Cancellation Penalties
Do you have a plan in place if a customer cancels your services in the middle of a contract? Do you charge a penalty?...
4 Tips to Connect With Your Customers More Effectively on Facebook
With the new Facebook algorithm changes it is getting harder to stay connected with customers. Here are a few tips to help you connect...
How to Bring Down Fuel Costs Even More
Three successful firms share their fuel-saving strategies.
Don’t Let Your Trucks Trash Your Company Image
Are your company vehicles in need of some TLC?
Get the Price You Want
Build sales and boost profits by educating clients and offering value-added services.
Hitting the Wall
Top Cut learns how to get over the hump of what seems like a wall that's too tall.
Is A Google Ads Program For You? Part 1
For many years, service provider businesses could grow their business through organic (unpaid) search results. Yet, in the past couple of years, there’s been...
Company Culture Matters
Rick Cuddihe explains why it is important for both employees and clients to under your company's culture.
Tips for Handling the Heat
Employers must handle the heat intelligently.
About Mayflies and Minimum-Wage Jobs
On just about every block of my small town there’s a business with a “Help Wanted” sign. The business could be a restaurant, a...
Why Houzz Should Be in Your Marketing Toolbox
Houzz is a social media platform with offerings that are revolutionizing contractors’ marketing efforts. Houzz has more than 35 million users using the site and...
How Do You Deal With Stress?
Small business owners deal with stress everyday. Learn how Steve Rak II of Southwest Landscape Management deals with it.
5 Risks to Manage
How to minimize revenue threats and maximize success.
Leaders Identify Themselves by Their Attitudes
Who's leading your company? Most owners will answer that question by saying, "I am leading my company." That's technically correct, but every owner should...
Repairing Our Worst Year Yet
6 steps Steve Rak II of Southwest Landscape Management is taking to improve the performance of his business in 2015.
Manage Your Online Reputation Part 3
This is the final installment on how you can manage your online reputation. Read Part 1 and Part 2. This month, I talked to Mike...
Become a Referral-Generating Machine
The power of a person's personality and knowledge, whether they use it face to face with prospects or over the phone, can dramatically increase...
Hitting A Home Run In St. Louis
St. Louis is a great baseball town. The folks there love their MLB Cardinals, and why not? The team is the winner of 11...
Keep Your Sales on Track with KPIs
I started my lawn and pest prevention company nearly seven years ago only after traveling the country connecting and visiting with other lawn care...
4 Key Benefits of the Houzz Pro+ Program
In my last blog we talked to Liza Hausman, vice president industry marketing at Houzz, about the invaluable marketing tools Houzz offers for pro...
Firewise Landscaping
Expert advice on designing and maintaining reduced-risk landscapes in an era of extreme wildfires.
Unilock ® Scholarship Helps Shape the Landscape Industry
Unilock is accepting applications for their Paving the Future Scholarship. The winner will receive $5,000. Deadline for submission is 9/16/24.
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Compact Cleanup Solutions
In the wake of snowstorms and natural disasters, it's essential to be prepared with versatile equipment to support restoration efforts.