{"id":7086,"date":"2016-10-05T14:34:06","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T17:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/?p=7086"},"modified":"2016-10-05T14:34:06","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T17:34:06","slug":"tips-for-success-in-lawn-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/lawnstarter\/tips-for-success-in-lawn-care\/","title":{"rendered":"LawnStarter Co-Founder Offers Tips for Success in Lawn Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent Q&amp;A with the Kiva.org blog, our own Ryan Farley, co-founder and chief operating officer, provided a virtual playbook for success in the lawn care industry.\u00a0If you\u2019re a lawn care entrepreneur\u00a0or striving to be one, you should head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/borrow.kiva.org\/blogs\/228\">Kiva blog<\/a> and check out Ryan\u2019s words of wisdom.<\/p> <p>Here\u2019s just one snippet from the Q&amp;A. In addressing the characteristics of successful lawn care ventures, Ryan said:<\/p> <blockquote><p>They go the extra mile. Wrapping up the hose, moving yard toys back to where they were, and spraying weeds in the cracks are subtle, inexpensive practices that go a long way in a homeowner&#8217;s mind. These little touches may cost an extra buck in labor, but they allow an LCO [lawn care operator] to charge a premium, because they are perceived as more\u00a0\u201cwhite glove\u201d\u00a0and less commoditized.<\/p><\/blockquote> <p>Thanks to Kiva for featuring Ryan\u2019s advice. To read the full Q&amp;A, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/borrow.kiva.org\/blogs\/228\">borrow.kiva.org\/blogs\/228<\/a>. Kiva is a nonprofit that lets\u00a0people lend money via the internet to low-income entrepreneurs and students in over 80 countries.<\/p> <p><strong>Want to gain more customers for your lawn care business? Sign up with LawnStarter at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pros.lawnstarter.com\/#\/signup\">pros.lawnstarter.com\/#\/signup<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <p><em>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/timwilson\/\">Flickr\/Tim Wilson<\/a><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent Q&amp;A with the Kiva.org blog, our own Ryan Farley, co-founder and chief operating officer, provided a virtual [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":7093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[356,331],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lawn-care-industry","category-lawnstarter"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/mowing1.jpg?wsr","author_info":{"display_name":"John 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