I have had a lot of guys Come through work with me and think they can do it too but normally usually they cant. We make it look a lot easier than it really is because of all our experience. The biggest thing is the self discipline with your money. Every body rich in the summer, - most guys don't make it through the winter because they can't manage their finances
Hi Chad. Great video! Ray Ray sent me hear. I subscribed. For gutters for my clients I usually charge between $40-$80 to clean them out as long as I can get on the roof. I don’t charge a ton because I am doing the gutters when I am doing a leaf clean up so it’s easy to clean everything up. Also, like you said. It takes very little time but it is dangerous so I definitely charge a decent bit more. Keep up the great work and knowledge!
Good video and topics. Id say that it would irritate me to no end if I had an employee complaining on FB about me while I was also FB friends with him. That's some real passive aggressive effeminate nonsense. I'd be like either tell me face to face or suck it up and keep your mouth shut. Kinda made me mad when you were talking about it because I've dealt with similar personalities that felt the need to express themselves that way. It's a childish way to communicate and I ain't got time for it. That's my restrained take on that situation😂 For some customers I'd take care of their gutters on a recurring schedule throughout the winter. While others it was a one time deal and I'd charge them more. 75$ for that house you filmed sounds about right. Had a few houses that I'd have to hand clean first(gumballs and decaying leaves) before blowing out and those cost more as well. I also watch a few other lawncare TH-camrs. I like your channel because you have a lot of similar properties that I'm used to here in the Southeast and because you are more successful than I have been so I hope to learn something and maybe implement your techniques for myself. Best wishes this year for you, your family and your business. God bless.
@@M3MAX thanks Max, yeah I agree 100% with your take on the situation I described.. it’s just childish and he’s a grown man. It’s something I frankly don’t understand . That’s how it is at times. I’ll probably have to address the situation head on soon to clear things up.. either way I need another employee or 2 full time. Before next season gets going.. on the gutters yep I can’t stand doing it by hand. That doesn’t happen much fortunately. Mostly try to blow out snd getting on roof makes things easier. Always appreciate the encouragement!
I am so glad Ray said something about you. Unfortunately you Ray other channel that are real wont get that many subscribers. Keep it up. Like channel like this
@@eddieh6429 thanks Eddie, if I’m gonna do TH-cam that’s how I believe in doing things. Keeping it real without revealing to much especially employees situations.. I think it’s important for people to know that don’t know what it’s like dealing with help. Maybe it can prepare them on what to expect!!
I always look at it like this: As long as im not giving up anything more lucrative than firewood then i would do firewood. I used to always weigh making no money or make some money. I know it cost me to breath everyday and anything i can do to earn thats not costing me more than what im earning then thats a positive for me- Getting hurt out here is a real thing forsure
@@rayrayslawnlandscape2008 good point Ray, yeah I think understand your point. Even if it’s some money if I don’t have enough other work than it’s worth it especially this time of year. That’s my thinking as well. I really do like it but yes I’m a little worried about potentially hurting myself.. not a big concern bc I know what I’m doing but still little worrisome
@@CBeason It would be really sweet if you could find a cheap mini skid / dingo with a grapple bucket.. that the firewood money could out right buy and pay for in one season. A dump trailer for you would be really good too to minimize touch's. BUT not sure how much good it would do if your lawn trucks dont have a hitch.. Just a lot to think about Growing-Building-land-firewood-labor and how to make it all easier. one thing i have learned if nothing else is I'M THE ONLY CONSTANT IN MY BUSINESS..
Hello Chad. You are your own unique business and content creator. You can always make adjustments as you progress in creating your videos. You have to take into consideration if your employees watch your channel and hear what you say about them. Is it going to be encouraging to them and you maintain their self esteem. You have good business ideas for the heavy and off season. The financial numbers in profit versus materials, equipment, and labor charges involved will determine whether something like the firewood side of the business is worth the effort. I would agree every dollar counts into the entire earnings per calendar year. Right now you are your number one asset. I saw you pick up those heavy logs and I said “What a man!” What if the risk to hurt yourself is high without using equipment that could prevent a major accident. Employees like Justin will come and go eventually. Your strength is your marketing skills that obtain work. Your weakness is the flow of work being interrupted being you’re not staffed adequately with dependable employees. You need 3 to 4 employees for your golden egg machine to maximize your potential with what you have now. I like to break up business into two aspects. 1. Managing the business. 2. Managing employees. The first one is the easiest because you have full control in marketing, accounting, logistics, organizing a work system like procedures, etc. The managing of people is the difficult aspect because it involves knowledge and skills in leadership, communication, psychology, and human behavior. For instance, in psychology (the study of the human mind) people will operate their lives daily according to the ideas they have accepted. These ideas can be something true or something that is false. They are going to work according to their ideas. To top it off people are bombarded with negative thoughts on a regular basis. In human behavior it involves habits. People develop working habits and will be consistent to those habits whether effective or ineffective. When a person hits that working habit mode they tend not to think analytical. Like when you drive everyday. So when you deal with real people like Justin you somewhat become their psychologist to intercept their daily thoughts. To be in their shoes. Then you feed them encouragement with positive thoughts or work methods to keep the mind on the task at hand. If you see bad habits teach your work procedures or methods through introducing it to their mind as a new idea without them knowing what you doing. It’s not a manipulation of their mind but understanding how their mind works. Focus on the individuals strengths and continue to build on that area to start. You become the mentor through your leadership. .
@@ErnestPerez-rg2uo another great read Ernest! Yeah man the employee situation is a key part and something I need yo improve at. Especially managing mental aspects of guys and maybe encouraging more similar things to what you mentioned! It’s a challenge for sure! Keep the great post coming I do learn a lot from them!
@@CBeason I had the opportunity to manage people for 19 years in my working career. I studied management which led to studies in psychology and human behavior. The goal is to develop a working team not individualism. Your structured working model allows you to mentor your employees to this system to get work done in the most efficient manner. I also worked shift work and holidays because it was a 24 hour business. Lawn care can be a 4-6 day work week according to your choosing. It may even be a combination of 5-6 work week in the heavy season then reduced to a 4 day work week in the slow season. This will give your employees the option to have 3 days rest or stay on the 5 day week. Some employees may not want to work 6 days. Some want the extra money and are grateful for the option. Some need the two days rest in this kind of business. Some may need family time to keep their life together. Some may not like working with firewood during the slow season. Others will be grateful for the work. There are hourly pay incentives like overtime pay to work Saturdays. Any sick leave or vacation pay you offer should be earned and not given up front. For instance, every 40 hours work produces a specific amount of sick leave or vacation hours accrued. You may in the future get away from salary pay and stay with hourly pay. If you start at 7:00am and your employee is late then they are losing money for every 6 minutes that goes by on an hourly wage. So the point is you want the employee to learn to earn and there are incentives to make money and consequences to lose money. Salary pay is usually for college professional people who are very responsible. So you will need to understand each employee. One size doesn’t fit all. One set of rules doesn’t fit all. Learn your employees strength and weaknesses. For instance, Justin’s strength is he knows how to maintain a clients house correctly. He knows the route and is responsible to drive a truck. He can carry the load to a limit when you can’t work or there are not enough employees. He wants to operate his own business. His weakness is sometimes showing up late or not showing up. So how can your capitalize his strengths? You can assign him one truck daily separate from you whenever possible. This gives him a sense of autonomy. Like if he was running his own business. Assign him an employee to mentor in your structured system. Allow him to start at 8:00 or 8:30am and his partner must show up at the same time. You are giving in to your start time but you are making him responsible to finish all his task. If he sees that he may not like working an hour later than usual he may then buy into start working at 7:00am. Or he may be fine getting off at 5:00-6:00 pm. You and your partner can start at 7:00am. Lawn care companies can be versatile. The yards are not going anywhere. Continue to adjust to what can work and maintain employees. The old days of authoritarian type management rarely works these days with the young generation.
I think Justin needs to tighten up and take a good look outside the box, he doesn’t realize how good he has it making what he makes with little responsibility, if you didn’t live far away I would come drive your second truck 😂
@@eddieh6429 yeah man, I’ll say this. It would be nice to have someone who would just come to work do what your paid to do with a good attitude day in day out.. it shouldn’t be more complicated than that. I’ll be having a conversation this coming week for sure.. he posted another similar comment last night right after working. It’s so childish and unnecessary.
There’s nothing wrong with an employee wanting to better his life. It’s lawn care an outdoor service which my wife and I found can be at times hard to keep long term employees. As far as talking about the struggles on TH-cam I agree to a certain point. I Don’t agree with putting an employees name on social media or how some Lawncare TH-camrs degrade & bash their employee on social media. I’m Not saying you did, others have. TH-cam is the 2nd largest search engine in the world owned by the largest search engine ( Google). It doesn’t make sense to me. Just my thoughts
@@LawnscapesAmerica agree Lawnscapes , I definitely try to not cross the line with employee situations but I feel like it’s good to share my experience so others can be aware of things especially new guys dealing with a first time employee or someone without much experience dealing with help..
I have had a lot of guys Come through work with me and think they can do it too but normally usually they cant.
We make it look a lot easier than it really is because of all our experience. The biggest thing is the self discipline with your money. Every body rich in the summer, - most guys don't make it through the winter because they can't manage their finances
@@Rayslawnandlandscape yep so true, I could add some other points as well …
Hi Chad. Great video! Ray Ray sent me hear. I subscribed. For gutters for my clients I usually charge between $40-$80 to clean them out as long as I can get on the roof. I don’t charge a ton because I am doing the gutters when I am doing a leaf clean up so it’s easy to clean everything up. Also, like you said. It takes very little time but it is dangerous so I definitely charge a decent bit more. Keep up the great work and knowledge!
@@jadonnoble5621 thanks Jadon, appreciate encouraging words! Feel free to comment anytime
Good video and topics. Id say that it would irritate me to no end if I had an employee complaining on FB about me while I was also FB friends with him. That's some real passive aggressive effeminate nonsense. I'd be like either tell me face to face or suck it up and keep your mouth shut. Kinda made me mad when you were talking about it because I've dealt with similar personalities that felt the need to express themselves that way. It's a childish way to communicate and I ain't got time for it. That's my restrained take on that situation😂
For some customers I'd take care of their gutters on a recurring schedule throughout the winter. While others it was a one time deal and I'd charge them more. 75$ for that house you filmed sounds about right. Had a few houses that I'd have to hand clean first(gumballs and decaying leaves) before blowing out and those cost more as well. I also watch a few other lawncare TH-camrs. I like your channel because you have a lot of similar properties that I'm used to here in the Southeast and because you are more successful than I have been so I hope to learn something and maybe implement your techniques for myself. Best wishes this year for you, your family and your business. God bless.
@@M3MAX thanks Max, yeah I agree 100% with your take on the situation I described.. it’s just childish and he’s a grown man. It’s something I frankly don’t understand . That’s how it is at times. I’ll probably have to address the situation head on soon to clear things up.. either way I need another employee or 2 full time. Before next season gets going.. on the gutters yep I can’t stand doing it by hand. That doesn’t happen much fortunately. Mostly try to blow out snd getting on roof makes things easier. Always appreciate the encouragement!
I am so glad Ray said something about you. Unfortunately you Ray other channel that are real wont get that many subscribers. Keep it up. Like channel like this
@@wayneroland8220 thanks Wayne! I try to watch what I say but telling it like it is and being honest about the good and bad is important to me.
I appreciate you being 💯 honest, I started watching the tube same way
@@eddieh6429 thanks Eddie, if I’m gonna do TH-cam that’s how I believe in doing things. Keeping it real without revealing to much especially employees situations.. I think it’s important for people to know that don’t know what it’s like dealing with help. Maybe it can prepare them on what to expect!!
@ exactly right
I always look at it like this:
As long as im not giving up anything more lucrative than firewood then i would do firewood. I used to always weigh making no money or make some money. I know it cost me to breath everyday and anything i can do to earn thats not costing me more than what im earning then thats a positive for me- Getting hurt out here is a real thing forsure
@@rayrayslawnlandscape2008 good point Ray, yeah I think understand your point. Even if it’s some money if I don’t have enough other work than it’s worth it especially this time of year. That’s my thinking as well. I really do like it but yes I’m a little worried about potentially hurting myself.. not a big concern bc I know what I’m doing but still little worrisome
@@CBeason It would be really sweet if you could find a cheap mini skid / dingo with a grapple bucket.. that the firewood money could out right buy and pay for in one season. A dump trailer for you would be really good too to minimize touch's. BUT not sure how much good it would do if your lawn trucks dont have a hitch.. Just a lot to think about Growing-Building-land-firewood-labor and how to make it all easier. one thing i have learned if nothing else is
I'M THE ONLY CONSTANT IN MY BUSINESS..
Hello Chad. You are your own unique business and content creator. You can always make adjustments as you progress in creating your videos. You have to take into consideration if your employees watch your channel and hear what you say about them. Is it going to be encouraging to them and you maintain their self esteem.
You have good business ideas for the heavy and off season. The financial numbers in profit versus materials, equipment, and labor charges involved will determine whether something like the firewood side of the business is worth the effort. I would agree every dollar counts into the entire earnings per calendar year.
Right now you are your number one asset. I saw you pick up those heavy logs and I said “What a man!”
What if the risk to hurt yourself is high without using equipment that could prevent a major accident.
Employees like Justin will come and go eventually. Your strength is your marketing skills that obtain work. Your weakness is the flow of work being interrupted being you’re not staffed adequately with dependable employees. You need 3 to 4 employees for your golden egg machine to maximize your potential with what you have now.
I like to break up business into two aspects.
1. Managing the business.
2. Managing employees.
The first one is the easiest because you have full control in marketing, accounting, logistics, organizing a work system like procedures, etc.
The managing of people is the difficult aspect because it involves knowledge and skills in leadership, communication, psychology, and human behavior.
For instance, in psychology (the study of the human mind) people will operate their lives daily according to the ideas they have accepted. These ideas can be something true or something that is false. They are going to work according to their ideas. To top it off people are bombarded with negative thoughts on a regular basis.
In human behavior it involves habits. People develop working habits and will be consistent to those habits whether effective or ineffective. When a person hits that working habit mode they tend not to think analytical. Like when you drive everyday.
So when you deal with real people like Justin you somewhat become their psychologist to intercept their daily thoughts. To be in their shoes. Then you feed them encouragement with positive thoughts or work methods to keep the mind on the task at hand.
If you see bad habits teach your work procedures or methods through introducing it to their mind as a new idea without them knowing what you doing. It’s not a manipulation of their mind but understanding how their mind works. Focus on the individuals strengths and continue to build on that area to start. You become the mentor through your leadership.
.
@@ErnestPerez-rg2uo another great read Ernest! Yeah man the employee situation is a key part and something I need yo improve at. Especially managing mental aspects of guys and maybe encouraging more similar things to what you mentioned! It’s a challenge for sure! Keep the great post coming I do learn a lot from them!
@@CBeason I had the opportunity to manage people for 19 years in my working career. I studied management which led to studies in psychology and human behavior. The goal is to develop a working team not individualism. Your structured working model allows you to mentor your employees to this system to get work done in the most efficient manner.
I also worked shift work and holidays because it was a 24 hour business.
Lawn care can be a 4-6 day work week according to your choosing. It may even be a combination of 5-6 work week in the heavy season then reduced to a 4 day work week in the slow season. This will give your employees the option to have 3 days rest or stay on the 5 day week.
Some employees may not want to work 6 days. Some want the extra money and are grateful for the option. Some need the two days rest in this kind of business. Some may need family time to keep their life together. Some may not like working with firewood during the slow season. Others will be grateful for the work.
There are hourly pay incentives like overtime pay to work Saturdays.
Any sick leave or vacation pay you offer should be earned and not given up front. For instance, every 40 hours work produces a specific amount of sick leave or vacation hours accrued. You may in the future get away from salary pay and stay with hourly pay. If you start at 7:00am and your employee is late then they are losing money for every 6 minutes that goes by on an hourly wage. So the point is you want the employee to learn to earn and there are incentives to make money and consequences to lose money. Salary pay is usually for college professional people who are very responsible. So you will need to understand each employee. One size doesn’t fit all. One set of rules doesn’t fit all. Learn your employees strength and weaknesses. For instance, Justin’s strength is he knows how to maintain a clients house correctly. He knows the route and is responsible to drive a truck. He can carry the load to a limit when you can’t work or there are not enough employees. He wants to operate his own business. His weakness is sometimes showing up late or not showing up.
So how can your capitalize his strengths?
You can assign him one truck daily separate from you whenever possible. This gives him a sense of autonomy. Like if he was running his own business. Assign him an employee to mentor in your structured system. Allow him to start at 8:00 or 8:30am and his partner must show up at the same time. You are giving in to your start time but you are making him responsible to finish all his task. If he sees that he may not like working an hour later than usual he may then buy into start working at 7:00am. Or he may be fine getting off at 5:00-6:00 pm.
You and your partner can start at 7:00am.
Lawn care companies can be versatile. The yards are not going anywhere. Continue to adjust to what can work and maintain employees. The old days of authoritarian type management rarely works these days with the young generation.
I charge $110 min to get on roof - Average roof im willing to get on is about $150
I think Justin needs to tighten up and take a good look outside the box, he doesn’t realize how good he has it making what he makes with little responsibility, if you didn’t live far away I would come drive your second truck 😂
@@eddieh6429 yeah man, I’ll say this. It would be nice to have someone who would just come to work do what your paid to do with a good attitude day in day out.. it shouldn’t be more complicated than that. I’ll be having a conversation this coming week for sure.. he posted another similar comment last night right after working. It’s so childish and unnecessary.
There’s nothing wrong with an employee wanting to better his life. It’s lawn care an outdoor service which my wife and I found can be at times hard to keep long term employees. As far as talking about the struggles on TH-cam I agree to a certain point. I Don’t agree with putting an employees name on social media or how some Lawncare TH-camrs degrade & bash their employee on social media. I’m Not saying you did, others have. TH-cam is the 2nd largest search engine in the world owned by the largest search engine ( Google). It doesn’t make sense to me. Just my thoughts
@@LawnscapesAmerica agree Lawnscapes , I definitely try to not cross the line with employee situations but I feel like it’s good to share my experience so others can be aware of things especially new guys dealing with a first time employee or someone without much experience dealing with help..