Mike AndesFounder, Augusta Lawn Care and Homeworks · Founder of Homeworks and Augusta Lawn Care

🐊 FLORIDIANS are a Different Breed of Landscapers 🌴

18 Feb 2022 · 1 min

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Short excerpt from a YouTube video ("🐊 FLORIDIANS are a Different Breed of Landscapers 🌴" by Mike Andes, Feb 18, 2022) where multiple speakers discuss practical challenges running a landscaping business. Key points: cash-flow stress (Speaker A: $50 in bank vs. $6,000 payroll due), pricing and perceived value (willingness to pay a little more for value), taking responsibility for team mistakes, working through physical strain (famished worker), and taking calculated risks rather than performing for appearance.

Questions this video answers

February 18, 2022.

$50.

$6,000.

I had $50 in my bank account and I had payroll, $6,000 worth of payroll the next day.
Are people really sitting at home watching people mowing? You need to learn the importance.
I mean, you know, if you price according and if you bring the value, perceived value, to the client, they're going to be willing to pay it. Even if you're a couple dollars more than your competition.
Sometimes we got to dig deep and get the job done. Typically with the guys, I try to take full responsibility on that because that's not them outbidding the work. That's on me.
The first day we were just going, going, going and I looked over and he was like famished, ready to die. And what's wrong?
We take a lot of calculated risks.
I'm telling you, if I would have just jumped in and just trying to look good instead of work good, we will be struggling right now.