You Can Mow Grass For Extra Cash In The Down Economy
Day after day more and more people are losing their jobs as companies cut back labor forces in reaction to the recession. But that doesnt mean that you have to lay down and let yourself fall into bankruptcy. If you take a little advice, you can make big bucks on the side and meet your bills each and every month.
Here are a couple tips for you on getting out and earning a little extra cash to help pay the bills during these tough times.
Get Out And Cut That Grass
We are fast approaching the spring season and that means consumers will be looking to set up lawn care services for the season. If you get on top of things, you can grab your share of customers and get well underway.
Because it is still early, you can get out, beat the streets, and get some customers that would have gone to the professional landscapers this year. The best course of action is to make up a few thousand fliers and hang them on doors around your neighborhood. If you want to really get some calls, leave fliers on the same doors for 2 weeks in a row. This gets your name in front of folks. The more fliers, the more calls.
Another key is to keep your customers bunched up in tight groups to increase your efficiencies. When you get a customer to sign up with you, go and talk to their direct neighbors and sign them up also. This will save you time and gas money.
Once you get a few customers, the most important thing is to know how much to charge them. You don’t want to over charge because you will not get anyone to sign up with you. But on the other hand, you don’t want to undercut yourself and lose potential profits. I’d recommend you charge around $20 or $25 to cut a lawn that takes you about an hour to complete.
In addition, you can get incremental additional revenue to upselling your current customers. The way you do that is while you are mowing, you ask if you can also weed out their flower beds for an additional payday. You may also clean their gutters or wash their windows a couple times per year which can increase your profits.
The idea here is to gain a customer base, offer quality service, and then get more from the customers you have by continually delivering good results and reliable timing. If you get started now, you’ll be earning extra cash in no time!
Tags: business, economy, garden, gardening, home improvement, internet marketing, landscape, lawn, money, work from home
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