Published by Ben
on July 9, 2009.
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Several months ago, I wrote a post explaining
how much money you should charge per job. Recently, I found a
calculator that goes into detail about how much you should charge for several different kinds of jobs. The jobs that can be calculated are lawn mowing, lawn care, lawn care marketing return on investment, mulching and top soil placement, how much concrete you will need for fence post holes, and snow plowing.
The calculators are very detailed, and cover basically all the information you would need in order to estimate a job.
If you are having trouble deciding
how much to charge for a job, I would definitely advise you to head over to the lawn calculator and plug in some numbers. You just plug all your information in, and out pops a reasonable cost for a job.
Here's the cute picture they want you to brand your site with:
Good luck making smart decisions when charging your customers.
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Published by Ben
on May 1, 2009.
Back in August 2008, I wrote a post called
Two Internet Forums to Help you Along the Way. However, during my travels on the Web, I have encountered three more. I hope you find them helpful while running your teen lawn business.
Lawn Cafe
According to the site, Lawn Cafe is "the Green Industry's best resource for lawn care and landscape professionals ... Come join thousands of other lawn care and landscape pros to learn the green industry trade."
Lawn Cafe's 36,847 members will almost definitely be able to help you out if you have a question or problem. Also, its 464,171 posts and 43,671 threads may contain a question already answered for you. Great, huh?
Teen Business Forum
The Teen Business Forum really out to be renamed the Teen Online Business Forum. If I were you I would check it out-- you might find some good help here. However, like I said, it is geared more towards "Make Money Online" teens.
Young Entrepreneur Forums
According to the site, the Young Entrepreneur Forums are a "resource for business owners and entrepreneurial enthusiasts". Well, you certainly fit into that category. If you have a question or problem, I definitely recommend this forum.
Forums are great place for you to ask questions and resolve problems for your business. I highly suggest using them. Good luck with your teen lawn mowing business!
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Published by Ben
on December 22, 2008.
I have compiled this list to help you and your teen lawn service. Feel free to check out any of these teen business links, all of which I have found helpful [:
General Teen Business / Small or Home Business:
Lawn Care:
Lawn Care Business:
Forums:
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Published by Ben
on August 14, 2008.
Many times when running your teen lawn service you will have questions but not know where to find the answers. Well, forums are a great place to do this. They are full of very knowledgeable people who can answer your questions and help fix your problems.
Small Business Ideas Forum This is a very good forum for you to ask questions about your business. Some very smart small business owners will answer your questions for free. Also, you will get many peoples' answers, so you can compare them and take away what you think is best.
LawnSite.com This is a very good forum for you to ask questions about equipment and such. It is more specific, and I don't know if as many people use it, but this forum is helpful more for those of you who have questions about, like I said, equipment and such.
Well, I hope you use these forums if you ever have problems. I have used them, and they have helped me greatly. Share your thoughts in the comments.
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