There’s a plumber on YouTube (wahoo plumbing or something like that) but he is always talking about contractors who would leave a something for the customer after the job was completed! I.E pool guy would leave a note on a rubber ducky and leave it in the pool, poop scoopers would leave a note with a dog treat. Multiple pros he would talk about when doing something like that, only con I can see is time and money. Opinions? Thoughts? Anyone implement this into their tactic?

The hardest part of building a real business is not what you say “yes” to. It’s what you have to say “no” to. If you’re like me, “shiny objects” are real. New machines. New ideas. New services. New side business. The toughest part? You could probably do most of it pretty well. But that’s what makes it dangerous. Discipline for guys like us isn't about “waking up early” or “working hard” — that's in our DNA Discipline is this: Being able to look at all the fun, new ideas and say, “No. I’m going to fix the one hard problem in my business first.” In your business, the thing you NEED to do almost always feels harder than the thing you WANT to do. Why? Because you don’t know how to do it yet. Or maybe you kind of know what to do… but you know it will take longer than you want. So instead of addressing the "hard thing" head on, most operators: Buy a new machine or attachment Research "better" machine upgrades or HP options Start a new service (like excavation) Switch to a new service area Tinker with new software to “optimize” the backend But the truth is, we just need to be honest and ask: 1. What is actually holding my business back right now? 2. Am I spending my time fixing THAT thing? If cash is your bottleneck, you fix your prices until you make real profit If leads are your bottleneck, you learn how to market better until more leads come in If closing is your bottleneck, you call/text leads faster until you start winning more jobs Not “another project.” Not “build a house on the side.” Not “add a second business.” Not “research the latest high-flow technology” The question is not, “What else could I do?” The better questions are: “What's the bottleneck in my business right now?” “What am I not doing because I don't know how?” Step 1: Tell the truth about the single most important problem in your business that is: - taking way too long to fix, or - you really don’t know how to fix Step 2: Bite down on that problem like a log in the grapple and don’t let go until it’s in the pile.

Good evening all, so I have a walk through tomorrow that’s 2 acres and wooded. The customer wants it cleared for building a pole barn. They are ok with the trees being pushed to an area. They also want the stumps removed and pushed aside as well. My questions are this: would this 3-4 or 4-5 day job? Second, would having a track loader with forestry mulcher, stump bucket, and a grapple work for what needs done? Thanks in advance

shoutout to @Matt Maycroft for landing the first $5k job Matt has been plugging away & it's finally paying off Excited for you Matt! keep the momentum who else has a win to share this week?? post your recent wins in the community section

Lets geek out a bit on the marketing side boys, keywords keywords keywords. To negative keyword or to not negative keyword, that is the question. Lets talk about some good keywords, some bad bleeding keywords (like 'rent" or 'how to') For me 'land clearing' seems to be my biggest spender. Don't see a ton on 'forestry mulching' Google wants to spend our money as fast as possible. Having to fight back The Google from wasting all my money on bad impressions must end!