Pricing Advice & Client Management Tips for New Landscaper
Hi everyone, I’m fairly new to landscaping and trying to get a better handle on pricing my work and managing clients. Right now, I mostly check local prices and try to go a bit cheaper, but I’m still confused about charging per hour versus per job. For example, sometimes a job might be tougher but I get it done faster because of experience or efficiency. If I charge hourly, I worry I might be punishing myself by charging less for harder work done quickly. So I usually price per job and just guesstimate a fair rate. I’d love advice on how you set prices fairly and consistently. Also, what tools or software do you use to manage your clients and jobs? Are there any good free or low-cost options for someone just starting out? Any tips regarding profit, couting in gas, time, etc I'd love to hear thanks so much! I’m based in Lima, OH, if that matters for local pricing tips. Thanks so much in advance!
Question
Hello everyone, I need some advice regarding a concern of mine. What to do if a customers asks to pay 2 months late but still wants services completed bi-weekly each month? Yard is 2 acres or so. I just want to make sure I am going about this the right way before responding. What would be a good way to respond as well? Thank you in advance.
Additional Services-what to charge
Good morning, I am a new business, about two years old. I have mostly stuck with my basic services of Lawn Mowing, edging, trimming and blowing everything clean. However, i recently rebranded and updated a list of new service. Mulch jobs and flower bed weed clean out, so Weed and bed Maintenance. My question, how do you all quote mulch jobs or weed clean out like this? I have searched only and see so many different ways, figured i would ask here. Just looking for tips and tricks.
Landscape/Snow&Ice Biz Insurance
So are using Michigan Miller insurance as we have for several years now to cover our liability, auto and workers comp insurance here in western ny. We are a 1.5 million in sales company and previously had another insurance that offered apples to apples coverage for over 65% more in cost. I feel that this a cost that is out of control in our business we have around 440k in payroll and 1.5 million in sale but between all three coverage areas in our business insurance is 50-60k. I just think its outragous but we are do snow plowing. Who is everyone else using in a similar service situtation more importantly snow plow insurance and what are you paying.
