Im going onto my third year of business. Fell into it, really, but I always had a passion for lawns. I work only in school hours, so 5 hours a maximum a day. I have a tightish run (could be tighter, will make adjustments over winter, only cover my own suburb and 1 either direction) i average roughly $600-$700 a day between 5-7 clients a day. I try not to worry too much about price per job but rather what i can make in those hours. I always thought i was making pretty good money from the start and a big thanks to one of the fb groups for contractors that i found within days of starting that got me on the right direction straight off the bat. I also offer dethatching and coring which are great money makers. Really looking forward to listening to more podcasts from your channel.
In my area (central Coast, NSW) i think we are a border line necessary service! As cost of living increases, residents are needing to spend more time away from their properties to be able to keep the roof over their heads meaning they therefore have less time to look after the lawns/gardens/gutters etc, BUT they are still house proud people and still want their property looking nice
Iam in regional NSW and have rates just under $100 for personal and hand tool work and then $150-250 on top for machinery depending what we are using. We definitely get push back from clients but at the end of the day we work at high efficiency. There is a lot of people running at $70-$90 in our area but they are on residential machines and in the end take multiple hours on job.
Impressive content, The Australian Lawn & Garden Podcast. Eager to see your next upload from you. I crushed that thumbs up icon on your video. Keep up the amazing work! I'm curious, do you think the increasing rates are more influenced by market demand or have they been driven by improvements in business practices and efficiencies within the lawn care industry?
@KeyserTheRedBeard I think it's education, people are learning how to charge what they need to have the business they want. The market is still supporting it
My Avg right now is $75hr and set prices for lawns. Im in NZ, constantly having to explain to people if you want good work your gonna have to pay more than you expect over some cheap poor work. Some people stuck thinking their lawns should cost $17 haha.
I'm a rural contractor, been in business for just over 18 months now. Operate in a town of less than 5000, with a larger hub half an hour away of about 50000. I charge in the vicinity of $120+ without a problem. I started at $90. I'm booked out all the time, and the bulk of my local competition are working for a stated $50ph charge
It's definitely the education factor from guys like you and also the sample and replies would be skewed by a lot of the more active and premium business contractors I believe. Obviously some inflation and passing on costs but hopefully with guys like you and the groups we can drag up the prices for everyone.
Hey Luke, awesome content mate. As a domestic user that likes high end products. I'm thinking of changing all my Honda gear over to Battery... I've seen your videos with all the good brands.... Now what would you choose/ recommend? Cheers Pat
@Pattygti72 honestly, there is very little difference between the high end brands. A lot of it comes down to preference. Probably not quite the answer you wanted but it is true. Ego, Greenworks, Toro, Makita, Milwaukee, Stihl, Husqvarna.... find the ones that you like the feel of the best.
im not sure in why but i've been in this industry since 2009 straight out of college but majority of my clients want quality work and iv also had experience in retail prior to this so i do think it's upskilling. i have also decreased some services and focus on quality rather than quantity
I’d be very interested in you’re free course for starting out I’ll keep my eyes peeled liking & enjoying your videos, keen to get out of the mining industry & spend time with family & work outside
You are asking pretty much the same people each year. And the low to middle hourly rate look at your data and think I'm missing out and too low so up their prices. Then the higher hourly rate people look at the data and think I'm not as high as I was so I better put my prices up. And around and around we go
For sure you’re the cause of inflation mate haha. In Sydney if you’re charging less than $100 p/hr you’re cutting yourself short. Gotta know your worth. I do appreciate the yearly figures and the numbers you crunch, so thank you. And yes, do increase my prices yearly. I got a formula off LMCA being: Clients under $100 = $10 price rise. Clients over $100 = 10% rise.
The $50 contractors have found something better to do with their time. The $60-80 contractors are already too heavily booked to take on new clients. Customer has no choice but to start paying $100+.
This podcast is the gold of lawn care business, full support.
Btw the link for the course is showing “404 error”
@JackSparrow-cm5jc very strange, the link is corect and works if you paste it in the browser. But doesn't work if clicked on TH-cam 🤷♂️
easily one of the best podcasts on this topic. really appreciate all your effort on this poddy, wealth of information in every ep.
Im going onto my third year of business. Fell into it, really, but I always had a passion for lawns. I work only in school hours, so 5 hours a maximum a day. I have a tightish run (could be tighter, will make adjustments over winter, only cover my own suburb and 1 either direction) i average roughly $600-$700 a day between 5-7 clients a day. I try not to worry too much about price per job but rather what i can make in those hours. I always thought i was making pretty good money from the start and a big thanks to one of the fb groups for contractors that i found within days of starting that got me on the right direction straight off the bat. I also offer dethatching and coring which are great money makers. Really looking forward to listening to more podcasts from your channel.
It’s great to hear you’ve found a niche that works for you!
In my area (central Coast, NSW) i think we are a border line necessary service! As cost of living increases, residents are needing to spend more time away from their properties to be able to keep the roof over their heads meaning they therefore have less time to look after the lawns/gardens/gutters etc, BUT they are still house proud people and still want their property looking nice
Great video, I look forward to watching some more.
Iam in regional NSW and have rates just under $100 for personal and hand tool work and then $150-250 on top for machinery depending what we are using.
We definitely get push back from clients but at the end of the day we work at high efficiency. There is a lot of people running at $70-$90 in our area but they are on residential machines and in the end take multiple hours on job.
Impressive content, The Australian Lawn & Garden Podcast. Eager to see your next upload from you. I crushed that thumbs up icon on your video. Keep up the amazing work! I'm curious, do you think the increasing rates are more influenced by market demand or have they been driven by improvements in business practices and efficiencies within the lawn care industry?
@KeyserTheRedBeard I think it's education, people are learning how to charge what they need to have the business they want.
The market is still supporting it
My Avg right now is $75hr and set prices for lawns. Im in NZ, constantly having to explain to people if you want good work your gonna have to pay more than you expect over some cheap poor work. Some people stuck thinking their lawns should cost $17 haha.
I'm a rural contractor, been in business for just over 18 months now. Operate in a town of less than 5000, with a larger hub half an hour away of about 50000.
I charge in the vicinity of $120+ without a problem. I started at $90. I'm booked out all the time, and the bulk of my local competition are working for a stated $50ph charge
@0nashman0 that's great to hear, what do you think has led to you getting great work? Is there anything that other rural businesses should do?
It's definitely the education factor from guys like you and also the sample and replies would be skewed by a lot of the more active and premium business contractors I believe. Obviously some inflation and passing on costs but hopefully with guys like you and the groups we can drag up the prices for everyone.
Is this just for mowing lawns, or does the hrly rate include pruning, retic and landscaping?
@@Leftyintollerable mowing and garden maintenance are the most common services
Are these numbers including GST or excluding GST?
Hey Luke, awesome content mate. As a domestic user that likes high end products. I'm thinking of changing all my Honda gear over to Battery... I've seen your videos with all the good brands.... Now what would you choose/ recommend? Cheers Pat
@Pattygti72 honestly, there is very little difference between the high end brands. A lot of it comes down to preference.
Probably not quite the answer you wanted but it is true.
Ego, Greenworks, Toro, Makita, Milwaukee, Stihl, Husqvarna.... find the ones that you like the feel of the best.
I'm in landscape material supply. There is a massive market for the product, there is a large population of people that can afford it.
im not sure in why but i've been in this industry since 2009 straight out of college but majority of my clients want quality work and iv also had experience in retail prior to this so i do think it's upskilling. i have also decreased some services and focus on quality rather than quantity
I’d be very interested in you’re free course for starting out I’ll keep my eyes peeled liking & enjoying your videos, keen to get out of the mining industry & spend time with family & work outside
You are asking pretty much the same people each year. And the low to middle hourly rate look at your data and think I'm missing out and too low so up their prices. Then the higher hourly rate people look at the data and think I'm not as high as I was so I better put my prices up. And around and around we go
Sounds like everyone is winning and being paid what they're worth.
@@markwindy8282 that could be part of it.
For sure you’re the cause of inflation mate haha. In Sydney if you’re charging less than $100 p/hr you’re cutting yourself short. Gotta know your worth.
I do appreciate the yearly figures and the numbers you crunch, so thank you.
And yes, do increase my prices yearly. I got a formula off LMCA being:
Clients under $100 = $10 price rise.
Clients over $100 = 10% rise.
The $50 contractors have found something better to do with their time. The $60-80 contractors are already too heavily booked to take on new clients. Customer has no choice but to start paying $100+.