%+ of new business dont make it past the first 2 years. Not discouraging ya, just be smart.

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Glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you.

I’m sure the lord does not have the feeling of “hate” 😉

I understand completely why you let him go, and it was probably the right decision. I had this exact scenario earlier in the year. I still have the customer, but we had a very honest conversation. He was starting to get in a habit of calling and cancelling because he thought the grass hadn't grown enough or whatever. I very politely explained that my schedule is full, and all the spots on my schedule are valuable, and that I count on completing those yards each week. I told him I understood why he may need to occasionally cancel, but I also told him that we would not be the right company for him if he continued to do so. Hasn't cancelled since.

@@FloridaTurfPros Thanks for the reply. Yeah after I called him and told him that I was going to stop service he simply said well that's unfortunate and said thanks for calling and said goodbye. You're right it's probably best that I let him go. After all the years of me servicing his lawn it seemed like he didn't even care, there was no loyalty on his part at all, at maybe trying to work the situation out. And when he did cancel he would let me know 2 days ahead of time. Alot can happen in those 2 days with the grass growing over that period of time.

There's a local uniform supplier here for all the sports teams, and I use them. The brand of the shirts are called SportTek, and they're pretty common and can easily be found online.

It depends on what your market will support.

Ok. I picked up a customer recently but their reservation was that I am solo and the previous company has employees and shows up even if staff calls out. I closed them by just being professional as possible and quoting what I think is a fair price. I charge $45 and I am in and out in 28-30min. The bigger companies charge $50-$55 for cookie cutter lawns but the “Chuck in a truck” low end guys charge $35-$40. I’m charging on the higher end. But I’m finding I have turned down a lot of lawns cuz they want $40 and won’t go to my price at $50 for a particular lawn. That’s why I was wondering if because I’m still not a known business if I should think about lowering the price (still being profitable per property) but focusing on filling up my schedule then later on picking off ones that may not be as profitable.

Not in our area of northwest Florida. It does in south Florida though.. I’ll be honest… that sounds horrible 😂

@@FloridaTurfPros I was just curious if you guys had to find stuff to do in the winter or if it just kept rolling through the winter , what do you guys do in the winter months in your area

@@Adiline164 Make a lot of money March-November then take off Dec-Feb. We do one off landscaping projects and property cleanups here and there, but the recurring maintenance is seasonal.

@@FloridaTurfPros how do you retain employees

a few years

Thankfully, no! Not yet

Our 2 man crew does 20-30 a day depending on the density. I take on about 7-10 a day for some of our high end clients.

@@FloridaTurfPros thanks for answering brother Cuz we can only do like that for two man too. But the only thing if we are charging less than $30 How would that work bro Do you think need to raise up to $50 per visit ?

Most are weekly, but I still have a lot of clients who prefer biweekly service, and I let them do that.

In Australian market its unheard of to do weekly mows 🤯 Most customers will not even agree to any schedule instead dictating we'll call you when it needs mowing, which of course is too bloody long.

What in the world is a nematode.

@@FloridaTurfPros only nematodes i know are the worm things that ate Spongebobs house in Season 1 episode 5

NO. WAY.