LANDSCAPERS: Let's unite on best practices...
Calling all landscape home service companies! We are a full-service landscaping company doing everything from irrigation, fertilizer and lawn maintenance programs to large projects. We've used Jobber...
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I love this idea, but I think context is important. Team size and revenue, geography and what specialities you service will make you a great fit for some, and tough to imagine for others. Sounds like you've built a very strong business to have that much admin horsepower (congrats!). Would you say most of your customers are one off jobs or regular scheduled work?
I've got a team of 12 in the field servicing Edmonton, AB, Canada. 5 months of snow, 6 months of lawn maintenance, ~ $1M revenue. We've set up the snow and lawn as recurring jobs that operate more like a subscription. Our one off jobs are mostly just spring and fall cleanup packages that the customer assembles like ordering from a restaurant menu.
One thing I think we do a little bit differently is sending our invoices at the beginning of the month. Since the cost of mowing/snow removal is known, we send on the 1st of the month, and payment is due at the end of the month. If you don't pay your bill on time, service for the next month doesn't start. This has helped us maintain a healthier cash flow.
Interesting! Sounds like you keep things simple with flat pricing as much as possible. That’s something I keep saying I want to get to but with so many variables it’s hard to figure out. How do you structure your menu like clean ups? With snow and mow we bill after because we charge per event. How do you figure out pricing for this to charge in advance?
