I found this video and realized that it has never been posted, but it's really good, so I wanted to share it with you. If you have been watching my channel for a while, you know that I am no longer selling my service, and all of my projects are now free of charge to the community. However, this project was from when I was still in business. For the people who would like to know a pricing breakdown of what this service cost, I have left a breakdown below. I know that this will help many people who are in business and just trying to figure it out so that they can make a living.
At this time, I billed out my services at $125 an hour, and the dump site visit is included in the hourly price. The total price for the cleanup on these two properties was $500. I used this hourly method for all of my cleanups. The benefits of billing hourly on cleanups are that you are always in a zone of making a profit versus charging by the job, where you could go negative very easily. It's super easy to underestimate how many leaves and how long a leaf cleanup will take you. There are also different expectations from client to client. So, if they know that they are paying for the time that you work, then they will not have unrealistic expectations of cleaning up every leaf. This is very important because while you can get the majority of leaves, there will always be a very small amount that you are not able to clean up without being at that property for several more hours.
I am not telling you to not do a good job. However, many times while cleaning up leaves, they are still falling or they have been rained on, and the very bottom layer has begun to break down and is sticking to the soil. Once you have cleaned up that massive majority of leaves, the small bit that is left stuck in the dirt will dry out and be much easier to clean up on a follow-up visit. Leaf removals should not be done only once a year. It is terrible for your lawn to let the leaves sit on the grass too long, as it will kill the turf. My suggestion is that for your existing lawn care clients, you try to get them on a regular service schedule with no less than a monthly leaf cleanup service through fall and the winter months, but a weekly or biweekly schedule is ideal for both you as the business owner and the homeowner. When you come on a more frequent schedule, this allows you to clean up the leaves before they get too thick and wet to clean up easily. This means you will be at the property for less time but there more often. This will keep you busy and the client's property looking great. This will also give you steady income and avoid a huge bill for the client.
The service in this video was at about 2 weeks right after the heavy drop. That is another thing when it comes to leaves; they come in waves. You will see trees like maples and elms drop sooner in the fall, and trees like oaks will typically have 3 drops: a first drop that is light, a heavy drop, and just when you are completely over leaves and want nothing else to do with them... well, here comes the third drop. This will happen in early spring. I hope all of this information helps whether you are in business or looking to pay for a leaf cleanup. one more thing is that magnolia trees don't drop leaves in the fall, just the the heat of the summer and they are a pain to clean up. learn the trees in your area and what they do during the season and that will immensely help you in your business. I mention this because it will affect your pricing. say a lawn has a magnolia tree, well you need to find out what your customers' expectations are for the stuff that falls if they want it cleaned up all season you will need to figure that into your lawn mowing price. that will be extra time that is consumed in the day and often times in the amount of time that it takes you to clean up those leaves / seed pods you could have mowed another property start to finish.
The last thing I want to say to the business owners out there is that if you choose to charge by the hour, you must not be unethical. This means NO BREAKS WHILE WORKING. You can stop for a second to get water, but you better be doing something while you are drinking it. Remember they are paying for your time, and if they see you taking breaks, they will remember that more than seeing you work for hours. DON'T BE LAZY. Nothing works unless you do, and billing by the hour will piss people off if they don't see that you are an absolute machine.
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