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Predictable Profits: The Case for Flat Monthly Billing Rates

If you offer recurring services like lawn care and landscape maintenance, your company has the opportunity to improve your cash flow by implementing monthly installment payment plans. Rather than only invoicing customers after completing a service, this payment model allows you to spread bills out across the 12 months of the year. ā€œIt helps in […]

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Lawn Care: How to Build Strategic Win-Back Campaigns

Win-back campaigns can be a powerful tool for your company when you’re trying to grow your customer base. ā€œOur win-back campaigns allow our close rate percentage to be in the 80%+ range,ā€ says Mary Grace Shisler, marketing leader for Ziehler Lawn Care, based in Centerville, Ohio. ā€œThis is a similar sales close rate as our […]

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Looking for Additional Growth? Turn to Your Former Clients

It’s well-known that it is more expensive to acquire new customers compared to retaining your existing ones, but what about when you try to win back former clients? Mary Grace Shisler, marketing leader for Ziehler Lawn Care, based in Centerville, Ohio, says it is generally easier to regain former clients versus bringing in brand new […]

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How I Do It: Boosting Route Density Through Value-Based Door-To-Door Sales

When Green Lawn Fertilizing, based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was looking to scale up the business eight years ago, they decided to invest in their residential outside sales team. Now, their door-to-door sales are up 100%+ year over year. Patrik Khosrowabadi, market sales director for Green Lawn Fertilizing’s West Chester branch, says that their outside […]

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Started From the Bottom Now We’re Here: Inside NC State’s Grassroots Turf Breeding Program

As landscape professionals, you have a greater appreciation for the various species of turfgrass, but do you know what it takes to breed specific cultivars with traits like drought or disease resistance? Susana Milla-Lewis, a professor of turfgrass breeding & genetics at North Carolina State University, found out what a labor of love turfgrass breeding […]

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Business Smarts: Five Ways to Add Value for Prospective Clients

Value is often the result of the customer journey, but there are many ways to add value before a client agrees to work with you. Prospective clients have many options when choosing lawn care, so it’s important to stand out from the beginning. Here are five ways to add value before they buy. Establish Trust […]

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Targeting New Customers: Eco-Conscious & Pet-Friendly Solutions

Sponsored content by Sunday ​The lawn care industry is undergoing a significant transformation as homeowners increasingly prioritize sustainability, safety, and environmental responsibility. This shift is creating new opportunities for lawn care professionals to adapt their services to meet evolving consumer demands.​ The Shift Towards Eco-Friendly Lawn Care Recent trends indicate a growing preference among homeowners […]

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Landscapes of the Month: Combining Rural Charm With a Manicured Lawn

Among the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, you’ll find a rural property with an exquisite lawn. But it wasn’t always that way. For years, the turf was plagued with weeds and unwanted grasses. These issues kept the home from reaching its full potential, so the owner contacted Oasis Turf & Tree, based in Loveland, Ohio, to […]

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The Nitty-Gritty Behind a Successful Organic Lawn Care Program

Choosing to provide organic services for your clients is not something that should be tacked on at a whim. Executing an organic lawn care program profitably requires a focus on soil health, thoughtful logistics, and effective consumer education. Building Your Organic Lawn Care Program Depending on whether you are opting to create an organic program […]

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Lawn Care: The Myths and Realities of Offering Organic Services

As the terms ā€˜natural’ and ā€˜organic’ become more common in grocery stores, it is also sparking consumer interest in finding organic lawn care services as well. However, does that interest translate into actual profits? Dive into some of the reasons to consider creating organic lawn care, as well as the customer education required to be […]

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