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CLIP’s Guide to Buying Lawn Care Equipment at Auction
How to get well maintained lawn care equipment at a fantastic price. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to share some trade secrets about lawn care equipment. We’ve talked before about how to buy mowers and trucks for your lawn care business. But have you ever thought...
Leveraging the Lawn Care Business Post-Season for Future Success
Quieter days are ahead. Can you use them to make a plan for success? Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about fall cleanup. Now I’m not talking about bagging up fallen leaves and putting away the mower. I’m talking about fall cleanup for your lawn care business....
Lawn Care Business Automation With Clip: It’s not just for robots!
Your lawn care business can work faster and better with easy-to-use, automated tools from CLIP. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here with the word of the day: Automation. Automation is all over the news these days, along with drones, artificial intelligence, electric...
Practical Tips for Retaining International Lawn Care Workers
Boost lawn care worker retention and get better results by understanding what matters to your international team members. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about taking care of your own. Specifically, I’d like to share some thoughts about showing compassion for...
How CLIP Makes Your Lawn Care Business Tax Prep Easier?
Doing your taxes is a lot less stressful with CLIP. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here, with a topic that’s hardly anyone’s favorite: Taxes. (My apologies to my CPA friends; it’s just the truth!) Tax season can be stressful for small business owners, including us lawn...
A Lawn Care Business Owner’s Guide to Fall Clean-Up Services
Turn those falling leaves into big-time earnings for your lawn care business. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here about the end of the lawn care season… or not! It’s easy to think lawn care ends when fall hits and the grass slows down. But there’s still plenty of money to...
3 Things to Remember Before Offering a Lawn Care Discount
Don’t start chopping prices unless you’re sure it’s worth it. (It won’t be.) Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about discounts—and how to be smart about them. I have strong opinions about charging fairly for your work and your worth. Recently, I wrote about the...
5 Questions for Evaluating Off-Season Revenue Opportunities for your Lawn Maintenance Company
A handy guide to deciding what, if any, extra services you could be offering. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about ways your lawn maintenance company can earn money in the off season. In most parts of the United States, the grass doesn’t grow all year round....
Avoid the Low Bid Trap: Pricing Strategies for Your Lawn Maintenance Business
Why it’s so important to charge fairly for your lawn maintenance business services. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about the dangers of bidding low or undercharging for your services. You can’t leave the house these days without seeing ads for “unbeatable...
Use Lawn Maintenance Door Hangers to Win Customers
How to make an already great lawn maintenance marketing strategy even more effective. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about one of my favorite old-school marketing tactics: The trusty door hanger. We’ve talked about marketing on the blog before, and you’ll...