Just fired off a proposal and estimate to a client who reached out recently. This was a client that responded to my recent Facebook add and completed my service request form. After originally emailing them back and not hearing a word from them I decided to send a follow-up text. Good thing I did because my email had gone straight to spam. This quote was for clearing approximately 1.5 acres. Pair that with another quote that's getting ready to go out and I'll have $20,000 in active quotes just for July alone. Even though I have yet to collect a deposit for anything, I still can't help but feel the excitement building!

Has anyone used Angie’s List or something like that and have had success?

1 week ago today I turned on my first Facebook Ad. only $15 a day and I have 2 booked jobs and 32k quotes outstanding with more in the pipeline. To be honest, I had no clue what would happen. I just knew that if I wanted to build something, I had to put myself out there and start talking to people. One week later, I’ve walked properties in several counties, met some great folks, put together multiple quotes, and booked my first job. The first job isn’t what I’m excited about, though. What I’m excited about is proof of concept. Proof that people need the service.Proof that they’ll pick up the phone.Proof that hard work and showing up still matter. There’s still a long way to go, but it’s encouraging to see something that started as an idea begin to take shape. Now it’s time to keep learning, keep improving, and keep serving people well. There is no better time than now to make the leap and go for it! Success awaits you on the other side!

I have a potential client who recently reached out to me with a 1 acre property that's completely undeveloped. She just purchased the lot (yesterday was her closing day) and now she's wanting to move forward with having the lot cleared. Her vision is to clear nearly everything from the middle of the wooded lot, leaving only the trees around the property's border and a few mature trees throughout for shade. The rest of the property will become grass and will be used for recreational purposes. The property is currently a mix of moderate to dense vegetation, vines, brambles, and mature trees. I'm in the process of drafting an estimate for her now but wanted some advice as to what machine(s) might be best for the job. I haven't been able to visit the site yet, but have evaluated it via Google Maps Street View so far. I plan to work with the client to have the largest trees removed safely by a 3rd party as that's not really my wheelhouse. Some smaller diameter trees could be mulched but the trees are probably 40+ feet tall in most cases. I'll be renting a Takeuchi TL12v2 with a 62" mulcher. Given the height of the trees, should I plan to also rent a small excavator to help with felling and moving the trees for processing or do you think it's possible to push the trees over using the Tak? Or as another option, should I just stick with clearing the dense vegetation and leave all the taller stuff for the other company?

Just completed my FIRST job today! Not a huge one but the first one is the hardest. Got leads coming in and things are moving. Just gotta keep up!