Once you’ve decided to start a gardening business you will need to think about a pricing strategy in your quoting I can imagine that at least a hundred questions come to your mind when you think about pricing, such as:<\/p>\n
I’ll try to guide you through the pricing process and hopefully you’ll find the answers that you’re looking for below.\u00a0Consider these things when doing quoting\u00a0for a client:<\/p>\n
The gardening business is tricky because you never know exactly how much of your time the task can take.<\/p>\n
I suggest you to have both rates set: hourly and by task, because in some situations you’ll see that it’s better if you charge hourly & vice versa.<\/p>\n
You shouldn’t be scared to approach your competition and ask for their advice. Usually people are happy to help you.<\/p>\n
However, if you don’t feel comfortable contacting the competition then you can ask a friend to get a\u00a0quote from your competitor to see their quoting strategy. Afterwards, you should use this information to set up a competitive pricing strategy.<\/p>\n
You should evaluate every task very precisely, otherwise, you won’t make the optimal amount of money. Add up everything: tools, taxes, insurance, petrol and so on.<\/p>\n
Also, calculate the risk of the task i.e. if you have to cut a tree, evaluate the height, the size etc. If a customer evaluates a task as risky, s\/he is most likely willing to pay a premium for your services. Obviously, the first time is the most difficult to evaluate everything 100% accurately but you’ll see that it’ll get easier in the future. Practise makes perfect!<\/p>\n
Once you’ve decided on all these small things writing a new quote will become easier every time you do.<\/p>\n