This is BY FAR the most asked for service in my local area on social media. Like seriously I see maybe 10-20 posts of people asking for lawn care a week on Nextdoor.
80% of thise posts mention that their old lawn guy stopped being reliable or that the guy they hired never showes up.
I know lawn care is saturated because any joe with a mower can do it, but it seems to me answering inquiries in a timely manner and showing up when scheduled to do a quality job would be all it takes to put me about 90% of these guys.
I’ve read from landscapers that mowing alone won’t get you far. Is this true? Will you be unable to become wealthy simply having large lawn mowing business? Is it necessary to expand into further services?
I’ve got a truck, weed wacker, rake, and blower. I’d just need to grab a push mower and some insurance to start mowing some lawns.
I’m thinking $40 or $45 minimum per job and $70-$90 per acre. That seems to be around the going rate for my area.
Think is I’m not quite sure how long these jobs take as I haven’t ever timed myself mowing lawns. It would seem mowing businesses don’t charge by the hour so if you don’t get the job done quick enough you’ll be bleeding time and money.
Anyone got any insight?
Keep in mind a lot of those people complaining online probably were fired or dumped by their landscaper; I wouldn’t believe every complaint. So your target audience is partially the bad business others have decided aren’t worth their time.
From someone who just had their lawn care guy stop doing stuff, trust me, they sometimes just stop showing up. I’m not sure why that is hard to believe considering the amount of complaints we see in this sub about people accepting a job and not showing up.
I’m relieved to hear that happens to other people, tbh.