5:41 Assuming a cubic foot of packing peanut weighs 0.18 pounds and a standard 53 foot dry van trailer holds 3,820 cubic feet, the trailer would only weigh 687.6 pounds, or about the same weight as one cubic yard of mulch.
Comedy is the best! “Magnito trains”. Love it. Just took over 40 accounts from existing co that was priced low spread out over 4 towns. Have some work to do to clean things up
5 mile radius from my house/shop. I’m really fortunate that over years of being a business I have weeded out my lawn mowing customers and plowing customers to where now I only work close to home. I spend more gas in my mowers than my truck during the season, come home for lunch don’t spend money at convenience stores, can quickly return to shop if needed , have many 3 lawn stops then drive 1/2 block for a double,etc...all week long! Now, I only take new customers if they are in the zone. I live here, I am a neighbor, a friend, a trusted member of our local community this on its own makes the self employment journey even better. You need to be willing to work harder than the outsiders because you don’t get work just because your the local dude and my rates are generally lower because my overhead is low, after all they know where YOU live! I have happily serviced my community for 30 years.
Keith I have been watching your videos for over 5 years. I have never commented once and probably never will again. The reason I watch you is because you have an authenticity that is so rare these days, and so much in need. It is infectious.I don't have any expectations that you will read this comment or reply. But you have my respect. I have 'hidden' in the same industry as you have. I have more to offer than this industry allows me to express and I see the work you do to try and show what else you have to offer. You have more to offer than scrabbling in the dirt (like I am) I hope you get there my friend. I 'see you' and hope other do to. All the best sir.
A business I work with filled their full season of snow plowing by doing one house on the first snow and going door to door asking if the neighbors wanted theirs done for half price. They did over 50 driveways that day and many became return customers. If people have never had services like landscaping or snow plowing done before they may be surprised by how nice a professional can do it.
Keith your off the friggen chain man! I am growing to like you more and more, just keep being you... and thank you for all the wisdom you have to offer in this field!
Great ending! Laughed out loud and spit my coffee out! We have been raising our prices due to your advice and have lost the customers that were holding us back from growing. We quickly picked up new clients and are making more money than before. Thanks again! Keep it coming!!
4th legit year while transitioning from PT job to mowing full time. You are totally correct about the service area. I already have my prices set for the year with no contracts. Should have raised them but have to wait until next year. Largest holdbacks, price and distance.
Moral of the story: know your worth. Thank you, I really needed to hear this. We’re all grateful for you putting us on some game. That’s real knowledge
Great advice. I have a tree business and it’s my second season; I’m driving all over the place, going wherever the demand takes me. Trying to figure out where the best customers are, but it takes time and work. Like you said, some people just buck the prices you give...I know that to get my foot in the door I’ve charged way less than I should have, for way more work than I should have done. I’ve done all sorts of jobs, but my favourite is high difficulty-low volume, because I’ve realized that I’m best equipped (and it’s the most fun) to do that type of work. Lots of yard clean up, pulling out shrubs, weeds, and vines for peanuts, but I get to do cool stuff a lot too. Last job I did was an entire yard of 20 foot hedges and trimming 2 trees near power lines and the guy lowballed me down $100. Then he drove away in his Porsche, leaving his three BMWs there for me to look at...fucker even revved the engine just to stick it to me. Then I drove home an hour away to go back to the basement I rent. Anyway, very inspiring video. Been a fan since before I started my thing. Take care, man.
Lol good video. I've been in business a year saved up bought my trailer equipment and all , but like you said I'm running from city to city running gas out and wasting my time. Because I can make 5 or 6 hundred a day I'd the jobs are close but not when I'm traveling 35miles one way But I am taking your advice about the 5 or 10 mile service area and bombing neighborhoods with cards and the bandit signs in the neighborhoods I choose instead of the crummy bs yards. Also going to start window cleaning and pressure washing soon. Already do some smaller tree work Wanting to get into landscaping but I've got my hands full with this for now . Just have to get better clientele Love the videos brother.
You must have a large list of your clients by now. Awesome to see you have such a strong presence in that neighborhood. I am interested what software or system you are using to keep track of all of that customer data? Are you using a CRM or are you doing it all on your own? Quickbooks, etc. How are you staying on top of your book keeping and customer information? Thanks for the content!
Being doing this 9 yrs and still learning, struggling and go home confused! One day I might be able to afford a choc top at the movies - everything you say is so true, it’s like we have worked together for years, I live in Australia and you seem to have the same problems and we are so far from each other in distance, but the customers are exactly the same. I started doing work so cheap people still want the same price as 9 years ago.
@@jman9296 how did you advertiser I tried everything and still have not gotten any calls. I tried creating Yelp, Google, Facebook and even sent out 350 postcards
My man, this clip stands out for me. I remember it distinctly. What you've done has always meant a lot to me. After watching hundreds of your videos, I always prayed that you had peace & happiness in your life . I wanted to tell you.... (I'm getting back in the game this season) I'd love to "shoot the breeze" with ya but I know you're a busy guy. Anyways Keith, thank you brother 🙏 from my heart.
I’m 15, I love your videos. They have been VERY helpful with my lawn care business. This is my second year and It looking like my profits will be over 10k this year so I’m very excited. Trying to always be expanding, lowering costs and increasing prices(where I can).
I also started using next door recently and I like it. I didn’t realize other people were using it to get business also haha great! I feel more professional now 😂😂😂
I just went and narrowed it down to about 6-mile radius and all the towns in that area. Lucky for me, where I live is outside the major traffic of Chicago. I did a job in my old neighborhood close to the city and it took me 45 mins to get there and 45 back, for one job.
Hey Keith I have followed you for about three months now and I thank you for your good videos and information. We are in the sixth year of our Business and I've been landscaping and gardening for 12 years. We just became ready to start growing and exercising this exact strategy I hear you and Brian's lawn care talk and I love it man. You guys opened brainstreams i needed thanks
I started mowing when I was 14 in my small neighborhood of 770 total houses. Now I have 53 lawns without loading the mowers back into trailer. In my town alone, 120+ lawns. Shrinking travel distance was best thing I’ve ever done! 4 miles in each direction from my house
Dude you make me want to make videos and at the same time you scare me from doing videos! I'm not sure if I can be as transparent as you are. Thank you for being you! Great video!
I just quit my IDOC job as a prison guard in IL, didt know what to do, evicted, truck repoed... I bought a 300$ car couple weeks ago... watched your first video last week.... I woke up and walked around town asking if I could do clean ups ect . Iv done four jobs this week each job averaging 250$ 4-5hours..... I was dead broke phone ringing with debt collectors... three days of doing what you inspired me to do I can take my girl out this weekend for first time in months ... I am 100% convinces you changed my life, iv seen like 50 of your videos in a week, your awesome man would love for you to check out my video and havin a convo with you DAWWWGG!! Haha thanks man!!! Lookin forward to talkin with you man!!
Thanks for the good video Keith. I have been slowly realizing the importance of a service zone in the past year. It will kill a business to have a guy on the clock for a 45 minute drive for a small ticket job. Thanks for the continued encouragement.
1:15 that's so me man. I've lost half of my customers. Ever since I've started watching your videos yesterday, I started pricing higher, for our work. But it's cause I'm no longer giving people low prices. They were getting deals of LOWEST $180 and MAX $500. So now I've changed it to, minimum 700, for most of these jobs.
Loving the humor xD thanks for the pep talk at the end I need that today. Getting behind on jobs and hate calling 30 peeps to bump them on the calendar. What do you do in that sitch?
HAHAH great ending Keith including all the hillarious random scenes of you landscaping, peeing like a dog, eating weeds out of the paving, i think about that all the time
The cinematography was well done. Awesome editing and effects. It looks like a lot of effort went into this one. Not to mention Your best hair day ever. !!!!
Great video Keith, we have added deck's and fencing this year to our lawn care, landscaping business. Looking forward to watching what you come out with next. Your videos have helped me out so much, thanks brother.
Hey Keith.. I’ve been in the lawn care and landscaping business for 13 years. I’ve worked for my municipality in that time and still do. I just started my lawn care business 2 weeks ago and thanks to your videos and advice on marketing, it’s taken off. I went from one client to 13 in one week!! I know it’s small but I just started so I’m pretty happy with my results so far. Still got a long way to go but I’m looking forward to it.. the good and the struggles. Thanks man.
You have lost it lol. You never cease to amaze me with the knowledge that you share and I'm always going through the exact thing you cover. I've raised my prices, just like you said to, and now I'm losing customers. But guess what, I'm gaining better ones. Thanks again Keith and.....BOOM!!!!!
Dude ! I like the way you give advice and are trying to lighten the mood good job guy! This Had me rollin i showed my ol lady she was rollin as well! Keith Kalfas, I'll be showing more people your channel ,have a good rest of the week.
Everything you said in the video is right but it’s a whole different vibe here in South Florida i own a business and its very harder to get deals like these because 95% of lawn service companies also do mulching ,sod , trimming and landscaping and also pressure cleaning
Haha dude, I'm not sure if I watch your channel for the landscaping advice or the entertainment value haha.. loving in. Btw in my business 3 months now, came from an office job so the physical is more my challenge..
I do lawn care and structure it so every house is within three minutes from the next. So if a potential customer calls and to get to there home is more then about half a mile from any other I service I say no. Also I’ll say no if that property is within that 3 minutes, but to do it puts me more then 3 minutes from the next property.
5:41 Assuming a cubic foot of packing peanut weighs 0.18 pounds and a standard 53 foot dry van trailer holds 3,820 cubic feet, the trailer would only weigh 687.6 pounds, or about the same weight as one cubic yard of mulch.
The end was the funniest stuff i ve seen in a long time
Lol thanks. Haha
Agreed!
I'm still watching but the dog leg was funny
Comedy is the best! “Magnito trains”. Love it. Just took over 40 accounts from existing co that was priced low spread out over 4 towns. Have some work to do to clean things up
Glade you dropped out of college bc now we have you here dropping knowledge dawg!! Hearing how you grow your business helps me grow mine thanks Keith
The ending is gold. Im glad theres similar minds like this in the industry
5 mile radius from my house/shop. I’m really fortunate that over years of being a business I have weeded out my lawn mowing customers and plowing customers to where now I only work close to home. I spend more gas in my mowers than my truck during the season, come home for lunch don’t spend money at convenience stores, can quickly return to shop if needed , have many 3 lawn stops then drive 1/2 block for a double,etc...all week long!
Now, I only take new customers if they are in the zone. I live here, I am a neighbor, a friend, a trusted member of our local community this on its own makes the self employment journey even better. You need to be willing to work harder than the outsiders because you don’t get work just because your the local dude and my rates are generally lower because my overhead is low, after all they know where YOU live! I have happily serviced my community for 30 years.
Upsell $25 on a mulch job and then tell them if they post your work on Facebook neighborhood page they will save $25 off
OMG that's Genius!!!
Keith I have been watching your videos for over 5 years. I have never commented once and probably never will again. The reason I watch you is because you have an authenticity that is so rare these days, and so much in need. It is infectious.I don't have any expectations that you will read this comment or reply. But you have my respect. I have 'hidden' in the same industry as you have. I have more to offer than this industry allows me to express and I see the work you do to try and show what else you have to offer. You have more to offer than scrabbling in the dirt (like I am) I hope you get there my friend. I 'see you' and hope other do to. All the best sir.
Simon. Thank you so much for reaching out. This means a lot to me man. I NEEDED to hear this from YOU.
Huge respect Sir from across the pond. You are a man with integrity.
Just spent my rent money on a 93 s10 and you helped me take that jump . Glad I found this channel
Positive knowledge I watch your videos everyday your my motivation
Thanks you and many blessings to you
Loved the editing and use of the microphone. Top notch video
A business I work with filled their full season of snow plowing by doing one house on the first snow and going door to door asking if the neighbors wanted theirs done for half price. They did over 50 driveways that day and many became return customers. If people have never had services like landscaping or snow plowing done before they may be surprised by how nice a professional can do it.
Absolutely LOVE this video format. I know it’s more edit and time intensive but please do more in this format when you can in the future.
Keaton Cole I second this, respect
Keith your off the friggen chain man! I am growing to like you more and more, just keep being you... and thank you for all the wisdom you have to offer in this field!
Great ending! Laughed out loud and spit my coffee out!
We have been raising our prices due to your advice and have lost the customers that were holding us back from growing. We quickly picked up new clients and are making more money than before.
Thanks again! Keep it coming!!
Keith in the landscaping business your killing it ,
You do so well with landscaping vs window cleaning ,
hello Keith I've been landscaping for 35 years and lots of challenges , always enjoying your videos Thank for taking the time for all of US
Thanks David
@@keith-kalfas hey Keith take the time to watch ! ua-cam.com/video/6rPPUmStKQ4/v-deo.html
Thanks brother for all the knowledge and laughs. I consider you my friend and I wanted you to know that.
4th legit year while transitioning from PT job to mowing full time. You are totally correct about the service area. I already have my prices set for the year with no contracts. Should have raised them but have to wait until next year. Largest holdbacks, price and distance.
This style of video is lit! My man put so many jokes in between the information I didn't realize I'm almost through the video already
Wow this was a video for the books, you my friend are a modern day legend!
Moral of the story: know your worth. Thank you, I really needed to hear this. We’re all grateful for you putting us on some game. That’s real knowledge
I appreciate your honesty Keith. Real talk for sure! Keep pushing my man.
Great video again! And great advice as always... Keith, you need your own show (besides UA-cam)
LOL!!
hi from sydney australia , ive been in business for 4 years , you have helped heaps , thanks for taking the time to make the vids
This is the funniest UA-cam video I think I've ever watched. Good content and advice as well.
Lol. Haha thanks man.
Man keith. This reminds me of the old school vids. Yet you have become smarter and more mature. I enjoyed it.
Great advice. I have a tree business and it’s my second season; I’m driving all over the place, going wherever the demand takes me. Trying to figure out where the best customers are, but it takes time and work. Like you said, some people just buck the prices you give...I know that to get my foot in the door I’ve charged way less than I should have, for way more work than I should have done. I’ve done all sorts of jobs, but my favourite is high difficulty-low volume, because I’ve realized that I’m best equipped (and it’s the most fun) to do that type of work. Lots of yard clean up, pulling out shrubs, weeds, and vines for peanuts, but I get to do cool stuff a lot too.
Last job I did was an entire yard of 20 foot hedges and trimming 2 trees near power lines and the guy lowballed me down $100. Then he drove away in his Porsche, leaving his three BMWs there for me to look at...fucker even revved the engine just to stick it to me. Then I drove home an hour away to go back to the basement I rent.
Anyway, very inspiring video. Been a fan since before I started my thing. Take care, man.
Lol what a story
Love all your videos. I’ve learned a lot from you. I went full time last year in March. 4 yrs on the side and full time for a year.
Lol good video.
I've been in business a year saved up bought my trailer equipment and all , but like you said I'm running from city to city running gas out and wasting my time.
Because I can make 5 or 6 hundred a day I'd the jobs are close but not when I'm traveling 35miles one way
But I am taking your advice about the 5 or 10 mile service area and bombing neighborhoods with cards and the bandit signs in the neighborhoods I choose instead of the crummy bs yards.
Also going to start window cleaning and pressure washing soon.
Already do some smaller tree work
Wanting to get into landscaping but I've got my hands full with this for now .
Just have to get better clientele
Love the videos brother.
You must have a large list of your clients by now. Awesome to see you have such a strong presence in that neighborhood.
I am interested what software or system you are using to keep track of all of that customer data?
Are you using a CRM or are you doing it all on your own? Quickbooks, etc.
How are you staying on top of your book keeping and customer information?
Thanks for the content!
I'm a Fan. Love your videos. This is my first season
Being doing this 9 yrs and still learning, struggling and go home confused! One day I might be able to afford a choc top at the movies - everything you say is so true, it’s like we have worked together for years, I live in Australia and you seem to have the same problems and we are so far from each other in distance, but the customers are exactly the same. I started doing work so cheap people still want the same price as 9 years ago.
The faster you could get to the next job means more money for your business. That's why service area is important.
Love the video Keith! Great job!!
That was a realy nice treat Keith. You should continue this format
Lol thanks Lee
This is my third season, and first season of being fully legit. And thanks to your videos im making over twice the amount of money that i was.
Boss mode. Great job man. 2019!!!
Keith Kalfas thank you man, without your help, i wouldn’t be in the position that i am now.
@@jman9296 how did you advertiser I tried everything and still have not gotten any calls. I tried creating Yelp, Google, Facebook and even sent out 350 postcards
My man, this clip stands out for me. I remember it distinctly.
What you've done has always meant a lot to me. After watching hundreds of your videos, I always prayed that you had peace & happiness in your life .
I wanted to tell you.... (I'm getting back in the game this season) I'd love to "shoot the breeze" with ya but I know you're a busy guy. Anyways Keith, thank you brother 🙏 from my heart.
I'm doing all my homework on the landscape business
Nice video, fun approach! Success!
Wait...... Kalfas isn't human... he's an advanced species.....Finish him
Gotta love that Keith Kalfas! Keep posting videos,saludos from Anaheim Ca.....southern Cali
I’m 15, I love your videos. They have been VERY helpful with my lawn care business. This is my second year and It looking like my profits will be over 10k this year so I’m very excited. Trying to always be expanding, lowering costs and increasing prices(where I can).
I also started using next door recently and I like it. I didn’t realize other people were using it to get business also haha great! I feel more professional now 😂😂😂
I just went and narrowed it down to about 6-mile radius and all the towns in that area. Lucky for me, where I live is outside the major traffic of Chicago. I did a job in my old neighborhood close to the city and it took me 45 mins to get there and 45 back, for one job.
Been in business for 2 and half years now and starting to get more into hardscapes
Hey Keith I have followed you for about three months now and I thank you for your good videos and information. We are in the sixth year of our Business and I've been landscaping and gardening for 12 years. We just became ready to start growing and exercising this exact strategy I hear you and Brian's lawn care talk and I love it man. You guys opened brainstreams i needed thanks
Do you know of David Goggins?
glad I watched to the end, this guy is entertaining
I started mowing when I was 14 in my small neighborhood of 770 total houses. Now I have 53 lawns without loading the mowers back into trailer. In my town alone, 120+ lawns. Shrinking travel distance was best thing I’ve ever done! 4 miles in each direction from my house
Great job on the videos Keith been watching for awhile now. I met you the other day it was funny like I know that guy from youtube..lol
I remember haha
Had been a minute since we’ve had a good video. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
The old PCP in the joint trick... yeah, they got me too Homie. LOL
LMAO !!! Lol Haha.
So much soul must be the Motown vibrations.. Great Video
Thanks I learn new techniques for Roofing Zulutions thanks to you!!! and we grown doble the income following your pattern. Thanks KALFAS.
Great video Kieth , respecting the hustle u said ,love that term u used cause I’m in it 👍 keep it up landscapingislife
Dude you make me want to make videos and at the same time you scare me from doing videos! I'm not sure if I can be as transparent as you are. Thank you for being you! Great video!
Another video with great content. Thank you
I just quit my IDOC job as a prison guard in IL, didt know what to do, evicted, truck repoed... I bought a 300$ car couple weeks ago... watched your first video last week.... I woke up and walked around town asking if I could do clean ups ect . Iv done four jobs this week each job averaging 250$ 4-5hours..... I was dead broke phone ringing with debt collectors... three days of doing what you inspired me to do I can take my girl out this weekend for first time in months ... I am 100% convinces you changed my life, iv seen like 50 of your videos in a week, your awesome man would love for you to check out my video and havin a convo with you DAWWWGG!! Haha thanks man!!! Lookin forward to talkin with you man!!
Thanks for the good video Keith. I have been slowly realizing the importance of a service zone in the past year. It will kill a business to have a guy on the clock for a 45 minute drive for a small ticket job. Thanks for the continued encouragement.
1:15 that's so me man. I've lost half of my customers. Ever since I've started watching your videos yesterday, I started pricing higher, for our work. But it's cause I'm no longer giving people low prices.
They were getting deals of LOWEST $180 and MAX $500.
So now I've changed it to, minimum 700, for most of these jobs.
Loving the humor xD thanks for the pep talk at the end I need that today. Getting behind on jobs and hate calling 30 peeps to bump them on the calendar. What do you do in that sitch?
HAHAH great ending Keith including all the hillarious random scenes of you landscaping, peeing like a dog, eating weeds out of the paving, i think about that all the time
I really want to see you Become successful and your landscape company
Lmao!!! That ending was incredible!!
You're right ! Paul
Thanks for covering the important topics
Landscaping... One of the few businesses where less is more
Hey Keith...
Love this video!!!!!!!!
You are 150% right on everything in this video!!!!
The cinematography was well done. Awesome editing and effects. It looks like a lot of effort went into this one. Not to mention Your best hair day ever. !!!!
Haha thanks to Quentin Howell from Digital Dreams Studios in UA-cam. He filmed and edited the video
Great video Keith, we have added deck's and fencing this year to our lawn care, landscaping business. Looking forward to watching what you come out with next. Your videos have helped me out so much, thanks brother.
Great point about the weight of lava rock. I had not thought of that. Thanks for all the great content man
Hey Keith.. I’ve been in the lawn care and landscaping business for 13 years. I’ve worked for my municipality in that time and still do. I just started my lawn care business 2 weeks ago and thanks to your videos and advice on marketing, it’s taken off. I went from one client to 13 in one week!! I know it’s small but I just started so I’m pretty happy with my results so far. Still got a long way to go but I’m looking forward to it.. the good and the struggles. Thanks man.
Hows ot goin 1 year later?
i love the video keith kalfas, this really inspired me during all my current struggles and i can't wait to implement the strategies into my start up.
Andres you got this! All day
Very very true great videos very informative!! See you guys around here and there work for a landscape company myself.
Keith, I love that pullover/windbreaker, where did you order that from? On point daaaawg!
I’m starting my business back up I moved starting back up what’s the best advertisement could you recommend
Thanks for the knowledge
You have lost it lol. You never cease to amaze me with the knowledge that you share and I'm always going through the exact thing you cover. I've raised my prices, just like you said to, and now I'm losing customers. But guess what, I'm gaining better ones. Thanks again Keith and.....BOOM!!!!!
🤣 great ending Keith!! 👽👽👽
That boy Keith did it once again keep these videos coming lol
Kalfas, do you use furniture sliders when you clean the interior side of the windows, to move couches and such?
Dude ! I like the way you give advice and are trying to lighten the mood good job guy! This Had me rollin i showed my ol lady she was rollin as well! Keith Kalfas, I'll be showing more people your channel ,have a good rest of the week.
Thank you so very much. Means a lot.
Keith Kalfas, you got it!
Excellent information keith thank you
Everything you said in the video is right but it’s a whole different vibe here in South Florida i own a business and its very harder to get deals like these because 95% of lawn service companies also do mulching ,sod , trimming and landscaping and also pressure cleaning
Ive been in this business about 7 years and there is a lot of competition down here
If I could give two thumbs up I would!!!! Love the end!
very good videos man funny af too
Inspiring thank u.
Y this video so slick tho nice kieth or whoever edited this
This is amazing
😂 top notch bro!👍🔥
Haha dude, I'm not sure if I watch your channel for the landscaping advice or the entertainment value haha.. loving in. Btw in my business 3 months now, came from an office job so the physical is more my challenge..
Killer advice everytime brother! We thank you🙏👍
Love it.
Keith, what advice would you recommend to someone looking to learn the landscaping side as an addition to their lawn care company? Thanks!
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Great video Keith you out did yourself !!!!!
Holly cow, you spoke to my soul!
I do lawn care and structure it so every house is within three minutes from the next. So if a potential customer calls and to get to there home is more then about half a mile from any other I service I say no. Also I’ll say no if that property is within that 3 minutes, but to do it puts me more then 3 minutes from the next property.
That took an unexpected turn...
Really like the content!! You have a new subscriber.
Love this video!
Haha that laugh track!!!!