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What had the biggest impact on your business in 2007?
Fuel prices - 41.67%
The economy - 7.59%
Employee issues - 10.34%
Insurance - 3.05%
Competition - 9.02%
Legislation - 0.86%
Weather - 15.92%
The internet - 0.92%
Equipment issues - 5.80%
Other - 4.83%
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How do you know how much to charge for Fertilizer (for a customer)?
May 09, 2008 - 7:33 PM - by Mitchell Arseneau
hey guys! im having a little trouble on how much i should charge for laying down fertilizer!! i mean, i feel like i know im doing a good job but i want to be as consistant as possible with each suctomer.. if u guys could help me outh that would be really nice! thanks yall
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belt drive, fixed deck.
May 07, 2008 - 10:53 PM - by wcubswin
are belt driven mowers with fixed decks really a pain in the butt? ive been looking to buy a 36 inch one for my first realy mower but have heard bad things about the belts falling off and being so hard to turn. any feedback would be great, thanks.
10 Replies \| 168 Views

toro personal pace mower
May 07, 2008 - 6:44 AM - by yardmanlee
does anyone have one for a trim mower ? they look pretty decent and the price is affordable just wondering how they are holding up and the cut thanks lee
8 Replies \| 160 Views

Birds:
May 06, 2008 - 10:28 PM - by BushwackersTwo
What are some effective and maybe natural bird repelling techniques? I know about pellet guns and chemical bird repellant, but is there anything else that can be used from the "fridge" or the "cupboard"?
2 Replies \| 74 Views

equipment
Apr 29, 2008 - 12:03 AM - by wcubswin
Me and a highschool friend just recently started a lawn service, and have already come to the realization that two 21 inch mowers will not work. So, we need to make a decision on what kind of mower we should buy. I have read online about the cub cadet 33 inch walk behind, but i dont hnk it is intended for commercial use and a 10.5 hp engine seems small. So do you think it would be worth my while to buy a used commercial mower, or a new residental thats is under warranty. Either way i want about... [Read More]
5 Replies \| 352 Views

What is best avenue for non-paying customers?
Apr 27, 2008 - 6:38 PM - by Mowmama
Hi! I have a few customers that are either slow payers or don't pay at all. I was wondering if there is anything to be done about non-payers. I was wondering if anyone else has been having these kind of problems and how you deal with it. Does anyone have any suggestions, thanks
20 Replies \| 509 Views

New Walker 52"GHS Deck
Apr 25, 2008 - 12:43 AM - by EliteLawnCare_NC
I just wanted to see everyones opinions on it and to see if anyone was using it yet etc. So lets see what you think.
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My school won
Apr 05, 2008 - 12:56 PM - by Advanced Landscape
North Metro Tech won the PLANET school career day competition. 66 different schools competed in different aspects of our industry from mowing, plant ID, paver building, sales, etc.... We have been in the top 10 for a few years and this year we won.
5 Replies \| 294 Views

New and slow spring start
Mar 24, 2008 - 9:55 PM - by slammedeuro20
This is my first year in business as well and after 400-600 flyers I have only got 2 calls for other then lawn care work, simple 1 time jobs. I have 2000 printed out and I strap on some roller blades and hit the pavement almost every day.I promise its more efficiant then driving them around. Anywho just wondering if anyone has any pointers for me. Im from southwest MI by the way. Season supposedly starts April 14th but we just got 6-8 inches of snow 3 days ago and I dont want to jump the gun... [Read More]
24 Replies \| 1,677 Views

Scam targets landscape firms

Mar 21, 2008 - 11:50 AM - by auhort1990

Just got this email from the Alabama Turfgrass Association:

Quote:

The Alabama Turfgrass Association has learned that an identify fraud scheme is targeting landscape firms across the United States. A firm receives a fax that says it is from the United... [Read More]

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