If you are in a service business, say you are running a lawn care business, you might be happy being in industry, realizing that service businesses do best at the time of recession. But, just imagine, as what would you have done in order to modify your business strategy to capitalize on the changing market place.

Here are the two questions, that would give a clue to those in the landscaping and lawn care business on exactly how to change their business strategy or model to make money in the current recession:

• I am trying to sell my home do you have any specials for keeping my home looking spiffy during the sales period, I'll pay you extra and in advance, I am good for the money, I just want to get the best price!
• My neighbors on both sides, have had
  their homes foreclosed, I cannot stand it they are run down. Can I pay you a discount price to just at least mow their darn lawns, I've been turning on the water to at least keep them green, but it looks messy, no one will buy those homes looking like that, it's running down the neighborhood.
• Just, let's face it, when consumers are hurting they cut back their expenses. In other words, many will go back to cutting their own lawns or going with a low-cost, less frequent service. But, from the above questions, you can see that there are ways you can market your services to take advantage of the chaos.
• Every company should cater to their customers' needs and listen to their problems and then find a way to make money solving such challenges. By practicing this exercise, you can make your business recession proof.