Everybody with a new lawn care business has one main fear, running out of clients. It is easy to think to yourself, “oh how on earth am I going to find more work?” or “There is no way I will get this neighborhood’s business instead of my competitor”. Well, I am here to tell you that with just a few easy steps, you can get your name out there in front of thousands of customers. If you can follow these easy steps, your phone will be ringing off the hook before you know it.

Totally Under Your Control

The first thing you need to understand is that the amount of work you get is completely up to you. It is easy to think that work is nearly random or hard to get, but if you can put in the effort to search for it, work will come easy. Just think of how many neighborhoods there are, there are thousands of people begging to find a lawn care company that is reliable, does good work, and can form a long term relationship. All you have to do is get out there...

If you are new to running your own business or are just a few years in, there seems to always be this fear that if you let up just a little, you will start losing business or stop getting new clients. This is especially the case for landscapers. If you are just starting on your own or maybe just have a few guys, there is an overbearing feel that if you do not go 110% all the time, that you will not be able to sustain yourself or the business. Well, I am here to tell you that if you structure your business correctly and learn a few key skills, the jobs will never stop coming in.

Survival Mode

Many times, new and experienced landscapers alike will take nearly any job they can find whether it is well paying or not. They have this thought that if they do not take whatever jobs they can, that they will not be able to find any jobs at all and will not make any profit for the day. This is when entrepreneurs take anything and everything they can just in the hopes that they can...

How "Saturday Finances" Changed My Life

Are you struggling to run your business financially? Is debt following every move you make? Do you worry about how to handle your finances every time you walk into a dealership to make a purchase?

I've been there. Once upon a time I was broke, I destroyed my credit score, and I amassed debt that made it difficult to be a small business owner.

But today, I'm going to share my single simple system of doing my finances. It's been so successful that I do it every single Saturday morning without fail.

Here's how "Saturday Finances" has changed my life (and how it can change your life too!).

What is the concept behind "Saturday Finances"?

The idea behind Saturday Finances is simple. You dedicate a set time each week to your finances. For me, it's Saturday morning.

I've never missed it in the four years since I started Saturday Finances.

You create a system for doing your business finances. I use an app called Google Tasks, which helps me keep my...

Running a small-to-mid-sized business has numerous challenges.

You may find yourself personally picking up the slack and performing those small tasks. And after a while? They add up!

If you’re overwhelmed and feel like you’re unable to do your job well because of it, it may be time to hire a virtual receptionist. 

Being your own sales agent, accountant, secretary, and receptionist in addition to going out in the field isn’t fun...

If you’re finding yourself in this dilemma, Jill’s Office can help.

Here’s what you should know about hiring a virtual reception and how it can benefit your business. 

• Manage logistics 

The logistics of running a business are endless. You’re pulled in so many different directions, and when you’re out on a job, you may not be able to get to the phone to answer a client’s inquiry.

When that happens, you’ll likely lose out on a new job.

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How Your Business Can Benefit from Using JOBBER

To keep your service business up and running during the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be looking for a streamlined way to send offers, invoice and bill customers, and collect electronic payments.

Fortunately, JOBBER is the perfect platform for any business.

Whether you're seeking a convenient way to become more efficient or to optimize their business during social distancing, this scheduling software and app provides a way to quote, schedule, invoice, and get paid in a central place. Here's what you need to know. 

JOBBER allows you to do everything online 

When you can't make contact with your customers in person, you need a safe and streamlined way to do it online. JOBBER is a one-size-fix-all solution.

You can use it through the app, online or from your phone. Billing, invoicing, and every other feature that a service business needs are integrated into one platform.

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$500K Per Month Business Ideas

How you can still make money in 2020

What's up? This is Keith Kalfas with The Untrapped Podcast and The Landscaping Employee Trap.

We're doing a special talk today and also on video. So not only can you catch this on The Untrapped Podcast, but also here on video on YouTube, Facebook, or Instagram.

We have a special guest...

We have Brandon Vaughn from the brand Conquer           

Keith:

What's up, Brandon?

Brandon:

What's up, Keith? Good to be here man.

Keith:

Brandon is a very special person. Here is a guy who owned a window cleaning, soft washing, and pressure washing business. He brought it...

5 Tips for life

CAREFULLY Consider these tips (Especially If You are Young)

Here's some life advice if you're spinning your wheels and not actively pursuing your life purpose. Whatever you do, don't let negative people hold you back.

#1 Be selfish and obsessed with your own success

#2 Get away from loser friends

#3 Just because you date her doesn't mean you have to move in with her

#4 Get out of bad relationships

#5 Be realistic

What do I mean by Young? I mean if you're in your 20s. Maybe you're in your teens watching this, or maybe you are in your 30s. Maybe you are 30, 40, 50. Young is just a state of mind.

These 5 things I'm going to read you right now I believe are really important.

And why should you listen to me? Some 36-year-old dog? Because I know a little bit about this stuff.

I believe that my heart's in the right place.  So I'll name them real quick and then I'll go...

7 Steps To Marketing Your Business Online without being an expert at marketing.

The cool thing is most of these are totally FREE.

Here are seven things to do in 2024 that will help you crush it on your service business.

What's up, this is Keith Kalfas, and I've been in business for seven years. I've done over a million dollars in business. I've made a ton of mistakes and I'm still on the journey.

Here are the seven most powerful things that are working in my business that you can try and at the end of the video and blog, I'll give you this list so you can download and have it. I'm going to tell you the 7 Steps real quick and then I'll go through the bullet points in more detail.

1. Set up your free Google my business listing
2. Start collecting positive reviews right away
3. Set up a Google AdWords account for your company
4. Image branding, logos, fonts, and colors. Everything all set up so it looks consistent across all platforms. 
5. Create profiles on...

Here's a List Of My Favorite Audiobooks

To Help You Crush It As A Small Business Owner In 2020

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Hey, what's up, it's Keith Kalfas with the Untrapped Podcast and KeithKalfas.com.

I want to share with you the audiobooks I am currently listening to.

You have to get audible.com. You have to get this if you don't have Audible already, it's amazing.

You can basically listen to any book that you want. The costs are from FREE to $5.00. Some books I have gotten are like $43.00, but these books have changed my life and I'm gonna go through a share with you.

Click this link to get audible.com.

Through my link, you get a FREE download of the app.

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I just started listening to Kosmic Consciousness by Sounds True. It's...

Overcoming Struggles in Life 

Hey, what's up, it's Keith Kalfas with the Untrapped Podcast and KeithKalfas.com. I'm listening to this audiobook, and there's a quote by Albert Einstein.  He said,

"Only two things in this universe are infinite. One the universe, and two, human stupidity."

I want to call this talk, "Walk the line."

It's about walking the line and having integrity with yourself, with your heart, and with your soul in your life because there's really no other way to go.

Do you ever notice parking lot lines?

Check this out. Your goal in walking the line is to get all the way to the end by that green grass over there. You see all these are all detours.

So you're walking this line, right? You're walking man. I'm walking this tightrope, right? It's so hard. It's so difficult you like a spring chicken. You can't even balance your suffering.

Parking lot lines are a great example showing how you can walk in & out of...