Hi! My name is Jonathan Pototschnik, and I understand you are looking for information on how to start a lawn care business. I want to share a couple of quick things with you. I am the one that put together the package and wrote the guide. And now, I want to tell you why I might be a little different than a lot of the other information that you’re going to come across, and why I think I bring a different perspective to it.
I’ve been in the lawn and landscape business for quite a few years and have built a multi-million dollar company. We are in commercial and residential and are pretty diversified with both middle and high end properties. In our company, we have built a team of pretty incredible people. And, we really pride ourselves in our sales and marketing.
My background has been in ownership of many different companies in the service industry. I also now own a company called Service Auto Pilot. My partner and I built software that runs all of the marketing, scheduling, invoicing and billing for service industry companies.
I know what it takes to build a lawn care business. I’m not just going to tell you how to schedule clients and what equipment to buy. 95% of companies fail because they don’t know how to market their business.
Most guys hate selling. They hate pounding the pavement and knocking on doors. I agree. It’s horrible. So why not build a marketing system that drives all the prospects to you? These people are already ready to buy…all you have to do is close the deal.
I’ve been in business for many years so I will tell you how to bid properties. Everything from commercial to residential to big apartment complexes. You can’t just eyeball everything. I know how to do it. In the beginning, we were scared out of our minds. We wanted to get the clients but didn’t want to get slaughtered if we underbid them!
I can tell you exactly how to do that, what it will take to run your business, and how to put a system to it. I can tell you why, if you don’t get out of the business of doing all the labor and all the work yourself, that you’re going to be miserable five years from now. I can address all of that stuff. For hardly any money, you can get my unique perspective. I’d love to share it with you. If you don’t like it, send it back. I’ll give you every dollar back.
If you’re evaluating the industry, what I recommend is that you take a look at what I’ve got. Go out there and take a look at what else is out there as well. Pay attention to the guys that are really in the business and running a real company. You want to hear from the guy that started the $50,000 business and grew it to a $3 million dollar business. That guy had to go through all kinds of pain, and all kinds of experiences, and he’s been there and done it. You want that guy to show you the road map from when you’re little bitty, to when you get big. That’s what you want.
I also recommend that you just start reading everything that you can. Do a Google search and find all the industry trade journals and subscribe to all of them. They are free. Go buy a book by Dan Kennedy and learn how to market your company. You can also buy marketing books on Amazon for under $10. Learn what a PNL is and a few things about accounting. Start getting familiar with finance. Then, begin searching for lawn service software and find out what is out there for you. Of course, we have software for you, but this will get you started and informed of all of your options.
I’m giving you a whole lot. But, if you really are dedicated and you really want to turn this into something…if you don’t want to work for The Man and you don’t want to be frustrated…if you want to build a life that’s fun and cool and exciting…then you’re probably willing to do some of the extra stuff.
This is going to make you an expert. You are not going to be one of the 95% of guys that fail…you will be one of the 5% that knows what it takes to build a successful lawn care company.
Everybody needs our service. There’s grass everywhere, trees everywhere, and irrigation everywhere. Everybody needs us. I will teach you how to sell a market, how to price and estimate, what equipment to buy and how to run it. Once you know those tricks, you’ll make it in business, and you’ll really create something that’s pretty cool.
So take a look at it. If you don’t like it, send it back for a full refund, no questions asked. You’ve got a full year to try it out. I didn’t do this to get rich. I did this to earn your trust, so that hopefully down the road you will look to us when you want marketing advice or a software system to run your company. That’s why I did this. It’s just honest advice from my life experience.
If you’ve got any questions, shoot us an email and let us know how we can help you. We would love to hear from you.
Thank you.
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