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Make Money Mowing Grass in Your Own Landscape, Lawn Business

Special book about how to make the most money from mowing. (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm#Maximizing Profits In Mowing)



Maximizing Profits In Mowing
Some people make plenty of money mowing lawn areas, while others lose their shirts! Mowing is 50% of the total of most lawn & grounds maintenance contracts. This green industry business book Covers all the key factors for better profits, how to determine the best mowing crew size, selecting the right riding, walking and trim mowers, knowing how much time the trimming of obstacles will take using string trimmers, setting work quotas for each part of the mowing route customer stop, scheduling problems to avoid. Mobilize your people to work as a coordinated mowing team! Book # C-6, Price $24.50 To order Click Here: (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm#Maximizing Profits In Mowing) or order by phone Toll Free 1-866-280-2252

Grounds Maintenance Manual - A complete guide to lawn & grounds maintenance. How to sell maintenance services, bid commercial & residential jobs, assign mowing and grounds crews, control the work of landscape maintenance. You'll get bid and work proposal outlines, work scheduling formats, cost calculations, checklists for year round services. You'll learn how to evaluate every site for profit potential, pinpoint best crew size, control costs, and know what to expect on a daily basis. Book # C-1, Price $49.50 To order Click Here: (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm#Grounds Maintenance Manual) or order by phone Toll Free 1-866-280-2252

Writing The Maintenance Specifications - No more trying to find the right words to explain job bids. Contains hundreds of samples of contract language that fits any situation. Produce professional specs, avoid bidding unrealistic site requirements. What to include and exclude. Covers summer and winter work elements, and work options to look for on any site to boost sales. Book # C-2, Price $34.50
To order Click Here: (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm#Writing The Maintenance Speci-fications) or order by phone Toll Free 1-866-280-2252

Maintenance Estimating Kit - This kit has everything you need when you visit a site to get an estimate. Working from a model spec. it takes you step by step. Assesses the model, finds the price, prepares the model bid, writes the proposal, along with cover letter and outline of the work. Book # C-21, Price $32.50
To order Click Here: (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm#Maintenance Estimating Kit) or order by phone Toll Free 1-866-280-2252

Pricing Your Services - Never under price your work again! You'll know true cost as basis for your price. Includes bidding formulas, overhead, profit potential, pricing methods. How to avoid losing money on low priced jobs. Discover the highest price you can get, save time preparing bids. No guesswork or second thoughts when you use this system. Book # B-2, Price $39.50
To order Click Here: (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm#Pricing Your Services) or order by phone Toll Free 1-866-280-2252


For New Business Startups
Just Getting Started in Business
Lawn Care Service - Commercial Landscape - Mowing Routes


Our New Business Start-Up Package (http://nilssonbooks.com/just_getting_started.htm) has everything you need to get your business off the ground FAST ... get customers and make money. Includes all the job estimating and pricing info you need, a complete business plan, and hundreds of ideas to get customers and beat the competition.

You'll learn how to bid jobs, price the work, manage your business and make money on every job you get. Using the Labor Time Data Handbook (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm#Labor Time Data Handbook) you'll know how long the jobs will take (essential to contracting) and set labor goals based on field tested labor hours. You get complete job bid outlines, forms, contract samples, scheduling formats, cost examples, equipment lists, and reminder checklists for upselling other services. You also get a special book about how to make the most money from mowing. (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm#Maximizing Profits In Mowing)

You'll learn how to evaluate every job for profit potential, best crew size, best production methods to save time, cost examples, equipment needed, and profits to expect. This package also includes a working bid sample model that takes you through the entire process step by step (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_estimating_package.htm) from job site information gathering, cost and profit calculations, to the price proposal and customer contract writeup along with a cover letter outlining the work. Use the bid model as your permanent estimating guide and improve the accuracy of all your bids.

Start-Up Package includes: (http://nilssonbooks.com/just_getting_started.htm)
Labor Time Data Handbook......$69.50
7 Keys To Biz Success. ...........15.50
Advertising Your Services. .......42.50
Maintenance Estimating Kit. .....32.50
Pricing Your Services......... .....39.50
Grounds Maintenance Manual....49.50
Maximizing Mowing Profits.........24.50
Business Plan Workbook............39.50
Training Pruning & Planting........34.50
Total Package Value..........$347.50
Your Special Discount ........ $72.50
Your Final Price.................$275.00
FREE Job Pricing Guidelines (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm) ...... N/C


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What Your Colleagues Say:

" I went into business using C.O.M.S. seven years ago, and followed Nilsson's advice. Today, I have over 500 customers and sales of $1,500,000. I'm happy!"
C.B.

"With C.O.M.S. we went from $300,000 to over TWO MILLION IN SALES, and plan to double that within the next 5 years." I'm sticking with your original vision for my business, thank you very much!"
Modern Companies, MA

"I bought The Complete Operations Management System. Well worth it! I'm a small company that floats around 200k...my goal was to reach 500k in 5-6 years. Phil.....keep up the good work! I'll be in touch!"
Michael McGilvray

"Excellent materials, very comprehensive, on target with the problems of running a business, doing much better now."
J. McDermott, Seville, Ohio

"Nilsson Associates provides an important source of information, a highly respected PLCAA Consultant, and Best Selling author with our membership."
Professional Lawn Care Association of America

"Nilsson's books breakdown what we need to do to be profitable and sucessful in this industry. They teach you proven techinques to help enhance your w**** enterprise. The books, are a good investment."
Brian Klimek

"Thanks for your help. My costs are now in line with my prices and I know how low I can go before I start losing money."
Topper's, North Hollywood, CA.

"Nilsson has some of the best ideas for the green industry ... their books have comprehensive in-depth coverage, knowledgeable step-by-step approach for business improvement"
PRO Magazine

"For the first time since I started my business, finally got my numbers together, thanks for spending the extra time with me. My banker was very impressed."
P.L., Seattle, Washington

"Our members have found your books extremely helpful. Thanks for your insight and creativity"
Professional Grounds Management Society

"Nilsson's books are must reads, and have helped our readers tremendously. Thanks for your continued support."
Landscaper Publications

"Your way of explaining the subject shows you know what we need to do to make money in this business, thanks."
H.L., Madison, Wisconsin

"Nilsson's series of books filled a void in our program ... Our students needed more insight into management, costs, profits, and how to successfully operate a business."
University of Tennessee, Horticulture Dept.

Nilsson Associates, Green Industry Consultants and nationally known "Best Selling Authors" has the information you need to operate your lawn care service or landscape business and make it a success. We offer one of the Largest Resources Available in The Green Industry (http://nilssonbooks.com/books.htm) on the internet. Everything from how to sharpen a mower blade to how to manage, operate and grow your business.

FREE Job Pricing Guidelines are available from Nilsson Associates (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm) to help you avoid overpricing and not getting any work or underpricing and not making a profit. You'll see what other landscapers charge and use these prices as a starting point to developing your own prices. You can keep your business small or grow it each year. It's up to you how far you go. Some are just interested in mowing lawns as a service, then add on pruning, planting, trimming, shrubs, trees, plowing snow, and getting into job bidding, estimating and pricing (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm) grounds maintenance, landscape installations, hardscapes, patios, retaining walls and waterscapes. We also offer extensive advice about Sales and Advertising Methods. (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm)

No mattter what services you want to offer, we have the technical and managment information you need that will save you time and money getting started. Take a look at our extensive line of books, audios and videos (http://nilssonbooks.com/books.htm) and employee training materials in English and Spanish. Start at the Nilsson Associates Home Page (http://nilssonbooks.com/) and scroll down the left side of the home page to locate the business problem you want a solution to. The index includes all these categories dealing with just about all lawn care, the best mowers, how to maximize profits in mowing, job bidding and pricing (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm) , what equipment to buy, lawns, grass, chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, landscape company operations, irrigation, snow plowing, planting, pavement services and many others.

The instruction you will receive And ... The ongoing personal support from Industry Experts (http://nilssonbooks.com/about_the_author.htm) is the Best Professional Management & Ownership Training Program in the Industry. With us assisting you every step of the way, your business will be up and running fast, making money, organized to win, separate itself from the competition, and on the "Path To A Rewarding Future."

Nilsson Associates Covers all this information: how to Operate your business, how to hire Employees, how to Manage your company, the best ways to Advertise to get Sales (http://nilssonbooks.com/sales_booster_package.htm) and everything there is to know about Job Bidding and Pricing ... Advertising methods to get customers fast with little or no money ... Bidding Jobs to make the most profit ... Business Growth - the safe way (http://nilssonbooks.com/mangement.htm) .... Business Plans made simple, easy and effective ... Commercial customers and how to get the large contracts ... Company Policy for better employee motivationEstimating and controlling costs ... Customers - how to get them and keep them long term ... Job Specs, Labor Time Data, Pricing Formulas ... Sales, Sales Letters and Sales Skills ... Snow Removal, Subcontracting, Winter Income

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Advertising (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm) -
Bidding Jobs (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm) - (http://www.asharpdesign.com/nilsson/discounts_and_deals.htm)
Business Growth (http://nilssonbooks.com/mangement.htm) -
Business Plan (http://nilssonbooks.com/mangement.htm#Business Planning Workbook) -
Commercial (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm#Selling To Commercial Customers) -
Company Policy (http://nilssonbooks.com/mangement.htm#Writing Your Company Policy Manual) -
Contract Cost (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm) -
Customers (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm#Selling To Commercial Customers) -
Employees (http://nilssonbooks.com/employee.htm) -
Estimating (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_estimating_package.htm) -
Job Cost (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm#Labor Time Data Handbook) -
Job Specs (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm#Writing The Maintenance Speci-fications) -
Labor Time Data (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm#Labor Time Data Handbook) -
Maintenance (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm#Grounds Maintenance Manual) -
Management (http://nilssonbooks.com/mangement.htm) -
Mowing Profits (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm#Maximizing Profits In Mowing) -
Pricing (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_bidding_pricing.htm#Pricing Your Services) - Sales (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm) -
Sales Letters (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm#How To Write Effective Sales Letters) -
Sales Skills (http://nilssonbooks.com/advertising_and_sales.htm) -
Snow Removal (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm#The Snow Removal Business) -
Subcontracting (http://nilssonbooks.com/employee.htm#Subcontracting the Work) -
Training Video (http://nilssonbooks.com/video_tapes.htm) -
Website Services (http://nilssonbooks.com/other_services.htm#Web Design) -
Winter Income (http://nilssonbooks.com/operations.htm)

Other
resources:
Sales Boosters (http://nilssonbooks.com/sales_booster_package.htm)
Job Estimating Package (http://nilssonbooks.com/job_estimating_package.htm)
FREE Job Pricing Guidelines (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm)
New Business Startup Package (http://nilssonbooks.com/just_getting_started.htm)
Complete Operations Management System (http://nilssonbooks.com/coms_package.htm)

When it comes to pricing lawn and landscape jobs nobody has more industry pricing information than Nilsson Associates. Nilsson's Job Price Guides covers lawn care job bidding & estimating landscaping job bids for commercial & residential customers. Get more customers. Price estimates & bids, grounds services, landscaping pricing estimates , estimating & bid the price seasonal work, year around commercial estimate contracts, best price per square foot, best grounds maintenance & landscaping job to bid & pricing, price of lawn care, lawn mowing price, aeration pricing, lawns, commercial landscape job bid estimates, maintenance estimating & pricing, mulching prices, pricing chemicals, weeding & aerating pricing, fertilizer prices, prices for organic fertilizer, pricing weeds in beds, pricing pruning & trimming trees & shrubs, pricing commercial & residential snow plowing, hardscape pricing, pricing hydroseeding, irrigation service estimates for commercial & residential, pricing seeding lawns, pricing lawn sod, prices for slit seeding lawns, pricing edging lawn beds, spring cleanup prices, pricing fall cleanups, hourly price of pressure washing walks & patios, pricing trees, stump grinding prices, price for gutter cleaning, lawn dethatching price, price for shoveling snow, pricing salting, price sanding.
For more information about Pricing Click Here for FREE Job Pricing Guidelines (http://nilssonbooks.com/free_job_guidelines.htm)

NEED HELP?
Please call toll free 1-866-280-2252 for more information, to order by phone or if you need advice selecting the books that will best solve your business problems. Take a look at our Discounted Book Package Deals on the home page and save even more money when you buy the Complete Operations Management System (http://nilssonbooks.com/coms_package.htm)

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Phil Nilsson
"Best Selling Author"

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Nilsson Associates
Green Industry Consultants
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