Tending to your outdoor landscape at home is much different from tending to the outdoor landscape of a business. A business has different motives for keeping its lawn in peak condition at all times. The difference between a dirty and tidy lawn helps determine how many customers visit the building. On top of that, more people visit a business than the average home, so there’s often more that goes into keeping the area clean. But there’s much more to commercial lawn care than that. Find out about some of the ways that commercial lawn care is different from residential lawn care.

Expectations

A business has to hold its landscape to a higher standard than the average home. How the lawn looks actively influences the revenue the business brings in. Unappealing lawns don’t bring in customers, while attractive lawns are more likely to drum up business. The way a business looks reflects on that business’s values. When cleanliness is held to a low standard, people will believe other standards of the business are low. This works both ways, however, because high standards of cleanliness indicate that the business has high standards for everything that it does.

Competition

While there can be competition among homeowners to have the best lawn, the competition tends to be fiercer in commercial settings. For bidding, businesses will find as many bids as they think will be necessary, meaning that it gets very competitive trying to purchase a business for oneself. But even after businesses are purchased, they have higher turnover rates than homes, and there is always the chance that someone could underbid you.

Pricing & Estimates

As we mentioned previously, the commercial market is a highly competitive and price-driven entity. You need to have a strong comprehension of your commercial pricing. If you have a strong understanding of this, it will be much easier for you to explain your services in an effective manner. This will result in you having a stronger negotiating position.

Revenue

A lot of commercial work tends to be contract-based. Monthly prices get determined by particular terms that are specified in the contract. As a result, there is a constant cash flow, which is easy both to predict and easy to budget. On top of that, many clients tend to be ok with signing multi-year contracts.

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