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Mowing Pricing help
In the past we have based our mowing prices off the average time spent on the lawn over the previous season. In the spring we don't make much profit. We make up for it in the summer and fall. That ha...
We have used a pricing model of .01 per sqft and measure the property of the tax map for a pre estimate and a measuring wheel during the site assessment. Add money for a hill, fence, extra trees to edge around. Also, if lawn is overgrown, $15 extra charge. (not much, but enough to maintain the profitability for time spent). This pricing strategy has been profitable for a couple years now. Also adding fertilizing .09 per sqft, aeration .03 per sqft and dethatching .08 per sqft upsells to those customers is a huge profit boost. (located in VA.)
