Archive for the 'Back Pack Leaf Blower' Category
Have you ever thought about how you could make a better tool or device to improve your landscaping business? A member of the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum created a machine to improve the process of collecting leaves. In this discussion he shares with us the steps he took to design, create and ultimately patent [...]
August 3rd, 2018 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Leaf Sweeper, UltraVac, lawn care equipment | No Comments
There are a lot of do’s and don’ts you will learn as you grow with your landscaping business. Some practices seem to work great while others may cause your company to get negative word of mouth around the properties you mow. In this discussion from the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum, we talk about the [...]
September 29th, 2017 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Mowing, leaf clean up | No Comments
There are a whole bunch of leaf removal services you can offer as we will see from this discussion on the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum. The one(s) you choose really come down to what kind of equipment you have. Different equipment opens you up to offer different services. Some are easier and more profitable [...]
February 25th, 2015 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Fall Leaf Cleanups, How to Estimate - Services To Offer, How to Estimate Jobs, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Truck, Pricing, Spring cleanups, lawn care equipment, leaf clean up | No Comments
What the best way to go about your lawn care equipment purchases when you are just starting out? Should you go big and get all commercial equipment or should you stay conservative and either use what you already own or buy some consumer grade equipment? That is what one entrepreneur was looking for advice in [...]
December 28th, 2013 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Truck, Line Trimmer, Mower, Start up, lawn care equipment | No Comments
What would happen to your business if your landscape trailer and equipment were stolen today or tonight? Would you be able to recover fast enough that you wouldn’t lose any customers? Would you be able to recover at all? If not, why not? You need a plan to take effect if this were to happen [...]
December 20th, 2013 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Business Failure, Lawn Care Business, Line Trimmer, Mower, Start up, Trailer, Trials and Tribulations, bed edger, lawn care equipment | No Comments
You can learn a lot of lessons from trial and error. But there are many lessons you would rather know about beforehand so you don’t have to go out and experience them. Here is a great collection of some of those mistakes from the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum. Taking note of these mistakes and [...]
July 8th, 2013 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Business Failure, Lawn Care Business, Line Trimmer, Mower, Trials and Tribulations, lawn care equipment | No Comments
You can spend a lot of time mowing a lawn and then miss getting that final perfect look all because you were in a race to get to the next property. One of those small steps you can do when you finish mowing is clear the grass clippings that might have been flung off the [...]
May 22nd, 2013 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Business Failure, Customer Retention, How to Estimate - Services To Offer, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Mowing, Mowing, lawn care equipment | No Comments
As a new business owner, you may be limited on the resources you have, so you need to spend your time and money wisely if you want to grow. But what should you be spending your time and money on? That is what one entrepreneur was interested in knowing on the Gopher Lawn Care Business [...]
March 11th, 2013 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Business Card, Business Credit, Chain Saw, Community Projects To Promote Your Business, Debt, Door hanger, Growth, How to get, How to sell, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Marketing, Lawn Care Truck & Trailer Signs, Lawn Signs, Marketing, Marketing on Craigslist.com, Newsletter, Residential Customers, Start up, door to door, lawn care equipment | No Comments
Buying new lawn care equipment can save you with repair headaches. They are less prone to breaking down and you usually have a dealer warranty that covers repair issues that pop up. The down side though is the price. If you are trying to save some money, you could consider doing what these other business [...]
December 5th, 2012 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Debt, Lawn Care Business, Line Trimmer, Mower, Overhead Costs, Trailer, lawn care equipment | No Comments
For every ten lawn care businesses that fail, a few will succeed. Those few successful lawn care business will have persevered and pushed through rough spots other lawn care businesses might not have had the strength, know how, or funding to get past. In this discussion from the Gopher Lawn Care Business Forum, we hear [...]
February 8th, 2012 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Business Failure, Business Plan, Commercial Customers, General Business, Growth, How to get, Landscaping Business, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Care Marketing, Line Trimmer, Marketing, Marketing on Craigslist.com, Mower, Newspaper Ads, Residential Customers, lawn care equipment | No Comments
There is never a time in your life when you are more hungry for work and are so willing to say yes to a property care job than when you first get your lawn care business started. You have so much energy then. So much enthusiasm and are so eager to please that you may [...]
February 1st, 2012 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Business Card, Business Failure, General Business, Growth, How to Estimate - Services To Offer, How to Estimate Jobs, How to sell, Landscaping Business, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Customers, Lawn Mowing, Line Trimmer, Marketing, Mower, Mowing, Pricing, Residential Customers, dethatcher, lawn care equipment | No Comments
You may be surprised on how fast you can go from being a lawn care business owner to being the owner of nothing but a business name and concept. A theft can take place in the blink of an eye and leave you left with no equipment. Here are some stories from the Gopher Lawn [...]
April 8th, 2011 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, General Business, Hedge Trimmers, Landscaping Business, Line Trimmer, Mower, Trailer, lawn care equipment | No Comments
Are you just getting your lawn care business started and looking for ways to get some lawn care equipment to get you started? If you want to find some great stuff that is cheap and nearby, consider doing what this lawn care business owner did. He shared a great tip on how to do this [...]
April 7th, 2010 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Back Pack Sprayer, General Business, Landscaping Business, Line Trimmer, Mower, Tractor, lawn care equipment | No Comments
Getting your lawn care business started can mean scrambling around trying to find a bunch of basic equipment and spending a lot of cash. Some entrepreneurs are able to do this while others need to work within a very tight budget. If this is your situation, have you considered buying your mowers from craigslist? One [...]
October 31st, 2009 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Debt, General Business, Landscaping Business, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Truck, Line Trimmer, Mower, Tractor, Trailer, bed edger, lawn care equipment | No Comments
When the leaves fall and you are hired to clean them up, a lot of times you are not only fighting with trying to collect wet leaves but with wind! How do you collect the leaves when the wind is blowing them all over? That is a question asked on the Gopher Lawn Care Business [...]
October 13th, 2009 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Fall Leaf Cleanups, General Business, GopherHaul, How to Estimate - Services To Offer, How to Estimate Jobs, Landscaping Business, Lawn Care Business, Podcast, UltraVac, lawn care equipment | No Comments
Getting your first commercial lawn mower can be pretty challenging. There are so many options out there with so many models and sizes. What is best for you? Should you go with the biggest you can buy? Should you get a tractor, a ztr, a walk behind? That’s what one of the members of the [...]
September 11th, 2009 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, General Business, Landscaping Business, Lawn Care Business, Line Trimmer, Mower, Start up, Trailer, lawn care equipment | No Comments
Buying used outdoor power equipment can be a great way to save money but it can also open a can of worms and end up costing if repairs are needed. How do you know if a used lawn mower is going to be a good deal? That’s what one of our forum member’s asked when [...]
April 18th, 2009 | Posted in Back Pack Leaf Blower, Back Pack Sprayer, General Business, GopherHaul, Landscaping Business, Lawn Care Business, Lawn Care Truck, Leaf Sweeper, Line Trimmer, Mower, Podcast, UltraVac, bed edger, lawn care equipment | No Comments