How to Start a Lawn Care Business in 106 Minutes [$0 to $1M+]

[@mowmenlawncareservices]

Hey Mike. I love the quality of the videos recently. The cut screens between each point top-notch. I’m looking forward to the upcoming videos going forward. Especially if this is a new type of series where you do deep dives on how to get to different levels. Super helpful, and wanted to say thank you.

[@MikeAndes]

Awesome, thank you!

[@josephruggia]

great video Mike!

[@MikeAndes]

Thank you for watching! 🙇🙏🏼

[@CLU7CHxCl7Y]

iv been watching your videos and they are awsome ! super detailed on how to be successful' im starting my lawn care business next spring on the side while i keep my truck driving job untill i grow the business' im excited i have 6 or 7 months to save up as much as i can to buy everything cash i dont want no debt starting off' cant wait

[@BecmanOliver]

I love your videos I’m a kid and have my own lawn care business

[@MaidensRag]

the time stamp WHICH MOWER OT BUY has an obvious typeo in it :) great video.. starting my lawn care next spring!

[@MikeAndes]

Right on! Thanks 😅

[@carlossilvajr6102]

Love this type of videos, out of the office, thanks for sharing

[@MarathonLawnCareInc]

Appreciate all the valuable information brother. Epic quality on the video as well. Looking forward to growing my small business that I started 5 weeks ago. At 31 clients already and ready to hire a crew to help me service even more. Thanks Mike!

[@MikeAndes]

My pleasure! Best of luck!

[@trentneville2273]

This video is gold. Thank you for all you do for the community

[@MikeAndes]

You’re welcome! Thanks for the support 🙏🏼

[@ZEDROLAND]

you've taught me a lot - thanks! these videos are a step up from a lot of others out there

[@MikeAndes]

Glad you like them!

[@SummertimeHigh]

Thanks always for all the advice throughout the years

[@MikeAndes]

My pleasure!

[@evolawnlandscape]

Do not be afraid to raise your prices. I am glad I did. Yes I did loose a few customers. But my profits went up and working less. Example Company A charges: $100/Month and has 50 weekly houses Company B charges: $200/Month and has 25 weekly houses Company A: $5,000 Company B: $5,000 Both company’s generate the same amount of money but company B does half the amount of houses so in return less fuel used more profits in their pockets. Stop focusing on the amount of houses you want to have and focus on the pricing.

[@Matthewjameshawks]

Thanks for everything Mike! Can you do a video on your gross and net profit breakdown? Would love to hear your insights on how to maintain healthy numbers.🙏

[@TabletopFamily]

Turf tracer by exmark are great . (Hate jungle jim, use exmark one wheel) love turf tracers because lighter and easier to do steep hills and ditchs.

[@Chicagoskyline23]

Great info ❤❤

[@TopofthelineLandscaping]

hey mike im 13 years old and just started a lawn care business a week ago and in the first week i spent 7 hours door knocking and handing out flyers and got no customers so i stopped doing that and tried nextdoor now i have 1 recurring customer giving me $90/mo and i have to pay my dad $15/job for taking me to jobs,my google business got denied,my phone got broke,and my google voice number got deactivated,and i have to change my name and create a new email and all,my dad owns his own lawn care business that he wants me to take over but its already failing and i want my own business,something thats mine and its so hard just getting started especially being under 18 i've watched almost all of your videos and i watched your $0-1M video atleast 10 times in the past 3 months do you have any advice for me?

[@jvick953]

A for effort. Don't stress yourself out. You'll be fine. I've worked a full time job since I've started. I'm on my 5th year. We almost have 50 yards, but Id say 85% would be profitable without me on the job. I have 1 full time employees, but the reason is that I have a full-time job to support my family. Whenever I think they're a customer that is price sensitive, I'll give them a reason not to choose me. I promise you'll be fine. Hard work at a young age can be a recipe for success.

[@TopofthelineLandscaping]

@@jvick953 Thanks for the encouraging words

[@Mr.Loafers]

Just chill bud - work for your dad, learn from his mistakes and wins. Once you get a bit older, work on improving the business together. You’ll be able to build it bigger faster and easier than trying to start from scratch.

[@dextfittv8360]

You the smartest 13 year old to date I swear. Keep going. That storm will pass and when it does maybe both you and your dad will be booming!

[@tristram0073]

Hey man just started as well. The best I’ve gotten is instant quote door hangers. If you had flyers with instant quotes and handed out door hangers for 7 hours a day for a week and they didn’t work then ignore this might be the wrong market. Best advise is the rule of 100. If you do 100 reach outs a day you will get customers that pay. At some point I would recommend getting a cheap golf cart/riding lawnmower and haul your stuff around yourself. 15$ per lawn is way too much to be paying for transport to make sense long term.

[@BrandonJWebb]

In the future proofing section where you talk about bidding per budgeted hours. Can this style be used for Softwash / Pressure washing?

[@MikeAndes]

For sure! 95% of this applies to every other home service industry

[@SlowAbrah42008]

How would I tell my customers that I raised prices do I go out and talk to them or? Another question how do I get copilot and p4p

[@short0811]

Send them an email informing them about the price raise. You'll be surprised (if you offer a quality service) how sticky your service is. Many clients can't be asked to go find a new service provider if you are doing a good job and are consistent.

[@TopofthelineLandscaping]

Mike sends them a letter 2-3 weeks prior its in one of his older videos with the whiteboard in the back

[@tristram0073]

You can just google copilot and P4P. Copilot has a free version you can use to test it out and P4P has a free trial but is solely a paid service

[@dextfittv8360]

Texas- how much you all charging for irrigation inspections? Currently at $250 (residential) commercial flux

[@PCMrealtymgt]

Starting in the fall what are your thoughts about generating customers?

[@premierpropertyservicesltd3362]

@mike hey big ask here. But the van in the video is from Vancouver? I’ve seen other videos with them. But I’d like to touch base because I run a fleet of vans and love the side ramp. Would love to pick their brain.

[@Yamomma-bih]

Hey mike i got a challenge for you I am a 38-year-old man that just recently lost everything in the back-to-back hurricanes that hit Florida an i wanted to open a lawn care business but now I've lost everything so how you feel about taking a chance an invest in someone like me by letting me run a business for you here.. i have over 23 years experience in the business

[@A1CentsDay1]

29:19 😂 😂 having the extra……

[@joeybuzzell4023]

Or Comercial company jerks you around for months after the 30 day hold to get paid happened to me snow plowing love em but hate them at the same time

[@grownnotflown2]

Free we don't need no stinking free

[@porchard3628]

Do not agree. If you act like a big company and you look like a big company ( even though you are small), You charge customer like a big company!:)

[@tristram0073]

Well marketing yourself as a small company means you can charge more by emphasizing you have your hands personally taking care of them so it is more valuable to them

[@porchard3628]

@@Tx.1987 he did not say 2 charge less ,but he did not say 2 charge more either. What I am saying is for example: have a professional phone number with monthly fee ( about $50) with 5 different options to choose from ( even though only u and ur wife pick up the phone), customer is going to think that u r a big company and u will be able to charge him more.

[@inthedarkwoods2022]

Boring video