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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nYou also need to work out the hourly rate that you want.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\nHow much do you want to earn in an eight-hour day? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, I know you are going to want as much as possible, but you need to think about what everyone else is charging. If the average one-person lawn mowing business is turning over $2000 a week you need to start from there. I would allow 50% for running costs which leaves you an income of $1000 before taxes, Acc, etc. You can find more information on that here<\/a>. Now take the $2000 and divide that by a forty-hour workweek. To reach this turnover, you will need to earn $50 an hour. Now this should be easy you charge $50 an hour, and you\u2019ve got it covered, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\nWrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will not be actively producing income for those 40 hours as you are also going to spend time traveling, fueling up and quoting, debt collecting, and running your equipment in for repairs when needed. If you are lucky, you will spend six and a half hours a day actively mowing lawns. Now the equation is different. To produce $400 a day you will now need to charge $60 an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sums above are just an example of how you should be thinking about your hourly rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One more thing I would like you to think about is this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The average traveling time between lawns for a well-set-up business should be around 7 minutes. The average time between starting one lawn and starting the next should be around 40 minutes (assuming you are mowing average size domestic lawns). This means that if you are mowing a 60-minute lawn you have saved yourself travelling time so you could take 7 minutes off the price of the lawn and still hit your daily target. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, a 90-minute lawn will save you around 10 minutes of traveling time so you could quote $80 and still hit your daily target. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is something that a lot of contractors miss and it leads to overpricing on bigger lawns, so they do not get the job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What to remember when quoting lawns<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Always have a minimum price.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Also, it pays to have a minimum quote for a one-off mow. (a one-off is not a regular mow). Establishing this upfront will save you running halfway across town for a verge. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
I will give you an idea of how this works, my minimum amount is $25, but my minimum price for a one-off is $60. A one-off job is not my core business, so I don\u2019t want even to do a quote unless the caller agrees to my minimum price. I tell them it may be more, but it won\u2019t be any less. I say that provided the job takes 60 minutes or less it will be $60. You need to do your sums and decide what a reasonable minimum charge for your business might be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You need to balance your time invested vs income received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nVideo<\/strong> How to Quickly Quote a Lawn Using Google Maps<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You will not be actively producing income for those 40 hours as you are also going to spend time traveling, fueling up and quoting, debt collecting, and running your equipment in for repairs when needed. If you are lucky, you will spend six and a half hours a day actively mowing lawns. Now the equation is different. To produce $400 a day you will now need to charge $60 an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sums above are just an example of how you should be thinking about your hourly rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One more thing I would like you to think about is this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The average traveling time between lawns for a well-set-up business should be around 7 minutes. The average time between starting one lawn and starting the next should be around 40 minutes (assuming you are mowing average size domestic lawns). This means that if you are mowing a 60-minute lawn you have saved yourself travelling time so you could take 7 minutes off the price of the lawn and still hit your daily target. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, a 90-minute lawn will save you around 10 minutes of traveling time so you could quote $80 and still hit your daily target. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is something that a lot of contractors miss and it leads to overpricing on bigger lawns, so they do not get the job. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What to remember when quoting lawns<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- \n
- Always have a minimum price.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Also, it pays to have a minimum quote for a one-off mow. (a one-off is not a regular mow). Establishing this upfront will save you running halfway across town for a verge. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
I will give you an idea of how this works, my minimum amount is $25, but my minimum price for a one-off is $60. A one-off job is not my core business, so I don\u2019t want even to do a quote unless the caller agrees to my minimum price. I tell them it may be more, but it won\u2019t be any less. I say that provided the job takes 60 minutes or less it will be $60. You need to do your sums and decide what a reasonable minimum charge for your business might be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You need to balance your time invested vs income received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nVideo<\/strong> How to Quickly Quote a Lawn Using Google Maps<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n