another lawn care operator and he was telling me that I’m charging way to low for my landscaping services. He would charge a lot more than what I’m changing for the average lawn mowing.”

For answers on how to resolve this lawn care business issue we turned to our friend Troy Tiedeman

When you operate a lawn care business and market your business, you will gain new customers. Sifting through these potential lawn care customers to find which ones are right for your lawn care business is a very important process many new lawn care business owners fail to do. Here at Gopher Lawn Care Business Software our lawn care business forum tends to become a head quarters for lawn care businesses who are trying to learn how to get their businesses to grow. Let's take a look at the question of pre-qualifying new potential customers who call you.

A question came in from our forum member Gman. He asked ”I am always getting new customers, but then I lose one. There seems to be a big turnover all the time. Is this how it is in the lawn care business is? Just wondering if this is normal or am I doing something wrong."

"I think that I’m offering my lawn care services way too cheap for the amount of work that I’m doing for all my clients. When I’m there I am always doing an extra small landscaping job for every client to improve the yard and lawn. Nine out of ten times I’m not charging anything for the lawn care service. I was talking to another lawn care operator and he was telling me that I’m charging way to low for my landscaping services. He would charge a lot more than what I’m changing for the average lawn mowing.”

For answers on how to resolve this lawn care business issue we turned to our friend Troy Tiedeman

Lawn Care Business Software our lawn care business forum tends to become a head quarters for lawn care businesses who are trying to learn how to get their businesses to grow. Let's take a look at the question of pre-qualifying new potential customers who call you.

A question came in from our forum member Gman. He asked ”I am always getting new customers, but then I lose one. There seems to be a big turnover all the time. Is this how it is in the lawn care business is? Just wondering if this is normal or am I doing something wrong."

"I think that I’m offering my lawn care services way too cheap for the amount of work that I’m doing for all my clients. When I’m there I am always doing an extra small landscaping job for every client to improve the yard and lawn. Nine out of ten times I’m not charging anything for the lawn care service. I was talking to another lawn care operator and he was telling me that I’m charging way to low for my landscaping services. He would charge a lot more than what I’m changing for the average lawn mowing.”

For answers on how to resolve this lawn care business issue we turned to our friend Troy Tiedeman

from our forum member Gman. He asked ”I am always getting new customers, but then I lose one. There seems to be a big turnover all the time. Is this how it is in the lawn care business is? Just wondering if this is normal or am I doing something wrong."

"I think that I’m offering my lawn care services way too cheap for the amount of work that I’m doing for all my clients. When I’m there I am always doing an extra small landscaping job for every client to improve the yard and lawn. Nine out of ten times I’m not charging anything for the lawn care service. I was talking to another lawn care operator and he was telling me that I’m charging way to low for my landscaping services. He would charge a lot more than what I’m changing for the average lawn mowing.”

For answers on how to resolve this lawn care business issue we turned to our friend Troy Tiedeman

wn care services way too cheap for the amount of work that I’m doing for all my clients. When I’m there I am always doing an extra small landscaping job for every client to improve the yard and lawn. Nine out of ten times I’m not charging anything for the lawn care service. I was talking to another lawn care operator and he was telling me that I’m charging way to low for my landscaping services. He would charge a lot more than what I’m changing for the average lawn mowing.”

For answers on how to resolve this lawn care business issue we turned to our friend Troy Tiedeman

another lawn care operator and he was telling me that I’m charging way to low for my landscaping services. He would charge a lot more than what I’m changing for the average lawn mowing.”

For answers on how to resolve this lawn care business issue we turned to our friend Troy Tiedeman owner of Tiedeman llc. a Central Michigan provider of environmentally responsible lawn care.

Troy responded by saying “perhaps you just have the wrong type of customers and it has nothing to do with you. Because of how low your price is you are attracting the price shoppers. Raise up your price and don’t be disappointed when a customer tells you that you’re too much. Don’t expect to land every single lawn care account. If you do land every account, then yes your prices are definitely too low.”

Troy went on to say "Let me throw you some examples of different phone conservations you might have with customers and in the conversations I am going to have what you SHOULD say and do."

C=Customer and G=You

Situation 1:
G: This is Gman lawn care how may I help you.

C: I am looking for someone to cut my lawn

G: Are you looking for a one cut or seasonal service?

C: I am just looking for a one time cut while my mower is serviced.

G: Well, I am sorry, we do not offer one time cuts. Sorry I couldn’t help you.

Conclusion: Do not take on one time mowers. You will gain nothing from it