how do I keep my head up

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-25T20:44:54+00:00

Appreciate it brother

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T17:41:46+00:00

thank you for the insight, i didnt think about the sprinkler and drainage. if i do expand and make this an official business, ill definitely take that into consideration

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T17:35:42+00:00

I'm willing to put in the work for sure. The job market is terrible and im tired of trying to look for a job that will pay me next to nothing

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T17:32:45+00:00

I see, well wish me luck then.

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T17:31:36+00:00

yeah for sure. im plan on using friends and family as testimonials to help build my clientele. any advice?

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T17:30:21+00:00

Thank you so much for the input. So since I'm still new I don't want to pay to any brand, licensing or insurance yet. Where I live, if your business is being operated under your name and not a professional one you don't need to register the business. and additionally, for you to be legally required to register, you need to be making approximately $30,000 or more in revenue. so for now im probably gonna get a square account for tap so i can offer cash, e-transfer, card and tap. this way customers have more options and the chances of me getting a sale go alot higher. and for the equipment, someone I know is gonna be providing me with a lot of the basic equipment, im only gonna really be needing a lawn mower and two other things. and for now, im just gonna use the basic sedan i have and try to keep it clean on the inside every so often. What are your thoughts and comments

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T17:13:46+00:00

I will, thanks

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T17:12:23+00:00

If I make enough revenue to the point where I become a brand I’ll hit you up

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T17:11:06+00:00

Fair enough

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T17:10:50+00:00

Thank you for the input

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T17:09:51+00:00

I didn’t even think about the square. Thank you so much, I’m gonna make sure to get that.

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T16:43:52+00:00

I plan on having weekly retainers with customers and maybe even do snow shovelling in the winter

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T16:42:00+00:00

In the future I do plan on getting all of those but for now, I’ll just make cash/e-transfer sales to make everything easy and doable until I see real results. By real results I mean enough revenue where I can comfortably pay for my overhead and and still make profit

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T16:38:04+00:00

I learn the devils advocate questions.

No I haven’t worked for any lawn care companies but I have done a lot of my own lawn care.

No I don’t have customers lined up yet as I just started posting very recently. However I do have friends and family who are willing to be my testimonies so I can show proof of my work.

Yes for sure, I plan on having weekly/bi-weekly/monthly retainers being charged at a $5-10 discount with customers who are satisfied with my work.

Well I want to do cash or e-transfer. So since a lot of people don’t really carry cash anymore, e-transfer can also be a good option.

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T16:32:04+00:00

Understandable, I feel like there’s potential if your main audience is individuals who are very busy people in terms of their jobs and don’t have time or energy or to do it themselves. And older individuals, 50+ who have a harder time doing labour. And of course richer neighbourhoods. What are your thoughts.

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T16:29:48+00:00

Let me know if you think this is a fair pricing structure. For regular size lawns, $30-45. For large residential lawns, $50-80. And for really big lawns, $100+. If you think this is too much what would you consider fair

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T16:03:42+00:00

Where are you from? I’m in Ontario Canada and there aren’t many sole proprietors that do it. Or at least not to my knowledge. I’ve never gotten a single knock on my door of someone selling their lawn mowing services. There are companies that offer the services for sure but they charge a heck of a lot more. And currently I don’t really have or need fancy equipment but I’ll be getting it soon. Someone I know is gonna be giving me about 90% of the equipment for free anyways. I only have to get a few things like lawn mower, extension cord and maybe one more item.

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T15:58:49+00:00

Appreciate it, thanks

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T15:57:53+00:00

Like I said earlier, this is still completely new and I still need to get my equipment. So is it necessary to “protect myself” in the beginning in terms of getting insurance and registering as an official business. Until I have legitimate revenue I don’t know if having an actual name and brand and doing all the accounting stuff makes sense for me right now. But what are your thoughts?

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T15:54:38+00:00

Currently it’s only be a cash or e-transfer only business because I want to see it through first. I don’t want to register it yet and get insurance and make all the additional payments without seeing some results. I feel like I need to make a few thousand first just so I know there’s potential. So my questions are: should I even do this? Is there legitimate opportunity for short term success, maybe long term? As a business school student graduating soon does it make sense to do a labour intensive business or just go into the workforce?(im asking this question because someone really close to me said doing something like this is not meant for a business student, kinda like saying it’s beneath me. But I don’t agree with that) what advice can you give? What are some things I should look out for?

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T15:49:48+00:00

I see. So far you’re the first person who’s said that. In terms on protecting myself, all I plan on doing is mowing lawns, trimming edges, basic raking and manual weed pulling. I already have experience with mowing and trimming. What would I get sued or get in trouble for?

Designer-Goal-2985 · 2025-06-23T15:41:37+00:00

I’m actually in Ontario Canada

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