the white pages don't work anymore


a hiss and a roar

That's how I went about starting my first lawn mowing business back in 87. Things were easy back then.

Drop off a hundred flyers and you would get a few new customers. Then when I wanted more customers, I simply got on the phone and worked my way through the white pages.

I built my first full-time business in less than six months.

You cannot do things like that anymore.

Everything has changed so much. You would need to deliver around 1,000 flyers to bring in a customer... And the white pages definitely don't work anymore for finding quotes.

I learned everything in my business through trial and error. Expensive trial and error. Lots of mistakes. Lots of wasted time and money.

Here's what I realized:

The game has completely changed.

What worked 37 years ago doesn't work today. You can't build a lawn business the old way anymore. But most guys are still trying to.

Same thing applies to you.

You're competing against operators who understand digital marketing. While you're dropping flyers, they're getting leads from Google. While you're playing phone tag, their website is booking jobs 24/7.

You don't have to figure it out through trial and error like I did.

So if you're tired of trying to build your business by yourself using outdated methods...

Join the free Lawn Business Builders Pro community and learn what actually works in 2025.

Inside you'll get access to proven systems... Connect with other operators who are building real businesses... And learn from someone who's done it both ways.

The hard 1987 way and the smart 2025 way.

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Until next time,Get out there, mow lawns, and have fun.

Stuart
Lawnmowing101

P.S. My wife and I currently earn a full-time income working less than 20 hours a week each. The course I'm building will show you exactly how we did it, join the free group now and start learning today.

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