This was my first year at GIE+EXPO and it did not disappoint. The folks over at GIE were Tweeting for days, giving little facts about the show. — How large the space is, how many miles you would walk if you saw everything, even how many basketball courts would fit […]
Business Tips
The end goal for any company isn't just to become profitable, it's staying profitable.
There are many areas where a company can reduce overhead and increase profit. For example, hiring employees with H-2B Visas can maximize the work while minimizing expenditures. If you go that route, it's crucial to know the proper process for applying to get workers with H-2B Visas.
With CLIP software, we take the hard part out. For instance, you can track employee efficiency on each individual assignment. When you've got more efficient employees on larger assignments, you're reducing the wear and tear of your equipment. We also help you get to each job quicker, so you're spending less on travel expenses.
It's also important to know when to raise and lower your prices, as well as whether it's beneficial for your company to allow ACH payments.
Not only will these business tips help you in becoming profitable, they also help ensure your company stays profitable.
Is GPS Tracking Worth It?
Are you considering GPS tracking to keep tabs on your crews? With technology expanding it seems that there are almost endless options to do so these days. You can have instant updates, notifications when they leave an area, reports about where they’ve been, and on and on. As the list […]
If I Could Just Work Harder!
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 […]
Calculating Your Costs Per Man Hour
The off season 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 for last year, and forecasting or hourly costs for next year. As you grow you need something to measure your productivity […]
4 Ways To Get Better Reviews For Your Lawn Care Company
Reviews have a large 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. […]
Account Updater for Credit Cards
The Benefits of Using Account Updater for Your Recurring Billing Customers As a lawn care or field service business owner, it’s not uncommon to put your regular customers on a recurring billing schedule. Doing so allows you to easily accept payments in the future — without requiring your customers to […]
Solar Landscape Projects For Off-Season Work
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 large Federal […]
Lawn Care Businesses And The Minimum Effective Dose
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 […]
Setting up Contract (or installment) customers and jobs in CLIPxe – Webinar
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 […]
Lawn conditions in CLIPxe Upselling to customers – Webinar
Dave goes over Lawn conditions in CLIPxe. 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.
Secret 2 to Extreme Profit and Minimal Management – Webinar Part 2
How do you motivate your employees? Dave Sr. goes over the 2nd secret to making your lawn care company more profitable and more manageable at the same time. For more info on motivating employees see this article
3rd secret to Extreme Profit – Identify your customer – webinar
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!!
1st secret to Extreme Profit (Part 1)
Dave goes over why you need to track your revenue (who pays me the most?) How do you track job revenue per hour and use that information to transform your landscape company.
Stand out from your competitors!!
How do you stand out from your landscaper competitors? Most customers ignore advertising and marketing, how do you get them to look at your marketing pieces? Don’t be another “total lawn care”, or “Green…” make your company stick in customers minds!
How do reports work in CLIPxe – Part 2 Webinar
Learn about job costing, contract comparison, and other reports in CLIPxe that tell you where you are making money, and where you are losing money.
Eye on the future – Webinar
What reports should you prepare, how can you get ready for this year? Some of the CLIP staff help you figure out what to focus on. Does Quality matter the most to you? Should you focus on lowering your Price, or make sure that your phones are manned 100% of […]
Management by Measurement – Webinar
How do you manage your company? How do you get better results out of your company? Dave Sr. has managed multiple companies and employees. He gives tips about running your business, delegation, and measuring your results.
Snow plowing with CLIPxe – Webinar
How can I do Snow plowing contracts with CLIPxe? This webinar goes over snow plowing contracts, how to use them, and what it can do for you!
Create Your Lawn Care Marketing Plan – Promotion Part 2
Promotion can be done in so many ways in the Green Industry! You can market to customers through an online presence, as we mentioned last week, through advertising, signs, local markets and festivals, passing out flyers door-to-door, and in so many other ways! When you decide the best ways to promote […]
Create Your Lawn Care Marketing Plan – Promotion Part 1
Promotion is the last step in your marketing plan, but also the most involved! Now that you got your products/services list together, determined your prices, and decided what area you want to work in – it’s time to promote your company. This is often the hardest step because it involves […]
