Garden services and lawn mowing: your step-by-step start

What is inside

1. Module 1

   Is this right for you?

   What it involves, who pays, and honest expectations.

   1. How garden services and lawn mowing worksFree · 5 min
   2. Honest expectations4 min (in the full guide)
2. Module 2

   Set up and price

   What you need and what to charge.

   1. Your startup kit, costs and skills5 min (in the full guide)
   2. Pricing and getting paid5 min (in the full guide)
   3. Your numbers: a worked example in rands5 min (in the full guide)
3. Module 3

   Your first week

   The first steps, in order.

   1. Your first week, step by step6 min (in the full guide)
   2. Week one, step 2: Check or borrow a mower and trimmer, and buy safety glasses3 min (in the full guide)
   3. Week one, step 3: Make a price list for small, medium and large gardens3 min (in the full guide)
   4. Week one, step 4: Post before-and-after photos in local groups3 min (in the full guide)
   5. Finding your first customers: who to message5 min (in the full guide)
   6. Messages to copy: your first customers5 min (in the full guide)
4. Module 4

   Your first month

   A routine that brings in customers.

   1. Your first 30 days: build a routine4 min (in the full guide)
   2. Month one, task 1: Book your first five clients on a weekly or fortnightly round3 min (in the full guide)
   3. Month one, task 2: Keep a route and payment diary3 min (in the full guide)
5. Module 5

   Months two and three

   Repeat what works, grow and stay safe.

   1. Days 31 to 90: repeat what works and grow4 min (in the full guide)
   2. Months two and three, task 1: Add hedge and clean-up jobs3 min (in the full guide)
   3. Months two and three, task 2: Approach a complex for a contract3 min (in the full guide)
   4. Getting paid safely and spotting scams4 min (in the full guide)
   5. Risks, rules, tax and staying safe5 min (in the full guide)

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