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  1. Pesticide & Herbicide Application
    Hello, In the last year I have taken over the turf department of a landscaping company. The way they bill for turf is different than what I have used in the past. In the past there was only a program cost broken into applications and weed spraying was included/built in to that cost. Billing...
  2. Business Operations
    I am developing a software program for handling lawn maintenance scheduling and billing and I have a few questions on invoicing. If you have a few moments please response to the attached poll. It will be a great help and is appreciated. If there is an option on the poll that you think should be...
  3. Business Operations
    I have a 9 month client that never got 6 of the 9 invoices in 2022 so obviously never paid for the 6 others. What would you do? She gets mowing(only) done for a rental property. I use a digital automatic invoice billing. I've never had this issue. It sends monthly invoices out, but for some...
  4. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    We've always start the client on a cycle the week they start. Most of our clients are bi-weekly(lawn maintenance twice a month). We don't bill them monthly, but we do bill them for two visits up front. We billed them for two visits before the first visits from there on. We've never used the...
  5. Starting a Lawn Care Business
    Hey There! My brother (17) and I (19) have been cutting grass for about 5 years now. We started mowing in the neighborhood, and gradually expanded after acquiring a truck, some larger equipment and most recently, an LLC. We've had a Yardbook account and accepted online payments for a while, but...
  6. Bidding, Estimating and Pricing
    I am looking for a good mobile software to send invoices and estimates. I want the ability to cut a yard then send a one click invoice sent buy text and email.Then I want to be able to start to electronic billing. Tired of people giving me checks and undermats. I have lost out on lot of money...
  7. Business Operations
    I've been starting a new lawn care company this spring and am curious as to which billing software you guys would recommend. Paypal and Stripe and multiple others seem to have a fee per transaction of around 3%. Wondering if theres a better alternative or if this is pretty standard. Thanks for...
  8. Business Operations
    I am updating my yard maintenance customer agreement and I am going over what will happen for a missed visit due to dangerous weather conditions (if it can be made up it will, but sometimes this isn't possible due to a tight schedule and the next visit being one week from the date missed). This...
  9. Professional Discussions
    So I got really bored really late one night and decided to figure out what my exact costs of doing business...per service...is and it dons on me...at some point a client expects you to have your own equipment. I cant charge rental rates for the use of my mowers, trimmers, blowers, etc. Those are...
  10. Starting a Lawn Care Business
    Hi everyone, I'm an 18 year old college student looking to try to start my own lawn care business. I've worked on farms all my life and have plenty of experience around equipment. Furthermore, I also am used to managing teams of field hands (primarily high school kids with summer jobs). I'd...
  11. Business Operations
    Hello everyone, I'm sure everyone is beginning to think about springtime operations, and may be revising their contracts to start off the new season. I am currently seeking out some method of dealing with the few notorious customers who never seem to pay their bill on time. The customers are...
  12. Business Operations
    I made a post before however no one spoke up showing me what I am looking for. I am a tight wad, a penny pincher and would like to find a program that does not cost me every year to update....sort of like renting not owning. One that keeps my records, accounting, routes, whatever. This method...
  13. Business Operations
    Client is refusing to pay, nitpicking job, and This could really hurt my business. It is only around a $1000 for some straw, flower beds, and other miscellaneous things but I've got $600 in it and money is tight. I have an agreed upon quote and emails back and forth. If any of you guys have...
  14. Business Operations
    Who here uses flat monthly pricing? I am trying to determine weather I want to charge the same amount every month and mix in fert/weed control, bed maintenance, and other ongoing services with the price. Or, go CC on file and prepay and charge everything "a la carte" I currently just bill at...
  15. 🙂 Introduce Yourself
    What type of software works for your company the best? Since we are brand new, we are not needing an expensive software at this time, but would like to find something that helps with scheduling days, keeps customer information, and created invoices, etc! Any recommendations?
  16. Starting a Lawn Care Business
    Hey everyone I've been checking around on here and cant find all the answers I need. So, I'm going to list off some info. and then ask some questions. If you need anymore information to help answer a question ask and I'll happily reply. Im solo with about 25 weekly accounts last year. Im...
  17. Christmas Trees & Seasonal
    Hey all, Anyone out there do any Commercial Holiday Decor? Looking for some insight into how you may calculate labor costs and overhead. Hourly fees that might be standard, etc.. A local mall has submitted a Request For Proposal from us, and I am just curious how you guys go about charging...
  18. Business Operations
    TurfWizard is a new landscaping software that allows for you to do all of your landscaping needs with simple clicks. It can repeat schedules, one click billing, keep track of clients and crew members. It pretty much is your one stop shop for all your landscaping needs. Everything you need is...
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