Thank you for this! I think I have watched most of these individually, but I am now ripping this one video into an audio file to listen while I work. Also, since you liked the last ones so much: 😅 0:00 Intro 1:01 $0-$100,000 Annual Revenue Business 48:26 How do I get my first customers? 49:39 How to use instant quote door hangers 59:39 How do I get instant quote door hangers? 1:00:16 How to grow to $100,000 without any employees 1:19:52 $100,000-$200,000 Annual Revenue Business 1:29:58 $200,000-$500,000 Annual Revenue Business 1:54:40 How to say thanks for this video 1:55:50 Getting to $500,000 Annual Revenue Business 2:25:32 THREE things to focus on in your business 2:39:55 What will my profit margins be at different business sizes? 3:01:00 How much money can I 'take home pay'? 3:19:15 THE ONE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR YOUR BUSINESS!
Hey Mike, great video brother. I just I had a question about taxes. Do all those numbers still make sense with roughly 30% in taxes. How do you handle that? @MikeAndes
I'll be starting my lawn care buisness in 2025! And I'm watching all ur videos so I hope and pray that I'll be successful after watching mike!!! God bless all!!
Solid video. This is all true. Year one I was doing over 10k a month in lawn care. The upsells are endless. Weeding, overseeing, aerating, spring and fall clean ups ect
I have been watching your videos for years and taking both physical and mental notes. Im finally of the age to drive and already have done a couple mulch jobs and am looking start lawn care this coming spring. You have no clue how big of a motivation you have been. THANK YOU
The master of business. I work in strata/body corporate in Australia and recognise your skills. Not only landscaping, but your software and now RUclips channel, all great income streams.
Love the videos and the info. Pausing at 42:40 just to question the numbers tho. $7,800/month you mentioned charging at least $50 an hour or $50 a cut. $7,800/$50 (fast fwd on the monthly, daily, hourly math) comes out to a little over 5 hours per day if you worked every day. With rain, and customer interviews, paperwork, all other admin wok, repairs, obviously so many other things going, and mentioning that you recommend most guys to ease into the industry if they have a full time job, I’d let newer guys be fully aware that this probably isn’t realistic at the 6 month interval. Maybe after your second year and you become efficient and optimized. Agree with the points but would have to realistically challenge the timeline expectations
Hi mike im from south africa and im starting my lawn care business just lost my job today but i have a few clients ,this video really helps me alot ❤❤❤
I started my lawn care company as a side buisness with 20 dollars a full tank of gas and borrowed mower I make 1000 a weekend. I started it because of your vids
@@jdhxrry I use all platforms of social media Facebook groups being the most profitable also no contracts. Now the main thing that propels anything into success is believing yourself. Just keep reinvesting in yourself it may not be right off the start but you will see things get better and better
I just filed for my second LLC last night, a lawn care business, will be starting in spring and I’m so glad I ran into you. Will save and be taking notes. Will update later. New subscriber as well. Thank you so very much. I’ll pay it forward for sure .👍
@@Nick-th1kx it’s going well. Got my EIN for free , my business license, insurance, let me tell you that the lawn business people are really cool here.They’ve been helping a lot and giving me clients they can no longer take. There’s plenty of business to go around they all say. Utah is the fastest growing state in the US. So it’s a great time to get in for us.
@@missaloha808 I charge $125 for 1 hour with 2 licensed technicians. I would say if you are doing repairs and learning $65-$80 an hour should be enough.
Hi Mike I have a lawn care business your tutoring has been amazing you are very knowledgeable. You made me aware of things I could have Made mistakes with
Ok ok this is crazy! Nobody gives out this much information that is actually applicable. For free! I have to give respect where it’s due. I like the flyer tip where you can write the quick estimate on the back. I do something similar but I do it on the back of my business cards. And another tip is to use non glossy finish if you’re going to write something on a flyer or business card. Or when the customer touches the paper it will smudge all over. You can do a glossy front and regular paper finish on the back where you write the quote. Good job
Mike your information is some of the best in Business, this info is gold for almost all businesses! I have 3 businesses I’ve been building including a lawn care business when I came across your channel and have been blown away! I’m applying the principles of this video an a handful of other videos you’ve got to all 3. Keep up the fantastic work! If you haven’t already made a video on diversifying your income streams like you do (business, RUclips, internet, merch) I’d love to learn from it if ya make one.
@@addison6144 their all different sizes and in different stages of growth along with lots of time management. I drown some days an sometimes I power through.
Thank you so much I’m picking up my truck week and all equipment for lawn care services I really appreciate all the free information you provide for everyone thank you and good luck everyone else getting into this industry
Thank you Mike, I've been a subscriber for quite a while, but I own a detail and wrap shop, and provide mobile detailing services, these videos translate to much of what I do with Mobile detailing. It is a wealth of information and I am very grateful for your content.
Mike, I live in Florida. I feel like we are SATURATED in Lawn Care business. What strategies do you recommend to “win over” people that already have a law person. In my neighborhood 90% of home owners already have a lawn guy. How do I compete with low prices?
I just ordered my door hangers from your website and edited and printed 1k of them from vista print gonna get them next week and hit up all the local neighborhoods..
Thanks for all the info I just opened a Mobile detailing business now im going to do a lawn Business going to implement a lot of these same processes like I did with the Detailing Business thank you Subscribed.
It works better than you think, I actually worked part time for 6 months before changing over. I saved up the 10K didn’t borrow and got a 2nd Hand truck from family on loan then after 6 months got a new Truck. I now have 2-3 helpers who have learning disability and autism who are on a training program so valuable stuff here
Aaaaaah you got me!!! There you go mate you’ve got a penny off mate I thought it was a brilliant video. Thank you very much. It was the first one I’ve watched and definitely saw the value in taking the time to watch it. You’re a gun
Took me 7 years to finally get my zero turn and 8years to get my truck and I started out by refurbishing old mowers and trimmers to use and worked out of the back of my moms Chevy traverse 🎉
Thank you so much for all the help Mike! I've been watching for a year and finally gave the penny. I did buy three of your books though so I think I'm good.
I’m 24, live in Puerto Rico and just started a mowing business… It is always mowing season here jaja My best friend and neighbor started the journey with me but he is focused on pressure/soft washing, and what’s great about that is we are upscaling by offering each other’s services to each of our customers. We were discussing having our businesses basically merge, having the same uniform, website, and basically each running their own “department”… To me, it sounds great, but is that actually advisable??? Btw our goal is to make it or each make a Million Dollar Company, and we have discussed and agreed that, if this does happen, once we get to the point where we need to get employees, that we should train an employee only on one of these and not both as that would mean more training time, making employees harder to replace.
trying to start a business. currently, i have two trucks. a 96 suburban 4wd, and an old squarebody longbed pickup. an electric leafblower, an electric weed wacker, and an electric hedge trimmer. next up for me is better equipment and a good mower. Ill update on how it goes!
Guys have you seen the effort this guy puts in his videos? He is doing all this just to help us. Subscribe to him and like the video becouse I think he Relly deserves it👏
Im starting my landscaping business im 15 right now and am hoping to start this summer I am extremely lucky and grateful to know the people I know because I know a landscaper that gave me his 2005 ford F-350 5.4L gas for free needs a power steering pump line and I know a guy who lets me barrow his trailer I've gotten many free echo weedwhackers and backpack blowers like a nice Kawasaki blower 65cc all just needed amazon carburetors and just spent 3k on a used 2004 "Walker"48" 26hp EFI mower I only stick with walkers personally they deliver good performance and good stripes
Thank you for the video and content you gave in this workshop. I have a few questions for you as I am in the beginning stage of creating the lawn care service. 1) Is it best to begin with one truck and crew for the 1st year and then scale to the $200K-$500K even is we have the equipment for 2-3 crews and the capital to invest in creating a sales team and a dispatch to dispatch the crews, and doing estimates in the field? The plan I have for the service is to create Roles and Responsibilties, and Processes to have individuals to follow. Have a great website and the CRM that you have recommended in past videos, and a strong online presence to begin the service as we have been working in the market for years now. According to this video, I would say we would start on stage 3, $500K/Annual. What should I start working on? I have done a lot of research, but not much out there for the scale I wish to begin with, can you help with this learning curve?
Great compilation Mike! One thing I'm not sure you have done a video on is the cost to grow from one stage to another. Plenty of videos on $10k investment to get to $100k, but what about to $200k, $500k, $1M. Are there hidden costs other than trucks and equipment?
I’d say majority of your “hidden fees” are expansion based once you max out your labor and time at a certain revenue in which you can’t expand anymore with out more labor, crew leader, office staff, estimator. In which comes with that more pay roll, potentially larger shop/office space, basic employee benefits, more insurance for drivers, or increase of general liability, more equipment for more laborers, more marketing spend to acquire work for your laborers etc. This is why Mike says growth sucks cash! Your business has to have systems no matter the size, the system simply gets larger and may need tweaked.
@@nickcalabrese7433 I meant more of the numbers associated with each jump. "Save up to push hard from $200k to $500k to avoid the wilderness"...how much does that jump cost; how much should be saved? 2 more mowing setups would be $40-$60k (trucks, trailers, mowers, small tools, etc.), advertising $15k ($100 CAC times 150 new customers), part-time office help $25k, more insurance, bigger shop, etc....I'm looking at $100k to push from $200k to $500k in revenue. Does that seem right? Sounds kind of high to me. You could finance the trucks, trailers, equipment, and the shop. The office help would theoretically 'earn' their salary during the growth, but you would still need ~$50k+ for the rest (down payment for the shop, small tools, advertising, etc.)? What is a safe buffer?
Well if we went based off what mike says. That given a standard market, 200-250k can be hit with one employee plus you (which I agree 100%, maybe another part time guy to save you and free you a little on projects). Which brings me to what number do you need to jump from 200-500 given the number of factors you just mentioned is highly variable. You’d need to excess that for you own market and businesses current state. However I do believe majority of the time mike is referring to mostly being strictly a lawn care company, and most of us are a blend of both maintenance lawn care and project based work. So being solely lawn care is gonna be much harder to make that jump. Personally where I’m trying to go and the way other businesses are ran around me is to have crews. Example: One 2 man crew for maintenance. One 2 man crew for project work. = one truck one trailer 2 mowers, one truck one dump trailer. You would get in where you fit in work wise but obviously would be doing the estimating and working on the business, probably still answering calls, but maybe need help as far as managing the finances and payroll. And with you plus 4 guys I don’t see how that isn’t at minimum a 500k a year business. And depending on the worth and amount of your pre existing customers before adding 2-3 more laborers. You likely already have one truck, 2 mowers, a trailer, and dump trailer. So you just need one more truck and then the work to keep all those guys busy. So if that was the case I’d personally say it’d be more like $50k max. Majority being truck and marketing, unless you can’t automate enough of the costumer related things inexpensively and effectively. An office person might be the big difference in that price. Also need to figure out the amount of safety money needed for your own business.
@@blackbeardlawncare7811 Sorry that’s a lot but I think the only way to avoid the “wilderness” is to be a rock solid well oiled machine before surpassing that $250k mark. Which I think would require having 1-2 rock solid employees to essentially be the managers of the 2-3 new employees you plan to bring on to handle the 2x plus work load you’re trying to sell.
Love his content but the house in the field where he did his demonstration had a little wooden sculpture of a bear holding a fish with “Andes” carved into it… 54:28. I understand videotaping a random stranger would’ve been akward though and I find this guide super useful.
@@dudeurodude3845 haha good eye. "Jane Smith at 1234 Main Street" also gave it away. But nonetheless that was a solid skit on how it should go. great stuff
I’m just starting , doing my families yards right now, I’ve only used the trimmer like 4 times now for trimming and doing the edges with it, so I understand I do need more practice, but the trimming and edging is taking me about 2 1/2 to 3 hours to trim and edge the front and back and sidewalk. Is there a way to drastically increase my performance times on that or will it just come with practice? Because the mowing only takes me like 35 to 50 minutes max. Thank you so much and I love all your videos. Oh and for reference , I only have the basics . Lawn mower 22 in, echo trimmer and blower .
Some things you could try that worked for me: 1.) Make sure to trim the outside perimeter first, then quickly do the trees, ect. 2.) Ensure your cutting close enough to all trimming areas to reduce trimming areas. 3.) Lift the engine closer to your elbow to give you more control. 4.) Fuel up and fill string before leaving the truck. Hope it helps!
@@calebslawncare thanks so much I will definitely try that next time as I feel I Grimm in random orders lol so that will definitely be something I work on !! And I’m 5”5 ( short I know ) so I’m still getting used to even tryna hold it properly. Thank you again so much 🙏🏼
Hey Mike really appreciate your videos man. You are definitely an inspiration! Question about Doorhangers, what do you do if you are in a no soliciting area? I need to get a 1 day, a week for $100 or a monthly permit for $250 after a background check in order to go door to door. With it being my side job and working a full time job I wasn't sure how to deal with it. Door hangers were going to be my primary marketing tactic . Any suggestions would be great! Thanks again!
Thank you for this! I think I have watched most of these individually, but I am now ripping this one video into an audio file to listen while I work. Also, since you liked the last ones so much: 😅
0:00 Intro
1:01 $0-$100,000 Annual Revenue Business
48:26 How do I get my first customers?
49:39 How to use instant quote door hangers
59:39 How do I get instant quote door hangers?
1:00:16 How to grow to $100,000 without any employees
1:19:52 $100,000-$200,000 Annual Revenue Business
1:29:58 $200,000-$500,000 Annual Revenue Business
1:54:40 How to say thanks for this video
1:55:50 Getting to $500,000 Annual Revenue Business
2:25:32 THREE things to focus on in your business
2:39:55 What will my profit margins be at different business sizes?
3:01:00 How much money can I 'take home pay'?
3:19:15 THE ONE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR YOUR BUSINESS!
Thanks my guy!
I’m still early in the video, but I think the videos are updated. The “cheap truck” use to be under $10k in the videos.
I literally sent an email to the team last night saying this video needed this 🤣 Copper Creek out here taking jobs faster than AI 😇👋😝 Thanks brother!
Aa
Thank you
this man has single handedly inspired me to start a lawn care business all the way from another country lol
Which country you in?
Any luck?
Same
Hey Mike, great video brother. I just I had a question about taxes. Do all those numbers still make sense with roughly 30% in taxes. How do you handle that? @MikeAndes
Update?
Working now to get this done I have passed out 250 door hangers as of this weekend. Let’s do this!
Update?
@@VENM_TV got my first customer and still passing out door hangers, trying to fill my schedule
@@VENM_TV got my first client! Keeeping up the grind
@@VENM_TV those door hangers are working and I’m on my way to filling my scheudle
Nice
What I found working best for me was Facebook ads. I got about 15 leads for a $20 weekly campaign.
Thank you for the tip
I'll be starting my lawn care buisness in 2025! And I'm watching all ur videos so I hope and pray that I'll be successful after watching mike!!! God bless all!!
Solid video. This is all true. Year one I was doing over 10k a month in lawn care. The upsells are endless. Weeding, overseeing, aerating, spring and fall clean ups ect
I have been watching your videos for years and taking both physical and mental notes. Im finally of the age to drive and already have done a couple mulch jobs and am looking start lawn care this coming spring. You have no clue how big of a motivation you have been. THANK YOU
Same, I’m finally starting a lawn care business this year.
You can do it! Congrats on the mulch jobs that’s a great way to start.
Go get it bro
The master of business. I work in strata/body corporate in Australia and recognise your skills. Not only landscaping, but your software and now RUclips channel, all great income streams.
opening a lawn business this year.. took a few gems from here! automated answering calls is super smart ..
Love the videos and the info. Pausing at 42:40 just to question the numbers tho. $7,800/month you mentioned charging at least $50 an hour or $50 a cut. $7,800/$50 (fast fwd on the monthly, daily, hourly math) comes out to a little over 5 hours per day if you worked every day. With rain, and customer interviews, paperwork, all other admin wok, repairs, obviously so many other things going, and mentioning that you recommend most guys to ease into the industry if they have a full time job, I’d let newer guys be fully aware that this probably isn’t realistic at the 6 month interval. Maybe after your second year and you become efficient and optimized. Agree with the points but would have to realistically challenge the timeline expectations
You can geta VA to do all your admin and sale operation works.
Mike has helped me reform my business to prep for spring rush. I’m going from side to full hopefully this year.
I was already subbed, as I see the value here. Decided to make sure I like every video I watch as the extra penny! Well put!
Awesome, thank you!
This one video likely started or grew hundreds if not thousands of lawn care businesses. Great work Mike.
That was a great idea to put all that into just one video! Thanks Mike and Zach and Media team!!!
Hi mike im from south africa and im starting my lawn care business just lost my job today but i have a few clients ,this video really helps me alot ❤❤❤
Go get em! 👍🏻❤️ keep your head up!
How’s your business going bru?
I have been watching your videos and love them. Because of you I started my own lawn care business let's just hope I'm not another statistic
You can do it!
I watched the whole thing. Lots of good info.
Just finished the whole video thanks for the knowledge
Starting a mowing business next year just want to soak all the videos I can .
I started my lawn care company as a side buisness with 20 dollars a full tank of gas and borrowed mower I make 1000 a weekend. I started it because of your vids
whats your system?
@@jdhxrry I use all platforms of social media Facebook groups being the most profitable also no contracts. Now the main thing that propels anything into success is believing yourself. Just keep reinvesting in yourself it may not be right off the start but you will see things get better and better
Where do you live?
I just filed for my second LLC last night, a lawn care business, will be starting in spring and I’m so glad I ran into you. Will save and be taking notes. Will update later. New subscriber as well. Thank you so very much. I’ll pay it forward for sure .👍
So…how’s it going?
@@Nick-th1kx it’s going well. Got my EIN for free , my business license, insurance, let me tell you that the lawn business people are really cool here.They’ve been helping a lot and giving me clients they can no longer take. There’s plenty of business to go around they all say. Utah is the fastest growing state in the US. So it’s a great time to get in for us.
I don’t have a landscaping business but I’ve got a sprinkler repair company and this is all great advice! Thank you
What's your hourly rate for your area? I'm a Hawaiian landscaper getting into irrigation repair. Currently charging $40/hr while learning.
@@missaloha808 I charge $125 for 1 hour with 2 licensed technicians. I would say if you are doing repairs and learning $65-$80 an hour should be enough.
Hi Mike I have a lawn care business your tutoring has been amazing you are very knowledgeable. You made me aware of things I could have Made mistakes with
Ok ok this is crazy! Nobody gives out this much information that is actually applicable. For free! I have to give respect where it’s due.
I like the flyer tip where you can write the quick estimate on the back. I do something similar but I do it on the back of my business cards. And another tip is to use non glossy finish if you’re going to write something on a flyer or business card. Or when the customer touches the paper it will smudge all over. You can do a glossy front and regular paper finish on the back where you write the quote. Good job
Mike your information is some of the best in Business, this info is gold for almost all businesses!
I have 3 businesses I’ve been building including a lawn care business when I came across your channel and have been blown away!
I’m applying the principles of this video an a handful of other videos you’ve got to all 3.
Keep up the fantastic work! If you haven’t already made a video on diversifying your income streams like you do (business, RUclips, internet, merch) I’d love to learn from it if ya make one.
How on earth are you building three at once? I am having trouble building one.
@@addison6144 their all different sizes and in different stages of growth along with lots of time management. I drown some days an sometimes I power through.
I like how you take big business ideas and apply it to lawn care business
Nothing like franchising a lawn care....so good....
Hey thanks dude that’s gonna help me with my lawn care business. I’m just starting 11 years old is looking in to my first mower
Thank you so much I’m picking up my truck week and all equipment for lawn care services I really appreciate all the free information you provide for everyone thank you and good luck everyone else getting into this industry
Thank you Mike, I've been a subscriber for quite a while, but I own a detail and wrap shop, and provide mobile detailing services, these videos translate to much of what I do with Mobile detailing. It is a wealth of information and I am very grateful for your content.
I needed this thank you so much
Thanks Mike my company is growing so fast I can't believe it but guys are hard to find
Mike, I live in Florida. I feel like we are SATURATED in Lawn Care business. What strategies do you recommend to “win over” people that already have a law person. In my neighborhood 90% of home owners already have a lawn guy. How do I compete with low prices?
I just ordered my door hangers from your website and edited and printed 1k of them from vista print gonna get them next week and hit up all the local neighborhoods..
Thanks for all the info I just opened a Mobile detailing business now im going to do a lawn Business going to implement a lot of these same processes like I did with the Detailing Business thank you Subscribed.
Your awesome. I stay intrigued by your videos. I share them with my local business owner friends as well..
Thank you for the information..
I appreciate that!
It works better than you think, I actually worked part time for 6 months before changing over. I saved up the 10K didn’t borrow and got a 2nd Hand truck from family on loan then after 6 months got a new Truck. I now have 2-3 helpers who have learning disability and autism who are on a training program so valuable stuff here
Aaaaaah you got me!!!
There you go mate you’ve got a penny off mate I thought it was a brilliant video. Thank you very much. It was the first one I’ve watched and definitely saw the value in taking the time to watch it.
You’re a gun
I’m really going to give it my all this year!
I'm in the roofing industry, but I love this guy. Very good strategies and financial advice. . God bless you all,
Putting this on repeat
Mike you're a BEAST
Downloaded ✅
Silent mode✅
Bluetooth ✅
Short attention span grrr😡
Focus focus focus✅
Pp break..tbd✅
Repeat 🔁
Thanks mike 🐐
Great content as always Mike!
Took me 7 years to finally get my zero turn and 8years to get my truck and I started out by refurbishing old mowers and trimmers to use and worked out of the back of my moms Chevy traverse 🎉
Thank you so much for all the help Mike! I've been watching for a year and finally gave the penny. I did buy three of your books though so I think I'm good.
🤣🤣 the penny giveth and taketh away
53:20 1234 Main street , You almost had me on that one being organic LOL
Thank you! AirPods for 3-5 hours!
I’m 24, live in Puerto Rico and just started a mowing business… It is always mowing season here jaja My best friend and neighbor started the journey with me but he is focused on pressure/soft washing, and what’s great about that is we are upscaling by offering each other’s services to each of our customers. We were discussing having our businesses basically merge, having the same uniform, website, and basically each running their own “department”… To me, it sounds great, but is that actually advisable???
Btw our goal is to make it or each make a Million Dollar Company, and we have discussed and agreed that, if this does happen, once we get to the point where we need to get employees, that we should train an employee only on one of these and not both as that would mean more training time, making employees harder to replace.
this is gold. im binge watching and taking notes on all these videos. thank you good sir.
I gave it a like before I even listened purely from the effort to give a resource like this to people for free
trying to start a business. currently, i have two trucks. a 96 suburban 4wd, and an old squarebody longbed pickup. an electric leafblower, an electric weed wacker, and an electric hedge trimmer. next up for me is better equipment and a good mower. Ill update on how it goes!
Guys have you seen the effort this guy puts in his videos? He is doing all this just to help us. Subscribe to him and like the video becouse I think he Relly deserves it👏
Thank you very informative for my new lawn care business journey
I absolutely appreciate your video's.
Charging 160 -300 for weekly mowing services is what I’m aiming for, lots of great advice though 🔥
This is in Cdn dollars
This will be my first full season - Can't wait to get after it! The mower tip alone saved me minimum 3k! Thank you for the info!
Letsgooo
Im starting my landscaping business im 15 right now and am hoping to start this summer I am extremely lucky and grateful to know the people I know because I know a landscaper that gave me his 2005 ford F-350 5.4L gas for free needs a power steering pump line and I know a guy who lets me barrow his trailer I've gotten many free echo weedwhackers and backpack blowers like a nice Kawasaki blower 65cc all just needed amazon carburetors and just spent 3k on a used 2004 "Walker"48" 26hp EFI mower I only stick with walkers personally they deliver good performance and good stripes
Thank you for the video and content you gave in this workshop. I have a few questions for you as I am in the beginning stage of creating the lawn care service.
1) Is it best to begin with one truck and crew for the 1st year and then scale to the $200K-$500K even is we have the equipment for 2-3 crews and the capital to invest in creating a sales team and a dispatch to dispatch the crews, and doing estimates in the field?
The plan I have for the service is to create Roles and Responsibilties, and Processes to have individuals to follow. Have a great website and the CRM that you have recommended in past videos, and a strong online presence to begin the service as we have been working in the market for years now.
According to this video, I would say we would start on stage 3, $500K/Annual. What should I start working on? I have done a lot of research, but not much out there for the scale I wish to begin with, can you help with this learning curve?
Thank you for making this video
I'm subscribed already. thanks, you for everything! you do give and all the help.
Thanks for subbing!
Is there a discord or something just for lawn care professionals? Started my own business last year and would love to talk to likeminded individuals
Wow thank you so much!!!!! I'm so close to opening and I appreciate all you do to share the knowledge 🙏
This video is a top 10 video for Mike. Awesome content!
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Thank you for what you do!
Thank you! Mike
Great Job Mike
This is excellent! Very informative and I’m excited to get started soon!
Let’s goooo!
Thanks for the video mike.
Thanks for all these info you are excellent tutor I am good on math so everything you explained is right.
Love it Mike
Thanks again for all you're advise C Baldwin Appalachia Lawn Care Services Franklin, N C
Tremendo!!! Gracias Mike. 👍🏻
Thank you for this video
Great compilation Mike! One thing I'm not sure you have done a video on is the cost to grow from one stage to another. Plenty of videos on $10k investment to get to $100k, but what about to $200k, $500k, $1M. Are there hidden costs other than trucks and equipment?
Check the chapters in the description. 100 to 200 and then 200 to 500 (and another how to get to 500) are in this video.
I’d say majority of your “hidden fees” are expansion based once you max out your labor and time at a certain revenue in which you can’t expand anymore with out more labor, crew leader, office staff, estimator. In which comes with that more pay roll, potentially larger shop/office space, basic employee benefits, more insurance for drivers, or increase of general liability, more equipment for more laborers, more marketing spend to acquire work for your laborers etc. This is why Mike says growth sucks cash! Your business has to have systems no matter the size, the system simply gets larger and may need tweaked.
@@nickcalabrese7433 I meant more of the numbers associated with each jump. "Save up to push hard from $200k to $500k to avoid the wilderness"...how much does that jump cost; how much should be saved?
2 more mowing setups would be $40-$60k (trucks, trailers, mowers, small tools, etc.), advertising $15k ($100 CAC times 150 new customers), part-time office help $25k, more insurance, bigger shop, etc....I'm looking at $100k to push from $200k to $500k in revenue. Does that seem right? Sounds kind of high to me.
You could finance the trucks, trailers, equipment, and the shop. The office help would theoretically 'earn' their salary during the growth, but you would still need ~$50k+ for the rest (down payment for the shop, small tools, advertising, etc.)? What is a safe buffer?
Well if we went based off what mike says. That given a standard market, 200-250k can be hit with one employee plus you (which I agree 100%, maybe another part time guy to save you and free you a little on projects). Which brings me to what number do you need to jump from 200-500 given the number of factors you just mentioned is highly variable. You’d need to excess that for you own market and businesses current state. However I do believe majority of the time mike is referring to mostly being strictly a lawn care company, and most of us are a blend of both maintenance lawn care and project based work. So being solely lawn care is gonna be much harder to make that jump. Personally where I’m trying to go and the way other businesses are ran around me is to have crews. Example: One 2 man crew for maintenance. One 2 man crew for project work. = one truck one trailer 2 mowers, one truck one dump trailer. You would get in where you fit in work wise but obviously would be doing the estimating and working on the business, probably still answering calls, but maybe need help as far as managing the finances and payroll. And with you plus 4 guys I don’t see how that isn’t at minimum a 500k a year business. And depending on the worth and amount of your pre existing customers before adding 2-3 more laborers. You likely already have one truck, 2 mowers, a trailer, and dump trailer. So you just need one more truck and then the work to keep all those guys busy. So if that was the case I’d personally say it’d be more like $50k max. Majority being truck and marketing, unless you can’t automate enough of the costumer related things inexpensively and effectively. An office person might be the big difference in that price. Also need to figure out the amount of safety money needed for your own business.
@@blackbeardlawncare7811 Sorry that’s a lot but I think the only way to avoid the “wilderness” is to be a rock solid well oiled machine before surpassing that $250k mark. Which I think would require having 1-2 rock solid employees to essentially be the managers of the 2-3 new employees you plan to bring on to handle the 2x plus work load you’re trying to sell.
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That totally seemed like your mom. 1234 Main Street? Hahaha! Nice one.
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Hey Mike! I would like to see if you would respond to my comment in this video a few comments below? Thanks! Nick Lozano
A quick question how would the client pay you and how do you keep track of it?
Noting but legit content. Been running a landscaping for 4 hats now & always on point. Thank you sir 🙏🏻
Love his content but the house in the field where he did his demonstration had a little wooden sculpture of a bear holding a fish with “Andes” carved into it… 54:28.
I understand videotaping a random stranger would’ve been akward though and I find this guide super useful.
@@dudeurodude3845 haha good eye. "Jane Smith at 1234 Main Street" also gave it away. But nonetheless that was a solid skit on how it should go. great stuff
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I’m just starting , doing my families yards right now, I’ve only used the trimmer like 4 times now for trimming and doing the edges with it, so I understand I do need more practice, but the trimming and edging is taking me about 2 1/2 to 3 hours to trim and edge the front and back and sidewalk. Is there a way to drastically increase my performance times on that or will it just come with practice? Because the mowing only takes me like 35 to 50 minutes max. Thank you so much and I love all your videos. Oh and for reference , I only have the basics . Lawn mower 22 in, echo trimmer and blower .
Some things you could try that worked for me:
1.) Make sure to trim the outside perimeter first, then quickly do the trees, ect.
2.) Ensure your cutting close enough to all trimming areas to reduce trimming areas.
3.) Lift the engine closer to your elbow to give you more control.
4.) Fuel up and fill string before leaving the truck.
Hope it helps!
@@calebslawncare thanks so much I will definitely try that next time as I feel I Grimm in random orders lol so that will definitely be something I work on !! And I’m 5”5 ( short I know ) so I’m still getting used to even tryna hold it properly. Thank you again so much 🙏🏼
@@JaredRodriguezX I would definitely check out some videos that will have tips for you. Don’t worry it’s definitely gonna get better.
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Hey Mike really appreciate your videos man. You are definitely an inspiration! Question about Doorhangers, what do you do if you are in a no soliciting area? I need to get a 1 day, a week for $100 or a monthly permit for $250 after a background check in order to go door to door. With it being my side job and working a full time job I wasn't sure how to deal with it. Door hangers were going to be my primary marketing tactic . Any suggestions would be great! Thanks again!
You will need to use EDDM postcards/flyers instead in those no-soliciting areas.
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for the last few days I been bing watch your vid and sub. I from Aus but I can apply to my business
Phenomenal video!
Cool bro like the way think I'm going to start with half of everything you talked about but slowly building
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Top quality brethren. Keep it up🤝