How I Charge Landscaping Jobs Hourly vs By The Job - PRICES
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SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/2gUIwVF Get my 3 FREE* Videos Series http://thelandscapingemployeetrap.com There's 3 factors that come into play when I quote landscaping maintenance. 1.) Itemized price 2.) Hourly 3.) Gut feeling I add all 3 prices, then divide it by 3. (after a while you don't even have to do the math, it just comes to you) By a stop watch and start timing everything. Create a standardized price sheet in excel so you can have a reference on how much your prices are. YES, I under-quoted many times and STILL DO. YES, I've let customers take advantage of me. YES, I have ADD and Low Self-esteem YES, I feel like a piece of shit because I don't have nice cars and a fancy house to come home to. YES, I have horrible anxiety issues and constant racing thoughts. BUT...... NOBODY CARES! And... No One is ever going to save you so get to work and get that business off the ground. I went from a broke minded employee with zero money to invest to starting my own landscaping company. My last year as a landscape foreman I was stuck in a dead end job, made $24,000 and barely had enough to make the bills let alone pay off debt and student loans. Coming home to eviction and shut off notices and fighting with my wife over money problems. I remember being out to eat at a restaurant with her and some friends one evening and I was in so much financial anxiety over the bills that I excused myself into the restaurant bathroom and had an emotional breakdown. Then... My friend Dave taught me some valuable small business tips that changed my life forever and in only 6 weeks I was making enough money following his advice doing side jobs that I replaced my income and ditched my grass cutting job. My first year in business I doubled my income, 2nd year doubled it again, 3rd year even more than that. Finally, I'm humbly here to teach you the methods I learned to end the suffering and start your own damn landscaping company. The Landscaping Employee Trap Whether you dream of starting your own lawn care, snow removal or landscaping business. It's all a lot easier than you think. You don't need $20,000, a big bank loan or 5 start credit. All you need is a will to win. With a basic understanding of even shrub trimming, tree service, horticulture, garden maintenance, arboriculture, flowers, botany, gardening or any of the above combined with a will to succeed it's all very possible. The Landscaping Employee Trap Ditch-Your-job-and-Start-Your-Own-Damn-Company How-To-Start-a-Landscaping-Company-With-No-Money http://www.TheLandscapingEmployeetrap.com http://www.facebook.com/TheLandscapingEmployeeTrap http://www.twitter.com/TheEmployeeTrap http://www.TheLandscapingEmployeeTrap.wordpress.com http://www.youtube.com/user/TheEmployeeTrap Keith Channel. Http://www.landscapingemployeetrap.com http://www.thelandscapingemployeetrap.wordpress.com Http://www.thelandscapingemployeetrap.com Watch "Full Episodes" Landscaping: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLub0_q7i2mDTnJZUDad2g53a4kOSz442R Window Cleaning Business - How to Start a Window Washing Business Tools tips & techniques - Window Cleaning Blueprint: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLub0_q7i2mDRW4P08z-ig5U68HpF3h4zQ Keith's Life & Vlogs Episodes: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLub0_q7i2mDSIzK7KJnN_CM6aH74DxOyz Keith Landscaping Talk - How To: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLub0_q7i2mDRVFvsdvS0hSbaDqu-ubgTz "How to Start a Landscaping & Small Business Tips & Tricks: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLub0_q7i2mDQQQhf-B9Vgf0BQhrmmDxiO Inspirational Talks by Keith - Motivational Inspirational - Small Business Success: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLub0_q7i2mDRu2HKNCEj3Q9KYc2OKeVTT Motivational Talks by Keith - Sales Selling, Money and Business: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLub0_q7i2mDTsUYLogWRR_aEYgqwQ4een Tips & Advice - In The Field - Landscaping and Window Cleaning Tools & Business "How To": http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLub0_q7i2mDTiAb5tznZp966rz8mUlj_j
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Great video great information thank you very much
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how would I know a good hourly rate
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is it better to charge by hour or individual depending on jobs
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Daniel I was saying how good you are to my Aunt but how do you do flyers
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You know when its good it good but as you know and I know your not going to make great money everyday,
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love your videos nice job
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Holy smokes, man! you would starve at those prices, here in Maryland.
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if only U had the help ur giving us when u started
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I hope the shoes fits cause I see myself following in ur footstep bro
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Money to be made in landscaping oh man godd dam💸
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hey man like this video ive been doing this for about 17 years and it is nice to see smeone with the same outlook on pricing, I do the same I look at a job think up an overall price, a separate bush price and a hour price and I negotiate from them. ive never done the divide by three I like that idea and also a rock bottom price. also the hotter the season the more money it cost. I started doing lawn service then I got my horticulturist license to get into landscaping ive been thinking about just becoming a landscape mtc company decause the overhead is a lot cheaper than grass cutting, but I worry too much about the hit or miss work so I just stay balls too the wall doing both all year round. but thanks for the share!!!!!
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With trimming, you are quick, I can't make up my mind with a guy I mow for, he hasn't asked but his yard has a normal front yard but the side yard is mainly buckthorn, so I mow all around that, actually kinda cool how it is but it needs to be trimmed badly I can barely mow the 30 or so inches under the overhanging branches. He is a great customer, my very first mowing job, and I don't know how to ask him if he wants me to trim it up for him. I live down the street and we have a big brush pile we take away each year so I could just throw it on there, I have some trash bins, some hand shears, and a lazy brother! I could do it in 2-4 hours I just don't know how to charge or ask him. I know this has been long but any tips you have would be great.
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Toronto here,$85 hour for three guys is fuck all and you will not survive here. Average price here is roughly $50 hour a person. Couple days ago,I trimmed 12 feet tall ceader hedge and I charged $1200 and took 8 hours. I guess USA is cheaper but not here. You can't charge a lot for cutting grass but trimming tall ceader hedge you can charge a lot because trimming is all about experienced. Thx video
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these prices are very high!
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Over priced!
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we have all the same shit growing in Wisconsin!I am Da Vinci with a bush trimmer!
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