What Crew Size is MOST PROFITABLE? | WRIGHT

[@jonyaragon1991]

This was a great video! I always new this stuff in the back of head but never knew how to put it into words. Thank you

[@Orefamilylawncare]

Great video. Couldn't help but notice how that fly wouldn't leave you alone

[@NewVisionLCS]

Solo for me!! Business 101 right here folks!

[@JonsDailyHustle]

This is excellent information to know as a business owner, very nice video I appreciate you sharing this 👊

[@Ed.Wright]

You bet 👍

[@lawrencedelong9748]

Ed, Ya'll still put on the best videos and very easy to follow because of how you are explaining things. During my 30 years of owning a Tractor / Mower Dealership, I would explain this to my landscapers when they were expanding and if they asked me for advice.

[@Ed.Wright]

Thanks

[@chrisbrandt3642]

Great video. Would like to see more.

[@christianguk9996]

Great content and can be applied to most service businesses. Really appreciate you taking time out of your day and providing quality content that helps the community.

[@Ed.Wright]

Sure thing 👍

[@BillyGoatLawnService]

Another awesome subject. Great job Ed.

[@Ed.Wright]

Thanks

[@mikebutler7237]

For 20 years I have said know your cost so you give the right price and a good trimmer guy makes you money a bad trimmer guy can kill you either though being slow or by killing the grass he is trimming.

[@Ed.Wright]

Exactly!

[@JamesZ1025]

Just like being a landlord, can’t find good tenants. Couldn’t find good help and I was paying $13.50/hr! Back to solo for me

[@FcCopa90]

13.50? Thats crap

[@steferos5601]

@@FcCopa90 right? 13.50 for good help? We were offering 14 for new hires with no experience, and would give them 15 an hour as soon as they were as fast/efficient as one of us.

[@robsolo4024]

$13.50 an hour that’s why you couldn’t find any running good that’s not even minimum wage labor to start at $17 an hour and managers got to 25

[@travisdodge2370]

When it comes to workers, you have bodies and you have actual workers. Hourly is a joke for a production type business like this. I quit my job, because I was out cutting 2-3 man crews, working alone and expected to get paid the same as the other guys. 30-40 residential jobs a day alone with no complaints or damage. All production work like this should be 100% commission. 50% per job using company equipment, up to 80% per job as a contractor using all their own equipment. Now you are only paying out what the labor is worth.

[@Leetster]

Hey Ed, not sure if you will see this but I just tried out a stander x to preparation to buy one. First time I've ever been on a stander so when I got off of it, I felt shaky like I got off a coaster ride. Is that something that your body adjusts to after time? I only rode it for about 5-10 mins. Thanks

[@mikesmith-ek1il]

Nice job of explaining things, However I believe you missed many calculations and big picture thinking. The ROI is often faster with larger crews since the investment of tools and vehicles per person is less. You are mostly correct on labor percentage going up as crew sizes increase, this effects profitability but then you can slightly off set the labor efficiency by smaller labor rates for basic labors, non billable time like load/shop/fueling, single truck owner ship vs multiple. Multiple guys traveling to a single site does not necessarily add up to more travel time. If you split them all up and they each drove to a different site, the time could actually increase.

[@123hotdog111]

Every owner operator that is solo in this industry that is thinking about hiring a helper should watch this video.