Home Service Millionaire with Mike Andes

Getting the right people on the bus is sort of a big deal. Finding the right employees and them keeping them is so important to the long term health of your business. I want to share with you the system I am using in 2017 to find quality hires.

I believe that Facebook ads are CURRENTLY the most underpriced ad product in the world. Yes, this will undoubtedly change. Eventually, the clicks will costs more and something newer and better will come up. However, today I share two tips for using Facebook to drive sales for your small business. These are tangible, tested, and simple ways to make the phone ring more often, get more web traffic, or whatever means you need to increase revenue!

Here are the 5 things that will help you DOUBLE your personal and/or landscaping business income in 2017 1.) Hire Someone to do EVERYTHING in Your Business Besides Sales You’ve gotta focus on the key drivers of growth and the #1 item you must pay attention to is sales and revenue generation. Yes, payroll, expense tracking, web design, office organization etc are all important but having a clean desk or perfectly design Profit/Loss Statement won’t double your business in one year. Outsource clerical/admin tasks or hire someone to do them for you. You should be out in the field, giving estimates, talking to property managers for maintenance contracts, meeting contractors for landscaping work. 2.) Call Your 10 Dream Clients/Customers Which companies or persons would blow your business up if they became paying customers? Write them down — call them. Better yet, walk into their office and show them you mean business about doing business with them. If you listened to the last episode on guerrilla marketing you already have some tactical ideas for approaching property management companies and obtaining commercial contracts. 3.) Track Your Time and Work 8% More Per Day 8% is just 2 hours per day. That might mean cutting out some TV time or mindlessly fingering through magazines or watching sports highlights on YouTube, but the results of this ultra productivity will pay big dividends — not just financial ones either. Get your focus on time, it’ the one thing you got! Spend this time systemizing your business, generating leads, and working ON the business. 4.) Cut Your Monthly Expenses by 25% This is personal finance 101. Cutting back might mean selling the big house in the nice neighborhood or downsizing from the Mercedes E-Class to a Honda Accord. Or it might just mean not eating out and going to the movies 3-4 times/week. Decrease your expenses, limit you junk, live a more fulfilling life. 5.) Know You Numbers and Set Bench Marks If you want to go from $30K / year to $60K per year you will need to increase your income by $2500 per month. Set benchmarks. In the next 6 months you need to increase your monthly income by $1250. Seem hard? That just means you need to make $42 more each day. Know your numbers, break it down, set benchmarks.

You've hear the term a hundred times but today Mike gives some hardcore, real-life examples of guerrilla marketing that he is trying in his lawn care and landscaping business.

Nathan (a member of the course) won a live advising call with Mike. This is their conversation about standardized pricing and first year blues.

If you think that age, sex, race, religion, or anything else is keeping you from success this episode is for you. Yes, these are big issues and their are problems in our nation concerning them, but don't become a victim!!

There are three major categories that financing can fall into. SBA, equipment financing, and bootstrapping. Mike talks about them all today on the show, pointing out when they are most effectively used.

From now on the podcast will be different. Each week Mike will share longer form audio clips on the journey he is taking in his business... more specifically his landscaping and lawn care business. He will still share tips and actionable business advice, but it will be more informative and conversational now... less promotional.

Role of the Owner

Pricing Method

Employees and Leadership

Software Systems

Systems and Procedures

What do you do when a customer is dissatisfied or unhappy with your service? You have got to act quickly and communicate well to ensure you retain them as a customer for life.

P2P stands for people to people. You are not in the B2B (business to business) or the B2C (business to consumer) environment... Everyone is looking to make relationships with POEPLE, not corporations or brands.

Should you send overdue invoices to collections? Should you have contracts or charge per mowing service?

Now we actually talk about the process of MAKING MONEY. How you invoice is important and the type of payment methods you accept will determine whether or not you stand out.

Creating a tight mowing route is imperative if you want to make money mowing, and scheduling is important to make sure you can invoice accurately at the end of each month.

CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management and you must have one to scale a successful landscaping business.

Mike tells you IF and WHY you need to start a website and develop an online presence.

Mike tells you why you should buy an enclosed trailer instead of an open air trailer.

Mike tells you the options and his suggestions for your first zero turn mower.

Mike tells you what type of mower you should buy when you first get started.