Real Strategies.
No Fluff.
Just What Works.
Mike's YouTube channel is where 25+ years of running service businesses gets distilled into practical video content for home service contractors. Marketing, operations, hiring, pricing, software — if it moves the needle, it's on the channel.
Topics Mike Covers
Every video is built around real questions from real contractors. No recycled advice from people who've never run a crew.
The organic lead generation strategies Mike has used for 25+ years to keep service businesses full without paid traffic.
The exact operational frameworks Mike built that allowed him to remove himself from the day-to-day grind.
Why most contractors underprice, how to fix it, and a simple framework to set prices that are competitive and profitable.
When to hire, who to hire first, what to pay them, and how to onboard so they actually stick around from day one.
The honest breakdown of what existing CRMs were getting wrong — and why Mike co-founded QuoteIQ for contractors.
The mindset shifts, system upgrades, and operational changes that happen when you go from working in your business to working on it.
The QuoteIQ
Channel
Beyond Mike's personal channel, the official QuoteIQ YouTube channel covers everything you need to get the most out of the platform — tutorials, feature walkthroughs, tips for growing your home service business, and behind-the-scenes content from the team.
If you're a QuoteIQ user or thinking about making the switch, the channel is the fastest way to get up to speed.
Tutorials, feature walkthroughs, and business tips for home service professionals using QuoteIQ.
25 Years of Home Service Business Experience — Written Down
Mike Vidan started his first pressure washing business at 19 years old. Over the next two decades, he built, scaled, and systematized multiple home service companies — learning every lesson the hard way so you don't have to.
This blog is where that experience lives. Every article is drawn from real-world operations: the marketing strategies that actually generate leads, the pricing frameworks that protect your margins, the hiring processes that build reliable teams, and the software systems that keep it all running.
Whether you're launching your first truck or scaling past seven figures, these are the strategies that work — tested across 25+ years and shared with 580,000+ contractors on YouTube.
Frequently Asked
Mike covers everything home service business owners need to grow — marketing, operations, hiring, pricing, software (including QuoteIQ), and the mindset shifts required to scale from solo operator to multi-crew business.
No. While Mike's roots are in pressure washing, the strategies he shares apply to any home service trade — landscaping, HVAC, plumbing, roofing, cleaning, pest control, and beyond. The business principles are universal.
New videos go up weekly on the Mike Vidan YouTube channel, and blog articles are published regularly as companion content to those videos with additional detail and written breakdowns.
QuoteIQ is the field service management CRM that Mike co-founded with Justin Rogers. It was built specifically for home service contractors after years of frustration with existing software. Mike recommends it because he built it to solve the exact problems he experienced running his own businesses.
Yes. Mike offers How To Wash, a comprehensive pressure washing business training course, and The Next Level, an advanced program for home service business owners ready to scale. Both are available at mikevidan.com/resources.
Mike's personal channel is at youtube.com/@Mike-Vidan with 580,000+ subscribers. The official QuoteIQ channel is at youtube.com/@MyQuoteIQ with tutorials and feature walkthroughs.
580,000 Contractors Can't Be Wrong
Join the channel where home service business owners come for real answers. New content every week — built from 25+ years in the field.