Quickly Gain Your First 30 Mowing Clients

Quickly Gain Your First 30 Mowing Clients - Step-by-Step Guide

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@elvinrivera5638 6 ай бұрын

My advice is tell everyone that you are starting once you have your things even if cheap, but don’t tell everyone everything you are planning, because talking and listening to the wrong people even if “they want what is best for you” will hurt you

@toswabash 7 ай бұрын

This has been our year for growth. We've added 20 Lawns this spring and still get calls every day for new work.

@Andyb-rw6lo 7 ай бұрын

I’m going to start my own lawn care business here soon And what I keep telling myself to keep me motivated is that It’s fail proof Yes it may be hard to start but after you get going there’s really nothing stopping you You can scale your business to his big or small as you want it Bottom line is if you put in the work, you will eventually see results Which is pretty cool

@isaacbridge3623 7 ай бұрын

I’m planning to start in a couple years when life settles down a little bit. This was a great informative video.

@Moebile 6 ай бұрын

Stop, put any little bit you can into it... dont look back 10 years from now and say "if only i started sooner" or "if only i did that i could have made it" just go for it

@juancastrillon5970 8 ай бұрын

Last year I did 10 on a Saturday during summer with an exmark 30 and wood ramps on my truck lmao. I decided to spread them through the week. I'm at 30 yards now. But I still have my day job

@caydensommer1674 8 ай бұрын

Wow that’s awesome!

@985live 8 ай бұрын

I started late last year here in Louisiana. I’m at 28 customers I spread them out over a 5 day week because I still work. Some are on one week and the others are on the following week. All expect one are bi weekly customers

@donaldlyons17 7 ай бұрын

@@985livecan’t imagine if they were every day

@DontaesVictimizationNation 7 ай бұрын

I have ramps too. Im only solo and not doing anything other than mowing so there’s really no point in getting a trailer until i decide to get a sit on/stand mower

@valleycoastlawns 4 ай бұрын

Quality work and reliability keeps the clients for the long run Awesome video

@caydensommer1674 4 ай бұрын

Yes absolutely 👍🏻

@MJFUYT 6 ай бұрын

Excellent content and commentary. Like & subscribed.

@dominickwynn2435 7 ай бұрын

Hey I see that you are in Overland Park (unless there is another Cayden Sommer in my area). 30 clients should definitely be netting you at least $1500 bucks a week. I am down the road in Douglas county and it has been $50 minimum out here for at least the last 3 years. Don’t be afraid to charge more for your work, especially if you are better than the next fella.

@GothicOutlaws 4 ай бұрын

YEEESSSS... A Chevy that doesn't sound like a neutered prius.... Keep driving. I love that sound... Needs to be a little louder tho. lol

@CAVBricks72 5 ай бұрын

I’ve been doing sports turf for 2 years now so I have landscaping experience. I also have a pesticide license. I could end up offering pesticide/herbicide applications. I’d want to work solo. In my current position I’m not really in a position to work part time if I start a business. If I put up door hangers, flyers, business cards, and promote on social media, would it be wise to try and just get X amount of people to commit to me before going into business or would I have to start part time. As I said I do sports turf and it’s at my local high school so the entire town sees our athletic fields. I always take pictures so I can provide them on my posts and flyers. To me it seems like a solid idea but I could also see if there’s a few bites and then nothing, then those hand full of people back out. Thanks for any advice

@caydensommer1674 5 ай бұрын

Sounds like you definitely have the skill so that’s awesome! Turf applications is not something I’ve personally done but I have a lot of friends who do that in their businesses. They all swear by it, as the margins are supposedly far better than mowing. The main issue is it takes far longer to build out routes. I can get 65 mowing customers and have a maxed out route every single week. But with applications, 65 wouldn’t even fill up one whole week out of the entire month! Because the service frequency is so much further spread apart. it just means you have to get a lot more clients to stay busy. That being said, it is certainly possible. Unfortunately I don’t think you’d be able to hit full time schedule with just doing flyers and stuff when you start. You’d either probably have to start with some decent money to spend on paid ads or figure out a way to do part time work while you build. Could you even just do like 5 clients on the side? Why not go ahead and start performing the service for just a few clients and little by little build out a route?

@CAVBricks72 5 ай бұрын

@@caydensommer1674 seems like a good enough plan. Thanks for the feedback!

@CAVBricks72 5 ай бұрын

@@caydensommer1674 great advice! After doing more research and gaining more feedback, I think doing it part time wouldn’t be such a terrible idea. My schedule just may be inconsistent. I have everything and I’d be operating “chuck in a truck” is what I’ve seen people call it. I wouldn’t need to make money back to essentially repay what equipment cost. I’d mainly be paying for gas in my car and my equipment so that’s maybe $100 a week. I’d probably need around 15 clients to make what I’m making at my current job. With just 15 clients I could even be working 5 half days or even just work 2-3 days which I see as a huge gain rather than doing 40 hours in 5 days. Basically, would it be wise to commit to it full time if I’m able to make back what I’m currently making with less time worked if I can get 15 clients? I’d also offer winter time services and if there’s not much work for that there’s always ups or fed ex that pay around $25/hr where im from.

@LawnSmithsLLC 8 ай бұрын

It takes time. The ark wasn’t built in a day . We started the same way 30 customers turned into over 158 weekly customers. Keep your head up .

@sladewulf 8 ай бұрын

I do a 1 post on Nextdoor everyday I started getting some bites

@Awallacethegoat 7 ай бұрын

Honestly, if you have money for leads, and/or ads for marketing it’s absolutely nothing to get as many clients as you want. If we’re talking about obtaining clients without coming out the pocket there’s a number of different techniques I’d love to share

@PremiumFuelOnly 7 ай бұрын

If you dont have money, you dont have a choice but to go door knocking.

@Awallacethegoat 7 ай бұрын

@@PremiumFuelOnly Not true! I’ve been working the last 2 seasons without spending a dime or knocking on any doors. Understanding how to market your business then understanding the analytics is very important.

@llaverick7739 7 ай бұрын

@@AwallacethegoatBesides door knocking what ways do you think is a good way to get customers without money?

@jetah50 6 ай бұрын

@@llaverick7739 aren't social media post free?

@jeffslawnandlandscapingllc5481 2 ай бұрын

Some good advice.

@bigsonslawncare 8 ай бұрын

10 a day I would say is excellent for solo but I'm the tortoise 🐢 so I may get in 6😂

@Baldedtoe 7 ай бұрын

Had a boss that made me do 20-15 a day push mowing. I’d rather do 6 lawns and make sure it’s at 100% top notch quality rather that speeding thru 20 yards

@bigsonslawncare 7 ай бұрын

@@Baldedtoe Absolutely 💯💪🏾

@kylecroom4532 8 ай бұрын

Hey man I love the video there was a lot of helpful information on it. My biggest problem is pricing a yard I try to be as reasonable as possible but I don’t want to work for nothing either. Is there a certain method that you use or what is the best way to figure up a price for each yard? Thanks in advance

@caydensommer1674 8 ай бұрын

Great question. It definitely depends on the area. That determines your market price and size of lawns. For example if you’re in a really nice neighborhood you can charge more, simply because the market is higher. I can’t tell you exactly what you should price but you want to figure out your hourly rates. It’s all about time in this business. The more efficient you are, the more lawns you can do. Therefore you need to know how long a lawn is going to take you to mow. Now that takes time to get a handle of. As you work, track the amount of time it takes you to mow each property and then compare that to the price you charge to get your hourly rate. From there, you can see how over or under priced you are. I try to hit about $85/hour on the job and $65/hour with drivetime. Meaning if I am charging $35 for a job hopefully I can get that done in 25 mins in order to hit my hourly goal. With my setup it works out to about this: 1/4 acre: $35 - weekly 1/3 acre: $40 - weekly 1/2 acre: $55 - weekly 3/4 acre: $75 - weekly 1 acre : $100 - weekly Approximately. But hey don’t be afraid to undercharge when you’re starting in order to sell more clients. Once you get them the next year you can raise prices. It’s all about building volume in the beginning though. Let me know if that helps.

@pepsilove6306 8 ай бұрын

I mow in a really low income area and I wont go lower than 40, insurance, equipment payments, and gas cost money. When someone goes 40 is really high, can you do 20, I respond "next time billy nitwit comes to mow ya lawn for 20, ask them if they have insurance cause I bet billy is gonna pull the greatest houdini act when if and when that baywindow eats a rock" and 2 weeks later im usually getting a call back asking when I can put them on the schedule. Sometimes you gotta educate a cheap customer on what they get for your price vs the random weekend hustler.

@robertshirley9780 7 ай бұрын

I’m starting with a mini van a pushmower a weed eater and a blower😅

@robertshirley9780 7 ай бұрын

I don’t have any savings

@robertshirley9780 7 ай бұрын

I don’t have a truck

@robertshirley9780 7 ай бұрын

Please I need a mentor I need help

@SeeleyDetailing 5 ай бұрын

i started with a lawn mower. a weedeater a blower. some hand tools and a spray painted shopping cart as my main transportation. you got this man

@caydensommer1674 5 ай бұрын

I got you Robert. What is confusing about scheduling to you? I offer weekly and every other week mowing frequencies. So when someone signs on for weekly we would just assign them to a certain day of the week and start to build out our mowing routes that way.

@ernestwilson2320 5 ай бұрын

Did you buy a new commercial mower or a used one? If you purchased a used one, how many hours did it have in it?

@caydensommer1674 5 ай бұрын

Great question! I actually have a video all about commercial equipment on my channel. I buy used. On the video I explain why. I try to get them with around 1,000 hours or below. In my market you can pretty reliably find them for $4500 right now. Just be prepared for them to need more repairs and maintenance when you buy used so you'll have to get some tools and learn some very basic mechanic skills. But its worth it to me at least!

@mansajose5226 3 ай бұрын

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@INKOutdoor 8 ай бұрын

hey brotha like the video. quick question. my dad used to run a big landscape company. he’s in real estate now. i’ve worked in lawn care/landscape industry all my life. now i dropped out of college and i’m taking an ownership role. he’s got every piece of equipment you can think of so the business has a lot of potential. i just want to know your best strategy to pick up jobs. i know when i get a couple work of mouth and “keeping up with the jones” will help me grow just want to know the best way you started getting jobs. thanks

@caydensommer1674 8 ай бұрын

Congrats on the new position I hope it goes well for you! In the video I said that I’ve personally had the best experience with doing door hangers in the early stages. Now I get the majority of my business from Google and my website. But I still do a mix of all 7 things I list in the video. Is it just going to be you working or do you have guys you’re needing to keep on payroll?

@INKOutdoor 8 ай бұрын

@@caydensommer1674 it’s me and 2 other guys right now we mow a couple hoa’s but i’m trying to build my residential cliental. thanks for reaching back out

@caydensommer1674 8 ай бұрын

Nice! Yeah the 7 things I listed in the video and description are key. The other thing is just doing those on a consistent basis in order that you're known. Google the "marketing rule of 7" for more information as well. Very interesting stuff.

@INKOutdoor 8 ай бұрын

@@caydensommer1674 thanks for that i’ll definitely look into it!

@hothonda2k2 8 ай бұрын

Zero family or friends in my area . I have started door hangers . Not much luck so far . Just trying really hard to get going. Extremely har worker but such a struggle to get that first client. Had a few bites but they always call back and say they have a relative who is going to mow for them . I know you don’t want to go cheap but I am almost considering just doing really cheap cuts to get a few reviews and touch points . Any advice appreciated

@caydensommer1674 8 ай бұрын

Yeah man it’s really tough. I had great luck with Nextdoor neighbor. Posting on there and responding to posts where people are looking for Lawncare service providers. I also would say there’s nothing wrong with going on the cheap end when you are starting out just to gain some clients. Obviously you don’t want to build a company off of a cheap skate client base, but it can definitely get you through the door. I also had good experience with starting cheap, building reputation, and then majorly raising prices a year later and have had a lot of people stay on.

@hothonda2k2 8 ай бұрын

@@caydensommer1674 I appreciate that . Thank you . I was thinking about that. I just want the word of mouth and pictures for my website so I can get in the conversation. So your advice helps a lot.

@cmamsler 8 ай бұрын

Door hangers are usually a 1-3% return rate. A couple hours a day get 300 out

@wayne9449 8 ай бұрын

Call local lawn companies and see if the have someone that is profit but too far of a drive for them especially if there more established company

@pepsilove6306 8 ай бұрын

early on my best advice, be willing to drive, I service an area 45 minutes from my home, I travel to the HOA neighborhoods. unless you wanna fight for table scraps you wanna avoid anywhere that has doodoo lawns.