Episodes
Friday Apr 19, 2019
An Employee Stole From our Family Business - MDL Episode 39
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
In today's episode, we talk about how an employee stole from us. We also tell you how to protect your landscape business in this situation.
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Photography for Landscapers - MDL Episode 38
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Friday Apr 12, 2019
In today's episode, we have a special guest Scott Johnsen, who is here to talk to us about Photography for Landscapers. Scott worked for a landscape company for a few years, then became a landscape business owner. Scott now works for a local landscape supply company as a manager, he also works for a few landscape companies managing their social media. Scott will also share his story on how he started in photography.
If you would like to ask Scott some more questions he can be reached at scottj0405@gmail.com
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Where To Find New Employees - MDL Episode 37
Friday Apr 05, 2019
Friday Apr 05, 2019
In today's episode, we tell you a few places that have worked for us to find employees and a few ideas we have heard other landscapers are doing. We also give you a few tips to get the employees to the actual interview itself.
Links mentioned in this episode:
https://www.indeed.com
https://craigslist.com
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Stop Employees From Wasting Time - MDL Episode 36
Friday Mar 29, 2019
Friday Mar 29, 2019
In today's episode, we discuss various way stop help stop employees from wasting time. Check out our FREE spreadsheet to share with your employees at https://milliondollarlandscaper.com/episode-36/
Friday Mar 22, 2019
Friday Mar 22, 2019
In today's episode, we give you 4 reasons why you need an estimating system in your landscaping business.
Friday Mar 15, 2019
Friday Mar 15, 2019
We have all heard of Labor Burden, but do you really know what it is and how to calculate it. In today's podcast, we go over some of the basics of labor burden and what is involved in calculating the labor burden. We also discuss how you can use it as a reward for your employees.
Friday Mar 08, 2019
4 Steps to Hiring the Right Employees - MDL Episode 33
Friday Mar 08, 2019
Friday Mar 08, 2019
Everyone wants great employees, right? You have to have the right processes in place to do that. In today's episode, we go through the four-step process of hiring the right employee.
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Tips To Organize Your Landscaping Tools - MDL Episode 32
Friday Mar 01, 2019
Friday Mar 01, 2019
In today's episode, we give you a few tips that will help you organize your landscaping tools.
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Don't Put All Your Eggs In One Basket - MDL Episode 31
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
In today's Podcast, we discuss a story from one of our members who called me with a concern. He found out today that one of his main clients may have sold off 6 of the 12 stores that they maintained and had planned on redoing landscaping on. They were relying on this for income and now it may be gone. So we discussed some different ideas they can use to gain new customers.
Friday Feb 15, 2019
Friday Feb 15, 2019
Your estimating system is one of the most important things in your business and honing in on this one specific aspect of your estimates will ensure you are creating solid, profitable estimates.