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  1. door123

    Starting (and Fastlaning) a lawn care service business

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    I recently switched over from in person quotes to phone/satellite quotes. I got burned on multiple occasions by under charging. Since Google Maps often displays outdated info, I'm going back to in-person quoting.
  2. door123

    Starting (and Fastlaning) a lawn care service business

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    No one knows how to drive a trailer. I might be going back to a truck or a van. No much space in the prius.
  3. door123

    Crippling fear of asking for money. 8 years building and never launching my products.

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    I am in a similar situation in terms of age and anxiety. Recently, I signed up a "poor" black lady for lawn service for $135 a month (2x what other folks in my area would charge for similar service). When I quoted her for the service, my mind was like " look at this poor ole lady, husband...
  4. door123

    Business is easy and it affects forum participation from heavy hitters.

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    I have heard this phrase so many time, but never took it seriously until now What are some effective frameworks/activities to beat the inside game that you have seen work on yourself or other? I suspect my struggle is overthinking or maybe thinking too small.
  5. door123

    I start my idea today (eCommerce + POD)

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    I would also add, it's much easier to afford ad costs with a recurring physical product, say specific soap or tooth paste and what not. I buy toothpaste that 3x more expensive that colgate bc of hydroxyapatite ingredients. I will continue buying it until I lose my teeth, I'm 26 now. I currently...
  6. door123

    STOP Paying Rent: Live For Free

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    Yes, I just bought a house $475,000, 3/2, .5 acre in Sacramento, CA. My plan to rent out the main house for $2400/month and rent out the building in the back (converting into multiple studios to rent for $1250/month each)
  7. door123

    Lawn Maintenance As Service

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    UPDATE: Growth slower than expected, I was hoping to close in on $7K MRR by now. Hopefully, once I pass the test for license requirement for LSA Ads, my lead volume will increase. MRR: $4500 Fleet vehicle: 2012 Prius V (we only use client's green waste containers for grass clippings) Side...
  8. door123

    Lawn Maintenance As Service

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    I have spent a couple hundred dollars on Nextdoor (sponsored and deals) , Nada, $0. I was even running $1 no brainer offers. Nextdoor is a mess for local biz. I am now trying to get my clients to recommend me on Nextdoor.
  9. door123

    Lawn Maintenance As Service

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    I made an account with LSA thats passed all the checks except the license-still waiting for my local license. My ads are not showing up even though my ads are enabled. Is there a work around? For context, Im in lawn care in Sacramento, CA.
  10. door123

    Lawn Maintenance As Service

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    I meant Google Local Service Ads, not news papers. I am currently spending $500 a month on SEO & $450 a month on Google Search Ads. Newspapers might be interesting to test.
  11. door123

    Lawn Maintenance As Service

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    UPDATE: MRR: $2500 Clients: 16 1 Part-Time Employee 1 fleet vehicle $8k Got my 1st client as referral. I pay my customers $60 for every successfully referral. Growth is slower than expected, Growth will accelerate once I turn on G Local Service Ads & Spring comes 1 Part-Time Employee 1 fleet...
  12. door123

    Please tell us about your ride(s)...

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    Thats awesome! Ughh what am I doing with my life? I have a ecom biz, but no way can my biz can buy me lambo at the moment, maybe a cheeseburger at InNout at the most.
  13. door123

    Starting (and Fastlaning) a lawn care service business

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    UPDATE: It can be a competitive advantage, depending on your city. As I look through my search terms report in Google ads, I see people typing in "electric lawn care" or "electric lawn service", So there is definitely demand for electric lawn service. Also, Some of my customers(15%) tell...
  14. door123

    Fighting CV19: Please send thoughts and well wishes to Greg B (Runum)

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    Get Well, Praying for your speedy recovery.
  15. door123

    Ask Me Anything About Amazon!

    I have a product that on Amazon, I do about 8-10 sales a day. Customers love it. 99.9% of my sales are coming from review sites. How do I rank my product for the main keywords in my category. I have been selling for about 3 months now. My rankings have dropped on most of my keywords when I...
  16. door123

    Amazon FBA Business down the toilet, this is what I'm thinking of doing next...

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    This is off-topic, but I was a handyman for a little while. I would recommend you get $1MM liability insurance ($45 a month here in the US). I have broken plenty of stuff as a handyman (glass shower door, pipe, dishwasher, etc.) and insurance covered it all, no questions asked.
  17. door123

    Ask me anything about eCommerce (Ongoing)

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    Thank you. Yeah, Helium 10 is great, Love the ranking tool. Is there another way to find where my sales are coming from? A couple days ago, I completely disappeared from page 1 for one of my popular kws, but I'm still getting sales from somewhere, no idea where. I turned off my ads a month ago...
  18. door123

    Ask me anything about eCommerce (Ongoing)

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    @biophase Do you file any claims with Amazon returns? I have 3% return rate with FBA fulfillment over the past 400 units. Sometimes the item get damaged by Amazon delivery & sometimes they are returned to inventory. etc.
  19. door123

    Lawn Maintenance As Service

    EXECUTION 
    Thank you, pm'ed you. nah. I'm not about revenge. If anything, I will probably hand deliver a paper invoice as I drive by that place weekly.
  20. door123

    Starting (and Fastlaning) a lawn care service business

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    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WsPH_Y7VCs

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