Why Facebook Ads Alone Won’t Grow Your Landscaping Business
Daniel Jones • September 23, 2025
The Real Growth Comes From Community and Brand, Not Just Clicks
A lot of landscapers think Facebook ads are the golden ticket. You run an ad, the phone rings, and your business grows. Sounds simple, but it is not how it works in the real world.
The Problem With Relying on Ads
Facebook ads can generate leads, but most of those leads are price shoppers. They are not loyal, they will not stick with you long term, and they are quick to jump to the next low bidder. Ads can also get expensive fast, and if your pricing or systems are not right, every new job just drains more profit out of your business.
The truth is, ads amplify whatever you already have in place. If your business is messy, ads just make the mess bigger.
What Actually Builds a Landscaping Business
Long-term growth comes from being recognized and trusted in your community. That means:
A visible brand: trucks, uniforms, yard signs, and consistent marketing materials.
Local presence: door hangers, referral programs, and partnerships with pool companies, realtors, or HOAs.
Educational content: showing before-and-after work, posting tips, and giving value so people see you as the expert.
Relationships: strong ties with other local businesses that naturally feed you steady work.
This is the kind of presence that keeps your phone ringing whether or not you have an ad running.
Ads Are a Tool, Not the Business Plan
I am not against ads. They can be useful, but they are just one tool in the toolbox. Without a strong brand and community presence, ads are like throwing water into a bucket with holes.
Where to Learn More
If you want to grow beyond ads and build a business people recognize and trust, join my G.Y.S.T. Academy on Skool. It is where we talk about the real strategies that make landscaping businesses sustainable and profitable.
and start building a business that grows because of who you are in the market, not just how much you spend on ads.
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Most landscapers track total sales, but sales alone do not tell you if you are winning or losing. You can have a record-breaking revenue month and still come up short on profit. The number that actually tells the truth is revenue per hour — how much your business earns for every production hour you work. Why Revenue per Hour Matters Every business only has so many production hours each week. Those hours are your inventory. When you fill them with low-profit jobs or inefficient routes, you waste your most valuable resource. Revenue per hour measures how efficiently you turn your crew’s time into money. It exposes what your “busy” really earns. What It Reveals Underpriced work : Jobs that seem fine on paper but drag down hourly return. Inefficient routes : Too much windshield time and not enough production. Wasted labor : Crews that take longer than the estimate or lack clear systems. Profit leaks : Jobs that look big in revenue but small in margin. When you track revenue per hour, you start spotting which jobs and services actually make sense — and which ones are quietly draining you. How to Calculate It Take your total revenue for a job, route, or week. Divide it by the total billable production hours your crew worked. The result is your Revenue per Production Hour (RPH) . Compare that to your break-even hourly rate — the amount you need to cover all labor burden, overhead, and profit. If your RPH is not comfortably above that number, the job is not profitable. How to Use It Drop or reprice the lowest RPH clients. Focus your marketing on the most profitable service types. Route for density so drive time does not eat production time. Reward crews that consistently hit higher RPH with efficiency bonuses. This is how smart landscapers grow. They do not just add more clients — they make each hour worth more. Your Next Step If you are ready to stop chasing revenue and start maximizing profit, learn how to track and raise your Revenue per Hour using real numbers. Inside my Pricing Fix Sprint , I teach landscapers how to calculate their break-even rate, identify profit leaks, and make every job count. 👉 Join the Pricing Fix Sprint here and start making every hour work harder for you.
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