Scheduling Landscaping Jobs | Telling Customers NO | SQUEEZING Things In
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- Scheduling Landscaping Jobs | Telling Customers NO | SQUEEZING Things In
Share this Video 💫
• Scheduling Landscaping...
Qualifying Customers Over The Phone
• If You Don't Qualify Y...
Orchard Ladder Video
• 3 Reasons Why You Need...
Trees & Tree Trimming Videos: • Trees & Tree Trimming ...
SUBSCRIBE to Keith Kalfas💥
/ @keith-kalfas
#landscaper
-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------
Click Here To Get Access to All The Resources I Use to run my Business
www.keithkalfa...
![[TH] 2024 PMSL SEA Finals D1 | Fall | ยิงต้องโหด ให้เหมือนโกรธกันมาก่อน](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/OnTdfGySmds/mqdefault.jpg)
..."Your lack of planning does not constitute an emergency on my behalf"....is the full version, thanks for reminding me!
My business has nothing to do with landscaping but you always drop business gems. Always Keep it 💯
It's cool hearing how others are handling the same scheduling obstacles as me.
It’s great
Plumbing business. Much of it relates.
I had been doing 4 days week for the past 3 years and its wonderful. Friday equipment maintenance invoice planning day for the next week. Weekends OFF
I have reached the same conclusion a couple of months ago...7years into business. Wish I had started years ago.
I started what I thought was my lawn care business this year, but I've been booked for three months with landscaping jobs, with almost no lawn cut customers. So now I'm a landscaping company.
This past weekend I stumbled into a pool-prep job for a great profit, since the homeowner needed it done asap. Worked all weekend through Tuesday am. Made my entire next week a stressful headache, as it pushed my booked landscaping job back a day & a half.
This weekend, we're staying out of the field & working on our own landscaping. Lesson learned: take weekends off! The money will still be there waiting to be made on Monday. You're not living if you're working seven days a week & ignoring your family & home.
I just had a customer who I quoted for a brick walkway back in 2017 ! He said he is ready to do the job IF I can honor the same price and get the job done before July 15 LOL
That's going to be a hard no. We do 14 day expiration on our quotes. I'll extend them from time to time, but nothing like 3 years.
@@brandonkarhu5599 Yeah there was no way I was going to honor those prices
I am new and it makes sense why you wouldn't charge the same price because over time cost of materials change as well as labor costs. I guess my questions is is that the reason the quote is no longer valid? I just want to make sure I am understanding and doing things right going forward.
A great piece of advice I can't repeat enough I learned from you Keith is to not apologize for rescheduling. I can't remember the psychology of the reason but I don't apologize for anything anymore. Just tell them when you will be there and they will say OK or not
This by far is my personal favorite video of the many inspiring , helpful, on point, appreciated videos you've made. Love the "this is my business" attitude.
Definitely going through this right now. We are booked out 4 weeks on jobs and rain has been killing us, so we have been telling possible new clients we are booked out on 2 weeks for estimates to eliminate some and people who really want to use us wait and get an estimate.
That’s true! It’s hard to do . I’m saving this video for my husband! In the same buisness! And going through same issues!
I worked 14 hours this week Monday
Planted 8 hydrangeas,8Hostas
Charged 1800.00spent 480.00 on Plants
3man hours 1320.00 profit
Monday thru Thursday I had 2guys 7am-1pm weeding trimming bushes
Charged 2500.00 all labor no mulch
60 man hours paid out at 15.00
900.00 total labor so 1600.00 profit
Today started 130 square foot paver Patio
I bid 12 jobs this week got 2
I’m thrilled with the 2 Estimates I got
The other 10 weren’t up my alley
Saying No is the king ...good video
My point is Know your worth
Then you will be happy at the end of day
You charge a lot. Those are insane profits. Your plants are expensive though. I would spend maybe $300 tops for 8 hydrangeas and 8 hostas.
People sell shirts for £250. Why shouldn’t we make profit.
Nice 👍
I’m an aszhole with boundaries....so cool. Love your little smirk when you launch a good ‘un.
I’ve been watching several of your videos for the past few days. That one video stuck out. The one about going out and doing it. Bills and rent need to be payed etc. so what I do. Yesterday, Thursday I walked into Home Depot and bought my supplies just under $150. Then this morning after my primary job (part time trucker) I decided to go for it and walk into a big time gas station over here in Texas and spoke with the manager. ... well, I freaking got my first job on the first try!! Lol then drove 30 minutes away to another location and spoke with the manager there. Was told they need someone to clean the windows. Will speak with owner tomorrow at 10am. He also owns a whole bunch of gas stations...... This all took place in 3 days since watching your videos! Thanks for the inspiration!
Keith im so glad you still doing this and you are still a same person, i have been watching you since you have 4000 subs when you where coming back exhausted from work late night, and the best part is watching your progress and growth maybe you can’t see it but its huge, other good thing is that you always walk on hard safe surface and you never take a chance a lot of bigger guys are in bigger BS that you don’t need, you are such a good person Keith, most important thing is that “ kalfas” is brand now visible 100% over the internet
I love the fact that you don't sugarcoat nothing brother that is why I listen to your stuff
Starting out at first is always a yes sir, no mam game....once you're booked out weeks or months in advance it becomes easier to say no, this is how it is and stick with who knows your Worth 🙌
Great insight once again mate 😃
NO is a complete sentence, I’ve been at this self employment for close to 30 years and when you do good work and treat customers right your demand will increase. 5 years back the constant long list of projects I had said yes to brought me to my breaking point where I just wanted my business to become a simpler less demanding stress, so the era of NO began. I put simple guardrails on what I will do, then stopped any request that was beyond the narrow yes zone. I ONLY mow lawns and plow driveways in the winter. I ONLY work within a 5 mile circle of my home.
People still ask me to do many of the services that I used to do, I did painting, carpentry, tree work, pressure washing, every other odd job under the sun, but a simple NO, I’m semi-retired now keeps my life simple. It is inevitable that your business will take over your life, but it’s your business not someone else telling you what they need you to do. I spent 30 years building this, now I;m trying to figure out how to get my life back for travel with my wife.....no is the path!!!
Great video bro. I let my lawn crew do Monday - Fridays while I do estimates and hang by the pool. Then I just work Saturdays and Sundays with my weekend crew. I’m loving it lol
You're one of the OGz!!! Thank you veterano!!
The whole day off ! Lmao 😆 anything for you darling .. sounds like me and my wife haha
2 days of rain can knock my team right back. Get out in the rain and get it done.
13:07 When you’re UBER pickup messes up you’re video 😂.
GIVE ME THE SCOOP! HERE WE GO!
I couldn’t agree more Keith! One of the biggest pressure points that makes you feel you need to meet those expectations of your “promises made” is the fear they will leave a bad review online. One way I feel more comfortable about setting those expectations or being able drop everything and put my family firs is getting as many “reviews” online as possible. This gives me peace of mind
I schedule 4 day work weeks too.
We always either pull a project forward or fit in a high margin project that can be completed in a day.
Never overcommit your time. Learn to say no.
Yes haha. 👍
I have a small landscape business in Scotland,UK and I have used your advice constantly keep up the work
Great video mate, feel the pressure myself, and many things expressed is spot on. I plan my 4 day week, but with the Covid and no childcare in Canada its a juggle with the wife and her work commitments for sure!
Seems like your videos come at the perfect time, when I’m stressed about work or working ability, you post the perfect video to get the mind straight and show that what I’m doing is what you have been doing, before you say no.
Appreciate the content.
“You don't have to be an asshole and I recommend that you aren't but you do have to be okay with people thinking of you as one.” Dan Kennedy, No BS Time Management for Entrepreneurs. You hit this segment of the book of the head
One of your best videos in a long time bro! Love it! Reminds me of your old vid talking about your first year! 👏🏼💪🏼
I feel for you man, me and dad run the business together, so we can be at two different places at once. But right now he got the covid and im by self , and so much work is piling up i cant do it all on my own. Thanks this helps alot. P.S he is recovering well but slowly but surely.
Business Cards came in today thanks for motivating me!!
Get Daniel on your channel. He just called me earlier this week. I shared with him about that tree job I told you about. I loved being 60 ft high up in a tree. I am always looking at the weather and I usually tell customers weather pending.
You’re a huge help bro! 4 day scheduling is genius!
Keith your the real deal! This is great info for new and seasoned owners. Thanks
Kieth I got caught up in the chaos. My trucks all need to be organized and meraculiosy I had a awesome Week but I fucked up recently. What I really wanna say is I have been taking 20 minutes to watch your videos for the past Month. I need your videos like an alcoholic needs AA meetings. YOUR BUSINESS AA
Well this hit me deep. Been stressing all week because I have booked myself way too tight. Was complaining, stressed.. the whole jazz. But its my problem, and I have the ability to change it!!! Thanks Keith.
So good, I needed to hear this today! Thank you man!
Your lack of planning is not my Emergency, that's a good one.
Thank you thank you thank you for the advice mate
Dude this shit is something I needed right now. Me and my gf broke up 3 times this week because I've been so behind and can't spend time 😂
Why would taking the whole day off be bad? What's the point if your working all the time, I just tell the customer that I am working that day when in reality I'm on my motorcycle enjoying my life. People want you to tell them your schedule, so I make one. Working 24/7 is a slave to your business. Give yourself free time to do other things. That was the whole point of owning a business to get away from the 9-5
Beautiful answer.
Great video I constantly feel like this I work full-time third shift and do in scaping in the side with the spring rush I constantly feel like every minute of every day whether I'm working sleeping or Landscaping thanks for the video
Lol, I just used that line this week...happy wife, happy life. Love your content - Philip in Montana
Keith, would you ever want to go back to solo lawn care and small landscaping jobs in the future? Are you worried about retirement and all that? Me and you are so similar it’s scary.
no....you are not....
im a solo guy and could really use a helper and a secretary its really hard all the time there is no rest. I really love this question if you listen to "money master the game" by tony robbins if its not too late and you have 20 years to invest then there are retirement plans out there for people on minimum wage. there is something called compounding interest that can really help. invest in the stock market cannabis is a new product and once the US fully decriminalizes it in the next few election cycles the prices will explode they are already hit their bottom and are on their way up. two companies I really like are NIO and HEXO one nio is a chinese tesla basically and hexo is a colorado cannabis company partnered with coors brewing company right now nio''s stock price is like 6.50 and hexo's stock price around 1.00 good luck.
@@musselmanmedia5236 lol what?
Good advice. I have been doing this for 18 years and I still say yes knowing deep down it is a long shot. I always think I can squeeze something in but like you said other things happen and it usually doesn't work out. So if you promise something you can't deliver the bad word travels a lot quicker than the good. I think you need that extra free day in case something goes wrong. I still have a problem saying NO cause they want to give you money. but the flip side is if you don't deliver you look way worse than if you just were honest. I think this is the biggest problem in the business. People don't realize how crazy hectic this business is. If you let it become that way.
.... I wanna keep watching this... but i gotta do some quoting right now! :( There will always be time though! :)
Great 👍
well said! great content!!!
What's that crispy shirt made out of and where can I get two?
Hey Keith, I really feel for you. The price to be the boss! "If you want to be successful, find out what the price is and pay it."~Scott Adam
Hey Keith it’s Andrew appreciate the content and advice very informational , how do I build a client base
100% true.
I was there 4years ago.
Amen brother.....100% true!
Make that money boi!!!
the tetras analogy was so accurate
Keith have you ever had animosity from other local landscaping businesses, if so how did you deal with it? When I got it I let my work prove why the customer booked me and not the other person.
Just got fifteen storm damaged tree cleanup estimates. In less then two hrs here in northern New York State . I told four of them the price of 3x normal quotes for emergency 🚨 services. They said I was nuts . I replied bk that it’s called drop what we are doing and serve u ahead of others cones at a heavy cost.💰💰💰⚰️
Thank you
Keith thank you for all your video's they do help so many people. I have been landscaping for about 20 years now and like you I still struggle with the simple things. Plus I think landscaping is far harder than we realise. The vast amount of knowledge and tools and experience required is crazy. I know a university graduate that calls herself a manager. She works in a spinning class place in London. She earns a packet of money! - all she really does is let people in and wipe the sweat off the seats. She probably earns twice as much as me and yet I'm braking my back and stressed out she has it easy. No capital outlay or liabilities. Very odd how things get valued. My plan is to get out of landscaping asap - just need an idea.. I'll always love it but I'm tired of the fight to be honest. Much easier money to be made out there.
Working to live and living to work
Definition of wage slavery
I hear about all this rain we've had one small rain storm in the past 2 months it's so dry plants dieing.
So I’m just starting my business and I’ve been posting ads and little by little I’m getting phone calls texts and emails my question is with me just starting should I also take on little commercial jobs I’m not on a riding mower just a simple walk behind just a little advice that I need I watch you all the time big fan of yours
thanks for the practical advice.
Also what was the name of the weed suppressing product you sprinkle in garden beds...it was granular?
Preen
Would you consider creating another crew?
Good video my friend but four days a week ? But my workers need to have 6 days of work .
We always work a 5 days week no matter what. But I only SCHEDULE 4 days of work.
Plus I work 12 hours on Saturday and 9 hours on Sunday. I work at least 70hrs a week.
I get them phone calls all the time I will call a customer when it's time to have something done or if I'm in that neighborhood and they say no but then they called me two days later and say hey I need to get this done I'll say I'm sorry I'm not in that neighborhood
Be picky!
What calendar app do you use to keep track of everything?
This is so fucking right on.
Example we are on a 1800$ job and some one calls and they want it done ✅ now I go look at it and tell them that it’s 3200$ normally but they want it done now it’s now 9600$ .
I was at a client's house the other day doing a mosquito treatment. The neighbor walks over and asks me if I could do theirs. I said, "No problem let's get you on the program! 6 treatments for the season blah blah blah..." Customer says, "No I just want the one time if that's okay."
I said, "No can do. That's not the ideal way of doing that. I don't do single treatments."
Could have made $65 in 10-15 minutes.. I said No.
#knowyourworth
Dude, you were there. One and done. Might as well put the extra 65$ in your pocket. Its not like he asked you to come back at a later time to do it.
@@Chinothebambino Believe me I understand where you are coming from. It crossed my mind. But the reality of controlling mosquitoes has to be on a strict schedule due to the reproductive cycle. Also, why I only do season contracts is to reduce the possibility of mosquitoes building a resistance to the pesticides. I'm sure other companies will do a one and done, but I want the consistency for cashflow, scheduling, and being in the area all the time to pick up additional clients. Once the neighbors report back, likely thy will do a season long contract.
Signs and reprimands work well for me, Q, put your tools away or you will lose a day's pay, or more. Never promise, state the next time you will be hearing from me... That way, you can only piss them off and not lose the..
Idk if you will answer but let’s try
So let’s say that I have my own business of landscaping
And I have social security how do I work my social security in order to get taxes do I have to get a paper or something
Hello thanks for all the info... now is gonna sound crazy but at the minute 9:30 in this video you can see a guy with blue shirt running lightning fast did someone else saw it
Yea looks crazy af
That snail is fast.
And I get called an asshole when I do this by people that haven't one clue what it takes to juggle endless shit. Done losing, great vid.
Lack of planning on your part doesn’t constitute an emergency on my part.
💯👉🏻👍🏻
I work till it gets dark which I 9 how the hell you out till 10 or 11
This guy was never broke
Don’t be brainwashed
That was a mistake
I apologize.
so many ads wow
There's a bunch of ads? Sorry. I know that the video is monetized, but I don't purposely add (more ads). Hmm. Sorry bout that.