Earn money doing lawn care and get paid for
landscaping and fix-it services.

  Do you own a lawnmower? Congratulations!
You are in business. Now you can earn money and increase your income. Here's a few tips on how to start a part time lawn care business. For starters there are most likely homeowner/renters within walking distance who have lawns.

Since by nature most people would rather watch someone mow a lawn than do it you have a good position to start from in lining up clients. The best, most likely clients are elderly or wealthy or both.

If I were a doctor earning half a million dollars a year I would rather come home to a manicured lawn than do it my self. Ordinary people will pay someone to do lawn care as well. Some folks are working 2 jobs and don't have any time for themselves so there you are...a built in potential client. You can generate an income year around as well.

The most basic part of the job is cutting the lawn. But you can make it into a regular part time business by keeping an eye out for secondary work like raking leaves in wooded area, painting the garage, shoveling snow or cleaning gutters. It can be a year round money earning enterprise.

Get a pair of hedge clippers and you have extended your business and earning ability. A power washer is a great thing to have since you can really clean the sidewalks and driveways as well as the outside of a house.

All you have to do is decide to get into the business and make up some flyers to get out to your neighbors. Pay them a visit as a follow up. As a 14 year old I had a regular job tending a victory garden and cutting lawns. Dad would say "Keeps the kids out of trouble". The more flexible you are in what you are wiling to do, the better the money you can get.

I think that if you have the magnetic business cards made and be sure that you clients have them stuck on the fridge, they won't forget to you for other things..

Here's some info on tax deductions that may be helpful for you to understand the many tax deductions that you are entitled to.
http://www.rc123.com/irs_2009_tax_deductions_page1.html
  
Make a list of opportunities and move forward. Contact potential customers. Have a goal of how many customers or how much money you need to earn.