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2022 Is Half Over – Are You Succeeding with your Business?

Summer grave care projects keep grave care business owners busy this year.


Hello, I am writing this on July 1, 2022. 

This morning it occurred to me, the year is half over.  For those of you reading this, you (we) only have six months remaining of this year.  Remember those New Year’s Goals you made in January?  You have 6 months to turn them into reality.

It seems like only yesterday we were working on our grave care scheduling for the upcoming winter season. The winter progressed nicely.  Now, July is here and summer is whizzing by.

We are steeped into the summer season right now.  Grounds maintenance and grave plot maintenance activities are keeping everyone busy but there are many other grave care services to offer, too.  Soon, August will be here, then September.  By Autumn, cooler weather grave care services will begin taking precedence.  And then winter…again.

How do you feel about the year being half over?  Are you making progress with your business?  Have you started yet?

If you are new to this website (GraveCareBusiness.com), you already realize Cemeteries are our passion.  In addition to our passion for cemeteries, we love helping people achieve their goal of starting their own business.  Grave Care is a wonderful and rewarding business to start.  Our goal is to help you start your own Grave Care Business properly, profitably, and respectfully. 

If you have any questions about grave care or the course materials, please let us know.  We are happy to answer your questions before and after you place your order.

https://GraveCareBusiness.com

Sunday Encouragement – You Can Do This!

Sometimes, all we need is a little bit of encouragement to get started. 

Have you ever wondered about the philosophical differences between giving up too early vs. never trying at all?

Is a person who gives up too early better than a person who never tries at all?  Or, is the outcome the same?  How often have you looked back on your life and regretted the times you never tried?  How often have you looked back on your life and regretted the times you gave up too early?  For you, which of those two regrets is worse?

Sometimes, all we need is a little bit of encouragement to get started.  Other times, all we need is a little bit of encouragement to keep going.

This is true in all aspects of your life.  It’s true in your personal life (your relationships).  It is true in your work, your hobbies, and your academic pursuits.  However, sometimes it is difficult to find the motivation to get started.  It is also sometimes difficult to find the motivation to keep going.

The reason I’m writing this today is because it is a Sunday at the end of June.  Summer days make us lazy because we just want to lounge around and enjoy summer activities.  

If you have ever thought about starting your own small business, I want to give you the motivation, the encouragement to get started.  Yes, it is easy to be lazy during the summer but, NOW is the time to take action.

This website is all about cemetery maintenance and proper upkeep of cemeteries and gravesites.   If you have ever thought about this, I want to encourage you. I want to give you motivation. You can do this!

We are passionate about cemeteries.  We are also passionate about helping people achieve their goal of starting their own business.  Read through our website, we have a lot to offer.

https://GraveCareBusiness.com

Broken Gravestones – This is disgusting!

Have you ever seen this in your local cemetery; a broken grave marker?

Have you ever seen this in your local cemetery; a broken grave marker?

I am just disgusted by this photograph I took.  I watch maintenance crews zip over (and around) gravestones without regard for the damage their mowers do.

There is a better way, and we can help!!!

If you love cemeteries and have ever thought about starting your own Grave Care Business, I want you to read through our website.  We can help you get started with your own Grave Care Business.

My company has developed a professionally produced business course designed to help you start-up your own Grave Care Business. 
We teach you practically everything you need to know.

We will teach you how to properly, profitably, and respectfully operate your own grave care business. It is MUCH MORE than just mowing.
We have A LOT to offer. Take a look at the COURSE DESCRIPTION!

Click the link below to go to our frontpage.  You can order the course directly through our website.  We will ship it promptly to you.

Let us know if you have questions, we are always happy to help.
– Keith
https://GraveCareBusiness.com

Neglected Cemeteries – Mowing Graves for Money!

Plot Maintenance and Grass Cutting services will greatly increase your profitability and allow you to make much more money in your Grave Care Business.

Whether you are mowing single plots with a push lawn mower or maintaining an entire cemetery using heavy-duty equipment, grave care is a rewarding and profitable business.

Grass and greenery grow with abandon now we’re into the summer months.  By operating your own business, you are able to choose which services you provide to your clients.  Plot Maintenance and Grass Cutting services will greatly increase your profitability and allow you to make much more money in your Grave Care Business.

High on your list of recommended services, plot maintenance and grass cutting will allow you to make a lot more money during the summer months, and will also help you attract more clients for your other grave care services.  

We see this every year even in the most finely maintained cemeteries; ground crews are simply unable to keep up with the growth of grass and other greenery.  Family members who want to visit their loved-ones’ gravesites for Father’s Day, July 4th, and other summer holidays are often met with high growth and unattractive gravesites.   

Quite simply, landscaping crews cannot keep up.

Overgrown Cemetery

The overgrowth problem is even worse in smaller cemeteries maintained by volunteer caretakers and in cemeteries that are neglected.  The need for proper plot maintenance goes far beyond beautification.  It is important to manicure grass within a cemetery for aesthetic beauty but it also enhanses the experience of family members visiting their loved-ones grave. 

No one wants to be forced to walk through tall grass to visit the cemetery.  Long grass obscures gravestones making them difficult to read and it overwhelms grave flowers placed by the family.  Tall grass harbors ticks and increases the potential for snakes and rodents.  Families should not be forced to deal with the unattractiveness and potential problems of a neglected gravesite.

It is a great opportunity to start a business.  Family members (adult children and spouses) want proper maintenance for their loved-ones’ grave.  It is important to them and they are willing to spend good money for proper maintenance.  The business can be larger than individual gravesites.  Entire cemeteries need to be maintained.  City Counsels and Cemetery Boards will sublet contracts.  For you to turn this into a business, you need to know the finer details of cemetery maintenance and how to price your services.

Your Own Grave Care Business

Have you ever thought about starting your own Grave Care Business?  We have developed a course designed to help you start and operate your own business.  Plot Maintenance is only one of the services to offer your clients.

We teach you: 
How to get clients: Individual Grave Plot and Contracts for Entire Cemetery Maintenance

The correct equipment to purchase: Small Push Mowers to Wide-Area Mowing Machines we teach you the best equipment to get.
 
Proper protocols to follow: Grave Plot Maintenance is different from residential mowing.
 
How to interact with Cemetery Management: don’t neglect these tips. 

Pricing: The course includes Estimating Software to help you calculate prices so you can make more money.

The correct equipment to purchase: Small Push Mowers to Wide-Area Mowing Machines, we teach you the best equipment to buy.
 
Proper protocols to follow: Grave Plot Maintenance is different from residential mowing. There are rules you need to follow.
 
How to interact with Cemetery Management: don’t neglect these tips. 

Pricing: The course includes Estimating Software to help you calculate prices so you can make more money.

The entire Grave Care Business Course is only $259.95.  Learn more about the course on our “Course Description” page.

We ship promptly and if you have any questions, please let us know.  We are passionate about cemeteries and always happy to answer your questions.

Grave Care Business – Autumn 2021

If you have ever thought about starting your own Grave Care Business, our company has developed a professionally produced business course to help you start, operate, and grow your own business.

Autumn Cemetery Grave Care

November is here and Grave Care is especially vital right now.

Does it seem to you that we have been dealing with this Covid nightmare for far too long?  The world changed in March 2020.  We are now in November 2021 and things are still askew.

As we approach the winter months, no one really knows if the Covid pandemic will re-strengthen causing increased shutdowns again this winter..

If you enjoy visiting cemeteries in your local area, you have probably noticed an increase in the number of under-maintained and neglected cemeteries.  One of the reasons for this is that maintenance companies are having trouble finding reliable workers for general grave care duties.

Although this is bad for cemeteries, it is good for anyone wishing to start their own Grave Care Business.  Right now is a perfect time to start.  Pre-winter maintenance, plot maintenance, grave flowers for Christmas, gravestone cleaning, and many other services are in demand right now.

We find there is an untapped demand.  Families are desperate to have their loved-ones’ gravesites maintained in a professional manner.

If you have ever thought about starting your own Grave Care Business, our company has developed a professionally produced business course.  This course is designed to help you start, operate, and grow your own Grave Care Business.

For more information, please visit our main website page (https://GraveCareBusiness.com)

For everything that is included, please read our Course Overview page (https://gravecarebusiness.com/version-overview/)

Ordering information is located at:
(https://gravecarebusiness.com/order-here/)

If you have any questions, just let me know via our contact page.  I will answer your questions to the best of my ability.  I am passionate about cemeteries and always happy to help.

Keith

GraveCareBusiness.com

Grave Care Made Easier

Grave care is a rewarding and fulfilling business. Providing grave care services in cemeteries that encourage proper maintenance makes this business especially easy.

I love cemeteries that encourage proper maintenance.

Grave care is a rewarding and fulfilling business.  Providing grave care services in cemeteries that encourage proper maintenance makes this business especially easy. 

I visited a cemetery this morning.  I had never been to this cemetery but as soon as I passed through the entry gate, I could tell cemetery management greatly understands the value of proper upkeep.

I was in this cemetery to complete a cemetery mapping project.  However, for grave plot maintenance, gravestone cleaning, and grave decorations, I noticed 3 beneficial attributes.

1) A Source For Water
Gravestone Cleaning requires a source of water.  Carrying your own supply is not difficult but it is much easier in a cemetery that has a water line.

2) A Bin for Rubbish and Old Flowers
Grave decorations are in great demand especially during the holidays. Cemeteries that provide rubbish bins allow you to dispose of old decorations and trash onsite.

Cemetery_Rubbish_Bin

3) Clearly Defined Rules
Before taking on clients in an unfamiliar cemetery, I recommend that you understand the cemetery’s rules and regulations.  This cemetery provides a billboard containing their rules for proper maintenance.  Contact information is given at the bottom of the billboard.  This makes it easy to contact cemetery management to discuss my work on their grounds.

Cemetery_Rule_and_Regulations

One additional benefit I noticed in this particular cemetery is that fresh soil is easily accessible to fill in low spots or areas of erosion.

Grave Care is a fantastic business.  It is rewarding and profitable if you perform your work correctly and understand how to price your services.

If you have ever thought about starting a Grave Care Business, please visit our main website. Our Grave Care Business Course will teach you how to start and operate your own Grave Care Business.

https://GraveCareBusiness.com

April Showers Bring Cemeteries May Flowers (and grass).

Some people think grave care is strictly about mowing grass and cleaning gravestones.

Now that we’re truly coming out of the winter months, the demand for Grave Care Services will rapidly increase.  If you offer any of the Grave Plot Maintenance Services suggested in our Grave Care Business Guidebook, you will be busy this spring.

Some people think grave care is strictly about mowing grass and cleaning gravestones. While those are two important aspects of providing grave care services to your clients, grave care business owners provide many beneficial services.

Grave care equates to cemetery beautification. Wildflowers certainly beautify a cemetery. As a grave care business owner, you can nurture proper wildflower cultivation to beautify the graves you maintain. We will show you how to do this properly.

Of course, some of your clients will solely want the grass maintained on their loved-ones’ gravesites…and, that’s okay, too.

Many of our customers in the warmer states are already providing their 3rd mowing services of the season.  This time of year, it is very easy to build a client list.  In fact, demand is sometimes so heavy that we have had to turn clients away in years past.  Of course, a good pricing strategy will assure you can keep your best, and most profitable, clients.

Pricing and Job Estimating is something new Grave Care Business owners struggle with.  It is difficult to know exactly how much money to charge your customers.  If you charge too little, you won’t make as much money as possible.  If you charge too much, your customers might not hire you.  Our guidebook teaches you how to price your services so you can make the most amount of money in your business.

Grave Care is a rewarding business.  It’s not only about money but it is also about helping people and doing work that is fulfilling.

If you have ever thought of starting your own Grave Care Business, our guidebook and software course will help you get started, today.

For more information on how you can purchase the course, visit our main website at:

https://GraveCareBusiness.com

Grave Care – Spring 2021

Now that we’re truly coming out of the winter months, the demand for Grave Care Services will rapidly increase.

April Showers Bring May Flowers (and Grass)

Springtime Grave Care

Now that we’re truly coming out of the winter months, the demand for Grave Care Services will rapidly increase.  If you offer any of the Grave Plot Maintenance Services suggested in our Grave Care Business Guidebook, you will be busy this spring.

Many of our customers in the warmer states are already providing their 3rd mowing services of the season.  This time of year, it is very easy to build a client list.  In fact, demand is sometimes so heavy that we have had to turn clients away in years past.  Of course, a good pricing strategy will assure you can keep your best, and most profitable, clients.

Grave Care Services – Price Estimation

Pricing and Job Estimating is something new Grave Care Business owners struggle with.  It is difficult to know exactly how much money to charge your customers.  If you charge too little, you won’t make as much money as possible.  If you charge too much, your customers might not hire you.  Our guidebook teaches you how to price your services so you can make the most amount of money in your business.

Equipment selection is important. Our guidebook includes hints and tips of which equipment works best for gravesite upkeep such as industrial-grade equipment for large cemetery upkeep or battery powered lawn mowers for smaller jobs (pictured above). Also, we discuss many of the rules and regulations that you will need to know before providing Grave Care Services.

The materials within the Grave Care Business Course include an extensive section on how to properly price your services so you can make the most money possible. Additionally, the software section includes ESTIMATING SOFTWARE to help you calculate your prices.

Grave Care is a rewarding business.  It’s not only about money but it is also about helping people and doing work that is fulfilling.

The Grave Care Business Course covers a wide-range of grave care services that you can offer your clients.

Start Your Own Grave Care Business

If you have ever thought of starting your own Grave Care Business, our guidebook and software course will help you get started, today.

For more information on how you can purchase the course, visit our main website at:

https://GraveCareBusiness.com

Grave Care Entrepreneurs are Straining at their Slips

This morning, one of my Facebook friends posted the following quote:

I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,

Straining upon the start.

The game’s afoot;

Follow your spirit:…

The original context of the Shakespearean reference was a message to soldiers preparing for battle.  But, this morning I was thinking of it in terms of entrepreneurs who are “straining upon the start” to become business owners.

As I write this, it is early on a cold crisp February morning.  The world is still sleepy but soon the sun will rise and everyone will come to life.  Likewise, the year is still early.  We made it past January and the year is beginning to come to life.

The year is still new.  Maybe your New Year’s Resolutions have begun to fade.  However, if you are an entrepreneur who thinks about starting your own business, I want to give you encouragement to start RIGHT NOW.

January passed by in a flash.  If you let it, February will pass by just as quickly.  And then March…and then April…and then May.  Don’t let the whole year pass you by.  Seize it right now!

If you have ever thought about starting your own business and if you have a love of cemeteries, a Grave Care Business is a wonderfully rewarding business to start.

By starting a Grave Care Business, you can choose your own hours, perform your work in beautiful surroundings, and operate a profitable and fulfilling business.

We have developed a professionally produced business course designed to help you Start & Operate your own Grave Care Business.  To learn more about the course and order it, visit our main webpage:  https://GraveCareBusiness.com

I love the line “straining at the start.”  I think most entrepreneurs can relate.  We’re all straining like greyhounds in our slips…barely able to contain our excitement.  I understand it.  I’ve been there.  I’m excited to help you get started.

Let me know if I can help or answer any questions. – Keith

Gravesite Mowing – Battery Operated Lawn Mower

Grave Mowing

Grave care is a fantastic business to operate.  Grave care includes: gravestone cleaning, seasonal grave decorations, winterization, and other services.  Plot maintenance is also a very important aspect to many grave care businesses.  If you provide plot maintenance in your grave care business, grass mowing should be on your list of services.

Mowing Gravesites

Increasingly, I have found that customers, as well as cemetery management companies, are interested in reducing air pollution and noise pollution.  Traditional lawn mowers spew a lot of pollutants into the atmosphere.  Unfortunately, until recently, an internal combustion engine lawn mower was the only practical way to mow grass.  However, in recent years, battery operated lawn mower technology has come a long way. The torque is great and the battery life is longer.

Environmentally Responsive Mowing

Internal combustion engines have a lot of negatives.  They are noisy, require gasoline and oil, and emit pollutants into the atmosphere.  I am always looking for environmentally responsible alternatives to traditional mowing practices especially when I’m working in cemeteries.

Last month, I picked up this 80V battery operated lawn mower on clearance.  I have used battery operated lawn mowers in the past with lackluster results.  Since this mower was on clearance, I was willing to spend the money to see how well it does at mowing overgrown gravesites.  After mowing a few dozen gravesites, I’m impressed with its performance.

Grave Care and Grave Mowing

Due to its low noise and air pollution, I feel good about mowing with this mower.  In the past, I had to stop mowing when there was a funeral service nearby, but the quietness of this lawn mower allows me to continue working.  The fact that it is environmentally responsive is very good for public relations.

If you operate a grave care business, I recommend adding a battery operated lawn mower to your business.  I believe you will find a battery powered lawn mower will be looked upon very favorably by your clients.

Grave Care Business

For information on how to start your own Grave Care Business, please read through our website.  We have developed a professionally produced Grave Care Business Course designed to help you start and grow your own business.  Included within the material is a great discussion on proper protocols for mowing gravesites.  The program also includes estimating software to help you know how much money to charge for your services.

Thank you.  If you have any questions, please let me know.

Keith

www.GraveCareBusiness.com