Would you be willing to sign a 6 mos. contract to have your lawn mowed by one business?

Question

If yes then what would you expect them to do for you?

Answer 1

If I was interested in having a service do my lawn, there would be no problem with a 6 months contract or a contract running through the end of the grass growing season. The contract would lock in the customer's costs.

Answer 2

I sign an annual contract for my house and my business. The services provided are slightly different for the house than for the business.
I assume you are thinking about starting a lawn care or landscaping business?????
Make a list of "ala carte" services. Give your clients the option of what they want you to do and how often. Then price your services to make a profit based on the services reuested.
Start with a basic cut and blow service. Cut the grass and blow the clippings off the hard surfaces. Then let them add whatever they want. Edging, weeding, fertilizer, pest control, insecticide, hedge trimming, fall cleanup, gutter cleaning, etc. etc. etc. The options are only limited by your imagination.
I meet with my lawn guy in January and cut him a check for the whole year. I get a 10% discount and I don't have to worry about him overbooking and not being able to fit me in. I also lock in my price before gas costs rise for the Summer.
I doubt I would sign a contract for 6 months. What if the "season" goes beyond 6 months? Your grass could still be growing after the contract expires and will require an additional service at an additional charge.
So, to answer your original question - No I would not sign a 6 month contract.

Answer 3

I would sign a contract that would spell out what would be done and what the cost would be. It would also spell out what happened if they didn't keep their part of the contract.
I hired mine done once but they kept not mowing because it was raining then expected the same monthly amount and still when it was too dry to grow.
My mom has had trouble getting decent work done too. The last one wouldn't come if she wasn't home because the gate might be locked, she never locked the gate.
I think a company would have to be pretty well respected for me to want a contract.

Answer 4

attempt merchandising in information papers or craigslist if fairly some human beings apply it to your section. commence off with low costs like 12$ and hour for yardwork, and as you build a solid customer base you could improve that. as quickly as you build some thing of an infrastructure and function some workers etc commence and constrained criminal duty employer. Then attempt going to places that require fairly some backyard artwork, like an condo complicated or some shops and stuff and ask how lots they pay for maintenece and grant them a decrease cost purely to get your foot in the door with a settlement.