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

Quick math: Hire a designer ($6K-9K/year). Learn Photoshop yourself (massive opportunity cost). Skip mockups entirely (lose $50K+ in revenue). Or use YardPal ($497/year). The choice is obvious.

2 min read
By YardPal Team

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 for premium contractors

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 be forgettable—just because someone else showed up with a visual mockup first.

What you're actually paying

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

It's the $25K premium job you lost because the turnaround took 48 hours and the homeowner hired someone else who showed them designs on-site.

It's the contractor who does inferior work but becomes the obvious choice—because they have visuals and you don't.

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 being forgettable when you're actually better.

The YardPal difference for premium contractors

YardPal is built for contractors who do excellent work and want to get paid what they deserve.

One complete business system. Your entire team can use it. Unlimited professional mockups. Each one takes 5 minutes on your iPad.

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

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

See how it works

Watch how contractors create designs in minutes

Stop paying the Photoshop tax. Start winning premium jobs you deserve.

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