"Rotax100uk" wrote in message
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: I am now starting my own gardening business at the age of 20 and i would
: like to know if anyone here has any advice which you think i should
: need.
:

Funnily enough I started gardening as a job nearly 2 years ago now, I have
learned a lot mainly through my mistakes, this NG has been very helpful



: I have my own van and gardening equipment, petrol machines, and hand
: tools etc but i lack in experience that a "gardener" would have, so i
: have been taking on work which is just to gain experience like grass
: cutting, hedge trimming and weeding.
:
: I have been taking on work which at the moment is with retired women
: who cant look after their own gardens, i have been to price jobs with
: trouble as to how long a job will take me to complete. I have been
: charging £10 per hour which most of the retired people are having
: trouble with because of there pensions.

:
: My recent problem is that i am not charging enough to cover for petrol
: for my equipment, dumping rubbish and travelling to and from clients
: house.

You cannot afford to collect rubbish or garden waste, dispose of it on site,
chuck it in their bin or let the them get rid of it, as well as being very
time consuming tipping charges cost a fortune, skips also are not cheap, how
much do you think it would cost for a skip? tell them to set aside a small
area for a compost heap or to burn what is left.

If they still insist that you take it then tell them there is a hefty charge
for disposing of waste, actually its better to get that out of the way first
so there is no misunderstandings later.


: As you can see what problem i am faced with, i was just wondering if
: anyone hear can advice me what to do with my pricing?

Obviously you cannot afford to be out of pocket or you will end up out of
business, forget domestic work, you need to get the big contracts if you can
find them, no, I am certainly not going to part with this information, bear
in mind gardening work proper only lasts for about 6 to 8 months of the
year, you have to earn enough to carry you through the winter



If i am charging people a high rate of £10 per hour, but i am
: not getting any profit out of this when i have bought petrol, travelled
: to clients house and dumped rubbish which there is alot of.
:
: Please can somebody help or have any of you people on hear and been in
: the same situation and want to help me out?

I can help you out if you get a really big contract, keep me in mind, Est
2002