The Six Figure Gutter Cleaner

In this episode, we review the past week's episodes and I summarize the points that I made in them.

In this episode, I speak about my experience in using lead generation services. In particular, I speak about how I have used the Home Advisor/Angi Leads service over the years.

In this episode I discuss the pro and cons of bidding over the phone, and explain why I believe the pros outweigh the cons.

In this episode, I describe how I ascend my customers on the value ladder from gutter cleaning to gutter guards. I share what initial questions I ask in order to qualify, as well as which type of offer I present depending upon the response of the customer.

This episode explored the 3 ideal target markets for gutter cleaning that have worked for me.

This episode explains how I just lost a customer but for the right reason and not for wrong reasons. I also speak of how I just retained another customer who was in a similar situation.

This episode defines the "Struggle Bus" and gives advice on how to get off of it.

In this episode, I review the past episodes that I put out this past week in order to reinforce the concepts given in those episodes.

In this episode I expound upon what I would do if I had it all to do over again in regard to starting and running my business. There is one critical error I made in my business that I highlight in this episode and I give advice as to how to avoid it.

This episode highlights my favorite gutter guard story that I tell to my prospects, and how I use it to add value and make sales. The listener is encouraged to use stories when selling.

In this episode, I speak about a job we did today wherein we earned $250 in 30 minutes. I speak about how that, contrary to how many home service pros think, many customers do not have a problem with paying a high price for great service, even if the service pro is in and out in 30 minutes.

This episode reveals my journey from the beginning of my professional gutter cleaning business to now and how and why I came to use the particular gutter guard that I install today.

This episode describes what is a Value Ladder and how it applies to professional gutter cleaning.

This episode gives some valuable tips on how to get a jump on the competition and quote gutter cleaning jobs over the phone rather than setting up an appointment.

This episode explains how adding more value to our customers through our professional gutter cleaning services and cause them to see our services in a new light wherein they may happily spend more money for our services than they would for any of our competitors.

This episode reveals the secret to becoming the gutter go-to man for your gutter cleaning customers, even if you do not own a gutter machine.

This episode builds upon the previous one on professionalism and gets more specific as to how it pertains to gutter cleaning.

This episode simplifies the concept of professionalism. In answering the question, What is Professionalism? I give an illustration from a lesson I learned about a decade ago while doing a carpet cleaning gig and having a conversation with the owner of the company.

In this episode, I go through the 6th through the 10th most mentioned words within my 5-Star Reviews.

This episode reveals to 5 most important factors that have contributed to me earning over 250 5-Star reviews in the Kansas City Metro Area for my gutter cleaning service.

This episode details one specific avenue of strategic partnerships and how this avenue has added $1000's to my bottom line as a professional gutter cleaner.

This episode highlights the second most important part of the gutter cleaning job, which is to clean up after your mess. Near the end of the episode, an import pro tip is given about adequate clean up after a job.

This episode emphasizes the importance of laying a proper foundation and getting the fundamentals right before getting a bunch of eyes on you are a professional gutter cleaner.

This episode is about the most important part of the gutter cleaning job. It goes into detail explaining why this particular component of the job is so vital.

This episode speaks about developing a cleaning routine that is both effective and efficient. It speaks of how doing it the old fashioned way effectively and efficiently can be just as fast as using blowers in some cases.

This episode speaks of other equipment that professional gutter cleaners need aside from a vehicle and ladders. It speaks of one particular item that you don't want to overlook.

This episode gives vehicle recommendations for professional gutter cleaners. It compares buying used to buying new or late model.

This episode stresses the importance of ladder safety. I give examples of people who I either worked amongst or worked for that experienced a death of a loved one or a fellow worker due to improper usage of ladders.

This episode give my recommendations for ladders for the professional gutter cleaner. I discuss multi-purpose ladders, extension ladders, and ladder accessories.

This episode explains how subcontracting benefitted me in the beginning stages of my gutter cleaning business and helped fill gaps as I journeyed toward the six-figure mark.

This episode explains my target audience for this podcast, which are those looking to start a new business, as well as those already in business, but looking to migrate into a more profitable venture.

This episode explains the vision of this podcasts and lets the listener know that we will be getting into the "nuts & bolts" of six figure gutter cleaning in our future episodes.

This episode highlights the most important skill in your business, and speaks of how you may need a mind shift in order to move in this skill.

This episode stresses the importance of becoming a person who is valuable on the marketplace rather than emphasizing how much money one makes.

This episode highlights the reasons I have for doing this podcast. In it, an story is given of a time in my personal journey where I would have liked to encounter a podcast like this. In short, I am doing for others what I believe I missed out on earlier in my journey.

This episode shows how we can be the Greatest Of All Time as a professional gutter cleaner and gives practical examples of what to do to work towards those ends.

This episode stresses the importance of strategic partnerships for professional gutter cleaners, and speaks of the best professions of people with whom you should partner.

This episode stresses the importance of not just getting in the game of professional gutter cleaning, but staying in it long enough to hit your stride. An example is given from my own experience as a high school football player, as well as an entrepreneurial example in one of my business coaches.

This episode encourages entrepreneurs to not get stuck in the paralysis of analysis, but to move forward in the gutter cleaning business and refine the process as you go.

This episode contrasts cleaning gutters the old fashioned way, which is what I recommend, and cleaning gutters with blowers for speed and volume.

This episode highlights the royal court of cleaning services, that is, the three best cleaning services to get into. The services of pressure washing and window cleaning are explained as supplementary services to gutter cleaning.

This episode emphasizes the importance of making things more convenient for your gutter cleaning customers. Examples are given of how I have done this.

This episode spells out the value that professional gutter cleaners bring to the table, and encourages the entrepreneur to communicate that value clearly to homeowners in order to be paid accordingly.

This episode encourages entrepreneurs to know their worth, and to allow that knowledge to guide them into building a profitable business.

This episode highlights the ONE THING that makes a great gutter cleaning company, and really, a great company period.

This is the final episode in the series, which gives reasons 15 - 23 to start a gutter cleaning business in 2023.

This episode highlights reasons 5 - 14 of the 23 reasons to start a gutter cleaning business in 2023.

This episode highlights 4 of the 23 reasons to start a gutter cleaning business in 2023.

This episode explains in detail why I chose to call this podcast the "Six Figure" Gutter Cleaner. Certain aspects of obtaining such a status are discussed as well as warnings to avoid costly mistakes.

This is the first episode and an introduction to The Six Figure Gutter Cleaner podcast. In this episode, I discuss the mission of this podcast, and set the expectation for the episodes to come.