Originally Posted by
Scooby Steve
Yeah sounds like you boys are already defeated, me i'm not one to lie down, i'd prefer to fight.
It starts with little things. Little changes, everyone doing a little bit. We all want to earn more yes??? Or are we just a pack of whinging *****es?
This is maybe more for the admins of these lawn and garden forums but how about we start simple, maybe something like a link to a website or a page that has a minimum price map, a map of Australian regions, Mid Coast NSW, Northern suburbs of Melbourne etc somewhere contractors can see a minimum price for the region they work, they click on it and up it comes for gardening, lawn mowing, ride on work etc. You could sell advertising to industry relative companies to make it worthwhile for the admin/websites/people involved. Minimum rates could be discussed before being posted and maybe have a little bit of text explaining how having and keeping a minimum standard benefits all. Print off your region and hand it to your local mower shop and hang near there till.
Simple but its a start.