He Lost ONE CUSTOMER... Business Cut in HALF

Limit Lawns from Alexandria, VA is suffering from a huge loss this year. Half of their revenue comes from one commercial contract, and they just lost it. Ricardo is struggling with growing his business as a young entrepreneur and Mike Andes travels across the country to help turn around his lawn care business before it is too late!
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[@MikeAndes]

Is your business struggling? Apply to be on the show! I would love to come and help turnaround the business! Submit application at MikeAndes.com/turnaround

[@ricardovargas174]

Thank you Mike and the team for coming out and helping us! Literally cannot put a $ on it!

[@myscapes]

Hey, just wanna make sure that you’re using the link on Google maps that you can send current and past customers. It will take them directly to a review page. What are my customers six months later after I asked them the first time. They left a review right away. Follow ups really do help.

[@danny8block]

You should do videos on your business, equipment ect. I subscribed to you!

[@ricardovargas174]

@@danny8block will do man stay tuned!!!

[@c-moneycantrell7681]

Dude success is definitely going to happen, you’re just too good of a guy. Don’t burn yourself out , let someone help god will look out for you good luck bro

[@Sludge73]

In your area are there any spring home & garden shows. Get a booth , man it. Give out some pens, koozies get noticed. Go hit the super nice neighborhood

[@traynham]

Mike is giving these guys consulting they’d normally have to pay a ton for. Instead of charging them he monetizes it thru filming These are so interesting and informative. I love watching them as a business owner myself. Such a win win win situation here

[@richardstone5241]

1. Always pay yourself even if it is a $1.00 an hour. 2. Door to door sales is KING and someone (you or your father) should be selling every day! Sh*t can the Ad Agency. 3. Web Site (concentrate on getting reviews and show lot's of pictures of happy customer's yards). 4. When providing a service on a yard put up a Big Company Yard Sign with phone number (obviously take with you when done).

[@kendavisbiz]

Never put all your eggs in one basket

[@JoanAvilez]

Rooting heavy for this guy! I hope it all works out for him in the end

[@deathblade909]

As hispanic person , goodjob to the kid. to start with 15k and grow at such a pace is amazing. reminds me of my father who came to this country broke and built his own business from the ground up. Its hard labor but man so awesome to see such an empowered youth.

[@matt4393]

Solid guy

[@Jbmc65]

This young man’s attitude about employees is awesome, it’s not you work for me, it’s we work together. I am a supervisor in a fab shop with 25 guys. I don’t tell people what to do, I ask them, John would you moping doing this today? Never you are doing this. I learned that from my mom, “You get more flies with honey than vinegar” She always said treat people how you want to be treated. And I work in a union environment? I never complain and never give someone sh*t for screwing something up, I always say it’s an experience “chalk that one up to experience”

[@vallanddess]

Limit lawns, how about unlimited lawns, seems more positive? Love this format Mike.

[@Kingike415]

limitless lawns maybe ? hahah

[@ripvanwinkle3432]

Exactly what I thought. Limit lawns isn't a good name. I'm with the guy above, limitless lawns.

[@Sureshots.]

I had the same thought.

[@Kingike415]

@@ripvanwinkle3432 now that I think of it, they must be referring to limit the growth of the lawn

[@ironmike7339]

The problems with agencies is there terms. Just starting out you need cash flow because light on cash. Waiting 30 to 60 days to get payed can sink the ship.

[@derrickwilliams6341]

Interesting video! This is something I’ve been thinking about because as of now I work full time for a property management company and have a lawn care business on the side and I have finally worked my way up to being able to take over the property management properties and go full time for myself. Hard work and trust goes a long way!

[@aceproject317]

Those 30 reviews matter and will change your business 🤝

[@mknervy]

Just started Carpentry, it's so hard to get leads and customers... this is definitely the hardest part of it all..

[@MikeAndes]

True that!

[@RockingN936]

Thanks!

[@ryangonzales2689]

This young man is a stud and very admirable. I share his view point on people working with me instead of people "working for me". His father obviously did something right the way he raised him! Good luck moving forward.

[@drakewesterman9798]

This is like Caleb Hammer but for lawncare businesses

[@pewpeww556]

Best of luck to you brother. Rooting for you man

[@christianburbach1693]

He probably went through Mirror Lawn to get those Kindercare clients. They’re a notoriously bad middle man company, Net 90 and they still miss their payments, and they take the absolute lowest bidders and pay peanuts. Honestly he’ll be glad they parted ways later on.

[@busybeelawnservice4492]

Umm, My advice is don't work for mirrior lawn. search Mirror lawn Lawnsite

[@mikepeterson8037]

Some floor waxing companies in Minnesota doing kindercares thru a middle man are waiting more than 90 days. Some are never going to be paid. Never be a subcontractor for a huge national company. Work directly with the place you are servicing

[@allphaselandscape]

Sub-Contracted work and Management companies are good to fill schedule holes and to get you started. You have to move away from it ASAP though. They rip stuff away without care constantly and will leave you in a bad spot every time. We do large commercial but they are OUR INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS/CONTRACTS.

[@pabloserrano709]

Nice trucks!

[@aceproject317]

Another motivating video 💪🏾

[@kodypilger]

Could go to recently developed commercial properties and ask to speak to management and try to get the contract before they start the sod and landscaping completion.

[@LiamSunstrum]

Let’s goo ! This guys awesome. Residential > Commercial

[@tractorworkandmore411]

Thanks Mike! Y’all giving me a lot of great ideas on how to acquire customers and prepare myself into going full time in my business. Those door hangers will probably be what I’ll start with when I’m ready just to test out the C.A.C in my area.

[@danny8block]

Yea kinder care hit me up regarding 2 locations and I didn’t even entertain that. Takes a lot of equipment and people and too risky. They want cheaper. Plus they want you to provide everything all year so chem treatment, snow removal ect.

[@corona7st788]

Bro make your pops a partner you him working for you doing all the work

[@staycoolwithrob]

I m going to use that technique in advertising with my hvac and appliance repair business

[@legacyrydeshare3478]

I’m rooting for you Bro’

[@ripvanwinkle3432]

Like Mike said buying reviews with free services is the best route. I know that leaving a review helps you waaaaaay more than me. Everyone wants something for their time essentially. Personally the service or experience would have to be crazy good for me to leave a free review, or it's a person I develop a relationship with such as my massage therapist.

[@DDHJunkHaulers]

Dad loves his boy. I sold beach body and my dad bought shakeology for 3 years at 100 plus a month just to keep me a more than coach level.

[@JustinDunphy-ms7kf]

lego starwars collection the background is sick

[@alvinmendaros]

That lady Suzy didn’t know she was gonna be on a huge KZbin channel. Is that legal? 🤔 Another awesome video Mike!!!!! Thanks 🙏

[@MortonLawnNLandscapes]

How can I get on the show

[@MikeAndes]

Mikeandes.com/turnaround

[@vancepowers6427]

I mow a couple of kinder cares and I can’t imagine 14 small accounts like that having such a profound effect on my business.

[@vancepowers6427]

They take the lowest price and run with it. I only took the two I took because it’s about 30 sq ft total at each location at 50 per service

[@Phili08261]

And half the time they take 60-90 days to pay😂

[@rendlc902]

I used to work for kinder care schools, though Strategic Grounds. Don't do it! They took 8 months to pay me. They said net 45 pay, they lied, and I could get an answer why I didn't get paid sooner. Worse company i work for.

[@ethanwilliams1825]

It's funny, I live and run a business in an area where you don't need to advertise online at all. There is a free classifieds paper that's delivered to every house in a 12 town area. It's about $250 a month to advertise in it and I built a lawn care business out of thin air just out of the paper and so have alot of other businesses.

[@adrianhernandez2198]

4 years I’m starting my own company

[@wilsonbobcatservice4151]

I did kinder cares for 1 season for landscaping. They are the cheapest. They spend no money. Brightview corporate had them. They shut down last month.

[@HouseFlipHandyman]

Best time I’ve found to get close to 100% compliance with review requests is to request them IN PERSON IMMEDIATELY AFTER successfully completing the 1st job for the person. For maintenance you must add this step not just for review but just as important to confirm the customer is satisfied. Timing is critical for success getting the review.

[@HouseFlipHandyman]

For every 1st ‘recurring’ job AND upon completion of ALL 1 off jobs, I’ll meet w/customer showing them the completed work they’re about to pay for. It’s at this very moment as soon as the person smiles & confirms we did good, pull out your phone, text them a review link & request they do it right then & there & don’t leave without your review. And your money!

[@samuelsnowbarger2052]

Yeah I hear you but that’s pushy and your presence is a demand for the review.

[@HouseFlipHandyman]

@@samuelsnowbarger2052 besides stacking up reviews, it’s wise to Confirm the customer is satisfied with the service by asking instead of just assuming you’re so great or like most not even considering the customer experience. Early feedback minimizes future miscommunications between provider & customer.

[@kendavisbiz]

I have 900 customers. If 20 cancel I still have 880

[@Andres-xi7tw]

Damn Mike Andes here in NoVA!

[@Jack_of_1_Trade]

I’m sure there is a quick text you can send your clients that send them to a google review landing page.

[@blakeg7529]

Has anyone else dealt with the bidding platforms? Berkshire owned entities are turning over the bidding to bidding platforms… i had one call me on behalf of Amazon properties and also a long y time customer used it this spring. Its basically a way for the hedge funders to gather even more data … eventually they will start their own companies and bid on $50M in revenue over night. Stealing everything from the what small companies are still left

[@dextfittv8360]

I used to work for a company and we mowed all the child networks and kinder cares . Targets.. Walmarts until they got their own lawn maintenance company

[@mikepeterson8037]

Kindercares no longer deals with one huge national company that subs out the work?????

[@galsmedia4455]

Be great because nothing else pays!!! Ya know, I always felt that once i heard the comment 10x come out of mikes mouth, that he knew who i knew. Seeing this video and hearing him say this be great comment from way back when... confirms it. Sooo guys, if you don't know Grant Cardone.. haha.. GET TO KNOW HIM.

[@cpm2024.]

I could use a bissness turn around but I'm looking for ways to save money and start making money. I have a good client base.

[@mikepeterson8037]

I quit asking people for reviews because they never followed thru.Once they get their service there must be no need in their minds to spend 5 minutes helping you out .Now I just pay more SEO to be ranked number 1

[@MikeAndes]

LETS GOOOOO!

[@thealvarezbrothers9130]

Keep trying, ask in person right after the job.

[@samuelsnowbarger2052]

You have to take a step back and think about what you do, when you have a business do work for you do you immediately jump on your phone and give them a review every single time when you go to McDonald’s when you go to Taco Bell when you go to Walmart do you give every single place you walk into a review. Nowadays everyone is asking for review and it can give review fatigue Where people don’t even want to do it myself included at time to take 20 seconds and do it. The other end of it is that to give a well worded review, takes a good bit of time and there’s not just like “hey nice job” Those types of reviews are appreciated, but not a real driver of business.

[@mikepeterson8037]

@@samuelsnowbarger2052 I have yet to be asked for a favorable review. I have given a few negative ones when some business pissed me off

[@kelkev85]

Every clip of the father mowing he’s struggling with the sulky instead of just walking… I don’t get it just walk those tiny properties you will be ok

[@Offroaddisturbance]

It might be in his contact that for so long after you get fired you can't go and get them in wome contracts

[@shanemaloy]

I get the weirdness of working with your parents. I purchased the business from my dad (Gabriella Plants) in 2021, and right before that, had hired my father in law. It's weird to employ someone older than you.

[@All-Ashore]

Alg

[@brandoncostanza1510]

Here

[@dylanstevely1443]

80 to 100 my ass😂

[@matthewhughes4092]

Door hangers nowadays are hard because people don't want u walking into ther yard!!

[@Ttow49]

It's hard to find people to work for less than 90k a year

[@TabletopFamily]

In the usa average income is 40,000 or less.

[@Ttow49]

@@TabletopFamily what in 1989?

[@TabletopFamily]

@@Ttow49 to be exact it was reported half of the country made less the 75,000. Posted link. But not sure if it was taken down.

[@gervaldofrancisco7794]

Algorithm

[@kendavisbiz]

A free aeration for a Google review? Never!!!! Nothing is free

[@PremiumFuelOnly]

Its not cheating if you do a small job for a relative or friend.

[@Texas1987]

Yeah and also if you maintenance a family member yard but other than that I wouldn't it's so unprofessional and could lose your account if they catch on to it..

[@samuelalvarez7349]

Bring back white board videos

[@RayWilliamJohansen]

:( mike youre so fucking based, this is my favorite youtube series.

[@stonemullins9602]

Algorithm