Posts Tagged ‘lawn care’
5 Things to Do Right Now to Prepare Your Home Exterior for Spring
Spring is right around the corner here in Bloomington, and that means it’s time to get your home’s exterior ready for the season. After a long winter, your yard probably needs some attention. Here are 5 things we recommend doing right now to get ahead of the game. Winter storms leave behind debris that can…
Read MoreTaking Down a Maple Tree in Franklin, Tennessee — And Gearing Up for a Busy Season
This past weekend, I had a blast going up in our lift to take down a big maple tree in Franklin, Tennessee. There’s something about being up in that bucket, looking out over the neighborhood, that never gets old. Every tree is different, and this one was a great challenge. We just got back to…
Read MoreHappy St. Patrick’s Day from Anthony’s Lawn Care Crew
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from our crew here at Anthony’s Lawn Care Tree Removal and Landscaping! We love celebrating holidays together as a team, and St. Patrick’s Day is one of our favorites. This year, we went all out with green gear, shamrock accessories, and big smiles while out on the job in the Bloomington…
Read MoreDennis Yu On What Separates Growing Companies From Failing Ones
In Episode 7 of The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, what started as a normal conversation between my co-host Matt Penchuk of Search Strategy Marketing and me turned into something unexpected. This wasn’t a planned guest episode. There was no outline. No prep call. No topic calendar. Dennis Yu happened to be in my living room.…
Read MoreAnswer the Phone, Grow Your Business: Client Follow-Up & Sales Tips for Lawn & Landscape Pros
In Episode 6 of The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, my co-host Matt Penchuk of Search Strategy Marketing and I shifted the Fix This First series from visibility to what actually happens next. Because getting found is only half the battle. This episode focused on the moment a homeowner finally reaches out—the phone call, the voicemail,…
Read MoreWhy Your Business Isn’t Showing Up on Google Maps (and How to Fix It)
In Episode 5 of The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, my co-host Matt Penchuk of Search Strategy Marketing and I continued the Fix This First series by moving past digital foundations and into something that frustrates a lot of business owners. You can have a clean website.You can have a polished Google Business Profile.And still not…
Read MoreWhen Growth Stops Feeling Good: How to Scale a Business Past the Owner Bottleneck
In Episode 4 of The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, my co-host Matt Penchuk of Search Strategy Marketing and I wrapped up the final chapter of my story, from the early grind to building something that actually has breathing room. This episode isn’t about starting out. It’s about what happens after traction. When revenue is up,…
Read MoreFrom $0 to $2M: How to Grow a Landscaping Business Without Burning Out
In Episode 3 of The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, my co-host Matt Penchuk of Search Strategy Marketing and I dug into something every growing lawn care, landscaping, and tree service company eventually runs into: structure. Not systems in theory. Not org charts copied from big companies. Real structure, built under pressure, while payroll is due,…
Read MoreFrom Minivan to Million-Dollar Crew: Hiring & Scaling in Landscaping
In Episode 2 of The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, my co-host Matt Penchuk of Search Strategy Marketing and I picked up right where Episode 1 left off: the reality of building a team in a service business. Because once you move past the “just me and a mower” phase, everything changes. It’s one thing to…
Read MoreHow I Went From A $75 Push Mower To A 7 Figure Landscaping Business
When we launched The Good Soil Strategies Podcast, the goal was to have honest conversations with people who are actually doing the work in landscaping, lawn care, and tree service—people trying to build strong local businesses that last. In the first episode, I sat down with my co-host Matt Penchuk, founder of Search Strategy Marketing,…
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