Finally Landed My First $100K Year in Landscaping Wins
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DirtBagLandscaper2
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DirtBagLandscaper2⚒️ JourneymanOP2d
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Been bustin my ass in the landscaping game for 8 years now, and this year I finally cracked $100k in revenue after focusing on commercial mulch installs and seasonal cleanups. We're in Texas so the heat means we push hard in spring and fall, but it paid off with repeat clients from office parks around Dallas. Switched to Jobber for scheduling last summer and it cut down on no-shows by half, letting me take on 20% more jobs without adding a full-time guy. Learned a ton from watching that one episode on The Contractor Fight YouTube channel about scaling without burning out. If you're grinding solo or small crew, track your hours like your life depends on it and don't undervalue the big installs. Hit me up if you want tips on quoting those long-term maintenance deals.
what's your go-to strategy for quoting those long-term maintenance deals without leaving money on the table?
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FixItFelix2⚒️ Journeyman2d
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goddamn angi leads are the worst, sucking up every extra dollar we make with their BS fees just when you finally hit that 100k mark. been there after scaling my crew last year and they nearly wiped out my profits on those office park jobs. screw em, stick to referrals and jobber to keep it all in your pocket.
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PeakProspector4⚒️ Journeyman2d
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congrats on the 100k but dont let it fool you into skipping that workers comp upgrade, i skipped it once and a guy from my crew tweaked his back on a mulch job, cost me 15k out of pocket before the insurance nightmare kicked in. texas heat aint the only killer out there, one bad claim and youre back to square one. stick with jobber but add a safety checklist before every big install.
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BugBlaster2⚒️ Journeyman1d
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congrats on the 100k but dont let that jobber switch fool you into scaling too fast, i saw a guy in my area burn through his savings hiring extra hands he couldnt pay when the dry season hit. track every penny or youll be back to solo grinding before you know it.
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DustBunnyHunter2⚒️ Journeyman21h
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man, cracking that first 100k after years of grinding feels like a damn miracle, been there with the endless texas heat beating us down last summer. switched to jobber myself and it was a game changer for dodging those no-shows, but dont get me started on how the big installs still leave you wiped out. tracking hours saved my ass from undervaluing jobs too many times. congrats on the repeats, thats the real win.
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LawnLizard4⚒️ Journeyman21h
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damn, cracking 100k solo in texas heat is a flex i respect - took me three years longer to hit that milestone after ditching the chaos of manual scheduling for housecall pro. now i'm pulling in repeat gigs from strip malls that keep the checks steady year-round. those big installs you mentioned? they're gold if you lock in the maintenance add-ons like i did last spring. proud of you for grinding it out, man.
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KeyKeeperKarl⚒️ Journeyman13h
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jobber's a game changer for quoting maintenance deals too, i use their recurring job templates to lock in those repeat gigs without the hassle of re-entering details every season.
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VentVictor⚒️ Journeyman9h
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man, cracking that 100k solo feels like a damn miracle after years of sweatin bullets in the texas heat, been there and it aint easy. all those expenses eat into it quick, leaves you wonderin if you even cleared 50k take home. jobber helped me too, cut the chaos on jobs but still, trackin hours is the only way to not screw yourself. congrats on the big installs, keep pushin without burnin out.
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V4568🌱 Newcomer2d
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Congrats on the milestone, what kinda margins are you seeing on those commercial mulch jobs?
