How to set pricing for a growing lawn care business with employees?
Hey all, I have been growing my lawn business fast, and there's so much to still learn. Right now, we are trying to establish our pricing to use along with Jobber. What's the best way to start going about getting these together? It's such a difficult and large task, I'd love some input from other lawn businesses. We own some of our equipment, we have some financed, and I have 4 workers, & 1 in the office. So it definitely gets complicated.Do You Train Your Team to Think or Just Work?
Every Monday, we hold a short training session with our team. We train on communication. leadership. & mindset. The reason being most tradespeople aren’t struggling because they can’t do the work. They’re struggling because they were never taught how to: Speak with clarity Handle conflict Lead a crew Represent the business professionally These tend to be the issues I see bottling up, either from our exit interviews or customer feed back or when things are misunderstood. Thats why I'm curious: Do you train soft skills with your crew?
Ego Line of electric tools
Has anyone invested in the Ego line of electric tools? Is it worth it? Batteries cost significantly more than the tool itself. But how long do they last on the job? And how long does it take to get a full charge? I realize this will also depends on the size of the battery, but has anyone compared Ego's battery life to more popular (and expensive) brands like dewalt/milwaukee?How To Track Commission Plans in Your Business for Jobber
Hi Everyone, I run a lawncare/landscaping business and more recently started Crew Insight (A Jobber marketplace App). Right now, the app is focused on KPI's and metrics but many of our users have asked about commission tracking. We've built out a small MVP and a waitlist to see how we can prioritize features and the roll out. I'd love to hear what types of commission plans people have right now, and how they're tracking it. We want to make it simple to build out your commission plan, track the calculations, and give your employees a real time view into their performance. If anyone's interested in chatting or signing up for the beta, you can do so here: https://crew-insight.com/waitlistProjected revenue
I would like to look at my upcoming schedule (by day, by week, or a custom range), and see the projected revenue based on future visits. I own a lawn service/maintenance company, and we invoice our customers after every visit. For example, when I see tomorrow's schedule, I would like to see the total number of visits, the revenue associated with each visit, and the total revenue for the day. I have never found a report in Jobber for this. I'm surprised that it isn't on the dashboard. Does anyone else think similarly? Are there easy work-arounds?
