[PSUscaper]

I would think a good start would be to target any of your past and all of your future construction clients. It seems logical that people who hired you once would be willing to hire you again, or in the future. Plus, they paid your price before, so they would be more willing to do it again.

I often think about the idea of adding mowing only because it seems like half the customers I have worked for ask if I know anyone who mows.

But, then I remember the number of times I am working on a project, talking with the client, and in the distance another company is mowing their lawn. Its amazing how many of my clients say 'do you know these guys are only charging me x dollars for the lawn!', and then they also say, 'they asked if they could do the landscaping, but we would rather have someone more qualified for that job'......is almost like a little joke going on. I usually say somethig like I wouldn't mow it for twice that price, and they agree I shouldn't either!

I just don't know what my feelings are. I know a few of my clients would probably pay the price I would want, but not sure if I could find enough of them to make it worth my while and be worth taking away from construction time.

If anything, maybe it would be worth starting it up very slowly. Just take on accounts that I did the install work at. People that are adjusted to my pricing and people that want the same quality. Then, over time, I would develop a very nice mowing route, with good customers. Maybe only a few a year, but over say 5 years, it could turn into a very nice maintenance business.

I would say the key is to either start with high quality, low volume, or go all out and max volume, low quality....but that wouldn't work for me.