Home Service Millionaire with Mike Andes

Tobias is a listener of the show. He is considering the purchase of a lawn care business near him. We talk about the purchase price, evaluation, and more! Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com/conference and signup for January 2019! Questions? Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com

Keeping your crews busy year-round is important if you want to scale your business and build a long-term, sustainable company. Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com/conference and signup for January 2019! Questions? Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com

Here are four reasons why you MUST hire a Team and stop working for yourself, by yourself. 1.) You are vulnerable 2.) You are selfish 3.) You could make more money at a "job" 4.) Your business isn't a sellable asset Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com/conference and signup for January 2019! Questions? Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com

Losing money on some mowing clients? Afraid they will cancel service if you raise their price? Here is what we did to raise prices on our mowing services... Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com/conference and signup for January 2019! Questions? Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com

Maybe you aren't ready to go full-time with this whole entrepreneur thing... Here are my suggestions to make a smooth transition from employee to employer. If you have debt, a mortage, and a family you might need a safety net before you quit your 9-5. Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com/conference and signup for January 2019! Questions? Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com

Today, I answer Derek's question.... he has a bunch of cash and is wondering how he should go about spending it to scale his business. Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com/conference and signup for January 2019! Questions? Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com

Here are 4 announcements that will help you scale your business! Sign up for the conference at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com/conference

Here are three tips I would tell every landscape business owner they MUST have in order to grow and be successful. Sign up for the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com

Most landscaping companies start with mowing services and basic lawn care. As the company grows, more profitable services can be added... but how do you learn to install drains, paver patios, and retaining walls? Sign up for the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com

Tired of pushing a lawn mower or pulling weeds? Follow these three steps to start working ON your business instead of IN it. Sign up for the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com

Here is how you create an effective scoreboard to keep track of Key Performance Indicators within your business. This will lead to greater buy-in from your employees and eventually will show up on your bottom line! Sign up for the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com

Have you ever received a negative review on Yelp, Google, or Facebook? I have... and here is how I dealt with it. Sign up for the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com

Here are the types of Team meetings you must conduct on a regular basis. Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com/conference and SIGNUP today for Landscape Summit Conference!

Things are crazy busy! ... and yet complaints are starting to roll in. How do you deal with it!?!?! Go to LandscapeBusinessCourse.com/conference and SIGNUP today for Landscape Summit Conference!

Today, I sit down and talk to Lee. Lee just started being the estimator at our company. Enroll in the webinar at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com or text "landscapebusiness" to 44222

Sign up for the hiring webinar by texting landscapebusiness to 44222. Claim your EARLY BIRD ticket for the conference at landscapebusinesscourse.com/conference Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

Sign up for the webinar about hiring employees: https://app.webinarjam.net/register/32289/ad00f0a909 Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

Today, I share 3 confessions.... 3 things I hate about being CEO of a landscaping business. Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

Here is how you can easily figure out what to charge for your first commercial maintenance contract. Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

Overhead costs are the hidden costs that most landscapers never think about. Here is how you can integrate them into your estimating process and make sure you are generating a healthy profit! Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

Your next 8-10 weeks determine the profitability for the rest of the year! Here are some tips to capitalize on the Spring Rush of clients, estimates, and contacts... Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

In this episode, I discuss the value of upsetting maintenance clients. We show an example of how to triple the value of a customer by upsetting landscaping, lawn treatments, property cleanups, and more! Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

On this episode, we talk about 3 different types of trucks and 3 different types of trailers... The pros and cons of each. I also share what we use at my company in terms of trucks and trailers. Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

In this episode, I give a detailed story of how I got into the landscaping industry and how I have grown my business since. Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

This is a marketing strategy that gets your brand in front of new home buyers. These individuals are in need of advice and your services. Using Zillow.com you can reach this gold mine of business. Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

In this episode, I talk to a landscape business owner about marketing and how to grow his business. I focus on how he can grow the lifetime value of his existing customer base. New customers are not always the BEST customers! Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

How do you scale your business? You start to work ON the business not IN the business. Today, we talk about the STEPS to get there since it can take some time. There are 4 distinct job positions you as the owner need to evolve through. Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

On today's show I do a demonstration of how you should be planning your business growth for the upcoming year. This episode should be WATCHED on YouTube or Facebook. Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mikeandes

Today, we take a DEEP dive on a very simple topic. Your profit margin. We need to stop bragging about our revenue growth and start thinking about the bottom line... Take a deep dive, all the way down to the bottom line! Enroll in the course at LandscapeBusinessCourse.com View the Video Version of this Episode on YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLB2elyHgxdWZay0zYc9jNA

Today, I share two things SOLO landscape business owners must think about if they want to grow their business. Visit LandscapeBusinessCourse.com and contact me if you have questions on how to grow your landscaping business.

Today, I show you two documents that we use in our business to run more efficiently. One is the paperwork we use for project management and the other is the estimate form we use for 12 month maintenance contracts.

This is a MUST-LISTEN for all landscape entrepreneurs! Get geared up for 2018 and create a strategy and plan to dominate your market in 2018!

The last part of this three part series outlines 3 ways you can differentiate yourself from the competition after the job has been done.

How can you separate yourself from the competition? There are sometimes dozens of other landscape companies competing for the work you need to grow your business. We go over two ways that can differentiates your business from all the others.

Warning: this episode is chopped up advice and has a lopped sided perspective.... but it brings a balance to our industry. Should you buy a big mower, skid steer, excavator???

Is your business anti-fragile? Is it resilient and nimble or can it be broken easily? If you got injured would the business stop? If the economy tanked would you survive? Learn how to dominate in times of adversity instead of contract and retreat.

This episode is a BIG announcement! I am doing a FREE webinar for all listeners of the podcast. In this episode of the podcast, I share what I have been up to with my business and share details about the webinar. To sign up just text "LANDSCAPEBUSINESS" to "44222"

You might have lots of customers, but are you creating a profitable company? The caller today has 70+ clients but I want to see a higher average ticket/invoice $$ each month.

Ron is starting his lawn care business... but its almost WINTER!? Yep, and he doesn't have money to burn on marketing... but it's still possible!

Tim is a course member and tells his story of going from homeless to landscape business owner. Mike shares how he can go about scaling up his business by 200% or more next year.

Should you charge by-the-hour or by-the-job? The debate continues today on the show.

Don't get romantic about the marketing methods you have used in the past 10 years, 10 months, or 10 days! Constantly be looking for the areas that are priced low and have a great ROI.... keep tasting! Facebook is good, Google is good, but what about flyers, what about radio?

Tired of long, unprofitable winters? Today, I give some insight on what you can do to grow your business and MAKE MONEY during the "slow" months of a "seasonal" business like landscaping.

On today's show, I answer a couple questions from LBC members about hiring, pay scales, and team building.

Some important announcements today! Dion, from Kansas City, calls in and Mike shares advice on how to grow his business. Mike shares the ONE THING you should never do -- outsource your bookkeeping and numbers!

On this episode, I talk with Christian from Mississippi. We talk about how he can scale his business using the modern business card -- the website.

This was an exclusive members only webinar for cohort #7 of the Landscape Business Course.

We are close to signing a lease for our second location... I want to share the details of the build out and cost to get the new location up and running.

GMC, Ford, Chevy, 1500, 1 ton, dually, long bed??? So many options... what type of truck is best for your landscaping business?