A while back, I got a call from someone asking if I could trim their hedges.​
I don’t do hedges.

I could’ve said, “Sorry, I only do lawns.”​
Most people would.

But that’s not what I said.​
Because a long time ago, I realized something:
If I just say no, they hang up — and probably never call again.

Not just for hedges.
But for anything.

So I said:
​“I don’t do hedge trimming myself — but I know a great guy who does. Want me to take your details and he’ll call you back in an hour or so?”

They said yes.
They got their hedges trimmed.
​I kept the client happy.

And when they needed their lawn done… guess who they called?

That little shift from saying “I don’t do that” to “Let me help anyway” changed how I ran my business.

I started building a list.
On my travels, I found a gardener, a hedge trimmer, a tree guy, and a rubbish removal crew.
Whenever I bumped into them on a job, we’d swap cards.

The criteria?
✅ High standard of work
✅ Reliable
✅ Didn’t offer lawn mowing (of course)

And when a job came in that I didn’t want or couldn’t take, I passed it on.

Pretty soon, they were sending leads my way too.​
Today, we get recommended by a lot of supplementary businesses around town.

All because I stopped turning people away.

If you're in the lawn care game — or any service business — and you want to grow smarter, not just harder…​
This kind of strategy is just one of the things I share inside the Lawn Business Membership.

Real-world tactics.
Just the things that have worked for us.

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Let’s start building a better business together today.

Until next time, get out there, mow lawns and have fun

Stuart

Lawnmowing101

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