Anything Ian says may or may not be garbage, it may also be his own opinion or it may not be his opinion at all, it may just be something he felt like stating anyone following his advice does so at their own risk and may be doing something Ian would actually advise against.
And if you don't like what Ian has to say use the ignore function if you don't know how ask i will gladly tell you
Sorry, been distracted with the secret garden this weekend.
When I moved down here, I did mostly overgrown grass clean ups, which today I still don't mind doing every now and again. I have a mixture of things and have found that I quote as per my skills and equipment. The mixture is made up of casual mowing clients,regular mowing clients, body corporates (mowing and gardening), mowing and gardening packages and full lawn and garden maintenance contracts which involve lawns, hedges, plants, trees, weed/pest control, watering/fertilizing, and reporting observations back to owner. I'm not a fan of heights so rarely get onto roofs, but if I feel capable I'll quote it. Without a ride on I don't have anything over a 1000m2 and start as small as a nature strip.
"I'm not alone cause the tv's on yeah,I'm not crazy cause I take the right pills.... everyday" Jimmy Eat World
http://www.dreamlawnsandlandscapes.com
If you look up the free ad' directory http://www.indmowing.com.au/html/freeads_home.htm
you'll be able to see what most people do to fill in their days...
Ciao for now ~ Christine
senior partner ~ Townsville Lawn Care
http://townsvillelawncare.webs.com
Ive only advertised for Lawn mowing only.
And most clients ask for other jobs to be done. i.e. Hedging, weeding, tree trimming and now tree lopping. ( Not the big trees). I tell them they need to get a tree lopper in for the big ones.
Recently Ive been handed a wholw heap of runs by a friend who moved interstate.
Now im doing nearly everything.
Most of my lawns are now monthly but are enough to handle at the moment. ( A few jobs each day, & throw in the newbies & one offs)
I keep an accounting method in place to track the jobs done & when the are due.