Hi Reader

We just picked up our third van last week.

We are trying to keep the business small, but with three of us working part-time and closing on 200 lawns, coordinating was starting to get tricky. There were times when all three of us needed to be on the road simultaneously.

We have been as high as five vehicles before, but we were employing staff and didn't want to go down that road again.

This time around, it's strictly family.

We like to operate out of vans and run each van solo without a trailer. It makes things much easier and improves turnover.

When we ran two-person teams, we found that we could not double what one person could do solo. At best, we would increase turnover by sixty percent. I am unsure why this happens and where that extra time goes, but there you are.

Let's say, for example, that one person going out in a van without a tailor can make $400 a day. (These are just ballpark figures; yours may differ in your area.) Then, one would assume that two people could make $800. We found that the two people would actually make around $600. So, go figure, we eventually had everyone go out solo.

You do have the expense of having another vehicle on the road, but the extra income makes it worthwhile.

The lawnmowing101 membership.

We have been working with many lawn-mowing businesses in the membership. The main focus is on reducing costs and increasing turnover. Maximising income without increasing your workload is one of the best things you can do for your business.

This is just a heads-up that we cannot keep the membership at its current price for much longer. There is too much content in the training. Therefore the price will be increasing on the 18th of this month. So, if you are thinking of seriously growing your business, then now is the time to lock in the current price for life.

​Lawnmowing101 membership. ​

Update on Google Websites

The Google My Business websites have disappeared. If you click on the link now, you will be redirected back to your Google My Business listing.

This redirection will only last until early June, and they will get an error message when they click the website link. The answer is to remove the website address from your listing or get a website built.

I built a couple of sites this week and created a demo site for my Gecko Lawns business. I hooked this one up to a Google Ads campainge. https://localservices.co.nz/gecko-lawns/

I am extending the $ 99-a-year offer for a build and hosting until early June. This will keep it in line with Google's schedule and allow people to get a site for a fair price before the redirection stops. You can order one here . The current build time is within seven days.

​

Now get out there, mow lawns, grow your business, and have fun.

Stuart

​

www.Lawnmowing101.com

Lawnmowing software 14-day free trial​

Unlimited Audiobooks for only $9.99 a month, 60-day free trial​

​

​

​

​