LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT COSTS
ITEM
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COST
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Trucks (2005
Tundra) http://bit.ly/Uoe0op
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$7500
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Landscape Trailers http://bit.ly/1pd3Fa2
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$1200 to $1500
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Backhoe http://bit.ly/1A77WRY
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$6,000
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Lawn mowers http://amzn.to/1rByGYD
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$300 each
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Gas-powered Edger/Trimmer http://amzn.to/Ut5XGH
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$100
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Rakes http://amzn.to/WDbXPh
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$20
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Leaf blower http://amzn.to/1jVAd9n
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$100
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Fertilizer http://amzn.to/WDej0o
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$20
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Weed Puller http://amzn.to/1A6CZNU
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$30
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Large and small
shovels http://amzn.to/1kcfsXn
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$30
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LANDSCAPE BUSINESS COSTS
PRODUCT
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COST
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Vehicle Insurance
|
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Equipment Insurance.
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Worker Insurance.
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Employer Insurance.
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Business Insurance, LLC
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WINTER LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT COSTS
ITEM
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COST
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Snow Blower http://bit.ly/1pH3r9C
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$400
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RELATED SERVICES
Service
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Price
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Sprinkler system
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Fertilizing
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Tree trimming
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Hauling trash to dump.
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Repairs related to specific expertize—car engines, washing machine, dryers, plumbing
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SPECIALIZED SERVICES TO ESTABLISH US AS EXPERTS
Specialized Service
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Price
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Fountains.
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Small construction—laying concrete,
assemble IKEA prodcuts.
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Grade your yard for adequate and appropriate drainage.
a. Show owner amount of annual
rainfall.
b. How to Grade: http://abt.cm/1runsn3
1) Rough grade with clay.
2) Add top soil, sod, and/or rock to
finish landscaping.
3) Rough Grading must be approved by
city inspectors.
4) Grading is often done by the
builder.
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BUSINESS-GENERATING NETWORK/CUSTOMERS
Network/Customers
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Benefit/Reciprocate?
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Builders
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We get work with them on every new housing project.
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City
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Commercial gigs. Get referrals
to other builders.
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Major Retailers in Town—Indoor & Outdoor Malls, Strip Malls,
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Commercial gigs with corporations.
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Home Owners
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Small Business Owners
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Farmers
|
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Arena Owners—rodeos, race tracks,
baseball & football stadiums, basketball arenas, convention centers,
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Apartment Complexes
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Townhome Complexes
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City Parks
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Affiliates—Realtors, Solar Power
installers, Home Building companies or contractors, Interior Design companies,
Hot Tub companies, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Hardware stores, Lumber companies,
etc.
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NEIGHBORHOODS
CITIES
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Northglenn
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Thornton
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Boulder
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Westminister
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Broomfield
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Brighton
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MARKETING CAMPAIGN
1. Craigslist with
video, list of services, list of benefits, list of guarantees.
2. Flyers on doors in
the neighborhood.
3. Local newspaper. Press release. All guns blazing.
4. Ask permission to
put signs with our company name and number on lawns where we’ve provided
landscaping and gardening services.
5. Vinyl decals to
place on work vehicles and trucks.
COMPETITION
1. http://fortcollins.craigslist.org/fgs/4544649501.html
3. Blue Spruce Inc.
Here is their website.
4. Irrigation
Landscape Systems, like sprinklers and fountains.
11. Big Green Sprinkler & Landscaping has a website. It's here. And here is their
Craigslist ad: Big Green Sprinkler
& Landscaping
12. J&J Landscaping does have a website. It's here. But they did not
post the URL to their website in their Craigslist ad.
Somebody screwed up.
13. Grassbusters.
Here is their Craigslist ad.
Their website contains an interesting price structure. They charge $75 for 24
hour service.
14.
Mile High Property
Maintenance's Craigslist ad. And here is their website. Their Facebook page is the best of the three online
presence that I've seen. Okay, this company is not a landscape company
per se, but they do offer sprinkler services. But their main position is
property management services. Smart company. It offers everything
from cooling, heating, plowing, welding, to security equipment. Nice
niche.
GOOD ADVICE on running a landscape business.
