Estimating Lawn Jobs and Commercial Work

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[@brandonedwards1408]

This is why / where jobber comes in automatically follows up 2 days after and 5 days after. If they don't reply after 2 follow-ups, then that's a hard no obviously meaning they want that cheap cheap

[@brandonedwards1408]

I will say one thing that Jobber is lacking in estimates is a decline button that the lead can click.

[@turningoveranewleaflawncar952]

Hi Jonathan! Yardbook has an estimate reminder that you can set up to remind those potential customers of your estimate you sent them. That follow-up through Yardbook is a game changer and comes in handy. It's helped me land a majority of my estimates or gave me feedback from the potential customers that they declined my estimate. Great video brother! Love those Oakley sunglasses! Which ones are they? I have the fuel cell and flak 2.0 but looking at the holbrook or frog skins.

[@premierlandcape]

Hey Johnathan, for your commercial work, are you primarily dealing direct or are you dealing with management companies

[@FloridaTurfPros]

I prefer direct 💯. I deal with only 1 management company.

[@andreabond3501]

Great content thank you

[@jimmycain8669]

Yard boys ain’t worth talking to. They are right there with car salesman on my people to avoid list.

[@Hillsidelanscapemanagement]

The first thing I would have mentioned to that church was installing proper drainage in the back. It would make mowing easier for y'all and make the property better looking and safer

[@peterjebeles4563]

You left your car door opened bro. Come on man!!! 🤣😎

[@Hillsidelanscapemanagement]

I thought the same thing!

[@RidersInBlack]

Johnathan thank you for the video. What is the advantage of charging at your cost and divide per hour rate? What are the benefits of your formula versus looking at small shrubs and saying ok a small shrub is $10 per shrub, A medium size is $20 and a large $30 for example. Is it more profitable To do a piece work rate

[@pristinegrounds]

Great video

[@Waynesworrldexcellent]

Youre the man! Do you find your doorhangers and post cards perform better than Mikes from his lawn card media site? Or is it around the same, im in aus and gonna hit the ground running from July

[@dutchchocolate9285]

Can you give us an idea of how you create your estimates ? Btw fantastic video!!! Keep killing it

[@FloridaTurfPros]

Ya man, I'll do a video on this.

[@LLC_Turf_Pros]

Thanks for showing the estimate side of things! Btw, I have been getting good results on your postcard. I do need to get a website and funnel them through that so it’s more on point. Can you break down how you price HOA and commercial? Do you just lower your per man hour rate compared to the residential?

[@the_proffit76]

I’m glad someone is. I tried the postcard route. 2000 mailings, 2 calls, 1 biweekly client.

[@ReelFloridaOutdoors]

I just picked up a family owned funeral home. Takes me about an hour to get it done by myself. Previous guy just let it go. Glad you said $500 on the church because that’s about what I’m doing this job for.

[@alphacharlie65ms]

500 a month?

[@toronto360]

Regarding the hedge job, don't you have a minimum visit charge? $40 to drive there, work, clean up, etc?

[@FloridaTurfPros]

We do, but this job is so small that the crew can knock it out while servicing the lawn for mowing. A stand-alone hedge trimming job would be different.

[@turnandburnroadtripssouthe8432]

What oakleys are those?

[@alphacharlie65ms]

You include the hedges at 500 month?

[@FloridaTurfPros]

There were 2 hedges 😂