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Have had to start doing this. We do lawn mowing/maint during the Spring Summer Fall. Primarily basic maint and subcontract some of the frills.
About 70% of lawn maint customers sign up for snow. We have a solid 5 day- 7 day of weekly mowing/maint contracts.
So considering the lawns are spread over 5-7 days and the snow has to be done in 12-18hr window its a challenge even maintaining the 70% most years.
No idea why but this year I'm getting excessive calls for snow, just snow; they have a lawn guy but he dont do snow. Last year I took on a few of these. Too much. Shed them.
So this year I started a "Snowbird List". Snowbirds are Canadians that Winter in Florida. The "Snowbird List" will guarantee removal within 48-72hrs. Surprisingly I've had sign-ups on this list even though the customer says they are not Snowbirds. They just got ripped off last year and want someone they know will come. I been around for a while and they would have seen my trucks plowing for years.
Odd. Seems there's an untapped market but I dont want it.
Residential obviously.
About 70% of lawn maint customers sign up for snow. We have a solid 5 day- 7 day of weekly mowing/maint contracts.
So considering the lawns are spread over 5-7 days and the snow has to be done in 12-18hr window its a challenge even maintaining the 70% most years.
No idea why but this year I'm getting excessive calls for snow, just snow; they have a lawn guy but he dont do snow. Last year I took on a few of these. Too much. Shed them.
So this year I started a "Snowbird List". Snowbirds are Canadians that Winter in Florida. The "Snowbird List" will guarantee removal within 48-72hrs. Surprisingly I've had sign-ups on this list even though the customer says they are not Snowbirds. They just got ripped off last year and want someone they know will come. I been around for a while and they would have seen my trucks plowing for years.
Odd. Seems there's an untapped market but I dont want it.
Residential obviously.