The offseason is the perfect time to evaluate what you did last year and plan for the next year. For CLIP Lawn care that means calculating our costs per man hour for the previous year, and forecasting your hourly costs for next year. As you grow you need something to [...]
I just talked to my mechanic today. I was dropping off my minivan to get the struts repaired ($1000.00 job. I've done the work before but don't enjoy that job). He had some business insights that we can learn a lot from in our industry! Working harder, not smarter He [...]
I remember distinctly working on a tree house with my Dad on a bright sunny day (one where you squint your eyes because the sun is so bright). That day he taught me an important lesson about how leaders anticipate needs. He was framing the walls for the tree house [...]
Reviews have a significant effect on your local (think searching maps) search engine optimization efforts. Here are some tips for getting your local search engine optimization started for your lawn care business. If you search for "Lawn care Frederick, MD" you'll see that the top results have reviews filled out. [...]
As we start 2017 I want to go over some of the features that we added to CLIPitc over the past year. We have a lot planned for 2017, and have much better processes in place internally!! Additional Charges Additional charges are one of the features that we've added. Use additional charges if [...]
I have seen lots of business owners get into the business and immediately start purchasing equipment. This can set you up to fail before you even start. I've also seen the other side, where the owner is mowing 6 days a week 10 hour days, but still using a 21" [...]
As we get to the end of the year business owners and individuals start thinking about how to lower their tax bills! One way that your customers can do that is by installing solar. They'll get the benefit of renewable energy, and possible lower electrical costs, and a sizeable Federal [...]
Is Piecework Legal? The short answer is yes. The long answer is; it's complicated. With more employment laws changing it seems like this is a great time to cover the legal aspects of piecework. I am not a legal professional, and can't give you direct legal advice. I can, however, [...]
With a landscaping business you need to stay in touch with your workers! Google just made it a little bit more affordable to do that. I've been using googles phone plan Project Fi personally for about six months. It seems to work pretty well for what I need, and I [...]
Some small business owners that I have talked to have a hard time telling the difference between profit and salary. Owners take a draw from the company, so they don’t really understand how much they made until the end of the year. But for accounting purposes, you should always include [...]
What does swinging a kettlebell have to do with business? I read The Four Hour Body by Tim Ferris. In the book, he introduced a really important concept called the “Minimum Effective Dose”. If you use this concept in business it can help you focus on the things that really [...]
How do you setup customers that pay monthly? What about customers that split out payment over 8 months? Mowing contracts, or snow contracts, CLIPxe has a way!! Dave shows you how to setup those jobs in CLIPxe. CLIP Has Tools to Make Data Better Running a business can be time [...]
http://clip.wistia.com/medias/ryiqz611t3?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=600 How do you start with piecework? What if you have jobs that won't work with piecework? Dave goes over how to implement piecework for landscape and lawn maintenance companies. What Exactly is Piecework? Piecework simply boils down to work paid for according to the amount produced. For instance, instead [...]
In this webinar, Dave goes over Lawn conditions in CLIPxe. The lawn conditions function can be used to upsell services to customers, notify customers about issues with their lawns, and record problems that are unrelated to the service that you provide. Capturing Emails Can Make Your Business Easier Capturing an [...]
Stephen goes over how to use CLIP2Go with CLIPxe to speed up your recording process and get better more accurate information from your crew in the field. Keep Your Teams Connected While On the Job Keeping your field teams up to date is crucial. CLIP2Go was designed with that specifically [...]
Dave Tucker goes over the basics of using QuickBooks with CLIPxe Getting Started With Quickbooks and QCLIPxe Quickbooks has been around since 1983. It's one of the most trusted ways to manage finances. Hence why integrating into QCLIPxe makes it easy for you. Before getting too in-depth, we suggest taking [...]
How do you setup Chemical application jobs? How do you keep track of weather conditions, quantities of chemicals applied, etc? http://clip.wistia.com/medias/4rrvc2weij?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=600
Learn how to do variable scheduling with CLIPxe scheduling options. Do you need advanced scheduling options? CLIP gives you the power to setup job schedules that get you to your lawn maintenance customers jobs even in complicated situations. Tips In Using the Days Between Option Scheduling can be a daunting [...]
How do you measure your lawncare employees efficiency? CLIPxe has reports that give you the power to measure and grow your productivity. http://clip.wistia.com/medias/msd2ltan9x?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=600
How do you identify customers that fit with your companies paradigm? Learn how to find customers that fit with what your company is trying to do!! http://clip.wistia.com/medias/ic2quvi5b7?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=600
