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Underrated strategies for managing lawn care employees
Hear directly from experienced lawn care business owners who have mastered the art of hiring and developing people. Hey Clippers! Dave Tucker here to talk about some underrated strategies for hiring and developing good lawn care workers—again. I have a lot to say on...
Guide To Lawn Care End Of Year Proposals
Ready to play the waiting game on proposals again this year? Guide To Lawn Care End Of Year Proposals Most lawn and landscape companies send out proposals early in the Spring. Then they get hit by late-season snow once the bids are in the mail and no one calls them...
Making Money With Winter Work
What sort of winter work do you typically do to get you through those cold months? Are you afraid of losing good employees? Maybe you're just scared of cabin fever. Either way, these tips will hopefully give you some ideas of what you can do during the long winter...
The 5 Contract Types We Recommend For Snowplowing
Recommended Snowplowing Contract Types Snowplowing tends to be feast or famine — it might be 60 degrees on New Years Day one year, and you might have 2 feet of snow the next year. How can you still make money while maintaining all that expensive snow removal...
Should I Raise My Lawn Care Prices Between Seasons?
Raising Lawn Care Prices We're just about ready to get into wintertime. Now is the time when most people sit down and say "Hmm, I should have made more money last year and I didn't." One way to make more money is to raise your lawn service prices, right? If everybody...
5 Ways To Market Your Lawn Care Business Locally
You operate in the same neighborhoods all the time, sometimes weekly, and that makes them the best place to market your lawn care business locally. That's a ton of time your crews spend in a specific area, making impressions on neighbors and customers alike. If you...
Utilizing ACH Payments In CLIPitc Will Boost Your Profits
Utilizing ACH Payments In CLIPitc Will Boost Your Profits As your season comes to an end, it's a good time to take stock and see how you can automate parts of your business for next year. If you can accept money from your customers without having to wait for a check...
Are You Paying Yourself Enough As A Lawn Care Business Owner?
Are You Paying Yourself Enough As A Lawn Care Business Owner? Do you take a percentage of the revenues? Do you have a set salary with a raise every few years based on profits? Alternatively, even worse, do you share the business account with your personal account and...
How To Prove To Your Customer That Their Lawn Maintenance Was Done
Sometimes in the Fall, when the grass isn't growing as fast, or the wind just blew a pile of leaves down 5 minutes after your guys did a leaf cleanup, a customer might ask you to prove that you were there. If you've built a great relationship with your customers, this...
Should My Lawn Care Company Discount Fall Clean-Ups?
The air's getting a bit cooler, and the leaves are starting to change. As you get closer to the end of the mowing season, you may be asking yourself, should my lawn care company discount fall clean-ups? It's tempting to consider discounting your services to extend...