Landscaping Profits Unlimited Podcast

Are you tired of doing things the hard way? Your business' potential can be reached, but why spend some much time and money doing it the hard way? There are 3 ways to learn and that's exactly what we talk about in today's video. For more on Profits Unlimited check us out all the places below! Know Why You Charge What You Charge Cost Calculator: https://profitsareus.com/product/know-why-you-charge-...

Sales is a role that a lot of lawn and landscape business owners are frankly not good at and not willing to get better at. However, if you're really looking to have a growing business, sales skills is a must. It's more than just more work, it's better communication of what you have that they either want or need. In this video, I share the 1 sales tip that can help you generate more sales, hear mor...

There are a lot of misconceptions about flat rate pricing and one is that you don't need to know your hourly rate if you charge flat rate. While you may be charging flat rate, knowing your hourly cost is still essential for goal setting (and how you're going to meet that goal via investment in ads, more efficient equipment, etc), tracking, and goal achievement.  If you're looking to really build a...

How much does it cost to start a lawn mowing business? It can be a great business to get in and a great opportunity but what does it cost? In this video, I talk about some start up costs, equipment costs, and a few others to get your lawn business going! Check out this video for how to make $30,000 mowing as a side hustle:  https://youtu.be/a0P_XwmNm1A For more on Profits Unlimited check us out al...

Mowing grass can be a great side hustle and even with a small amount of clients, you can make some nice side money. Check out this video as we break down how you can make $30,000 or more mowing grass as a side hustle! For more on Profits Unlimited check us out all the places below! Know Why You Charge What You Charge Cost Calculator: https://profitsareus.com/product/know-why-you-charge-what-you-ch...

The lawn industry, specifically mowing, has been littered with failed business models since I got into it in 1979. From low balling to get tons of work, low balling then raising prices, and more, it seems that the same bad ideas get recycled, repackaged and now resold as great ideas. Sadly, people think these ideas will create a successful business when in reality, it's a pipe dream built on tons...

I see it all the time, the flyers in the neighborhoods and online Facebook ads from mow and blows advertising $25, $30, $35, and $40 lawn mowing. They want to scoop up all the mowing they can get and do it for as cheap as possible because the more work, the more money! WRONG! It doesn't matter how much work you do, if you're not making money on the job, you're LOSING MONEY. Cash flow is great but...

With 45 years in the lawn and landscape business, it never fails to amazing and frustrate me when I see low ball bids, however, now it's even coming from companies who should know better.  This video is not to call out for the sake of calling out, but to call out in hopes of getting some answers. I would love to sit down with Mike Andes, founder of Augusta Lawn Care with locations all over the cou...

There are a ton of creative ways to advertise but this may be the DUMBEST thing I have seen. Pick your price? How much do you not understand your business and your cost to think this is a good idea? For more on Profits Unlimited check us out all the places below! Know Why You Charge What You Charge Cost Calculator: https://profitsareus.com/product/know-why-you-charge-what-you-charge-spreadsheet-cd...

This is not an exaggerated story, a friend sent me a screenshot of a post some had put up in a popular job listing platform. The lady said she was looking for a lawn service and she had already had 10 lawn services this year. So many red flags are going through my head when I saw this and how badly I would not want to be the next to work for her. For more on Profits Unlimited check us out all the...

Are you running a lawn business? Are you wondering why it's not as profitable as you want it to be? Typically, we try to solve the problem with more work, but in this video I share the 2 biggest reasons your lawn business isn't profitable or as profitable as you'd like. For more on Profits Unlimited check us out all the places below! Know Why You Charge What You Charge Cost Calculator: https://pro...

Scaling your lawn and landscape business is more than just putting on more work and growing your revenue. There needs to be certain mindset shifts, tools in place, technologies implemented, and other business related necessities in order to grow effectively and smoothly. In this video, I share a few do's and do not's of scaling your lawn business. For more on Profits Unlimited check us out all the...

Take these 7 Steps to turn your passion for lawns into a profitable lawn business. Whether it's mowing, landscaping, irrigation, lighting, hardscaping, or anything else in the lawn and landscape industry, these 7 steps are crucial to start a business and set yourself up for success and profit! If you're serious about setting up a real, legit business and not a dog and pony show, make sure to take...

Advertising budgets can vary based on goals and company size and while $100 is certainly a small budget, in this video, I share how you can make that $100 budget work to bring in some leads for your lawn and landscape business! For more on Profits Unlimited check us out all the places below! Know Why You Charge What You Charge Cost Calculator: https://profitsareus.com/product/know-why-you-charge-w...

I got an email in my inbox the other day from a well known industry franchiser talking about revenue from their franchises and it got me thinking about revenue and profit. Which is more important? I know there was a 10 year span in my business where I obsessed over revenue and it put me nearly $90,000 in debt without the ability to pay myself even after 80-90 hours of work per week. That's why I m...

Have you ever pulled up to a job and saw that work was either being completed or was already completed that you did? A service more profitable like mulching and trimming, landscaping, or fert and weed that you offer but your clients didn't know so they hired someone else to do it. You have been doing the hard part for weeks or months or years (mowing the grass) and this other company gets the good...

After 45 years in the lawn and landscape industry I have seen a lot and sadly a good portion of it are things that I wish I didn't see- things that did the industry no favors. In this video, I discuss my biggest pet peeves- the things I cannot stand seeing because it either is harmful to the industry as a whole, is a complete lack of respect of professionalism, a lack of pride, or a combination of...

Too many times we think how great it would be to add a huge lawn maintenance client. We think of the thousands or tens of thousands of dollars per month they would add to our income. This leads to the question, "am I big enough to do it?" The easy answer is yes. It's not too hard to add equipment, trucks, and people. The question we should be asking is "am I big enough to lose it" because what hap...

If you're lawn business doesn't have a website, you need one NOW! People are looking pretty much exclusively online for products AND services so if you're not there, you're missing a ton of potential leads. After that, a big missing component that not many websites are taking advantage of is a blog. In this video, we share why a blog can be a powerful tool for lead generation within your lawn and...

It's no secret that the internet and social media are full of advice on everything including how to run your lawn and landscape business. Everything from how to mow better, apply chemical, lay mulch or pavers, to how you should price jobs, advertise, and increase your close rate. We live in a time where info is everywhere but quality info is sparse and TikTok is just another space for "influencers...

Too many times we think how great it would be to add a huge lawn maintenance client. We think of the thousands or tens of thousands of dollars per month they would add to our income. This leads to the question, "am I big enough to do it?" The easy answer is yes. It's not too hard to add equipment, trucks, and people. The question we should be asking is "am I big enough to lose it" because what hap...

Technology isn't something "nice to have" anymore, it's a necessity. Customers expect technological businesses regardless of what industry that is and the tools that are out there can really impact your business' success in areas like marketing, sales, invoicing, and relationship management to name a few. Technology has saved our lawn and landscape business thousands of hours and generated us hund...

As a 2 truck operation, we made $300,000 mowing grass in the 1980's! This may sound like a great year, BUT, what is more important than how much we made? How much we kept, and we kept nothing! Yes, we made $300,000 mowing grass as a two truck operation and LOST MONEY. This is a situation I do not want you to find yourself in and that's why I made this video and shared how to properly price mowing...

Lowering Your Prices, meet or beat pricing, and all the other things you see out there to get work may sound appealing at first, but let me save you the time and struggle...it's dumb and not worth it. Are you looking to be busy or profitable? Are you looking to sell every job or sell the ones right for your business? Are you looking for cash flow or profitability? Are you looking for a shoirt term...

There are an endless ways to lose money, be inefficient or simply waste your time mowing grass and push mowing is right up there near the top of the list. It's 2025 and we have some incredible mowers on the market that can mow efficiently and perform excellently, so why are you still push mowing? In this video, I share why we no longer push mow within our lawn service and why you should consider q...