Can you push a mower? How about use rake? Ok then, your on your way. I’ve been doing landscape most of my life and have seen how that business has prospered myself and many others that I know. If your not afraid to get dirty and like working up a sweat then this type of work may be for you.
My Dad worked two jobs,(a lot of dads did and still do)he worked 2nd shift in a factory but from 8am till 1pm he mowed a few lawns. He spoke very little English lived in an apartment and did it out of the trunk of an old caddy. After a while he asked the landlord if he could keep a small trailer with wooden sides in the yard. Look at all the oods he had to over come yet it didn’t stop him. He quit his factory job and became successful with no school just hard work and common sense.
My Dad picked me up at elementary school in 6 grade when the weather was nice to help him out, he also did it in Jr high and in high school too…I did that every summer. Back then there where no weed wackers, blowers or wide deck mowers. It was freakin work, brooms and shears around the whole property. That’s one of the reasons why you wouldn’t see nearly as many landscapers as you see today. I mean they are everywhere you look never mind all the part timers doing it on the side. Just in my daughters school alone there’s at least 4 teachers who do lawn care.
Even with that many doing landscape of all the years we’ve been at it there was only one year in which we advertised for a short time in the spring. Then we couldn’t take any more work. Like anything else I wouldn’t jump into this. Either work for someone or start out doing it on the side. You’ll have to invest like any other selfemployed business.
You’ll be surprised what a small ad in the spring will do. I bet a lot of you done this line of work growing up but just didn’t see enough profit. Example: to have 5 yards that equal 30$ each that’s 150$ “on the side” never mind oods an ends they want done. That’s only 5 yards a week. With experience determination and sweat the sky is the limit.
Here’s a helpful site to get you started
http://www.lawnsite.com/
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