A Complete Guide On Starting A Christmas Light Business

[@Tristan.Kalina]

If you have any questions feel free to ask. I will answer them all.👇🏼

[@liquidusgaming6021]

@@Tristan.Kalina it’s all good on the course buddy. how exactly do you measure each job you don’t measure the height of the house so you? Just measure the length of the house and that’s your linear process? $8 a foot

[@collidewithnature8317]

You don’t need to splice your wires before putting into kales and females. Our general rule is ridges on the right, there’s ridges on the wire and as long as it’s on the right side of the male/female it works. Also you do not need to charge $8/foot. Our business has been running for 5 years now, doubling in customers and nearly tripling in profits every year while charging $4.50-$6.50/foot

[@Tristan.Kalina]

Hey man appreciate the comment! We do $8-$10, potentially $12 4.50/6.50 has been a serious problem with keeping workers happy and sustaining profitability in our area. Hope you’re doing well!

[@Max-yg6gs]

Thanks for all the information bro, needed to hear that last minute of the video 🤝🏽 lets get it

[@Tristan.Kalina]

My G! Absolutely. You can do this.

[@AlbertPrigodich]

Awesome. I’m currently traveling and heading back to the states on December 8th. Do you think there’s still business to be made just 2 weeks out from Christmas?

[@Tristan.Kalina]

It usually dies down after that first week of December👍🏼

[@shayd1984triton]

You should have links to the equipment mentioned in your description. If I went to my hardware store and said I needed a goat, they would say this isn't a farm.

[@Tristan.Kalina]

LMAOOOO! But for sure.

[@marcosjimenez7046]

Is there a good software to use for christmas light installation estimates?

[@GavinFischer-f7o]

That tree needed some more love

[@Tristan.Kalina]

Ahhhhh

[@AslamAbdelgawad]

Awesome video: Are C9 sockets put onto the spt wire? also what is the difference between spt wire and extension cords, or are they the same thing?

[@Tristan.Kalina]

Spt and extension cords are same thing. And the c9 socket comes in a spool so everything is already attached.

[@liquidusgaming6021]

Do you have a Christmas lights course? When first starting do you need to set up an LLC? Or can you just advertise and hang lights on the down low till you get established?

[@Tristan.Kalina]

I do not have a course

[@yaroslavdopirchuk7795]

Man, this a great video, you should make course

[@Tristan.Kalina]

My Guy preeeesh

[@user-uz8js5bm9i]

What camera do you use for your time lapse shots brother?

[@Tristan.Kalina]

Ive got an iphone 13 and a sony zv11

[@FernandoMartinez-pm6dg]

Where do you purchase you’re light and materials?

[@Tristan.Kalina]

Theres tons of spots Ace has commercial grade, CLC too

[@yaroslavdopirchuk7795]

Thank you for coolest video about Christmas lights, very cool, good teacher. A couple questions, It turns out that you do not sell the client lights, you kind of give him a lease to use then at the end of the season you take the light for storage. And then for the next season you take the same payment or with a small discount, right?

[@Tristan.Kalina]

My G. Preesh. It's lease, next season same payment

[@yaroslavdopirchuk7795]

@@Tristan.Kalinagreat sir, thanks for responding 🤝

[@JECHomemprovement]

Do customers keep the lights afterwards?

[@Tristan.Kalina]

Nope we do

[@JECHomemprovement]

Great video thank you for answering my question

[@Tristan.Kalina]

Absolutely G@@JECHomemprovement

[@Andy-wh3vt]

Does anyone know if there’s a way they can pay for the lights first then you install them because I don’t think I would have the money to buy them at first

[@xprofessorpanic6196]

50% Deposit

[@Oncehadabanana]

How do you write up the contracts?

[@Tristan.Kalina]

Honestly I’ve been getting bombarded with leads so I just text them!

[@Oncehadabanana]

@@Tristan.KalinaI have an hoa that wants me to do their communities lights this year, how should I go about it with paper work? Like what kind of contracts would I need them to sign to legally protect me

[@Tristan.Kalina]

Give them your coi, and w9@@Oncehadabanana

[@Oncehadabanana]

@@Tristan.Kalina what kinda of permits / licenses do you need?

[@Oncehadabanana]

@@Tristan.Kalina also what insurance do you recommend getting? Thank you. Just started my business and don’t wanna get fined or run into legal trouble.

[@ashtonhughes7532]

What would you charge for a customer who already has lights for the trees?

[@Tristan.Kalina]

40-60 per ft

[@ashtonhughes7532]

Of the height of tree, or length of string of light?

[@Tristan.Kalina]

height@@ashtonhughes7532

[@liquidusgaming6021]

How to measure the height of a tree or house?

[@bozdog8748]

💯

[@Tristan.Kalina]

💯

[@Dulla1of1]

you didnt tell us where to get the lights or anything like that.

[@MrLilmex18]

Hello any one I Miami have a good supply distributor

[@GorillaWash_Stain]

I know a guy charging $3-4 dollars so he can make profits next year unfortunately

[@Tristan.Kalina]

That’s not the way to do it….

[@GorillaWash_Stain]

@@Tristan.Kalina I agree

[@Tristan.Kalina]

@@GorillaWash_Stain the reason we get in business is to be profitable. At 3-4 per foot those margins are terrible

[@GorillaWash_Stain]

@@Tristan.Kalina that's what I said

[@miguelvasquez8632]

That's what I was told also.. "$3 sounds more reasonable" if Im struggling at $6 right now landing one. Everyone looks at me like I'm crazy

[@srisrimanoharan5756]

Where do you buy the lights and everything from?

[@Tristan.Kalina]

Ace