Explore every episode of the podcast Lightspeed Lawn Care Marketing
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEAL This Marketing Plan w/Chris Imlach | 14 May 2024 | ||
Green Sphere owner Chris Imlach chats with us about his marketing plan - I was impressed by what I saw of it on Facebook. Join Home Service Growth Mindset: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1346261346086732 Need a CRM? https://go.getjobber.com/lightspeed Sign up for Lightspeed+: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/do-it-yourself-ads Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V | |||
| What I Learned from a 30+ Year Veteran of Lawn Care | 13 May 2024 | ||
Come along with me to Washington, DC for a client site visit. Dji Gimbal I recommend: https://amzn.to/4bpoqLs Need a CRM? https://go.getjobber.com/lightspeed Sign up for Lightspeed+: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/do-it-yourself-ads Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V | |||
| Lawn Care Marketing System (DIY) | 29 Jan 2024 | ||
I've spent years working with huge lawn care and landscaping businesses - now you can put that expertise to work in *your* green industry business. Check out Lightspeed+ here: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/do-it-yourself-ads Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim | |||
| I’m Starting a Lawn Care Business | 25 Jan 2024 | ||
It's a big leap for 2024, but it'll make me a better lawn care and landscaping marketer. Schedule a Hyperlocal Consultation with Cody: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTimim | |||
| I Drove 8 Hours to Fix This Facebook Ad | 18 Dec 2023 | ||
I went on-site to visit CLC Landscaping in San Marcos, TX. Schedule a Hyperlocal Consultation with Cody: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim | |||
| 1 Psychological Tactic to Increase Lawn Care Sales | 24 Nov 2023 | ||
Good - Better - Best This is the secret to increasing average ticket value in your lawn care and landscaping business. Schedule a Hyperlocal Consultation with Cody: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim | |||
| What’s Better than Answering Your Phone? | 16 Nov 2023 | ||
John and Nikki DeCausmaker join us to talk about how they’ve built CallBoss to specifically tackle the customer service and sales needs of lawn care and landscaping businesses just like yours. Follow CallBoss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourcallboss See If CallBoss is Right for Your Business: https://www.yourcallboss.com Schedule a Hyperlocal Consultation with Cody: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim | |||
| How You Can Take Advantage of the Biggest Shopping Day | 06 Nov 2023 | ||
Lawn Care and Landscaping Business Owners are leaving money on the table by neglecting the biggest shopping day of the year: Black Friday. Here’s 3 quick sales you can implement for Black Friday 2023 and the 2 best ways to put them into action! Download the Ultimate Marketing Checklist: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/marketing-checklist Schedule a Hyperlocal Consultation with Cody: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 🎙 Podcast: https://apple.co/3WIiXrc 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V ✍️ Blog: http://bit.ly/3XEmzf7 | |||
| More Conversions with One Simple Estimate Change | 03 Nov 2023 | ||
Let’s increase your conversion rate AND work less. Interview with Josh Allam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WTwcVInBIQ Schedule a Demo with Josh: https://calendly.com/simpleestimate/simpleestimate-demo-lightsspeed-social The $7M Marketing System: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_0e3HWw2pA Download the Ultimate Marketing Checklist: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/marketing-checklist Schedule a Hyperlocal Consultation with Cody: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 🎙 Podcast: https://apple.co/3WIiXrc 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V ✍️ Blog: http://bit.ly/3XEmzf7 | |||
| Turn the Tables on Terrible Customers | 02 Nov 2023 | ||
I asked a bunch of lawn care industry friends for their biggest customer red flags and walk you through the best ways to determine if you can save the relationship or if you need to fire that lawn care customer. Download the Ultimate Marketing Checklist: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/marketing-checklist Schedule a Hyperlocal Consultation with Cody: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 🎙 Podcast: https://apple.co/3WIiXrc 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V ✍️ Blog: http://bit.ly/3XEmzf7 | |||
| 3 Lawn Care Marketing Strategies from MrBeast | 08 Oct 2023 | ||
3 easy-to-implement marketing strategies straight from one of the biggest online creators on the planet. Download the Ultimate Marketing Checklist: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/marketing-checklist Schedule a Hyperlocal Consultation with Cody: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 🎙 Podcast: https://apple.co/3WIiXrc 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V ✍️ Blog: http://bit.ly/3XEmzf7 | |||
| The Truth about Landscaping Facebook Ads | 15 Sep 2023 | ||
Facebook lies to small business owners... here's how to see through the confusing metrics and inflated promises to what really counts for lawn care business owners. Download the Ultimate Marketing Checklist: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/marketing-checklist Schedule a Hyperlocal Consultation with Cody: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 🎙 Podcast: https://apple.co/3WIiXrc 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V ✍️ Blog: http://bit.ly/3XEmzf7 | |||
| Is This Silently Killing Your Facebook Ads? | 22 Apr 2024 | ||
Cody gives tips for capturing great photos of your work. Need a CRM? https://go.getjobber.com/lightspeed Sign up for Lightspeed+: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/do-it-yourself-ads Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V | |||
| Is This AI Better at Lawn Care Hiring Than You? | 18 Aug 2023 | ||
Jonathan Porter-Whistman of WhoHire talks with Cody about the future of AI in the lawn care & landscaping hiring process. If you’re interested in joining the Pathfinder group, email Jonathan at: jon@whohire.com Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 🎙 Podcast: https://apple.co/3WIiXrc 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V ♪ TikTok: http://bit.ly/3Dkbl7s ✍️ Blog: http://bit.ly/3XEmzf7 | |||
| These 2 Website Fixes will 10x Your Leads and Sales | 11 Aug 2023 | ||
Talked with Josh Allam with SimpleGrowth about the two key changes you need to make to your lawn care and landscaping website to drive more conversions, faster. Schedule a Demo of SimpleEstimate with Josh: https://gl291.isrefer.com/go/demo/Lightspeed/ Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 🎙 Podcast: https://apple.co/3WIiXrc 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V ♪ TikTok: http://bit.ly/3Dkbl7s ✍️ Blog: http://bit.ly/3XEmzf7 | |||
| All-Electric Lawn Maintenance Division | 28 Jul 2023 | ||
Chad Currie talks us through his all-electric lawn maintenance division based in San Marcos, TX. He’s doing the impossible! Where to Find Lightspeed Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim Where to Find Lightspeed Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim | |||
| The Ultimate Lawn Care Route Beast | 25 Jul 2023 | ||
Talking through some pros and cons of using a Japanese Kei truck in your lawn care maintenance business. Where to Find Lightspeed Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim | |||
| Million Dollar Hiring Hacks | 14 Jul 2023 | ||
An interview with recruiting expert Libby DeLucien, CEO of Woot Recruit. Where to Find Lightspeed Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim | |||
| Should You Poach Employees? | 07 Jul 2023 | ||
Answering your burning question with the answer you want to hear. | |||
| Keep Customers Longer | 30 Jun 2023 | ||
Riley Potoschnik of EveryChat talks to us about keeping customers longer by always responding to every lead and customer concern. Check out EveryChat: https://everychat.com | |||
| Winning Strategies to Attract Ideal Lawn Care Customers | 23 Jun 2023 | ||
This week my friend, Paul Jamison, let me take over his podcast feed to talk about creating a Lawn Care Marketing Machine. You can get the Ultimate Lawn Care Marketing Checklist here: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/marketing-checklist Follow Paul on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenindustrypodcast/ Where to Find Lightspeed Online: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/where-to-find-lightspeed | |||
| Why MOST Lawn Businesses FAIL | 16 Jun 2023 | ||
Most lawn care businesses shut down within 3 years of getting started. I don’t want you to be part of that statistic, so this week we’re exploring why those businesses fail. Schedule a Call with Cody: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation Our Full YT Video about Lawn Business Failure: https://youtu.be/FXs-uXvOxKg The 2023 Marketing Plan video I mentioned: https://youtu.be/tbF_62GvQR4 | |||
| Respond to ALL Your Lawn Care Reviews | 09 Jun 2023 | ||
Once you’re requesting reviews consistently, you have to make sure you’re responding to each and every reviewer. This really helps call out good reviews (they take up more space with a reply!) and mitigate any negative reviews. Sponsored by Green Frog Web Design: https://www.greenfrogwebdesign.com | |||
| Lawn Care CRM Death Match | 04 Apr 2024 | ||
Brief reviews and pros & cons of Service Autopilot, Jobber, and CoPilot CRMs for lawn care and landscaping. SPOILER: https://go.getjobber.com/lightspeed Sign up for Lightspeed+: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/do-it-yourself-ads Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 🎙 Podcast: https://apple.co/3WIiXrc 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V ♪ TikTok: http://bit.ly/3Dkbl7s ✍️ Blog: http://bit.ly/3XEmzf7 | |||
| When to Fire TERRIBLE Lawn Care Clients | 02 Jun 2023 | ||
Today, we’re talking about firing bad lawn care clients, removing your worst clients from the landscaping business. Our blog post (with an email template!): https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/blog/fire-bad-lawn-care-clients/ Our sponsor, Green Frog Web Design: https://www.greenfrogwebdesign.com | |||
| Why You Can’t Keep Employees w/Martha Woodward | 26 May 2023 | ||
A sequel to our previous interview with Martha Woodward, of Quality Driven Software, focused on employee retention and promotion. A key takeaway is that employee promotion should be as regimented and objective as possible - they should have measurable goals that they control to reach the next level in the business. Where to Find Martha online: | |||
| Facebook Ads 101 | 19 May 2023 | ||
Everyone knows they should be creating Facebook Ads for their lawn care and landscaping business, but it can be really difficult to figure out where to start. Cody walks you through how to create your first campaign and KPIs you should be tracking to get started. | |||
| Your High-Converting Landscape Website | 12 May 2023 | ||
Cody solo in the studio to walk you through creating a fantastic landscape website that will increase the return on all your marketing investment. When you optimize (or build it correctly from the ground up!) you can reduce friction between being aware of your business and someone becoming a lead. Sponsored by Green Frog Web Design: https://www.greenfrogwebdesign.com | |||
| Make a Google Profile NOW (Rank #1 in Your Area) - Ezra McCarthy | 09 May 2023 | 00:26:46 | |
This is how you rank #1 IN YOUR AREA. We’re joined by Ezra McCarthy of Maple Leaf Mowing and Green Frog Web Design. Ezra continues to have incredible success in his business, and a large portion of his lead generation can be traced back to his Google Business Profile. It’s absolutely vital for lawn care business owners. You can start racking up reviews, build your online presence, and your paid ads will have an even higher ROI. | |||
| The 7 Essential Features of a Successful Landscaping Website | 05 May 2023 | 00:25:04 | |
These are the steps towards building a successful landscaping website! You can start auditing your website right now, and begin improving your ranking on Google. Follow these simple steps and make these changes now! Beat out your competition and improve your conversion rates. Enjoy! Lightspeed: | |||
| What Your Competitors Don’t Know About SEO | Real Work Labs | 02 May 2023 | 00:34:50 | |
George Converse from Real Work Labs joins us on the podcast this week. Their software is an absolute powerhouse when it comes to ranking your service business on Google. It allows you to get found where you work, not where your office is. Prove your reviews to neighbors with location, photos, videos, and testimonials to get more calls, and more per job. You NEED to take a look at their website to see how this works. 99.99% of service businesses are not doing this and it’s your chance to take that #1 Google ranking for your surrounding areas. Lightspeed: | |||
| What Lawn Care Owners NEED to Know | Local SEO | 28 Apr 2023 | 00:11:21 | |
SEO is dead... but not for local competition, and not for YOUR lawn care business. Local SEO is alive and well, and in this episode Cody and Robert are talking about how to improve your online presence for your local area. Being #1 for your local search results will allow you to dominate and quickly scale. This video will break down what it takes to start moving the needle today! Enjoy. | |||
| Start Automating Your Business w/ Mike Callahan | 25 Apr 2023 | 00:27:50 | |
There is no better guest when it comes to automating your business. Mike Callahan (CEO of SimpleGrowth and SimpleEstimate) has solved the problem at the heart of many small business owners: letting their business take over their entire lives. Grind, hustle, grind for years straight is only going to lead to burnout. What was meant to buy financial freedom, can feel like a ball and chain for many business owners. Mike has been there, and that’s what led him to launch SimpleGrowth - helping to build business that work for you, not the other way around. Can your business survive and thrive without you? If the answer is no, we ask you to listen. You can have your cake and eat it too. | |||
| Lawn Care Marketing: Agency vs. In-House? | 21 Apr 2023 | 00:23:17 | |
Cody and Robert are breaking down the pros and cons of taking your marketing efforts in-house vs with a specialized marketing agency. Some key questions to ask yourself: - How much time do you want to personally dedicate towards marketing your business? - Are you wanting to scale quickly or gradually build? We touch on a number of situations to help you decide your next move. Enjoy! | |||
| Lawn Care Growth Hacks (2024 Update) | 26 Mar 2024 | ||
If you're trying to build a funnel for your lawn care business or revamp your marketing for the 2024 selling season, this is the plan of attack you *need* to take. Sign up for Lightspeed+: https://lightspeedsocialagency.com/do-it-yourself-ads How to Target Facebook Ads: https://youtu.be/5kQT7NoTNOE?si=Q7yEvaFpodtIK1Y7 Get Google Guaranteed: https://support.google.com/localservices/answer/7549288?hl=en Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim 🎙 Podcast: https://apple.co/3WIiXrc 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V ♪ TikTok: http://bit.ly/3Dkbl7s ✍️ Blog: http://bit.ly/3XEmzf7 | |||
| Higher Level Hiring Strategies w/ Chris from Service Autopilot | 18 Apr 2023 | ||
Chris Volpe, Senior Director of Business Development and Academy, joins us on the podcast to talk about hiring for upper level positions, and how to weed out unqualified candidates. Books: Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't | |||
| Easy Money: The Power of Email Campaigns | 14 Apr 2023 | 00:15:52 | |
What’s basically free and makes money while you sleep? A great email strategy. We’re covering the Top 3 email campaigns you should be doing in your business right now. Also, you can use our example templates too! | |||
| Million Dollar Hiring Tips w/ Chad Currie | 11 Apr 2023 | 00:28:56 | |
Chad Currie, CEO of CLC Landscaping, joins us to talk about finding prospects, hiring, and when to let people go. Here’s something to think about, “hire fast, fire faster”. Chad brings up a great point, “trust your instincts, they’ve gotten you this far”. Enjoy! Book: Who: The A Method for Hiring | |||
| Building a Company People Actually Want to Work For | 07 Apr 2023 | 00:23:39 | |
| The Secret to Finding Great Lawn Care Employees w/ Marvin Salcido | 04 Apr 2023 | 00:19:16 | |
Marvin Salcido is the owner of Salcido Lawn (he’s also a serial entrepreneur!) - he joins us on the podcast to talk all about hiring. He has A TON of valuable experience when it comes to reading people and asking the right questions. Marvin goes deep, like 3D chess deep in hiring. You’ll be amazed and impressed by some of the interviewing tactics he’s picked up along the way. Listen, and gain an edge in your business. Where to find Marvin: | |||
| The BIGGEST Lawn Care Marketing Mistakes | 31 Mar 2023 | 00:25:21 | |
Cody and Robert talk about the major marketing pitfalls for lawn and landscape business owners. This is a solutions focused episode -so you can start fixing and implementing actionable steps right away. As always, grow your business at Lightspeed! Work with us: https://bit.ly/3yMJLNv Instagram: https://bit.ly/3ZbffYJ Blog: https://bit.ly/3leH8Be Brian Fullerton Ep: https://apple.co/3K06P0G RealWork Labs: https://bit.ly/3JYbTCM | |||
| Indeed Hiring Secrets: Find Better Lawn Techs w/ Jay Worth | 28 Mar 2023 | 00:28:16 | |
Jay Worth of SingleOps is back for round two! Jay has so much knowledge and green industry experience under his belt, and he carries with him a true passion for helping small businesses. We talk best hiring practices, using a marketing mindset to find great employees, and the importance and advantage of using paid hiring ads. Jay Worth: https://bit.ly/410EpdV Work with us: https://bit.ly/3yMJLNv Instagram: https://bit.ly/3ZbffYJ Blog: https://bit.ly/3leH8Be | |||
| What Makes a Great Lawn Care Flyer? | 24 Mar 2023 | 21:17:00 | |
In this episode, Cody, and Robert talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of lawn care flyers. We’re breaking down actionable tips! Work with us: https://bit.ly/3yMJLNv Instagram: https://bit.ly/3ZbffYJ Blog: https://bit.ly/3leH8Be | |||
| How Do You Find the Right Agency For You? | 17 Mar 2023 | 00:22:47 | |
Cody and Robert talk about what to look for when shopping for a marketing agency - specifically an agency for lawn and landscape. Red flags include: mismanaged communication, unaware of your industry, and is not invested in your success (they are too big to lose). Work with us: https://bit.ly/3yMJLNv Instagram: https://bit.ly/3ZbffYJ Blog: https://bit.ly/3leH8Be | |||
| Building a Team of Leaders w/ Liz Naber | 14 Mar 2023 | 00:16:55 | |
Liz is the COO of Augusta Lawn Care Services. She is the brains behind hiring and implementing those processes in the business, and a whole bunch of other things. Liz has A LOT of experience when it comes to building functional, efficient, and growth-minded teams. Listen to what she has to say, so you can implement it in your business. Where to Find Us: https://bit.ly/3ZLnITb YouTube: https://bit.ly/3JdESlD Instagram: https://bit.ly/42eJQqG Facebook: https://bit.ly/3yzEPvz | |||
| 4 Tips to Crush Your Spring Marketing | 15 Mar 2024 | ||
We’re talking about Spring Lawn Care Marketing this week. Let's chat about Lightspeed+: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation-clone Schedule a Call with Cody: https://calendly.com/lightspeed-cody/hyper-local-consultation Where to Find Us Online: https://bit.ly/3ZXPTim | |||
| Growing Beyond $1M w/ Caleb Auman | 10 Mar 2023 | 00:22:37 | |
Very pleased to have Caleb Auman from the Kid Contractor Podcast (Auman Landscape and The Hardscape Academy) on the show. If you do not follow him and his wife Brittany, please do so! Caleb shares his story, his mistakes, lessons learned, and how it has all accumulated to where they are now. There are different hurdles business owners face at different financial levels, and Caleb touches on growing beyond $1M. Thank you for taking the time to come on Caleb. Where to find Caleb: Podcast: https://apple.co/3l3Em1k Insta: https://bit.ly/3ywVS12 Youtube: https://bit.ly/3mLdhRe Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3yrW6Xt | |||
| Optimizing For The Spring Rush w/ NaylorTaliaferro | 08 Mar 2023 | 00:17:28 | |
The Lawn Care Rookie is back! Naylor joins us on the podcast to talk about what he's learned over the years when it comes to the spring rush. Topics we cover: using automation, avoiding burnout, the key to hiring, and MORE! Naylor always has wisdom to drop, and his knowledge and experience can't be overlooked. Lawn Care Rookie Podcast: https://apple.co/3L2QgTU 🎙 Podcast: https://apple.co/3WIiXrc 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V ♪ TikTok: http://bit.ly/3Dkbl7s ✍️ Blog: http://bit.ly/3XEmzf7 | |||
| Marketing Ideas to Grow FAST | 03 Mar 2023 | 00:12:42 | |
Cody and Robert talk about different marketing ideas for you to start using in your business NOW. Topics include automating your hiring, email campaigns, and more. Work With Us: https://bit.ly/3kNtSTN | |||
| Lawn Care Pay for Performance Deep Dive | 28 Feb 2023 | 00:40:41 | |
Martha Woodward of QDS Software and Cody Owen discuss implementing Pay for Performance in your lawn care business.
Fight Club 4 Business: https://www.fightclub4business.com Contact Us: https://bit.ly/3SGoKgD 🎙 Podcast: https://apple.co/3WIiXrc 📷 Instagram: http://bit.ly/3Jnnc8V ♪ TikTok: http://bit.ly/3Dkbl7s ✍️ Blog: http://bit.ly/3XEmzf7 | |||