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The 'Photoshop Tax' Is Costing You $7,200/Year

Quick math for landscaping contractors:

Option A: Hire a designer

  • $100-150 per mockup
  • 24-48 hour turnaround
  • Average 4-6 mockups per month
  • **Annual cost: $6,000-$9,000**

Option B: Learn Photoshop yourself

  • Software: $55/month = $660/year
  • Learning curve: 20-30 hours
  • Time per mockup: 45-90 minutes
  • Your hourly rate as a contractor: $75-150/hour
  • **Opportunity cost: Massive**

Option C: Skip mockups entirely

  • Close rate: 25-35%
  • Lost revenue from lower closing: $50K-100K/year
  • **Actual cost: Career-limiting**

Option D: YardPal

  • Built for contractors, not designers
  • No learning curve
  • 2 minutes per mockup
  • Unlimited designs
  • **Professional quality**

Here's the reality

Let's be honest: You became a landscaper to work with your hands and build beautiful spaces.

Not to become a graphic designer.

And you definitely didn't sign up to lose $50K+ per year because customers "can't visualize it."

What you're actually paying

That "$100 per mockup" isn't just $100.

It's the bid you lost because the turnaround took 48 hours and the customer went with someone else.

It's the $25K job that could've closed on-site if you'd had mockups ready in real-time.

It's the designer who's unavailable on weekends when your best clients want to meet.

The real cost isn't what you're spending. It's what you're losing.

The YardPal difference

YardPal is the simplest decision you'll make this year.

$497 per year. Your entire team can use it. Unlimited mockups. Each one takes about 2 minutes.

No designer dependency. No turnaround time. No opportunity cost.

Just professional mockups that help you close deals before you leave the customer's driveway.

See how it works

Watch how contractors create designs in under 2 minutes

Stop paying the Photoshop tax. Start winning more work.

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