10 a day a bit light on down here lol its not the quantity its the daily figure at days end...i see guys mowing up to 15 plus day and i see some that can match that by a good hourly rate in half the time...you guys up there in nsw are a bit slower so i understand you find it hard to match the vics in that respect
Cheers
Bluey
Adelaide Home & Garden Solutions
http://www.ahgs.com.au
"Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when everyone is watching."
Cheers
Bluey
Adelaide Home & Garden Solutions
http://www.ahgs.com.au
"Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when everyone is watching."
Raining here today so I am spending it catching up on quotes. One in particular I got a reply on this morning highlights exactly what we are talking about. The client has a weed infested garden. Large thistles, marsh mallows and various other broadleaf weeds and grass. I had look. About 1.5 hrs work plus dumping as she has no facilities and it would be way too much for a green waste bin anyway. She wanted it hand weeded out, cleaned up and dumped. Probably a small level trailer load of green waste
Gave her my price which I thought was pretty reasonable and she comes back and tells me I am way over priced because she has found a bloke who will do it for $40 including taking away the green waste. Thats just ludicrous considering it would cost him more than that to dump it. That is of course if he uses the dump. Probably dump it on the side of the road like other lawn grubs do.
Cheers
Bluey
Adelaide Home & Garden Solutions
http://www.ahgs.com.au
"Success occurs when no one is looking, failure occurs when everyone is watching."
What is a bit sussed about these clients is when they tell you how much the other bloke quoted. I don't get that. Why would they bother unless fishing for a price. Or do they genuinely think they are helping you out. I think the former. Best left to Mr Beer Bob.
Whats the difference between a sucker fish & a beer bob ?
One's a bottom dwelling, scum feeding, parasite. the others a .......... fish!
(Its a joke)
Cheers Fred.
lol ^^
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Book of Redeye, Psalm 69
If a potetial customer says a lower price he or she used to pay, they wont be my customers. Only customers i want are the ones that dont ask for a quote dont care if you mulch or spray the edges and pay what it is, there the one I give a good rate to because they are long term easy going cream
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So, you're looking for idiots that don't care about quality of work or price ? ................... me too.
Might get a few but I don't think you could build a business on it.
Price (& value for money) is a real issue, most ppl care, I do!
Try to educate the potential customer re value for money by selling yourself i.e.,experience, reliability, insurance, etc, etc.
If they don't buy it, you simply move on. They're proly not the customer that YOU'RE looking for.
Cheers Fred.
I would never call customers idiots, they are just looking for a service that suits there situation. Sometime you can help them sometimes you cant.
Im looking for referal customers that tust me, and they are out there. the last 3 full time customers i got didnt ask for a quote they rang and politely asked if i could fit there place into my lawn mow round. I gave them the fully insured professional gear spill, got there lawn info re: Dog? access ? and the was lawn done 2 weeks ago and not overgrown?, a email address for inviocing and on the roster.
The customers chasing multi quotes from contractors are easly weeded out, i never quote on the day they ring i say it would be about 2 days before i would be able to drop around. I call in 2 days and ask if they still require a quote for regular mowing. If they rang a heap of people they normanly aready have it done, if they just wanted my quote they will wait 2 days and I will do it when im there quoting.
My quality of work and rates speak for themself with referals form long standing customers. my book are full so im lucky i can pick and choose.