Met with a contractor today that does fire mitigation by hand (no machine). He wants to collaborate with us since he does not want to buy equipment. Trying to figure out a fair way to work together? He is also a general contractor. I was thinking of billing him with a 10% discount if he brings us in on a job. Does that seam reasonable?

Chat GPT can do some impressive things with a few prompts. Getting the initial design was fine, getting it refined to fit a template is a bit more of a challenge. Feedback from the group? Too busy? Im trying to capture some keywords that might spark someone's interest instead of just "forestry mulching'

It’s official, I’m now legal to operate in pa. Got my license and EIN.

Just wanted to stop in with a quick update from this last rant... - As of 3/21, I am now a Licensed Class A CDL driver! - Have $28.6k worth of work quoted for month of April - Have deposits placed on $22k of the $28.6k - Submitted my two week notice at my W-2 job. - patiently awaiting the arrival of my HM-60DR Mulcher (CAT 275xe LM2 is ready at dealer) So hungry and ready to get my company off the ground and rolling. I appreciate everything this group has given me to get to this point. Wouldn't be here without all the words of wisdom from Austin and the group! POSTED 13 Days Ago: What they say is true, you can just do things. BUT! You can just do things a whole lot easier with the advice that Austin has given us. Let me explain with a quick timeline of events for myself and my company: January 2026: Signed with a recommended marketing company from a trusted family member. They built a nice website, Google Business Profile, as well as some other small things for SEO, nothing major. February 2026: Website launched, started some cold outreach to test the market. Started with some simple facebook business posts and $5-20 a day ads (I've never had social media so this was intimidating). Leads started to trickle in and started doing my first few site visits. Also ordered some nice shirts, hats, business cards and began getting the word out for my company. End of the month, I acquired a ram 4500, 25k gooseneck, and began CDL practice. March 2026: CDL training complete, 10 quotes out, 5 jobs with deposits placed, and more leads coming in. Finishing up CDL training in preparation for the arrival of my new CAT 275xe lm2 and Shearex mulcher head first week of April. April 2026 Plan: Execute jobs that are in the queue with 5 star service and start working for those 5 star reviews. Build momentum, and knock 2026 out of the park. Long story short, in just a few months, I got the LLC started, begun grinding for brand recognition in my area, found demand, started visiting and quoting jobs, and already have enough work booked to have a profitable launch, all before the machine has even arrived.

@Josh Reaper started running ads 5 Weeks ago He took fast action Got on camera (without making excuses) Wasn't afraid to ask for feedback Implemented the feedback Launched without overthinking Speed wins! From Josh's Scorecard: Crew day rate: $2,350 Total Ad spend: 525.17 Daily budget: was $50, now $33 Total Leads: 40 Cost per lead: 13.13 Jobs Quoted: 14 Job Sales closed: 6 Conversion rate: 43% Quotes sent: $53,561 Quotes converted to jobs: $19,300 and counting Check out Josh's full update post below for the full story https://www.skool.com/ownrops/my-1st-3-full-weeks-of-business-running-facebook-ads?p=18abb38a P.S. Don't forget to tune in to tmrw's Livestream at 7am MST / 8am CST / 9am EST Link: https://youtube.com/@theownerop see u tmrw morning!