Comments for Evergreen Lawns http://www.evergreenlawns.com Lawn Care Maintenance Tips Sun, 16 May 2010 10:20:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Sod Installation Pricing Guide by alex http://www.evergreenlawns.com/2009/03/sod-installation-pricing-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-807 alex Sun, 16 May 2010 10:20:54 +0000 http://www.evergreenlawns.com/?p=121#comment-807 sod installation for me runs at about $2.00 a sq. ft installed with all materials and labour. a yard of sod here (in canada) goes for about $3.30 (2 rolls) (0.36 cents a sq.ft) the rest covers the top soil base, labour and bobcat rental if applicable. weither or not i rent a bobcat, price doesnt fluxuate that much. cause when your talking $300, on a 2000 sq. ft yard, it doesnt amount to soo much of a per sq. ft price change. sod installation for me runs at about $2.00 a sq. ft installed with all materials and labour. a yard of sod here (in canada) goes for about $3.30 (2 rolls) (0.36 cents a sq.ft) the rest covers the top soil base, labour and bobcat rental if applicable. weither or not i rent a bobcat, price doesnt fluxuate that much. cause when your talking $300, on a 2000 sq. ft yard, it doesnt amount to soo much of a per sq. ft price change.

]]> Comment on The First Steps In Starting A Lawn Care Business by Greg http://www.evergreenlawns.com/2009/03/the-first-steps-in-starting-a-lawn-care-business/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Greg Wed, 12 May 2010 01:38:45 +0000 http://www.evergreenlawns.com/?p=69#comment-806 very helpful way better then other sites thanks alot very helpful way better then other sites thanks alot

]]> Comment on Homeowner Lawn Mowing Tips by Yard of the Month - Houston - Texas (TX) - City-Data Forum http://www.evergreenlawns.com/2009/03/mowing-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Yard of the Month - Houston - Texas (TX) - City-Data Forum Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:53:28 +0000 http://www.evergreenlawns.com/?p=9#comment-802 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> Comment on Lawn Care Business Advertising Tips by Rick http://www.evergreenlawns.com/2009/03/lawn-care-business-advertising-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-797 Rick Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:29:45 +0000 http://www.evergreenlawns.com/?p=114#comment-797 I'm running one of the local/regional websites referred to above. It's a directory of lawn and landscape companies local to Cobb County GA (outside Atlanta). It just started this winter, and traffic levels are beginning to build as spring approaches. The site is at cobblawnandlandscape.com Any feedback on the perceived utility of the site, or its attractiveness for advertising (assuming you were a local company) would be appreciated. Rick I’m running one of the local/regional websites referred to above. It’s a directory of lawn and landscape companies local to Cobb County GA (outside Atlanta). It just started this winter, and traffic levels are beginning to build as spring approaches. The site is at cobblawnandlandscape.com

Any feedback on the perceived utility of the site, or its attractiveness for advertising (assuming you were a local company) would be appreciated.

Rick

]]> Comment on Lawn Care Business Advertising Tips by admin http://www.evergreenlawns.com/2009/03/lawn-care-business-advertising-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-796 admin Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:26:01 +0000 http://www.evergreenlawns.com/?p=114#comment-796 That will all depend on the website and what it is your advertising. If you are selling a product, or even a service that is not location restricted (ie: software support, help desk, etc.), then I believe it deffinately is worth investing some advertising dollars into. On the otherhand, if you are running a local lawn care business and the website in question is one of the large national landscaping forums, or other large national website, then you would probably be throwing money away. If your range of service is limited to lets say 40 miles, and you are advertising on a national website which has a user base of perhaps 1/10th of 1 percent local residents, then your return on investment is not going to be enough to justify the investment. There are some local regional websites, such as local classifieds that can deffinately pay off. But these are dependent on your location and what is available in your area. That will all depend on the website and what it is your advertising. If you are selling a product, or even a service that is not location restricted (ie: software support, help desk, etc.), then I believe it deffinately is worth investing some advertising dollars into.

On the otherhand, if you are running a local lawn care business and the website in question is one of the large national landscaping forums, or other large national website, then you would probably be throwing money away.

If your range of service is limited to lets say 40 miles, and you are advertising on a national website which has a user base of perhaps 1/10th of 1 percent local residents, then your return on investment is not going to be enough to justify the investment.

There are some local regional websites, such as local classifieds that can deffinately pay off. But these are dependent on your location and what is available in your area.

]]> Comment on Lawn Care Business Overhead Cost Estimating by admin http://www.evergreenlawns.com/2009/09/lawn-care-business-overhead-cost-estimating/comment-page-1/#comment-795 admin Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:15:49 +0000 http://www.evergreenlawns.com/?p=163#comment-795 There was nothing fancy about the fuel cost estimations. That came from doing some large jobs which keep a crew going steady for hours and just figuring up how many gallons of fuel you used per piece of equipment and then dividing it by the number of hours it operated. I'm sure that some ace mechanic could give you some calculation of the amount of fuel that a certain small engine uses during normal operation, but I just never felt that would work for me. For starters, those calculations are based on a new machine running in optimum conditions and that is no where close to the way our equipment is ran. The average trimmer probably has 400 hours on it, and the guy using it is running it like he stole it. There was nothing fancy about the fuel cost estimations. That came from doing some large jobs which keep a crew going steady for hours and just figuring up how many gallons of fuel you used per piece of equipment and then dividing it by the number of hours it operated.

I’m sure that some ace mechanic could give you some calculation of the amount of fuel that a certain small engine uses during normal operation, but I just never felt that would work for me. For starters, those calculations are based on a new machine running in optimum conditions and that is no where close to the way our equipment is ran. The average trimmer probably has 400 hours on it, and the guy using it is running it like he stole it.

]]> Comment on Lawn Care Business Advertising Tips by Steve http://www.evergreenlawns.com/2009/03/lawn-care-business-advertising-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-794 Steve Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:38:26 +0000 http://www.evergreenlawns.com/?p=114#comment-794 This is good info, Thanks! What's your opinion on the value of websites for advertising? This is good info, Thanks! What’s your opinion on the value of websites for advertising?

]]> Comment on Lawn Care Business Overhead Cost Estimating by Adam http://www.evergreenlawns.com/2009/09/lawn-care-business-overhead-cost-estimating/comment-page-1/#comment-792 Adam Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:08:44 +0000 http://www.evergreenlawns.com/?p=163#comment-792 Great spreadsheet. Very helpful. How did you figure your fuel cost for your equiptment? Great spreadsheet. Very helpful. How did you figure your fuel cost for your equiptment?

]]> Comment on Sod Installation Pricing Guide by Robert http://www.evergreenlawns.com/2009/03/sod-installation-pricing-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-791 Robert Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:54:33 +0000 http://www.evergreenlawns.com/?p=121#comment-791 thanks for the info. its been a while since i priced out sod. prices have definitely shot up. <a href='http://www.a-1sprinklerrepair.com' rel="nofollow">valve repair backflow sprayers rotors drip systems</a> thanks for the info. its been a while since i priced out sod. prices have definitely shot up.

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]]> Comment on Lawn Care Business Overhead Cost Estimating by Jill http://www.evergreenlawns.com/2009/09/lawn-care-business-overhead-cost-estimating/comment-page-1/#comment-790 Jill Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:04:24 +0000 http://www.evergreenlawns.com/?p=163#comment-790 My husband and I run a small lawn care company with 2 other employees. Though the equipment and pay scales are different here, your spread sheet was able to point out some of our accounts that we deffinately were undercharging. Thanks again for all the free info on lawn care you offer with your site. Jill, Dallas, Tx My husband and I run a small lawn care company with 2 other employees. Though the equipment and pay scales are different here, your spread sheet was able to point out some of our accounts that we deffinately were undercharging. Thanks again for all the free info on lawn care you offer with your site.

Jill,
Dallas, Tx

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