Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you guys! It’s been a WILD year, but I will just say this, thank you. Thank you to everyone who’s ever sent an encouraging word to us in 2023! Point of this video: don’t reinvent the wheel! Tons of creativity out there, but duplicate what works! Stay away from trying to be SO creative where you waste unnecessary time! Keep the hammer down and cheers to an amazing 2024! If you need resources to grow, check out LINK, Lawntrepreneur Academy, and our partners in our RUclips video descriptions. Rock on! -Brian
I am 22 and this year was my first full season of my own business. Last year, I went full time in June, made decent progress and was happy with where I was. This year I grossed 70k with no commercial contracts and am aiming to land a couple commercial sites this upcoming year. Watching your videos and watching the young bucks you featured who are doing great things drives me to work harder and smarter. I’ve had zero financial help and was able to buy a new truck, trailer, and a 16foot/ 3 foot wall dump trailer. Hard work is the answer and I wish everyone the best! God bless!
I have mowed as a side hustle since 2010. 2022 was my first year full time. My only regret is I didn't go full time sooner. You can make good money mowing lawns, trimming shrubs and light tree work. Set your minimum price and don't budge $1....And you WILL make money.
We just finished upgrading our rig to two axle to move more water for clients with poor wells and and do commercial work. I have a 6x10 that was gona sit and I’m really wondering about buying a walk behind mower and winging it for the year. I’ve been seeing used stuff for between 750 and 1000. I was terminated from healthcare after company changed hands and I don’t wana go back, just want to fill up my week and never look back
I started my lawn care business about 5 years ago and learned a lot from you. I will be 72 in 2024 and am looking to expand to two rigs and hire a leader/ foreman so thanks for all of your advise. Merry Christmas!
This was such a good perspective, Brian. I'm going to do a follow up video, because I've literally had the same conversation with a few folks recently. Some folks still want to shortcut the shortcut.
Everyone listen to this guy! I’m 4.5 years or 5 seasons in, there is no quick way or easier way then simply hard work! I’ve watched almost all of Brian’s you tube videos most of the podcast and been to LAL once. Just follow the path everyone before you me and Brian has laid down. With the help of social media, some good business decisions and a whole lot of hard work you can iron out a 100k or more business in less than 5 years. I’ve done it, my buddies have done it, and so can you! Keep up the good work Brian 🫡
I was struggling to collect payment and i watched Brians episode on “charge card on file system” and it was a complete heel/toe transformation of how i handle that portion of my business. This is my 3rd season coming up and im still 100 percent struggling but went from 3k first season to 30k second. I managed to get a bookkeeper late last season and struggling to get better equipment but on the up and up. Thanks Brian for your advice and great content! Ive learned so much from your channel over the last 3 years!!!
I can't say because I haven't seen anyone else pop up like you do.. But I feel like you are at the forefront of lawn care, at least with the format you're on! Augusta is of course doing amazing, but they're a franchise. For the everyday LLC family man, YOU are THAT GUY! Thank you for what you do!!!
Brian this was another insightful video. That is one reason that I am so happy to have found you when I first started out in this business. You have given me much insight as to the road I need to follow to be successful. Imagine starting out in this business at the age of 62. I will be 67 this coming April looking to continue to mow until I am 70. Looking to get another contract with the city in which I live to get another district to mow in 2024. That will give me two areas of town that I will be maintaining the lawns and right of ways. The city contracted out lawn care 3 years ago. I am not on Facebook so I feel that I am missing out trying to get into the community. I will get in don't you worry.
I’m just trying to do this for a side hustle. 10-15 lawns after work 3-4 days a week. I’m transitioning out of the army in 2 years and just looking for something to make extra cheese for winter trips. I do plan on getting a commercial 36 stand on to start.
Brian, I have some points of interest concerning this video. You are talking about re-inventing the wheel. As you know I am dealing with a broken foot. I have personally shared with you the struggles I am going through. When you talk about people trying to re-invent the wheel or not using sources that are out there or when people are trying to do it their way instead of a proven way, I think that there is a big obstacle in the way. I have learned about this obstacle with what I am going through and not being able to walk at this time because of a broken foot. The biggest obstacle that people face and the biggest obstacle that people have to accept and have to let go of is this. The biggest obstacle is THEMSELVES.I have had to make hard decisions with this broken foot, and I have realized that the hardest part of the decision I have to make is ME. I am thankful for a pastor that has been counseling me and making me realize things I have to deal with. So, when you talk to people who are trying to re-invent the wheel or not using things that are out there or are doing it their way. Think in the back of your head this, are they trying to re-invent the wheel or is the real obstacle THEMSELVES? I cannot answer that question, but it is a question to think about. Also, you talked about a dead horse. I talked to your mother about this 5 years ago. You need to go and watch The Godfather. You will fall in love with the movie. It is a great movie for showing power plays, running a business and it is great overall. After you watch the movie watch the reviews on RUclips about the movie and it will go deeper into the movie.
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Thank you Brian. I might be down right now, But I am here to help you whenever I can. You are a cool friend. And Liz should be nice to you tonight. lol Hi Liz
I am 16 and I am determined to start a lawncare business and eventually scale it up to landscaping and hardscaping. I am unsure of where to start. I have a slew of questions such as; Should I make a website? How much should I charge? How do I advertise? And lastly, how do I keep the business afloat after getting it started? I am not afraid of hard work and am willing to learn.
Wow Brian great video. This is the flat out truth! You are completely right about everything in this video I love content like this from you keep up the good work.
Great video, thanks for sharing!!! My son is in high school and wants to start his own lawn care business. Should he invest in liability insurance? If so, do you have a favorite company that you like?
100% if he gets over 4-5 lawns and starts to make a go of it. It's pretty nominal but provides huge peace of mind! Check out our book on Amazon Zero To $100k! Great read for him if he's just getting going.
Hey Brian , great content as always.I would like to ask, Am I able to join the LINK if I'm still on a stage of planning to get into the green industry? I wanted to start this thing on the right foot and get guidance from someone whos been doing this for years. Do you have any online course for this? Been thinking about doing this for a while now, I wanted to leave OTR trucking and do lawn care business in order to make a living that don't have to leave my family to be on the road for 2 months at a time. I live in Chicago suburb, and I think your business system is the perfect blueprint that I should follow. I wanted to copy everything that you do in your business. Im going to do everything that I can to make this work. Thank you for all you share on this channel
Huge shout out to you guys and Spencer lawn care. im finishing up my first "season" and can't wait for a full year to start summer sales around February instead of july. You guys have helped a ton in my business. It's also great your local, though just not enough to see you around, but I'm definitely excited about the next meetup
Great video inspiring motivational content keep up the hard work. Can you do a podcast with Keith kalfus talking about how to start a lawn care and landscaping business? Requested video idea for you Brain!
Morning Brian, just was re-watching this video again. First off wanna says thanks for all the valuable information you out out!! So true don't try to reinvent the wheel. I was looking to purchase your postcard templates. Had a question, are they editable? I would like change the services my company offers. And maybe change some of the pictures? Again thanks for all the info you provide.
Hey thanks Joe. They’re available at Lawntrepreneur Academy under Store. The templates are a PDF, not editable design, that you can still use by simply adding your name and number to on say Vistaprint. That being said, the idea behind the design is that they’re 98% complete, in terms of purchasing them and taking them to our print vendor Postcard Mania. From there, they can take the design and edit and customize it for you. And then naturally print and ship your cards out to you. If you’d like to use them for mailers, they can help you with that as well. Check them out at www.PostcardMania.com/Brian Hope that helps!
Thank you for the video Brian I will start my lawn care business in 2024 I already got my enclosed trailer 8.5x16 like yours . I am always watching your video and learn from your experience. I have questions Brian and I really appreciate your help in this regard To be honest, there is a lot of competition in the market and I’m confused about which kind of mowers should I pick . Thank you .
@@YamaKaihan I have Ferris, but any of those would be perfectly fine and arguably the “best” out there. Hustler, Wright, Bobcat and others are good too. As long as it’s commercial. Most important thing is dealer support. If the dealer closest to you treats you right, and they aren’t arrogant or dismissive or pushy, then I would highly consider one of the brands they carry. Secondly, what types of properties will you be mowing? This will determine the size of mower. Safe bet is 52”. Search Brian’s channel for his sit-down vs. stander, and mower comparison videos. Good luck.🍀
Go with what your local dealer sells brother. Service is more important than which brand. Find a dealer you like and can trust, build a relationship with them, and then decide on the appropriate mower! Episode 152 or 153 on our podcast we talk about mower selections fwiw!
Hey Brian, Im just getting started with care I'm down south so its mostly leaf cleanup right now, what feo of advertising do you find to work the best?
I bought your course for starting a lawn care business. It's pretty good but I didn't see any access for the hitches and print shops on the platform. Did I miss something or misunderstand something or can someone point me in the right direction for this access you mentioned?
Brian, what's your growth story? Where did you start, when did you hire your first employee, buy your second truck... Maybe there's a video out there you've already done on this but I haven't found it
Hey Brian new sub here 👋. I used to do concrete pumping and when we were booked up or something happened that we couldn’t make a job, do you have friends or other businesses that you pass that job too or do you just communicate with the person you’ll go at a later time
Its much worse here in Canada. We live up north and our market is so flooded we can't make any money now. Every city slicker moved north and destroyed our market. We have guys cutting lawns for 25 a cut Canadian. That's around 15 us. You say don't reinvent the wheel, yet you keep forcing EVs and all electric.
Social as of late. But we’re excited to take the lawn care business to a multi-million dollar outfit in the coming years. Really excited about documenting that journey with the platform we’ve created.
Mind you, we didn’t make really anything from social media for the first 5 and a half years. 8 years into this puppy, no overnight success here. Just a slow steady grind of trying to add value and help people grow and win ❤️
![Growth Is EXPENSIVE, But Pays Off Big! [Making Your MOVE!]](/img/1.gif)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you guys!
It’s been a WILD year, but I will just say this, thank you. Thank you to everyone who’s ever sent an encouraging word to us in 2023!
Point of this video: don’t reinvent the wheel! Tons of creativity out there, but duplicate what works! Stay away from trying to be SO creative where you waste unnecessary time!
Keep the hammer down and cheers to an amazing 2024!
If you need resources to grow, check out LINK, Lawntrepreneur Academy, and our partners in our RUclips video descriptions. Rock on! -Brian
I am 22 and this year was my first full season of my own business. Last year, I went full time in June, made decent progress and was happy with where I was. This year I grossed 70k with no commercial contracts and am aiming to land a couple commercial sites this upcoming year.
Watching your videos and watching the young bucks you featured who are doing great things drives me to work harder and smarter. I’ve had zero financial help and was able to buy a new truck, trailer, and a 16foot/ 3 foot wall dump trailer.
Hard work is the answer and I wish everyone the best! God bless!
That seriously awesome brother great job and congrats on the growth!
I have mowed as a side hustle since 2010.
2022 was my first year full time. My only regret is I didn't go full time sooner. You can make good money mowing lawns, trimming shrubs and light tree work. Set your minimum price and don't budge $1....And you WILL make money.
We just finished upgrading our rig to two axle to move more water for clients with poor wells and and do commercial work. I have a 6x10 that was gona sit and I’m really wondering about buying a walk behind mower and winging it for the year. I’ve been seeing used stuff for between 750 and 1000.
I was terminated from healthcare after company changed hands and I don’t wana go back, just want to fill up my week and never look back
I started my lawn care business about 5 years ago and learned a lot from you. I will be 72 in 2024 and am looking to expand to two rigs and hire a leader/ foreman so thanks for all of your advise. Merry Christmas!
Congrats brother!
Thank you so much for posting, I just turned 60 and want to start my own lawncare business and you gave me inspiration!!
2023 was our first full year in the industry, thanks to Brian. We baked a beautiful cake this year!
Congrats brother. Way to crush it.
This was such a good perspective, Brian. I'm going to do a follow up video, because I've literally had the same conversation with a few folks recently. Some folks still want to shortcut the shortcut.
I agree brother. I love creativity, but some things simply don’t need to be reinvented! Just follow the process.. ❤️❤️
I'm looking forward to your video
Everyone listen to this guy! I’m 4.5 years or 5 seasons in, there is no quick way or easier way then simply hard work! I’ve watched almost all of Brian’s you tube videos most of the podcast and been to LAL once. Just follow the path everyone before you me and Brian has laid down. With the help of social media, some good business decisions and a whole lot of hard work you can iron out a 100k or more business in less than 5 years. I’ve done it, my buddies have done it, and so can you! Keep up the good work Brian 🫡
Great testimony brother and thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to see where the next 5 years take you! ❤️
This guy knows his stuff. I was able to grow to 120k in 2 seasons.
How do you grow so big? What’s the key to blowing up
Agree, 5 years in pressure washing and there are no short cuts, you just gota get out, network, grind and even donate time to expose yourself
@@SOONERSWEEKLY hard work, and being consistent, and actually showing up.
I was struggling to collect payment and i watched Brians episode on “charge card on file system” and it was a complete heel/toe transformation of how i handle that portion of my business. This is my 3rd season coming up and im still 100 percent struggling but went from 3k first season to 30k second. I managed to get a bookkeeper late last season and struggling to get better equipment but on the up and up. Thanks Brian for your advice and great content! Ive learned so much from your channel over the last 3 years!!!
Love it 🔥
I can't say because I haven't seen anyone else pop up like you do.. But I feel like you are at the forefront of lawn care, at least with the format you're on!
Augusta is of course doing amazing, but they're a franchise.
For the everyday LLC family man, YOU are THAT GUY!
Thank you for what you do!!!
Hey thanks brother ❤️
Brian this was another insightful video. That is one reason that I am so happy to have found you when I first started out in this business. You have given me much insight as to the road I need to follow to be successful. Imagine starting out in this business at the age of 62. I will be 67 this coming April looking to continue to mow until I am 70. Looking to get another contract with the city in which I live to get another district to mow in 2024. That will give me two areas of town that I will be maintaining the lawns and right of ways. The city contracted out lawn care 3 years ago. I am not on Facebook so I feel that I am missing out trying to get into the community. I will get in don't you worry.
Love it brother! ❤️
I’m just trying to do this for a side hustle. 10-15 lawns after work 3-4 days a week. I’m transitioning out of the army in 2 years and just looking for something to make extra cheese for winter trips. I do plan on getting a commercial 36 stand on to start.
Brian, I have some points of interest concerning this video. You are talking about re-inventing the wheel. As you know I am dealing with a broken foot. I have personally shared with you the struggles I am going through. When you talk about people trying to re-invent the wheel or not using sources that are out there or when people are trying to do it their way instead of a proven way, I think that there is a big obstacle in the way. I have learned about this obstacle with what I am going through and not being able to walk at this time because of a broken foot. The biggest obstacle that people face and the biggest obstacle that people have to accept and have to let go of is this. The biggest obstacle is THEMSELVES.I have had to make hard decisions with this broken foot, and I have realized that the hardest part of the decision I have to make is ME. I am thankful for a pastor that has been counseling me and making me realize things I have to deal with. So, when you talk to people who are trying to re-invent the wheel or not using things that are out there or are doing it their way. Think in the back of your head this, are they trying to re-invent the wheel or is the real obstacle THEMSELVES? I cannot answer that question, but it is a question to think about.
Also, you talked about a dead horse. I talked to your mother about this 5 years ago. You need to go and watch The Godfather. You will fall in love with the movie. It is a great movie for showing power plays, running a business and it is great overall. After you watch the movie watch the reviews on RUclips about the movie and it will go deeper into the movie.
Thanks Bill. Best of luck to you and a speedy recovery.
@@BriansLawnMaintenance Thank you Brian. I might be down right now, But I am here to help you whenever I can. You are a cool friend. And Liz should be nice to you tonight. lol Hi Liz
I am 16 and I am determined to start a lawncare business and eventually scale it up to landscaping and hardscaping. I am unsure of where to start. I have a slew of questions such as; Should I make a website? How much should I charge? How do I advertise? And lastly, how do I keep the business afloat after getting it started?
I am not afraid of hard work and am willing to learn.
Solid. Youre good people Brian ! Best wishes in 2024 !
❤️❤️
Merry Christmas to you and the family. Thanks for the great advice!
Wow Brian great video. This is the flat out truth! You are completely right about everything in this video I love content like this from you keep up the good work.
Hey thanks brother. Back at you. ❤️🫶
Great video, thanks for sharing!!! My son is in high school and wants to start his own lawn care business. Should he invest in liability insurance? If so, do you have a favorite company that you like?
100% if he gets over 4-5 lawns and starts to make a go of it. It's pretty nominal but provides huge peace of mind! Check out our book on Amazon Zero To $100k! Great read for him if he's just getting going.
Hey Brian , great content as always.I would like to ask, Am I able to join the LINK if I'm still on a stage of planning to get into the green industry? I wanted to start this thing on the right foot and get guidance from someone whos been doing this for years. Do you have any online course for this? Been thinking about doing this for a while now, I wanted to leave OTR trucking and do lawn care business in order to make a living that don't have to leave my family to be on the road for 2 months at a time. I live in Chicago suburb, and I think your business system is the perfect blueprint that I should follow. I wanted to copy everything that you do in your business. Im going to do everything that I can to make this work. Thank you for all you share on this channel
Yes of course! Start with our bundles, they'll save you the most amount of money. LINK Is great for ongoing questions and community!
Huge shout out to you guys and Spencer lawn care. im finishing up my first "season" and can't wait for a full year to start summer sales around February instead of july. You guys have helped a ton in my business. It's also great your local, though just not enough to see you around, but I'm definitely excited about the next meetup
That’s awesome brother. Best of luck ❤️
Coaching calls are great. I’d like to buy one at some point.
Great video inspiring motivational content keep up the hard work. Can you do a podcast with Keith kalfus talking about how to start a lawn care and landscaping business? Requested video idea for you Brain!
Sure man! Anything specific you’d like us to cover?
@@BriansLawnMaintenance How to Brand your lawn care and landscaping business and How to hire employees to work for your company
First, Love the videos Brian keep up the hard work sir!
Thanks! Will do! 🫶
Morning Brian, just was re-watching this video again. First off wanna says thanks for all the valuable information you out out!! So true don't try to reinvent the wheel. I was looking to purchase your postcard templates. Had a question, are they editable? I would like change the services my company offers. And maybe change some of the pictures? Again thanks for all the info you provide.
Hey thanks Joe. They’re available at Lawntrepreneur Academy under Store. The templates are a PDF, not editable design, that you can still use by simply adding your name and number to on say Vistaprint.
That being said, the idea behind the design is that they’re 98% complete, in terms of purchasing them and taking them to our print vendor Postcard Mania.
From there, they can take the design and edit and customize it for you. And then naturally print and ship your cards out to you.
If you’d like to use them for mailers, they can help you with that as well.
Check them out at www.PostcardMania.com/Brian
Hope that helps!
thanks for the great advice!
Incredible Brian! Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you for the video Brian
I will start my lawn care business in 2024 I already got my enclosed trailer 8.5x16 like yours .
I am always watching your video and learn from your experience.
I have questions Brian and I really appreciate your help in this regard
To be honest, there is a lot of competition in the market and I’m confused about which kind of mowers should I pick .
Thank you .
Competition between mower manufacturers or competitors in your area?
I mean mower manufacturers
Should I get exmark ferris toro or scag mower
@@YamaKaihan I have Ferris, but any of those would be perfectly fine and arguably the “best” out there. Hustler, Wright, Bobcat and others are good too. As long as it’s commercial. Most important thing is dealer support. If the dealer closest to you treats you right, and they aren’t arrogant or dismissive or pushy, then I would highly consider one of the brands they carry. Secondly, what types of properties will you be mowing? This will determine the size of mower. Safe bet is 52”. Search Brian’s channel for his sit-down vs. stander, and mower comparison videos. Good luck.🍀
Get whatever your closest dealer sells 5 years in I can tell you that’s what I’d do
Go with what your local dealer sells brother. Service is more important than which brand. Find a dealer you like and can trust, build a relationship with them, and then decide on the appropriate mower! Episode 152 or 153 on our podcast we talk about mower selections fwiw!
Keep keeping it real! Merry Christmas and happy new years to you my friend!
200k subs Brian! Congrats man! I started a watching you when you were at 20k subs.
Hey Brian, Im just getting started with care I'm down south so its mostly leaf cleanup right now, what feo of advertising do you find to work the best?
We honestly keep it very simple. Postcards, Yardsigns, a quality website, good branding on socials and Google My Business listing. That’s it.
I bought your course for starting a lawn care business.
It's pretty good but I didn't see any access for the hitches and print shops on the platform.
Did I miss something or misunderstand something or can someone point me in the right direction for this access you mentioned?
Yeah buddy. Www.postcardmania.com/brian
Thanks Brian 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💪🏾
You bet
Merry Christmas & Happy New!! Dont recreate the wheel unless it's tweels... 😂
LOL I’m borrowing that line!
Can you put a link for the lawn care content? I been in business for five years now, and I've looking to grow my business. The right way
We left all of our resources in the description! ❤️
Brian, what's your growth story? Where did you start, when did you hire your first employee, buy your second truck...
Maybe there's a video out there you've already done on this but I haven't found it
Check out our podcast. We’ve documented 600 shows now on our journey brother! ❤️
Great info Brian!
Hey Brian new sub here 👋. I used to do concrete pumping and when we were booked up or something happened that we couldn’t make a job, do you have friends or other businesses that you pass that job too or do you just communicate with the person you’ll go at a later time
Well my question simplified will be, do you make relationship with other businesses or just try to accommodate the lawn owner
All the time! We sub to friends who have bandwidth if we’re unable to perform. Just depends on the schedule!
The way you explained this makes me have to follow the recipe 😂
Do you have somebody you recommend to build a website
Yes BrandedBullInc.com and Adam and Lauren. Tell em we sent ya, they’ll save you a few hundred bucks on a build!
Hey man are you going to be putting a diesel fuel tank on your truck to keep the tractor full of fuel when you get next year
Not sure if I can, but if we can, you bet I will!
If your trying to short cut anything in businesses, then you need to stay a w-2 worker!! End of story..
True that brother
Its much worse here in Canada. We live up north and our market is so flooded we can't make any money now. Every city slicker moved north and destroyed our market. We have guys cutting lawns for 25 a cut Canadian. That's around 15 us. You say don't reinvent the wheel, yet you keep forcing EVs and all electric.
You been training MMA? That black left eye is no bueno
No, 2 kids, and my boy keeps head budding me lol
You can take the horse to the water but …
So honest question. What's making the most money for you right now? RUclips? Landscaping business? Or the academy?
Social as of late. But we’re excited to take the lawn care business to a multi-million dollar outfit in the coming years. Really excited about documenting that journey with the platform we’ve created.
Mind you, we didn’t make really anything from social media for the first 5 and a half years. 8 years into this puppy, no overnight success here. Just a slow steady grind of trying to add value and help people grow and win ❤️
@@BriansLawnMaintenance any plans to possibly franchise?