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I had a great conversation with Jeff, a lawn care business owner, at the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum. You can join in on the conversation as well by clicking that link. He shared with us his insight on how he has been able to grow and what he uses to push himself to get [...]

We had an interesting discussion on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum on the topic of lawn care business loans.
One of our lawn care business forum members told us “I did start my business with a loan, but I made sure that it was one that the business could easily pay off.”
Steve: “Do you have [...]

Matt recently posted a lawn care business ad he placed in a local magazine in our Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum for review.
Here is what Chestin from Lawn Care Marketing Magic had to say,
“While I know it’s what everyone would expect to see in a magazine, that in itself is part of the problem. [...]

How to prevent lawn care customers from canceling service.
Have you found yourself in a situation where you recently sign up a new lawn care customer only to have them cancel shortly there after? Did you ever wonder why that is the case? It’s called buyer’s remorse Let’s take a look into this phenomenon and what [...]

We don’t often get a chance to look inside a lawn care business after it fails but there is a lot to learn from the experience. Most of all, we want to know why it failed. What did the owner do or not do that attributed to the demise of his lawn care business? You [...]

Are you sending out the same piece of direct mail multiple times per year to the same area? Well our friend Tom made a good point here in the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum that your lawn care business direct mail pieces can actually vary quite a bit if you pay attention to the needs [...]

Matt wrote us on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum about an interesting situation he had when talking to a local marketing company. He was initially looking for some marketing help to get the word out about his lawn care business. Here is what Matt wrote us.
Matt: “I went into her office a while back [...]

If you are looking to start your own lawn care business but are unsure of the kind of costs other lawn care business owners paid to get started up you should consider these thoughts from our friend Sherman and join in on the discussion at the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum here.
Sherman: “Well this was [...]

Free lawn care customer cancellation letter and survey.
I’d like to thank one of our fellow forum members for sharing this letter you can download from our free lawn care business letter section here.
When a lawn care customer cancels, they are canceling for a reason. They may not want to tell you the reason face to [...]

How best to use a mower vac to clean up leaves and how to charge for it. YOu can join in on this discussion at the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum here.
Jeremy wrote in “I’m planning on purchasing an ultra vac for my exmark zero turn lawn mower to do leaf cleanup, but I’m not [...]

Here is a reminder image for you to print out and tape to your computer monitor. Any time you find yourself thinking about buying a new piece of lawn care equipment you don’t need for your lawn care business, look at this image and snap out of it.
Starting a new lawn care business is tough.  [...]

Why are your lawn care customers canceling service? This is a discussion that is going on in the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum. You can join in by clicking on the link.
Are you keeping track? You should.
When a lawn care customer calls to cancel service there are some things you should do to try and [...]

What are you training your lawn care employees to do? You can join in on this discussion at the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum here.
When you hire employees for your lawn care business, they are on the front lines and the impressions they make with the public and your customer base is going to do [...]

Are you giving all of your new lawn care customers a Welcoming Kit? If you aren’t you should start doing it. This is something that can really help keep your customers from leaving you. You can join this discussion further at the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum.
Things to include in your Lawn Care Customer Welcoming [...]

Halloween lawn care business - pumpkin mug marketing.
Here is an idea for your lawn care business fall clean up marketing. Why not order something like a box of these mugs and tape a doorhanger to them and place them on the front steps of homes in your area? Or maybe insert a flyer into the [...]

Here is a great question from Ryan that he posted on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum. You can join in on the discussions too.
Ryan: “What is the best way to create a lawn care bid for an apartment or condo complex?”
Joel: “Thanks for your question Ryan. This question is one that many have as [...]

Trimming hedges quickly and easily can be tough along with coming up with the right price for your lawn care bid. Let’s look at this discussion from the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum and another post here on how to price and trim hedges.
Sherman: “I hate doing hedges, but I seem to get a lot [...]

This was a great post made on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum. It asks what do you do when a lawn care customer refuses to pay their bill? How should a lawn care business owner handle this?
Amy: “Hello everyone! I’m sure it’s happened to most of us…a customer that wants the garden weeded and [...]

I was reading an article on outdoor decorations and it amazes me more people aren’t doing this. In the article it was talking about this one lawn care business owner who’s first year wasn’t a big deal. He just wanted to get his feet wet with it and marketed it only to his current customer [...]

Are you looking for a unique lawn care business or tree service business card idea? What if you got your business card printed like this one? Have it folded in the center and have the back section include a perforated tree that can pop up when it’s folded. I bet this certainly would grab someone’s [...]

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