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Gutter Business Ops: Price, Install & Build Recurring Revenue

The operator-to-operator system for gutter installers and cleaners who want accurate estimates, bulletproof safety logs, and a recurring client base that pays year after year.

Enroll now — $149

65 min · 30 video lectures · quizzes · assignments · workbook

About this course

Most gutter operators price jobs from gut instinct, skip safety documentation until something goes wrong, and watch cleaning customers disappear after the first visit. This course fixes every one of those problems.

Why it pays for itself:

  • Built to pair directly with the Gutter Installation and Cleaning Operations Kit, this 30-lecture program covers the complete business operating system for residential gutter work: how to quote every install and cleaning job by the linear foot so your materials, labour, and markup are always covered.
  • How to win clients with a professional intake process and onboard them without liability exposure.
  • How to run a documented field operation that protects you from the single ladder incident that can end your business.
  • How to close the books each month and actually know your net profit.
  • And how to build the seasonal recurring revenue base that turns a solo operator into a real company.
  • Every lecture connects directly to a specific tab in the kit.
  • The Linear-Footage Estimator handles your quoting math and outputs a market-rate assessment on every job.
  • The Safety Log is your liability shield — the first document an insurer or plaintiff attorney requests after a fall.
  • The Job Tracker keeps your pipeline visible from Quoted to Paid.
  • The Income and Expenses ledger calculates your monthly net with a SUMIF formula you never have to think about.
  • What you will walk away with: a per-linear-foot pricing model that eliminates under-quoting.
  • A daily safety documentation habit that protects you from ladder litigation.
  • A seasonal scheduling system that fills spring and fall calendars before they open.
  • A bookkeeping routine that shows real profit per job.
  • And a recurring cleaning account strategy that converts one-time customers into predictable annual revenue.
  • This is operator-to-operator content.
  • No motivation speeches.
  • No generic small-business advice.
  • Just the specific moves — grounded in real gutter trade knowledge — that make a gutter installation and cleaning operation profitable, protected, and scalable.

What you'll learn

  • You'll be able to estimate any gutter install or cleaning job using the Linear-Footage Estimator and produce a quoted price in under two minutes with materials, labour, markup, and a 10% buffer all calculated
  • You'll be able to read the FINAL JOB ASSESSMENT output and know instantly whether your quote is below market, competitive, or premium — and what to do in each case
  • You'll be able to complete and log every ladder setup in the Safety Log so you have a documented compliance record that protects you from liability on every job
  • You'll be able to use the Job Tracker to manage your full pipeline from Quoted through to Paid and never lose track of a booked job during peak season
  • You'll be able to record every income and expense transaction in the Income and Expenses tab and read your monthly net profit from the SUMIF summary without touching a formula
  • You'll be able to run a seasonal outreach sequence that converts one-time cleaning customers into recurring annual accounts generating predictable revenue
  • You'll be able to identify which job types — install, clean, repair, or guard — produce the best margin per hour and shift your mix toward the most profitable work
  • You'll be able to structure your pricing, safety documentation, and client management to support hiring your first helper without losing operational control

Course curriculum

Section 1: Welcome and Setting Up Your Operations Backbone

  • Welcome: How This Course and Kit Work Together
  • Business Structure, Insurance, and Operating Legally
  • Equipment, Vehicle Setup, and Your First Material Order
  • Gutter Styles, Service Types, and Building Your Menu
  • Full Kit Walkthrough: Tab by Tab Before We Go Deep

Section 2: Pricing and Estimating: The Linear-Footage System

  • The Linear-Footage Pricing Model: Why Per-Foot Beats Flat Rate
  • Material Markup, Supplier Pricing, and Keeping Your Margins
  • Setting Your Labour Rate and Estimating Hours Accurately
  • Quoting Professionally: From Estimator Output to Client Conversation
  • Reading the Job Assessment and Adjusting When You Are Off Market

Section 3: Winning and Onboarding Clients

  • Where Gutter Leads Come From and How to Convert the First Call
  • Job Intake, Site Measurement, and Pre-Job Material Staging
  • Writing the Quote, Following Up, and Closing the Job
  • Client Onboarding: Confirmation, Prep Instructions, and Access
  • Post-Job Handoff, Client Sign-Off, and the Gutter Guard Upsell

Section 4: Field Operations and Fall-Protection Compliance

  • OSHA Fall-Protection Requirements Every Gutter Operator Must Know
  • Using the Safety Log: One Row Per Setup, Every Time
  • Job Day Workflow: From Truck to Done in the Right Order
  • Common Field Problems: Rotted Fascia, Bad Pitch, and Leak Callbacks
  • Seasonal Scheduling, Route Clustering, and Peak-Season Execution

Section 5: Money, Bookkeeping, and Knowing Your Real Profit

  • Setting Up the Income and Expenses Tab for Day-One Accuracy
  • Reading the Monthly Summary and Knowing Your Real Net Profit
  • Cash Flow, Invoicing Timing, and Getting Paid Without Chasing
  • Tax Prep, Expense Categories, and Year-End Numbers From the Ledger
  • Job Profitability Analysis: Which Jobs and Clients Make You the Most

Section 6: Recurring Revenue and Scaling Your Gutter Operation

  • Building a Recurring Cleaning Account Base That Pays Year After Year
  • The Seasonal Outreach Sequence: Spring and Fall Campaigns That Fill the Calendar
  • The Gutter Guard Upsell: Adding $500-$2,000 Per Install Client
  • Hiring Your First Helper Without Losing Your Margins
  • Scaling to Two Trucks: Systems, Pricing Power, and What Changes

Ready to start?

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Instant lifetime access · HD video · workbook & templates included

Who this course is for

Built for solo gutter installers and cleaners ready to stop pricing jobs by feel and build a real operating system.

Everything you get, working together: