Do you keep track of your time in your lawn care business?
Time mowing, time eating, time sitting at the gas station, etc, etc.

Have you ever even thought about it?

All of us have the same 24 hours in a day.
The better use we make of it, the more money we can make, and the
more time we can have to do what we want.

If you save 10 minutes here and 10 minutes there it can really add
up in a week’s time.

We do 3 things that have made a huge difference in our
lawn business:

1. I have a sheet we use to note the start time and end time on
each property and the travel time in between.
We try and make the time better and better each visit.

2. We try to make our route each day so we have properties that are
closest to each other in one route.
(the time you spend driving in between each client doesn’t pay your
business or ours anything, in fact it actually costs us money)

3. In areas where we only have 1 property to mow we market heavily
in that area to get more customers.
We like to have tons of properties in one small area.
Some neighborhoods we even have several houses in a row.
This means we don’t even have to load the equipment to go to the
next property!

Not only is tracking your time very useful in your business,
it’s actually become like a game to us.
See if you can keep making your times better and better.

Have a great day,
Patrick

Everyone with a home longs to have a beautiful, lush, professional looking lawn. The upside to this is a well-maintained lawn will add value to the home itself, and it will boost your self-esteem to have a lawn admired by others. The problem is that a well-maintained yard requires regular work, and not everyone appreciates this fact. You must take certain steps regularly to accomplish this goal.

1. Weekly lawn mowing is probably the most important step to take. Be sure to keep the blades on your mowing equipment sharp. This will allow the mower to cut, and not to tear or shred the blades of grass. Check with the professionals in your area to find out the optimal height for your type to turf grass. Maintain the lawn at the same overall height, this will help to reduce the amount of stress on the grass; also, it will look better if the entire lawn has been cut at the same height.

2. Regular watering is a requirement for any lawn. Plants of any type require regular watering, and your lawn is the same way. One of the worst things that could happen to your lawn would be for it to go without water until it turns brown. This could and probably will kill a good portion of your lawn turf, the portion of the lawn that does not die off, will be in very poor health. You should avoid this situation if possible, since it is very difficult for a lawn to recover from this. Remember, proper watering will help to promote the health and color of your lawn.

3. Weed, Weed, Weed. This is another factor than can harm your lawn. You should make an effort to keep weeds from taking over any area of your lawn. Once they take hold, you will wish you had spent more time weeding. The weeds take moisture and nutrients meant for your lawn. The weeds can also begin to choke out the grass, leaving you with a mixture of your favorite turf grass, and your least favorite weeds. While on your knees weeding, also look out for pests that can also damage your lawn. You can use pesticides to handle the bugs, insects, and other pests that can infest your lawn, because these critters can cause the same effects on your lawn as weeds.

There are various systems, methods, plans, steps and other things to ensure a lush lawn. However, just by following the simple, basic steps above, you will make a good start on your journey to having a beautiful lawn.

Everyone with a home longs to have a beautiful, lush, professional looking lawn. The upside to this is a well-maintained lawn will add value to the home itself, and it will boost your self-esteem to have a lawn admired by others. The problem is that a well-maintained yard requires regular work, and not everyone appreciates this fact. You must take certain steps regularly to accomplish this goal.

1. Weekly lawn mowing is probably the most important step to take. Be sure to keep the blades on your mowing equipment sharp. This will allow the mower to cut, and not to tear or shred the blades of grass. Check with the professionals in your area to find out the optimal height for your type to turf grass. Maintain the lawn at the same overall height, this will help to reduce the amount of stress on the grass; also, it will look better if the entire lawn has been cut at the same height.

2. Regular watering is a requirement for any lawn. Plants of any type require regular watering, and your lawn is the same way. One of the worst things that could happen to your lawn would be for it to go without water until it turns brown. This could and probably will kill a good portion of your lawn turf, the portion of the lawn that does not die off, will be in very poor health. You should avoid this situation if possible, since it is very difficult for a lawn to recover from this. Remember, proper watering will help to promote the health and color of your lawn.

3. Weed, Weed, Weed. This is another factor than can harm your lawn. You should make an effort to keep weeds from taking over any area of your lawn. Once they take hold, you will wish you had spent more time weeding. The weeds take moisture and nutrients meant for your lawn. The weeds can also begin to choke out the grass, leaving you with a mixture of your favorite turf grass, and your least favorite weeds. While on your knees weeding, also look out for pests that can also damage your lawn. You can use pesticides to handle the bugs, insects, and other pests that can infest your lawn, because these critters can cause the same effects on your lawn as weeds.

There are various systems, methods, plans, steps and other things to ensure a lush lawn. However, just by following the simple, basic steps above, you will make a good start on your journey to having a beautiful lawn.

We finally have the lawn care mowing game ready to go. You can see it here: Lawn Care Game
We offer the game with the mowers in red, yellow, orange, or green so they will look like your mower!

I’m going to make it available on CD as a bonus to our lawn care business package but you can get it by itself if you want for $9.95.

Let me know what you think….
We are talking about doing a landscaping game next.

This is one of the things we’ve been working on for 2006.
We’re only a few weeks away from having a new lawn care mowing game ready to release. I think everyone will like it. It’s pretty addictive and we think that it’s very cool.

Here are some screenshots of the lawn care game.

Here’s how it works…
You pull up in your truck, choose if you want to start with a zero turn radius mower, a walk behind mower, a trimmer, edger or a blower.
Once you do that the timer starts and you get to work.
There are 4 lawns to mow, trim, and clean up. High scrores can be posted at the lawn care forum.

The program is free to use online and you can get a copy of it on CD if you want for a small charge by going here.