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earthshaper
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6 days ago

How can a dirt or excavation business add recurring services instead of one-off jobs?

My business is 1 year old, first year i did everything to test the market and see what services are in demand.  I found property debris clearing is the most prevalent but i did hardscaping, lawn installs, grading and such.  For the first year i am surprised how busy i was bringing in about $100k in revenue.

Key Point:  i find what i am doing are one off jobs and inconsistent, i would like to pursue services that estabishes recurring business.  i do not want to mow lawns. 

What would you suggest a good complimentary business, landscaping such as installing grass, bushes, plants etc or something else?

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  • Depending on your climate watering plants and grass, dead heading plants and bushes, trimming, garbage clean up could be ways to sell a recurring service.

    One thing I like to keep in mind is once you are in front of a customer at their home, if you have other skill sets you can offer them and they trust you, you can get yourself into a lot of different revenue streams. Even teaming up with other trade professionals so you have a lot of different people out promoting you and your work, and you are out doing the same for them.