Free advice on truck buying and leasing from real lawn care business owners. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about an important question in the lawn care world: Should you buy or lease your trucks? Most growing lawn care businesses are going to need a truck eventually. Many will [...]
Want to say goodbye to the stress, the hassle, and the waiting game of lawn care proposals? Here’s how. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about the annual torture of proposals. You know the drill. You spent all winter writing the perfect letter and fine-tuning your pricing. When early [...]
A brief argument in favor of helping out the business down the street. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here with a somewhat controversial topic: fraternizing with the enemy. To be more specific, we’re talking about whether you should educate your competition. It may seem counterintuitive to give your competitors a helping [...]
A step-by-step guide to calculating estimates with a simple lawn care pricing formula. Hey, Clippers! Dave Tucker here to take you back to the basics: Pricing for lawn care services. We talk a lot about different lawn care pricing and job costing strategies around here. But if you’re brand new [...]
Considering the pros and cons of surcharges; yes, you make more money, especially with something like fuel. It's obvious, it's public, people drive past the gas station, and they see the price. It's an understandable expense that you could probably get away with adding to a bill.
On the other hand, creating customer loyalty can't be undervalued. Creating a nice, even, and boring business has a lot to be said for it.
Practical lawn maintenance theft prevention tips to protect your business’s assets. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about lawn maintenance theft prevention and risk. Risk is inevitable no matter what business you’re in. Once you accept that truth, you can take very effective steps to prevent it. When you’re [...]
Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about employee motivation and lawn care employee retention. But before we can talk about employees, we have to talk about managers. Are you the kind of boss you’d want to work for? Here’s a little thought exercise: I want you to think back [...]
Hiring a lawn maintenance business office manager can cut your stress in half and make room for your company to grow. Hey CLIPPERS! Dave Tucker here to share this relatable quote from the owner of a small lawn maintenance business: “I am a one-man lawn care management team. I take [...]
Creative, unexpected ways to mow a tiny lawn professionally, even the most difficult-to-access lots. When it comes to tiny lawn maintenance, the smallest yard can be the biggest pain in the neck. You’re bound to encounter tiny lots with tiny gates and have no idea how you’ll get your mower [...]
Is your lawn maintenance business ready to absorb a significant spike in demand if a competitor goes out of business? Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about the unexpected blessing of hitting pay dirt. Most of us have at least one local competitor who’s a bothersome pebble in our [...]
Grow Your Lawn Maintenance Business There are three questions to ask yourself regarding plans to grow your lawn maintenance business. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about what’s next—for you. If you’ve been in the ‘beautiful business’ for a while, you might be thinking about growth. You might be [...]
The key to a busy lawn maintenance business this spring is careful preparation. Hey Clippers! We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Springtime is crazy time in the beautiful business. You’ll be so busy you can barely take a minute to sit down, especially if you’ve got new [...]
Is the income potential of a lawn care business enough to support the lifestyle you want? The answer may surprise you. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about the really fun part of the beautiful business. We’re chatting about lawn care business income potential—and what to do with your [...]
Airtight financial systems are critical to your lawn maintenance business success—and keeping your operation in good standing. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here with one more chat about business systems. Today’s topic is an important one: Financial systems. Whether or not you’ve got a head for numbers, you can’t just ignore [...]
The way you spend money can have a significant impact on your lawn maintenance business success. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here with yet another chat about the importance of systems. Today we’re focusing on vendor systems. Whether you’re in the lawn maintenance business or show business, you need other businesses [...]
Let's talk about how developing your lawn maintenance business success systems will empower your employees and help grow your business. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to continue our chat about the beauty of systems. As you’ll recall, systems are the secret to a business that runs without you. With the [...]
Having the four lawn maintenance business success systems in place is the secret to having a business that will run without you, even as it grows. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here, writing in from the beach. Okay, not really, but I certainly could be—and you can, too. You just need [...]
With a bit of creativity and a little planning, your lawn maintenance business income can support you and your employees year-round. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about what happens with your lawn maintenance business when everyone’s lawn is buried in snow. Needless to say, the grass isn’t growing [...]
Accurate job costing is the single most important factor in determining your lawn maintenance business profitability. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about a surprisingly polarizing topic: Job costing. Some people love it, some people hate it. But feelings aside, accurate job costing can make a huge difference in [...]
You can build a truly "beautiful business" by hiring international lawn maintenance team members. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here with a guide to H-2B, a government program that can help you hire lawn maintenance workers from other countries. It’s quite a process, but the rewards are worth it—and I’ll walk [...]
