When you own a Lawn care service, your most important job, of course, would be the actual lawn care. However, there are a variety of other tasks you will need to do in order to not only keep your Business running smoothly but also bring in additional work.

Starting out, we know you really want to be in the outdoors doing the work you have at hand, but you need to put some time into marketing, ordering the supplies you need and scheduling appointments on the phone.

Stay Organized

You can either do this by utilizing notebooks or software. However, with affordable tablets and laptops currently on the market, there’s no reason you couldn’t do this using software. We suggest categories like “New Customers,” “Current Customers,” “Potential Customers,” “New Service Ideas,” “Income,” “Expenses” and so on. Even if you only have a couple of customers when you first start your lawn care business, it is important that you record details so that you can create a good habit in the beginning.

Consider your equipment

We understand you may want to go out there and buy the best Equipment you can find. However, you don’t need to get yourself too far in debt before you even have routine customers. If you already have some handy lawn equipment, learn how to make do with that. Having every piece of equipment you can think of isn’t that big of a deal – your clients are only going to care that the job is getting done – they’re not going to size you up based on the equipment you’re using.

As you start bringing in money, put money to the side for equipment breakdowns and yes, new equipment. If you don’t set aside a certain portion of the money you make, you might find yourself stuck with broken equipment when you need it the most. Imagine having a lawn mower that won’t work when you need to mow a couple of lawns that day …that certainly isn’t going to be good for your business.

Marketing

You may have a couple of customers already, but if you want this to be a steady, full-time job, you need to learn how to get more customers. The first step involves placing an ad in your local newspaper – you can also place some ads on Facebook. We also recommend creating a brochure for your business and placing them at a couple of the local gathering places in your area.

Build a Team of Trustworthy People

As your business grows, there may come a time where you need to pull in some extra help. Regardless of the position, whether it’s a fully time field tech or a part time worker to help you manage your business, the individuals you decide to hire can have a major impact on your company. Before you hire someone, we recommend performing a background check – there are numerous companies that can offer in-depth checks. You should also ask for references and follow up with them.

Register with us

If you’d prefer to mow the lawn and let someone else find your customers, we invite you to register with us so we can find you customers and take the bookings for you!

Conclusion

As with any business, it’s going to take some time before you start to see some profit coming in. Just be patient, give it your best, work hard and you stand a good chance at making your lawn care business a successful one.