Patent ID: 8126819

Claim:
An online computer-implemented lawn care service quoting method using a computer, comprising: providing a lawn care service provider database associated with the computer; receiving at the computer a request for lawn care services as an estimate inquiry; posting said estimate inquiry in a web site accessible to a lawn care service provider; identifying a number of times information about at least one lot has been retrieved from the lawn care service provider database by a user; retrieving data from the lawn care service provider database, the data including a lot size; comparing the lot size to determine whether the lot size is greater or less than one acre in size; if the number of times is less than 10 and the lot size is less than one acre, providing a first web page from the web site to the user to input a type of service desired from the lawn care service provider, wherein the first web page includes a GPS photograph showing the lot; if the number of times is less than 10 and the lot size is greater than one acre, providing a second web page from the web site to the user to input a request for an evaluation of the customer's lot, wherein the second web page includes the GPS photograph; if the number of times is greater than 10 and the lot size is less than one acre, providing a third web page from the web site to the user to input a type of service desired from the lawn care service provider, wherein the third web page does not include the GPS photograph; if the number of times is greater than 10 and the lot size is greater than one acre, providing a fourth web page from the web site to the user to input a request for an evaluation of the lot, wherein the fourth web page does not include the GPS photograph; and if the lot is not included in the lot size database but is within the pre-determined geographical area, providing a fifth web page from the web site to the user to input a type of service desired from the lawn care service provider or to request an evaluation of the user's lot.