The Six Figure Gutter Cleaner

In this episode, I make the special announcement that it is halftime!  We are halfway to my goal of 300 episodes in one year's time.  I speak about what I want to focus on in the coming episodes, and I also announce my plans to start doing live Q & A calls.

In this episode, I am doing this week in review, and I review the following episodes: EPISODE 148 - An Update To My BNI Experience EPISODE 147 - Just Get In The Game! EPISODE 146 - From Regular To Riches EPISODE 145 - "Should I Do Repairs, Or Should I Refer Them To Someone Else?" EPISODE 144 - Business Wisdom From The Scriptures: Proverbs 13:18

In this episode, I give an update to my BNI experience.  I talk about the following: In a previous episode, I talked about how I recovered my investment into BNI within my first week of joining The results I have gotten in my first 30 days Why I believe that it is worth the investment

In this episode, I encourage those who are contemplating getting into professional gutter cleaning to just get in the game.  I make the following points: Professional gutter cleaning has low barriers to entry, in other words, it is pretty easy to get started. In any endeavor, you will make mistakes in the beginning because that is just part of the learning curve.  No need to overthink this. If you...

In this episode, I talk about going from "Regular" to Riches, and I make the following points: Although rags to riches testimonials are great and inspiring, most of us don't have that testimony Most of us come from working to middle class environments where we were taught to seek security over freedom We must break free from the security mindset and break into the freedom mindset to succeed as a p...

In this episode I tackle the question of whether or not you as a professional gutter cleaner should do repairs, and I make the following points: It depends on your level of competence and confidence Referring them to a referral partner may be a good strategic move because that person can give you more gutter cleaning work If  you are staying busy all day everyday without repairs, then do what work...

In this episode, I talk of business wisdom from the Scriptures from Proverbs 13:18 which speaks about receiving instruction and reproof.  I make the following points: We don't know everything, therefore we can always learn more There are those who have gone before us who can help us in our journey Instruction and reproof is only there to make us better, not to hurt us

In this episode, I review the following episodes from last week: EPISODE 142 - 4 Reasons You Should Not Be A Professional Gutter Cleaner ( Reason #4 ) EPISODE 141 - 4 Reasons You Should Not Be A Professional Gutter Cleaner ( Reason #3 ) EPISODE 140 - 4 Reasons You Should Not Be A Professional Gutter Cleaner ( Reason #2 ) EPISODE 139 - 4 Reasons You Should Not Be A Professional Gutter Cleaner ( Rea...

This is the final episode in the series, and it gives the fourth reason to not become a professional gutter cleaner, and that is if you are not willing to persevere through difficulties.  I make the following points: The need to persevere through difficulties is universal. Doing so is a major pillar in building a successful business. You will run into difficulties.  How you handle them is what wil...

This the third episode in the series which gives the third reason to not be a professional gutter cleaner, and that is if you are not willing to take time to do things right.  In this episode, I make the following points: Taking time to do things right is a universal concept that applies to everything we do Doing so from the onset of our business allows us to multiply excellence and not mediocrity

This is second episode in the series.  Reason #2 is if you're not in it to serve your customers, but only to serve yourself, and I make the following points: Having a servant's heart will motivate you to go above and beyond the call of duty with your customers. This in turn will gain you many 5-star reviews and a great reputation. Having a servant's heart will give you the edge over the competitio...

This episode begins a 4-part series explain why some should not be professional gutter cleaners.  The first reason is if one believes that professional gutter cleaning is easy money, and I make the following points: Professional gutter cleaning can be easier money depending upon how you do it, but it is not altogether easy money. If you do it long enough, you will run into some hard, nasty jobs th...

In this episode, I talk about business wisdom from the scriptures.  The verse I bring out is Proverbs 21:20 and I make the following points: We need to earn more in our business than we need so that we may have the resources to reinvest into our business If we are not careful, we can treat our business like a job and not a business. Keeping back some extra funds for our business can carry us throu...

In this episode, I review the following episodes: EPISODE 136 - 4 Questions To Ask Your Customers To Add Maximum Value EPISODE 135 - Learning From Your Mistakes EPISODE 134 - Positioning Yourself As The Expert EPISODE 133 - The Importance Of Setting Goals EPISODE 132 - Business Wisdom From The Scriptures: Lamentations 3:27

In this episode, I discuss the 4 questions to ask your customers in order to add maximum value.  These are important questions because: They identify the level of seriousness of the customer's problems They remind the customer that they need to do something about their problems They pave the way to adding more value to the customer and earning more money in the process

In this episode, I make the following points about making mistakes: You will make mistakes as a professional gutter cleaner as you go through your learning curve Do your best to avoid the most critical mistakes like those in the area of ladder or roof safety that can threaten your life Build good rapport with your customers so that you may receive more grace when you do make mistakes

In this episode I speak of positioning yourself as the expert, and I make the following points: It is advantageous for the professional gutter cleaner to gain a thorough knowledge of gutter systems Knowing gutter systems well allows you to identify problems and earn more money by adding more value in solving these problems If you are in a position to subcontract with an established gutter protecti...

In this episode, I make the following points about setting goals: It is too easy for us as professional gutter cleaners in the type of business that we are in, to coast along without any aim or direction Setting specific goals keeps us motivated and creative It is good to break down our yearly goals into monthly goals, then into weekly goals

In this episode I talk about business wisdom from the Scriptures and expound upon Lamentations 3:27, which says that we need to bear our yoke in our youth.  I make the following points: In your youth, your 20's and 30's, is where your strength and vitality is usually at it's peak.  Take advantage of that. Most of the listeners of this podcast with whom I have spoken are young men with small childr...

In this episode, I review the following episodes from this past week: EPISODE 130 - What To Do When Business Is Drying Up EPISODE 129 - When And When Not To Charge For Add-Ons EPISODE 128 - A Customer Called Us "Super Professional" EPISODE 127 - Persistence Pays Off In Customer Ascension EPISODE 126 - Installing Drip Edge Extension In Gutters

In this episode, I draw from my own experience in order to advise you, the listener, on what to do when business is drying up.  I speak about the following things: Times when I did the right thing when business was drying up Times when I did the wrong thing when business was drying up How not to break your momentum that you are building into your gutter cleaning business

In this episode, I make the following points about dealing with add-ons: With new customers, sometimes its good to be more lenient in order to build initial rapport. With older customer, many times they will offer to pay extra along with requesting add-ons. When you target people with disposable income, charging for add-ons becomes less of an issue.

In this episode, I talk about how a customer did a rating and review of our company today and called us "Super Professional."  In it, I make the following points. We didn't do everything perfect on that job.  We made a couple of mistakes that were not critical. Responding promptly is the first thing we need to do when we are notified of our mistakes. Professionalism isn't about doing everything pe...

In this episode, I answer the following questions: Why I use that term rather than "upselling". Why customer ascension doesn't always happen right away. Why persistence pays off in customer ascension,

This episode makes the following points about drip edge extension: What it is and why it is needed in some cases. Where you can buy it. How to know whether or not it is necessary