Talking price! Pricing Insights from a UK Gardener (A Day In The Life Of A UK Gardener EP14)
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Nice video mate cracking work lads keep going even in this crap weather 💚💪🏼
Thanks, we will keep pushing through. 👊👍
Thank You, I will try start it this summer.
Wonderful! Best of luck mate. You will smash it.
Did I hear you say Free!!!!
I LOVE ❤️ GETTING STUFF FOR FREE😊
Hello mate, I love watching you
Keep the videos coming!!
Steve
(from down the road)
Thanks for the continued support!
@@HDGardenCare
No worries Mate ,
I
might not be doing too much tomorrow, It looks a little like it might be raining in the morning
The firsy one was a £60 job atleast. Second one i would say £120 minimum. Its not only the time its the skill and tools people should be happy paying for. Its a specialised field. Pun intended. Well done lads. Youve got a good attitude and you deserve to ask more for your services.
I wish you could look into the camera. I think your prices are on the low side to be honest, you work hard, and do a decent job. I think your minimum should be around £60.
This is what I was thinking this will go up next year! Thanks for the continued support.
I think pricing is a tricky one. There’s always going to be someone prepared to do it cheaper. As long as you’re covering your costs, have money to re- invest into the business and you’ve got some money in your pocket then that’s a good start.
I try to work on a rate of £30ph.
You are right there sir. Thanks for the comment.
As long as your happy with the prices is what counts..
I would rather go to work and come home with 100 a day for example than be sat at home. I work every day and I wouldn't have it any other way. It's also more than a payday for me its about building my reputation, my business, and being the go-to guy in my area this will pay long term!
@@HDGardenCare agree with you, monopolise.
Hey guys. Thought I'd weigh in. I looked at that first job and when you said an hour and a half. Tonne bag of waste and for the amount of work. My thought was £65 if it's round the corner maybe £70 if it's within a couple miles. Ye I think for the amount of work at the second one your pretty bang on the mark. £90 looks about right for a short drive and 2 gardeners for near 2 hours doing that work.
The first job was.prbally, under priced, to be honest, and I think there was something I didn't do on the previous visit I needed to do. It also made the duration of the visit longer! Cheers for your input!
Great vid bud, thankyou for being open about your pricing! I would be happy with them prices🤘
It's on the low side! But I'm not a greedy man!
Good on you, fella. Well done. I will share with you my pricing around Surrey area. £25.00 per man per hour, Plus £15.00 per tone bag of waste. Weed Killer is inclusive. All pus VAT. Little seasonal maintenance jobs I charge around £50 or £60 plus VAT for 2 men for 40 minutes. I hope it helps you.
This helps massively. This also confirms where I think I should be working to with my prices. Thanks for the comment.
For the time you worked and the work you did there that price was fare enough, maybe squeeze a bit more next time. Its always a gamble whether the customer will go along with it. ATB 👍
Yes your right and to be honest I need to be undercutting most people as when a 21 year old and someone who's clearly been in the trade a lot longer offers a similar quote who do you think the customers are going to go with!
I run a garden business in Ireland and I charge by the hour sometimes it's too give a price for the day so it's handy for to that .I also have special prices for the working class, disable , careers and O.A.Ps and I have gained a lot of work and news travel fast as well between family members,friends and neighbors.The word of mouth is the best advertising and the cheapest 😉.Love ur videos keep up the good work.Seamus Ireland
Never undervalue or undercut yourself fella. Most charge a min of £50per hour in my area. And the more experience and expenses that build over the future years means you are more than entitled to charge more as time goes on! ;)
Yeah, you're right, mate. You probably did propose that job. To be honest, thank you for the comment. I hope you enjoyed the video!
You really want to get some ear defenders, the cheap sort screwfix etc sell are quite good or if your feeling flush get peltor ones. The more expensive ones last longer before the pads go hard and they become less effective but are five times the price of the cheaper ones.
And dont mow them up like I did last week😂
I really should however most of the time we have wireless head phones that act as ear defenders! Thanks for the comment.
Loving your vids mate. You really need to get yourself and anyone working for you some garden uniforms. Gives a more professional look and youll find people will take you more seriously. We use green polo shirts and sweatshirts and hi viz jackets all with the company name. 🌲👌
We have work t shirts and I'm looking into jumpers and coats for us to. There's a company locally that does it I have been meaning to go visit them!
I think you are probably charging about right in your first year and if you are happy. It's important to build your reputation and experience in that time, always room to then increase prices maybe your next season. What has been your most succesful way of getting new customers? Facebook? Google?
I would rather be at work than at home! and Facebook works well for us1
I think your prices are a little low, but if you’re able to pay your bills, put food on the table etc and you’re happy then that’s all that matters.
However, I’d be looking at a minimum of £25 per man hour plus waste. Although I no longer charge by the hour, I’m set price for each customer but when pricing you still have an hourly figure in mind.
Everyone’s running costs are different.
Thanks for the comment. Some excellent advice I'll be sure to take this on!
I had £50 in my head you said £90 I was like that expensive then you mentioned 2 guys which I forgot about as I’m solo so pretty similar I have customers get £25 off for 15 mins grass cut then customers I’ve had since day one on £20 an hour
I'm not an hourly rate sort of person! Thanks for the comment.
I'm not an hourly rate person either. You just can't give the same price across the board
Hi Harley hope you’re all good? Watch a few of your videos now. Price always difficult you don’t talk tax insurance etch all play a massive part of your pricing you got a yard,waste to go and an employee. This must cost a bit? Do you factor this into your price? I get the impression you’re just starting? Keep up the good work.😊
Thank you for the comment on your definitely right this is a mistake I have made in the past just paying myself an average wage without realising I've got overheads however I've got I've got the framework in place now I base most my quotes off. And so far doing this I have been very profitable! I really do appreciate your concern and comment!
@@HDGardenCare That would be good to share with the wider Gardening community’s and make a brilliant video. I seen a few of these and they always get good views.
Hi Harley,how come your first job was one and a half hours at £45 and the second job at approximately one and a half hours =£90 ..keep up the good work
We had a slow start and I forgot the weed killer so that delayed me half an hour we would have been in and out within the hour. Also the customer asked if we could quickly run the hedge from over a bush that I didn't quite for which I did due to have an a slow day. This probably took 15 minutes start to finish. So there was a few setbacks so realistically it wasn't actually a very profitable job!
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Thanks for the comment.
Buy a sheen burner for the weeds in the winter
This is something I will do research on thanks for the comment!
I question if these are actually viable for business use in terms of the amount of parafin or heating oil they use plus waiting for the thing to warm up etc.
I have one and wouldn't consider it for paying work although great for burning off seedling weeds on the allotment and similar.
@@paulf2529 I don't mean using it in the summer as it would take too much time and yes expensive but for winter garden tidy up on paths and gravel you you spend a bit longer on a garden. The burner saves you pulling out the weed through gravel paths. Weed killer only work if you have the right temperatures in winter it's cold.
What weed killer do you recommend mate ? I haven’t got the pa1 certificate!
Gallop off Amazon. ?
Yeah, mate. That's exactly what I use, and I don't have a certificate either. But to be honest, do you really think someone's ever going to come up to you and ask for a certificate? Personally, I think the people who point it out are the ones who paid for it. I regret doing so! Thank you for the comment. I hope you enjoyed the video.
Awesome thanks ☺️
Do know weedkiller doesn't kill moss that your spraying plus it's get a bit to cold for weedkiller now
Na I dident, you learn something new everyday! Thanks.
Roundup will work provided the weeds are growing eg grass weeds
The results, however, will be very slow, eg, 4 weeks as plant growth is reducing.
Fantastic advice thank you!
Get yourself another sprayer and use liquid iron sulphate for the moss.
What weed killer do you use pal?
Gallup is the weed killer we use.
I offered to do some weed killing on a driveway today, and the lady said , "Don't bother I will pour some boiling water on the weed, lol😂
Get a set of darlack leaf grabbers better than a snow shovel you earning thats the main thing better earn somithing and nothing
These are on the way, I did have a set but they broke!
@@HDGardenCare same as I use bud! Keep up the videos mate and get those prices up! Especially with 2 men on the job
Please be careful in this video you said 1 bag of waste free , and in another video you said the tip run was costing £63 a visit , even if your composting down at the yard , i would charge something for your waste it if your to cheap you never have enough money to invest in a new tools or staff , or van repairs just something to be aware off, Great work Ethic keep smashing it .
I can make about 7 8 to a load 10 if they're not as full. So on average I'm creating £6 to 7of waste per visit (this is free, any more there is an additional cost) so that's not a massive cost although it is one I take into consideration!
That's too cheap mate for 2 lads, up your prices 👍
Have you got PA1 and 6 if not, don’t be using weed killer
Very true! Price will increase 30 to 35% in the new year I've only very recently took Leon on so I'm still learning!
I charge upwards of 30 per hour if I can get it.❤ all 💰 moneys is good money, mate, its much better to be out earning than sat at home on the sofa, burning the electric and gas up.
@HDGardenCare best of luck to you mate 👍 🌿
You are right there I would much rather work for less than be stuck at home
Get you self a set of darlack leaf grabbers much better than a sow shovel you earning money better to earn somthing than nothing good work
I appreciate the comment but if you watch my previous video you will see my set broke and I'm awaiting delivery of my new set.
Both do the job
If your there for 2 hours with 2 blokes it’s £90 for 4 hours work..
Yes, I likely underpriced this job. Half of it was my fault because of one of the shrubs. The customer wanted me to remove more, which cost us an extra twenty minutes. But hey, how do you win some? You lose some, and we live and learn. Thank you very much for the comment.
Not hating at all, a full time legitimate employee costs a business £24k minimum a year. Around £120 a day ish before you’ve started working. Definitely need to up the prices quickly and look for better work. Then you can afford better PPE / workwear. Being an employer is a different game to being a solo gardener.
My lads are on a flat day rate! When I say full-time time I mean he comes out with me pretty much every day not just as and went I was not talking legally here! I agree it's defo harder when you employ someone. And any risky business will be carried out by me-self as a rule of thumb.
I understand, the flat day rate needs to be minimum wage though. Unless they are subcontracting then that’s a different game of compliance. Life will a lot easier with a larger price increase
Good stuff. Seems like ur going by the job and not by the hour. Interesting 👍
Yes I am! We are fast and efficient workers. I also feel if a 21 year old shows up at your hour and demanding 30 to 50 pound an hourly customer won't pay! But say I can do the job for £50 and they don't seem to mind as much. Also I can't stand the clock watcher I like to be in our on to the next job while maintenance a high standards.
I'd say you're a tad cheap, especially if you're paying an employee's wages. Good shout to increase across the board next season. You work hard and produce good results, that's worth a bit more money IMO.
Very good comment! Thank you
Ornamental Grasses should cut back in March
Thanks for the advice!
Aim for a pound a minute pal.
Fantastic suggestion! This will be y aim for next year!
@@HDGardenCare tip next year. Get pa1/pa6 license 2 day course at a college etc OR use a 'special' Organic blend.
Not worth getting out of bed for.
There's always one!
@@HDGardenCare I’d get out of bed for one of those bacon sandwiches mate
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