kreemoweet said: My town has an abundance of yard work entrepreneurs. A sizeable proportion of those are part of the "underground economy".
Yes.
Could be those yards that you are seeing can't afford the hire.
There's a learning curve.
Not just learning the work... but also figuring out what the client wants when they aren't sure.
Suggest figuring on starting low... You can always ask for more later when you've got people waiting in line for your services.
It's more important to make one person happy than to get a bunch of yards.
Make one person happy, they will tell all their friends...
Make one person unhappy?
A bad reputation will haunt you.
Edit:
Re door to door...
As above... not great.
Try asking at church, other people that you know... like professors and what-not...
Everybody knows somebody else... and some people love to give a hand up.
