How to Start a Lawn Care Business
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- Learn how to start a lawn care business with 5 steps that are very important to your startup success. The topics I covered in this video are the basics of getting a business license, bank account, etc. Then, I discuss getting lawn care marketing materials such as business cards, postcards, door hangers. Then I discuss coming up with a good lawn care business plan, which includes deciding if you want to start a lawn mowing business, or landscaping business, or weed control and fertilization business.
It would include how big your are looking to grow the business. After that, I talk about the mentality needed when starting a lawn care business in your first year. I try to maintain a survivor's mentality in my first year in business.
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I'll be binge-watching Jason's videos over the coming days to soak up all of his great advice. I've been fixing small engines for over 5 years as a side hustle to my corporate "butt in chair" IT job, and am considering a career change. I enjoy staying active and on my feet, and the older I get, the less I want to be glued to a computer screen all day.
Jason thanks again,I am 68 years old and retired 3 years ago,and i started to mow yards just for getting out of house now i have about 20 regulator customers,i have picked up a guy to weed-eater for me and help me mow,i do about 3-4 yards a day any where from 1 to 2 day s a week.I do a lot of elderly yards and make them a good price and i have a couple of big yards,that is where i make whole lot more money.I have a cub cadet Z-Turn 46 in and a John Deere L140 48 in and a echo 225 weed eater,My weed-eater and I work on 60/40,I know that is a little high for him but he does a real good job and takes care of my equipment and he has been with me 2 years.Jason Thanks for listening
I am retired and wanted to stay active. I bought an enclosed trailer from my parents and use my dads truck. I have a zero turn and a self propelled push mower. I have a string trimmer, edger and a hedge trimmer, all run off a single power supply. I also have a gas powered blower/vac. I got a sign for the truck and business cards and t shirts. I have a logo and in my first real year doing this I have 13 customers. I devote 2 full days a week to mow. I also bought a bagger attachment for the zero turn so I can pick up leaves in the fall. I also have a snow blower for clearing driveways and walks in the winter. Your channel has given me some good ideas on what to do, so I thank you for that. Todd owner of Behrlawn Mowing and Yardwork.
Great Job!!!!
Nice man, keep hustling. Good luck 👍
Todd Behrends Todd I'm very encouraged by your story. What word of encouragement would you give about the fear of the physicality of the work? I'm 50 and looking to do the same thing. I see you have a channel. Maybe do a video yourself.
@@alexrileyfoxhound5453 I'm 50 and mow 100 properties with a helper. I've been at it for 22 years and it gets a little harder every year. I'd like to think I'm in better shape than other 50 year olds I know thanks to lawn care.
@@carlmccarty6470 Thanks!
Thanks for the good video! It's always been my dream to have my own lawn care business! I had to put it on hold for a few years because I broke my back. Now I'm 39 and on social security. Now I have got back in shape and Im going after my dream! Honestly It's going to be had to get started on social security pay but it's something I love to do! So thank again for your information and I really like your information! God bless you and your business!
This was a very helpful video. Thank you for sharing!
Exactly the first thing is you come up with a business plan
Great Advice. In Business 23 years now. Great adventure. Love being Self employed. God Bless. Mr Tidy.
This is great, thank you!
I want to thank you for all you help and videos you make. I love your channel and I use it as a go to tool quite often. Once again thank you
Glad to help. Thanks for watching
Great video thanks for the advice and information
Roll Tide!!!!!!! LOL, keep up the good work man. love the videos.
Just subscribed from Australia and running a gardening business too . Look forward to more videos
The best channel and your information is indepth and very easy to understand and not just saying, Hey look at my awesome mower, Equipment and stripes.
Excellent advice. I'm launching my lawn care business this year. I have the name, logo, licensing, accounts, equipment, cards, some door hangers, a website in the works, a solid plan for five year growth. Now, I'm focusing on finding my customers. I'm excited, a little scared, but confident this will grow into a lucrative business.
It will! Manifest it!!!
@@xfatalswaggr in many ways, it has!
@@paulreints2279 how is it doing
@@liamsalmon7139 2020 was great, began with a few spring cleanups, which led to over ten landscaping projects that paid my bills until late summer. I didn't plan on landscaping but that's how it played out. I bought a dump trailer & some other equipment, still only having a handful of weekly lawn service contracts. This ridiculous pandemic slowed our progress in late fall, forcing me to take a "J-O-B", which I'm still working. I didn't have enough of a client base to plow snow for winter, so I had to put everything on hold until spring. Now that spring is here the phone is ringing for more landscaping work plus a few lawn cuts. I'm actually turning down some landscape because I have to make my boss richer, making me a slave to the company. I feel lucky on one hand that I know my business grew fast, but terrible because it wasn't enough to rely on it exclusively for my income. I'm discouraged, but I have to provide for my family first, so it'll have to grow slowly. I hate every single part of working for someone else & it's killing my soul, so I pray it'll grow fast!
This is good information thankyou very much God bless
Great video 💪🏿!!!
Thanks You this video was helpful
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT advice! I'm on my 6th year, but didn't REALLY start getting serious until 3 years ago. Business has been going well, but I JUST decided on a business name and registered with my city. 😎
+rodney holmes better late than never. I am starting my 11th year and still learning a lot myself. A good business name and logo can definitely help your potential to reach more customers. People just take you a little more serious
what has been holding me back for quite awhile is worrying about all the legal parts. I came across a bright young kid on you tube that said why are you stressing about that when you have no work? So since seeing that video i should have a logo made by tomorrow and soon as that comes in i will order some postcards and business cards. My main question about putting postcards door to door, do i select which houses or just hit them all? What i mean is in my neighborhood where i live there are about 20 houses that do not look like they have been cut yet this season, while other houses are already getting cut. Do i focus on the yards that need a cut or hit every door?
Man, I love your videos! I started my company late last season and they have been a great help! Just started my youtube channel too. Throwing up my first videos this weekend.
You may also be inspired by this channel by Mike Andes: czcams.com/video/Fh0wZTJ_koM/video.html
At my business we use hustler's and stihl trimmers and mainly stihl blowers and we have 1 husqvarna trimmer but I've always had good luck with this setup BUT I'm considering weed and fertilizer I'm from southeastern Kansas
Thanks brother help me alot
Hey man , your video gave me confidence, I have 60 customers but not legal, I really want to go legal in my state to have more customers, thanks your an eye opener ! Hope your doing great!
This is a good video on how to get started and do it right. czcams.com/video/Fh0wZTJ_koM/video.html
Quality advice. I will take this into account next year, my second year.
+HLW Lawn Service in my experience, the second year typically goes much better than the first
more great tips. keep it coming Jason!
Here is another great CZcams channel for landscapers and lawn care: czcams.com/users/MikeAndes
Thanks Jason...love the videos
+Dream Team Nation glad the videos are helpful
Great video.
Great advice hommie
Great advice....
Good tips. 👍
More great info. You said it, but the most important to me is to have a vision. If you don't know what you are trying to build, how can you realistically expect to build it? It doesn't even make sense...so you know it ain't gonna make dollars!
Great points Josh.
Facts always have to see it before you do it ✊☝
You have to believe that you can succeed and prosper.
I'm serious and I have made my mind to start out my own business. Great video brother
Thank you
Jason you're a cool dude thanks for all the help, but you always look like you're about to bust out cryin' :D:D:D But thank you I am 28 thinking of a career change tired of my existing job. Thank you for all the advice.
Love the videos, currently starting one up with a buddy as side work. Anyone ever say you resemble Tom Brady. Lol. Anyhow, great videos.
ARe you still doing this?
Excellent advice for those who are looking to start up. Pricing a job is very important, new business owners need to know their costs, my costs might be different. KNOW YOUR COST OF DOING BUSINESS or you will lose money.
Here is a good video on knowing your numbers by Mike Andes: czcams.com/video/We5V3VEpkLA/video.html
Yeah well said but the marketing is the second most important thing to think about and do, make sure you create a mission statement and do it cost effectively don't cheap out on advertising, research the costs of getting your company listed in phone book, get in the newspaper, knock on doors.
Watchin during the commercials of the championship game. Nice shirt but I have my UGA one on. Go Dawgs! Good video Jason.
+Happilyretiredmark I can't remember the last good kicker at alabama
I couldn't decide who I wanted to lose more..
Great tips ....
thank you
First thing I did is paid all my financial bills off my goal is just to have 30 yards bring my partner on work this summer and take the winners off my monthly bills are $200 a month so I say I've already got a pretty good start
Awesome
A great book I’m reading now is Start Your own Business part 1 By Entrepreneur Sixth Edition
Luke Bowman I’m reading the 212 degree: the extra degree. It’s such a great book. I’ll give yours a read thanks for the advice
Your welcome and I’ll try your book thanks
Just getting into this been doing my sisters yard with a weedeater but just bought a broken push mower for 20 bucks got it running got 2 others free on the side of the road prolly flip one and keep the other for backup my first goal is just to get 10-20 yards a week and then a trailer and at that point I think would be a good time to take care of legalities and possibly hire 1 or 2 people.
You have to know what kind of profit you are getting, which helps by knowing your numbers. Here is a video by Mike Andes that goes into this info. czcams.com/video/We5V3VEpkLA/video.html
I know that this is kind of an old video so I don’t expect a response but in the first year you said 50 customers is pretty good. Is that 50, one time customers or is it 50 continuing customers? Also do you dabble in snow removal during the winter? I could see that being something great to do during the off season of lawn care professionals other than planning.
I'm not interested in starting a lawn care business. I don't know why, but this is interesting to me.
lmao im the same... I'm not even gonna be able to have a chance to start for 2 years still & by then I'll be at tafe lol, by the time im done there its not even worth putting time into that when most jobs in the buisness i wanna do offers 5k a month for full time and thats working for somebody lol
Good video
If i do not know crap about lawn care, is this something I could still start and just learn? Wife and I are moving to help family and will be taking a huge paycut to do so and am looking at ways to increase my income as jobs dont pay as well back home.
I have been mowing for a long time. I have no vision where I want to be in three years,when I retire from my full time job. Any suggestions on picking up a few more lawns. I now now for people I know.
What is the best way for a start up to forecast business within the first 3, 6 months to a year?
starting out, how much would you charge for a property? Should you charge per cut or per month? Love the videos!
If your just starting here is a great video to help with getting started: czcams.com/video/Fh0wZTJ_koM/video.html
Hi what all you had to do to get your business license
JASON, how do i get knowledge about weed control and fert. In my specific region/area to add to my mowing business? Im in the sandhills of NC
Try to find good deals on equipment and if you can, try to learn how to fix them to cut down on repair costs. Many times a $30 carb replacement can be done for free by cleaning it if you know how.
honestly I feel like working on your own equipment is a NECESSITY for any kind of serious work involving combustion motors, even electric ones... not just lawncare either especially if your starting out
Most of the mowers I've used were given to me because they didn't run. I've been able to get them back up and running for little to no cost so I end up with a $200 machine that works great for free.
I would like to be a licensed residential applicator in Texas. What is the difference between a Commercial and Non-Commercial Applicator? I would like to treat for weeds, insects and fungus control. Ty for any info.
I noticed that when I opened the seed pods. Some of them have a pinkish fibre-like mater covering them. While to some others, it look a bit white. Does these have anything to do with it's viability.
Also, how do I tell that a seed pods is matured for harvest?
What's your recommendation for mowing steep hills? Should you even attempt with a zero turn or just use a push/walk behind?
Depends on how steep. If really steep then I don't feel safe. I can hold an average hill going the length of the hill instead of up and down
Should I use a DBA , LLC or Inc?
I started at 10 years old had no father laid in bed at 9 trying to figure out how make money started with a real push mower hand edger still got my hand trimmer bought in 1970 now I am 59 and started again back then I charged 3 dollars for front 5 for front and back edged and trimmed by hand ended up with 42 customers
Sir which is more profitable for beginners?? Pressure washing or lawn care ?
I seen a video of yours where you said you live in Alabama. How do you survive the winter? I'd love to go full time but i want to get that part figured out first.
Shovel
Hey Hi! Could you or anyone please recommend a professional lawn mower no very expensive. I am extremely very serious. And can i use Honda muti tool for commercial purposes. Pls kindly advise.
Hey do u get paid at end of month how much you charge
I’m just getting my lawn care started I started in June of last year (2017) mowed 6 regular weekly 3 on call and a few one time mows. It is now January of ‘18 when is a good time to start marketing for spring? Do I start now or wait closer to mowing season? Thanks “RONS LAWN CARE”
+Rons Lawn Care Quality Service there's always some marketing that can be done year-round such as posting on Facebook and that sort of thing. As for conversion marketing tactics such as door hangers and postcards, I would wait till the weather begins to warm up. I find that most people make those decisions very quickly so the likelihood of them holding onto a postcard for a month to call you later is not very good, though it that does happen sometimes. I would look to put out postcards in late February or early March here in the south.
Lawn Care Life thanks Jason already doing Facebook that’s where I got half my customers last year will hit it hard come spring. Keep videos coming very helpful. I’m from east Tenn. by the way
+Rons Lawn Care Quality Service East Tennessee schedule should not be much different than mine here in Alabama
Rons Lawn Care Quality Service I'm in East Tennessee as well, I also picked up a couple yards from Facebook last year. I'm upgrading my equipment and hoping to get serious this year, I think the best area to market for me so far has been West Knox, but right now I'm willing to go anywhere in Blount, Knox and Loudon county just to get my name out there. Best of luck brother, hope to see your truck out there this spring!
Brandon Elam Thanks Brandon I’m in Sullivan county Tn. I mowed in Kingsport area last year, going to try and get into the Bristol And Johnson City areas this year. GOOD LUCK
What do you say to new costmers about your lawn care business
How do you get clientele
2021 will hopefully be my first year. I have a question though. If I am going to be mowing in a neibor hood do you still recommend a zero turn or just a nicer push mower?
Zero-turn if possible unless the yards are tiny
Lawn Care Life Thank you
What do i need to start small
Hey man I have a question if you could answer for me. I have a yard the takes me about 25-30 min to cut with a self propelled Honda mower, plus weed eating and leaf blowing. The man wants it bagged and he likes his yard clean and all. I pay my guy 9$ an hour. I raised it this year from 25$ to 30$. Did I make the right choice? My customer thinks I’m going to high and will get back to me and let me know.
I think you did the right thing. It's important for you to determine your prices and not let the customer. $30 is still a very reasonable rate even for a very small lawn
Lawn Care Life thank you for replying. Keep up the videos man. Great work
Hey Jason, I am really interested in starting a lawn care business. I already have some of the equipment, truck, trailer, trimmers, and backpack blower. The only thing I don't have is a lawn mower, is there a store brand you'd recommend.
It depends on your budget. I like Scag, Gravely, Exmark and Hustler. They all make different levels of mowers
Here is a good video for starting a lawn care business: czcams.com/video/Fh0wZTJ_koM/video.html
Did you start?
I was wondering if you want to do lawn care in different counties do you get license from every county or is there a general one or would that be a landscaper license???????
Oh ok thank you for responding Jared I'm really enjoying your videos thanks for helping with your time and experience.
Yea 8D I noticed after I posted jaja
But thanks anyway
Is there a insurance company you would recommend for lawn care? I only do residential but ever company i talked to keeps trying to get me to buy the commercial policy.
I think in general it is called a commercial liability policy. I think it covers you for Residential Properties also. I'm not sure if there is a policy just for residential
Lawn Care Life if you had to recommend one for someone doing the work solo who would you say?
What are some good educational courses or classes to learn specific skills other than trial and error? ie; fertilization, tree trimming/planting/transplanting, flower beds, sidewalk steam clean etc?
joshua Murphy . You have to check your local library. That's a great resource. Also, loxal college or tech schools. Park and recreation for your town or city can be a resource.
What about business emails? I’m 13 and started a small mowing business last year. I want to get a few more customers but I want them to know that I’m in it for real. I want to get a website, business email(or just do a free gmail with my company name) and a logo by the end of this year. Thanks for the helpful vids👍
+Noah Crooker I think a business email address is helpful but not necessary. Sounds like you have a good plan for your business.
tom brady is dat u?
Very funny
First thing I thought.
Lol twin brother?
Yep
If he went undrafted
What if you are trying to get your business name out there in say Alabama? Is it smart to market yourself in an Alabama shirt? You kind of alienate all the Auburn fans. Lol!
Hi, Jason! I’m interested in buying maintenance company for loans. Maybe you can recommend me some of them in USA? Or maybe you interested in partner ?
Kbm lawn and cleaning service I live delaware
8:50 hahahahaha i cannot stop laughing!
Ha!!!
M'kay
Hahahahaha
It’s definitely really hard to get clinical
A Mower not having the money to buy a zero turn right now
Got a question for Jason Creel, I live in Ellis Co Texas. Do I need a licence to specifically apply weed and feed and 2,4d to my customers lawns. Of course I've researched extensively on Google and on Texas dept of agriculture website, all I get is over complicated, impossible to understand answers. Or from the Lawnsite thread, every answer is exactly opposite of the one before! Just need a yes or no. I have 2 million $ general liability insurance, and I'm asking specifically about the 2 treatments mentioned above. Thanks in advance, MadMike and Son Lawn Care.
Yes, you need a license unless Texas is different than other states. You can call the State Department of Agriculture
Too many people think they can skip these first steps, then they give low quotes and screw up the rates in the area.
Wait what?? Isnt the business license and all that super expensive? How can just anyone go and get that?
Not necessarily. Dba and insurance, equipment and advertising is 3500 and 6500 from zero to mowing for a living.
I made 100 dollars a week back then
Whats the price for a 48 zero turn mower,,
@2:00. Bob's Burgers
You said in another video that you had 270 customers. Serviced with one truck? And one part-timer? How? And 50 customers in my first year? In my dreams! That could definitely not be handled by one person.
I am doing weed control and fertilization which takes many more customers than mowing lawns
Do you mean the frequency and/or cost per treatment is less, so you need more customers to earn the same amount of money? I assumed you were weed treating the customers you mow. There are people who will hire you to treat their weeds yet they insist on using someone else to mow their lawns?
$800 for a business license in California...
Great Advise. . . . . WAR EAGLE ! ! !
50 customers is pretty good, so let's say it takes 45 min to mow a yard and most beginning companies charge 45 an HR to that comes to 35.5 hrs total.
35.5 hrs x 45usd is $1320/week and this can change through out the week, but at this point it would be a full time job. And $1320 is before fuel, maintenance, oil, and paying ur employee if u have one. But yeah. Me and a friend is starting our own and this video helped!
Glad to hear you're starting a lawn business. You'll definitely want to try to make more than $45 per hour
@@lawncarelife Thx, we are doing 40/hr for family and 50/hr for non family. But depending on the yard tho
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step one don’t buy a gravely
Kevin Rogge step 2 don’t buy a gravely
Like mine so far.
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You only need one advice. 1-don’t start a lawn care business. It sucks. Lol
Have you had a bad experience?