How to quote for gardening work
How to quote for gardening work
How to achieve/ attract your first twenty customers. My marketing strategy. https://youtu.be/HItUVvobeVU
My take on how to be successful when trying to gain gardening work. Thanks for watching.
My written quote. Please feel free to cut and paste, adapt to your specification.
Quote ……..
Regarding the three lawned areas to the front and rear of your property.
I will strim where necessary, ie the edges, around the border lines then mow and leaf blow the immediate area to give a tidy finish.
All grass waste is to be placed into bags and then into your bins.
All work is carried out by myself and is done to an extremely high standard. I work alone.
I use petrol rotary lawn mowers and professional equipment.
The price per cut is £…….?
I mow from mid March until late October weather permitting. Approximately 19 cuts per year.
Payment is required on completion of the job , cash or bank transfer.
Please let me know if this meets your needs.
Kind regards.
Rob.
Maxwells grass cutting services.
www.maxwellsgrasscutting.co.uk
A pound a minute job takes half HR that’ll be 30 takes an HR thats 60
This is all very interesting stuff and I agree with what you say, I’ve said it too, that you wouldn’t expect to take your groceries home without paying. In my profession, photography, it was common practice to ask for payment a fortnight in advance of the event. The overheads are immense and the research involved is time consuming and that’s before the costs of printing the fuel etc. Today Photographers have a day rate for a job and you wouldn’t go below five hundred for the day but would more realistically aim at about eight hundred plus.
Some great video on this chanel! I’ve just started a small gardening company back in March. I’m based in South Shields so not too far! Looking forward to more video keep up the great work!!
Good video mate. I have never talked money. It puts people on the spot and they could sign up in haste so you are right let them process it.
Great video rob.totally agree with you on prices. I have been doing this along time. I went to horticultural college for 3 years and learnt about plants etc. So when we go and quote at jobs and or if we get the job these people are paying for a pro job. And your work looks amazing pal.rob we also have to buy pro machines. I’ve just currently invested in a sthil long reach battery hedge cutting unit. Amazing by the way. This obviously needs to be taken into account. Great video rob.
Been doing domestic and commercial work for a good few years now. Just watched all your videos liked and subscribed .keep them coming Rob.
Rob is it a worthwhile prospect when quote a lawn cut by the square mtr or is there other things to consider?
If you get offered work you really don’t want to do, ask for a price way higher than you would normally charge. That way if they do agree to it it’s worth your time.
How do you turn someone down? I’m nervous about doing that. Going to someone’s garden and telling them I don’t want to mow it. How do you do it?
Great advice in these videos
Just watched this video too Rob. Planning to give up the office life and try my hand at my passion . Slowly at first like you did and hopefully build it up. Cheers
Great advice thank you
I ever spout cost money, because believe you me they never forget what you said so when you go home and do a quote and it’s more there not happy. I always say I’ll email you a quote and I break it down so they can exactly see what there getting.
Yes commercial customers nightmare wait ages for payment Mrs Jones pay instantly
Happy days
Thank you so much for these tips, these can help me in the next future!
Thank you!
Thanks very much. Excellent video
This is invaluable information folks. Listen and learn. Where has this guy been all my life 😆. This is how to do it.
I went to give a quote when I really got too much work but I was in that area and I said ok well if I did want the job I would have said £ 40 quid but actually I was really busy and I thought I couldn’t really take this on so I said 80 quid and they said OK did that job for years one the best jobs I’ve ever done if you don’t like the looks of a job just put a ridiculous high quote in.👍
Hi rob frist time on watching your video 👍very interesting on quotes how you 👍 £20 pound a lawn sounds about right other wise customers just dont want to pay yeah bigger the garden you have to charge more. Hope to watch your next video 👍
Just discovered your channel,thanks for the tips
Good on you Rob, keep it going mate. I’m enjoying your videos.
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Can you do something about all the catches/negatives about having a business (tax.bad customers.hours. etc. O yeah ur videos are brilliant thanks for teaching us stuff
Great tips there mate. For my regulars i mostly do monthly invoices, i find it easier to keep track of things that way and it makes the accounting at the end of the year a breeze. Keep up the good work pal. 👍
I’s so close to getting myself started out. But there is one question I haven’t found an answer to. What kind of work can I fill the winter months with?
I agree with the no money talk when quoting because there are times when they will try and knock you down I hate that it puts pressure on which we don’t need
I think i need to up my game , i only charge £15 per hour !
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What do you do in the winter months Rob?
Hi Rob great videos 👍
Hello Rob.You have popped up on my feed, so have watched a few of your videos. Good to listen to you with your advice on your own experiences. Have subscribed to help you out and look forward to seeing more from you !
What do you do if they refuse to pay after you done the Job mate?
I get what you say, but I visit potential clients face to face. You then learn early on if the folks are decent (usually over a cup of tea) and learn whether they are liabilities over payment or not.
Never have I relied on a photo of a job, in 21 years as clients can refer photos of when they bought the house years previously, but let go over the years……lol
Some more helpful tips, thank you, enjoying your videos 🙂
This might seem a strange question, but what do you do if you turn up and see a couple of dog doings lying dumped on the lawn by a great big Irish Wolfhound, that the customer let’s run wild, even when you are there trying to give them a price?
Trust me, I’ve had similar experiences, although in a slightly different field.
My jobs were one offs, but if I saw anything like that, it immediately changed a price from £2,000 to £2,500.
Great vid very informative !! I started a few years back when i retiered just something to keep me going so to speak the one thing as corny as this seems is i did not want to take work
from those that needed it ie to pay the mortage feed the kids etc etc all i wanted was to work and do a good job !!! I only say this because i did no marketing at all NOTHING but work
kept coming and one day i asked a customer why me scruffy van no logo etc etc etc andthe answer was quite up lifting for me " I use you because you turn up when you say you will
you always have a smile but most important you go the extra mile " what extra mile ???? well you have not complained once about moving the swing and kids toys and how many times
have you rolled up the hose and put it away tidy ?? thelast word she said was YOU CARE !!! Sorrynot wishing to blow my own trumpet moving the toys etc pisses me off but and a big
but it has kept me in work !!!!! I am not cheap I charge what I think is the going rate and have even offered to bow out to give a pro a chance on one occasion so my conclusion is simple
if you care and want to do a good job you will never ever be out of work and dont panic if its not there over night build a strong base from good footings "lecture over" thanks again
for the up load it will help many that i am sure !!
Hi Rob,
Excellent advice very wise glad your business is doing well and your videos are very useful
Very honest vid. I know exactly what your saying. I bet you had some hard lessons before you came to where you are now lol. People don’t realise the work we put in. Best of luck from Ireland and to your channel. 👍🇮🇪
Hi buddy. I’ve subscribed to your new channel. Best of luck with it. I’ve been a full time gardener now for 6yrs. I agree with a lot of what you are saying. I disagree with a bit also. But I really like your honesty and there is no right or wrong way to run every business. You do what’s best for you in your area. I do what works for me in mine. Good luck with the YT channel and your business! Happy to chat anytime.
How strange, I work in the south east, I could never charge those prices here. People think a lawn cut is only worth £10 as only takes a short time. But suppose if people are willing to quote that, that’s all customers think it is worth!
Great video. Pricing is doing my head in.