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Lawn Mower Estimator (fixed link)
Stop guessing your acreage quotes based on vibes and losing money. Plug your total acres, mower size, speed, and overgrowth right into this phone-friendly calculator on the job site, and instantly get an accurate, profitable flat-rate quote. Built by a contractor, for contractors. https://julianthegreat14.gumroad.com/l/dlouadLawn Mower Estimator
Stop guessing your acreage quotes based on vibes and losing money. Plug your total acres, mower size, speed, and overgrowth right into this phone-friendly calculator on the job site, and instantly get an accurate, profitable flat-rate quote. Built by a contractor, for contractors. https://julianthegreat14.gumroad.com/l/dlouad?utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demonjitf2ocBulk Debris & Volume Bidding Calculator
Bidding cleanups and junk removal by "eyeballing" a debris pile is an easy way to lose shirt on disposal fees, gas, and extra trailer trips. To fix it, I engineered a smartphone calculator that takes the guessing entirely out of the equation. You literally just measure the rough size of the pile and plug in your trailer dimensions, fuel costs, and dump fees. The calculator instantly: Converts the pile dimensions directly into precise Cubic Yards. Compares it to your trailer's maximum legal capacity. Uses a rounding formula to tell you the exact number of physical trips you'll have to make. Calculates your true travel costs and dump fees, adding them directly to your target hourly labor profit. It spits out a 100% accurate, highly profitable job quote in seconds right from your phone on the job site. If you want to scale up your operation and stop losing money on disposal guesswork, grab a copy of the sheet here: https://julianthegreat14.gumroad.com/l/zjhpawWhat's Standard Gross Profit for Your Industry?
I once listened to Tom Reber preach about 50% gross profit and how if you aren't aiming for that, you are going to hurt yourself short/ longer term. He was basically saying, for every dollar you make, you need to make two. This has been super impactful for me and my business but I'm noticing on my really big projects, it's so hard to keep that. I have one $120k exterior BBQ that has definitely had some inefficiencies but we are probably looking at 35% end of day. But that's 35% of a large $$ so that is kind of ok. For those of you who do a good job tracking this (btw Jobber's gross profit calculator is objectively amazing for this btw)- what is your gross profit and what do you usually shoot for?You Don’t Have a Lead Problem You Have a Follow-Up System Problem
You’re not losing jobs to competitors you’re losing them in your follow-up. Most HVAC businesses I’ve seen don’t have a lead problem… they have a system problem: missed calls, no follow-ups, and zero tracking. The ones scaling consistently are doing 3 things right: Capturing every lead in a CRM Automating follow-ups (SMS/email) Running simple local campaigns that bring repeat jobs Curious what system are you currently using to track and convert your leads? If you’re open, I can share a simple setup that’s working for other contractors.
