Mowing In The Dark LAWN CARE Podcast

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This podcast is about building a better lawn care business as a solo operator. It's about growing in your faith and sharing that faith as you do your work. And it's about the freedom we all can find in owning our own businesses. The Mowing in the Dark LAWN CARE Podcast is proudly backed by Earthapro! Earthapro is a crm dedicated to serving businesses with 1-10 employees. Check them out at earthpro.com

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June 11, 202622 min

380. The Failure of My Business: What Happens When You Take Your Eye Off the Finish Line

A good runner never stops envisioning the finish line. A great runner fixes his eyes on the finish line but also thinks about all the little machanics of running from his shoes to each foot fall. Trying to move the body as efficiently as possible to waste the least amount of energy. This is not what I did in my lawn care or driveway repair business. **Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review in Apple Podcasts.** If you would like to be interviewed on the pod please send me an email and let me know. I would love to have you on. sutterbrotherslawn@gmail.com Support the Pod: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/mowinginthedark Check out my business websites: www.gravelblasters.com , www.sutterbrotherslawncare.com WaveApps: https://www.waveapps.com/

May 27, 202626 min

379. Vacation is Proof of a Healthy Business

Many solo lawn care business owners have the belief that they can't take a vacation in the middle of the summer. They think that if they do it will negatively impact their business and cause them to fail. A vacation is NOT what is going to cause your business to fail. In fact, if your business fails because you take a vacation, there is something else wrong with your business. **Backed by EARTHAPRO** Visit www.earthapro.com Use CODE mowinginthedark25 at checkout to get 25% off your first year! Helcim Credit Card Processing: https://link.helcim.com/tNJop5Ll WaveApps: https://www.waveapps.com/ **Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review in Apple Podcasts.** If you would like to be interviewed on the pod please send me an email and let me know. I would love to have you on. sutterbrotherslawn@gmail.com Support the Pod: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/mowinginthedark Check out my business websites: www.gravelblasters.com , www.sutterbrotherslawncare.com

May 21, 202637 min

378. How Do You Handle A Huge Mistake?

I recenty had to go back and resurface a gravel driveway that I put new gravel on last year. This was a huge mistake in my business and resurfacing cost 3 times as much as the original job. The real kicker is that I had to cover all the cost of the new aggregate. This was such a costly mistake, but instead of ignoring the problem or trying to find a way to get the client to pay for my mistake, I just manned up and took it on the chin. How should we handle major mistakes in our business? **Backed by EARTHAPRO** Visit www.earthapro.com Use CODE mowinginthedark25 at checkout to get 25% off your first year! Helcim Credit Card Processing: https://link.helcim.com/tNJop5Ll WaveApps: https://www.waveapps.com/ **Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review in Apple Podcasts.** If you would like to be interviewed on the pod please send me an email and let me know. I would love to have you on. sutterbrotherslawn@gmail.com Support the Pod: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/mowinginthedark Check out my business websites: www.gravelblasters.com , www.sutterbrotherslawncare.com

May 13, 202638 min

377. What To Do If You Get Hurt As A Solo Operator

The bigger companies will tell you that you need employees because if you get hurt your business will fall apart. A a solo operator for over 12 years now I can say this is not the truth. You do NOT need employees to keep your business running if you get hurt. **Backed by EARTHAPRO** Visit www.earthapro.com Use CODE mowinginthedark25 at checkout to get 25% off your first year! Helcim Credit Card Processing: https://link.helcim.com/tNJop5Ll WaveApps: https://www.waveapps.com/ **Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review in Apple Podcasts.** If you would like to be interviewed on the pod please send me an email and let me know. I would love to have you on. sutterbrotherslawn@gmail.com Support the Pod: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/mowinginthedark Check out my business websites: www.gravelblasters.com , www.sutterbrotherslawncare.com

April 29, 202620 min

376. The Harsh Reality of Running a Lawn Care Business in Rural Michigan

The truth is rural lawn care is just different than city lawn care. The lawns are bigger and farth apart and the people are different too. **Backed by EARTHAPRO** Visit www.earthapro.com Use CODE mowinginthedark25 at checkout to get 25% off your first year! Helcim Credit Card Processing: https://link.helcim.com/tNJop5Ll WaveApps: https://www.waveapps.com/ **Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review in Apple Podcasts.** If you would like to be interviewed on the pod please send me an email and let me know. I would love to have you on. sutterbrotherslawn@gmail.com Support the Pod: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/mowinginthedark Check out my business websites: www.gravelblasters.com , www.sutterbrotherslawncare.com

April 23, 202634 min

375. Escaping the Spring Rush Trap

The first hell week of the season has begun. I call the first week of the season hell week one because I'm out of shape and I am having to do more clean up than I would like. Hell week 2 comes when the grass goes to seed mid May. The Spring rush has also begun and believe it or not it can kill a business if your not careful. Taking on too much work is just as bad as not having enough work when your solo. But there is a way to escape the trap and build a lasting business and a stronger business through the Spring rush. **Backed by EARTHAPRO** Visit www.earthapro.com Use CODE mowinginthedark25 at checkout to get 25% off your first year! Helcim Credit Card Processing: https://link.helcim.com/tNJop5Ll WaveApps: https://www.waveapps.com/ **Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review in Apple Podcasts.** If you would like to be interviewed on the pod please send me an email and let me know. I would love to have you on. sutterbrotherslawn@gmail.com Support the Pod: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/mowinginthedark Check out my business websites: www.gravelblasters.com , www.sutterbrotherslawncare.com

April 15, 202630 min

374. How to Hit #1 on Google without Google My Business

There are so many businesses who have lost their Google Business Listings over the last few years do to the integration of AI at Google. But there is a way bit of a way around it so that you can still achieve the #1 ranking on Google without a Google My Business listing. **Backed by EARTHAPRO** Visit www.earthapro.com Use CODE mowinginthedark25 at checkout to get 25% off your first year! Helcim Credit Card Processing: https://link.helcim.com/tNJop5Ll WaveApps: https://www.waveapps.com/ **Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review in Apple Podcasts.** If you would like to be interviewed on the pod please send me an email and let me know. I would love to have you on. sutterbrotherslawn@gmail.com Support the Pod: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/mowinginthedark Check out my business websites: www.gravelblasters.com , www.sutterbrotherslawncare.com

April 1, 2026Episode 37332 min

373. Lawn Care Estimating for Beginners

The lawn care business can be a very enjoyable business, but there is one aspect of the business that all new beginners seem to struggle with, Estimating! Today I talk about some of the main things one needs to know and understand to be able to estimate accurately. **Backed by EARTHAPRO** Visit www.earthapro.com Use CODE mowinginthedark25 at checkout to get 25% off your first year! Helcim Credit Card Processing: https://link.helcim.com/tNJop5Ll WaveApps: https://www.waveapps.com/ **Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review in Apple Podcasts.** If you would like to be interviewed on the pod please send me an email and let me know. I would love to have you on. sutterbrotherslawn@gmail.com Support the Pod: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/mowinginthedark Check out my business websites: www.gravelblasters.com , www.sutterbrotherslawncare.com

March 19, 202619 min

372. You Are Not Your Mistakes

Last year I screwed up a couple of driveway repair jobs and it is going to cost me a bunch of money. I was really struggling with feeling like a failure over the last couple of weeks as I am coming up with a plan to fix the driveway mistakes. I just have to keep reminding myself that I am not my mistakes. **Backed by EARTHAPRO** Visit www.earthapro.com Use CODE mowinginthedark25 at checkout to get 25% off your first year! Helcim Credit Card Processing: https://link.helcim.com/tNJop5Ll WaveApps: https://www.waveapps.com/ **Please give the podcast a 5 star rating and review in Apple Podcasts.** If you would like to be interviewed on the pod please send me an email and let me know. I would love to have you on. sutterbrotherslawn@gmail.com Support the Pod: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/mowinginthedark Check out my business websites: www.gravelblasters.com , www.sutterbrotherslawncare.com

March 11, 202636 min

371. Message for the Young Hustlers Out There

There are a lot of podcast episodes for lawn care business owners, but there aren't many that are focused on the young hustlers. Today's episode is for the young people who are ages 10-18 out there working hard in school and running their lawn care business are business.