How to Start a Lawn Care Business

The lawn care industry has a number of experts who are willing to share the secrets, tips and tricks that you can only learn after having run a lawn mowing business successfully for many years.

Below we have reviewed three of the top start a lawn care business guides. They offer the information that you need to get started the right way and set yourself on the path to making a six figure income.

Our Recommendation - Lawn Company Secrets is definitely the best package overall for both newcomers and those who already have established businesses. However, the other guides mentioned in this review also offer their own unique insights into the industry and are worthy of consideration.

Number One 'Start a Lawn Care Business' Guide - Lawn Company Secrets

Lawn Company Secrets has been put together by Wayne Mullins, a retired lawn care business owner who now helps others to succeed. His story is quite inspirational so make sure that you read through his home page completely to find out what is possible in this industry if you put your mind to it.

Mullins offers not just one guide but a set of five relating to several different aspects of starting a lawn mowing business.

These guides are quite comprehensive in that they offer beginners all the startup information that they need to get set up and running. Licensing, equipment, estimating and scheduling are among the many topics that he covers in detail.

But what really sets this series apart from all the others is the attention that Mullins gives to marketing, which is essentially the most important success factor for any business.

After getting tired of reading startup guides with advice like 'take out a Yellow Pages ad' it is very refreshing to get a hold of some marketing resources that REALLY can make a difference. The Lawn Company Secrets series dedicates three of its five guides to marketing and it is easy to see how some of the advice and resources provided could result in a steady stream of new business.

Mullins doesn't just tell you how to do your marketing, he practically does it for you. Included with this package are a series of letters that have proven to bring in loads of referrals and convert prospects into new accounts. Take advantage of these professionally written letters by simply inserting your company name and the date and you are good to go.

Mullins tells you how to run a lawn care business by implementing systems that streamline every aspect of your day to day operations. He has developed what he calls the 'Central Nervous System' which allows you to create a business that can run smoothly even when you are not present.

The kit currently comes with a bonus guide which includes templates for lawn care business flyers and postcards. Additional letters and contracts that can increase your chances of winning both residential and commercial accounts are also included. This makes for an excellent collection of six guides for the price of one.

Click here to learn more about Lawn Company Secrets and what it can do for you if you want to start a lawn service.

Second Place - Turn High Grass Into Cold Cash

We also rate Turning High Grass Into Cold Cash by Kevin Whiteside as one of the better guides on this topic. While it is relatively brief at only 57 pages this guide is still fairly comprehensive.

This guide offers new players wanting to know how to start a business in lawn care or landscaping a lot in the way of tips and 'tricks of the trade'. With Grass To Cash readers learn how to get started the right way, avoid mistakes that others have made and make sure that they are well positioned to reach their income goals.

This product offers good advice on marketing as well as giving you a lot of practical information about lawn care services, equipment and how to maximize productivity.

Grass To Cash currently comes with a free package of useful business forms and a set of graphics that can be used on flyers or other advertising material.

Click here to learn more about 'Turning High Grass Into Cold Cash'

 Third Place - The Ultimate Lawn Care Business Formula

The Ultimate Lawn Care Business Formula strives to be a 'one stop shop' for information on how to start a lawn maintenance business. It does a reasonably good job at teaching beginners how to get started and does have a few 'gold nuggets' of information that could lead to real profits and advantages over the competition.

Overall though we felt that this guide was not as comprehensive and packed with profit potential compared to the other two products.

In addition to this guide buyers also currently get a range of other products that relate to lawn care and business in general.

Click here to find out more about 'The Ultimate Lawn Care Business Formula'.