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Remote Bidding and Profit-Based Pricing

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How to Build a $10 Million Lawn Mowing Company -Pricing Plan & Procedure

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Revolutionize your bidding process by pricing jobs remotely without physical site visits. Utilize software like 'Service Autopilot' (similar to Google Earth Pro but integrated within his settings) to accurately calculate the square footage of a customer's lot. Based on this measurement, and an internal calculation of how many square feet can be completed per hour (e.g., 12,000 square feet per hour for a standard lot), you can generate a quote that ensures a desired hourly profit (e.g., $40/hour). This significantly reduces overhead and allows for rapid, efficient quoting.

Goal: Efficiently bid on jobs and ensure profitability without site visits.

Tools and materials

  • Computer — Accessing software and making calculations
  • Service Autopilot Service Autopilot — Calculating square footage and generating remote bids

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work. And if for some reason calculations were off, he since he doesn't have a contract, he doesn't have a commitment, his company isn't liable to keep doing that job all year long at a loss. He can simply say, "This isn't working out." Or he can raise his price. Or if it's working out, then he doesn't have to change anything. But do you see how that gives him the flexibility to alter his price on a whim? Sign up contracts quickly. It's genius. I love it. Now, 51 minutes of interview time. I'm not going to be able to cover everything, but I do want to leave you with an average price. His business model allows him to price out an 8,000 square foot lot at around $30. That's the highend. And what that boils down to is about 37 cents per hundred square feet. Again, that's the high end, but that's everything. That is the travel time to the site. That is trimming. That is mowing. That's blowing the leaves and grass off the sidewalk. That gives you an idea. He's down in Texas. You have to now take that number into consideration. Be cautious, careful. Don't apply this just like this is the Bible because your area is going to be different. difficult lots, hilly lots. That's a flat eye. That lot, that price is for a flat lot. A hilly lot or a lot that has a lot of trees, a long fence line, more obstructions, less access. He's going to alter his price, and that's what you have to do and

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