How are you handling vehicle setup and organization for your rigs this season?
Hey everyone, I'm looking to dial in some efficiency on the service setup and wanted to see what's working best out in the field for other contractors. Between managing day-to-day tools, chemical storage, hoses, and quick-access gear, vehicle organization can make or break a busy workday. What's your go-to shelving, rack, or box setup in your rig? Any specific modifications or DIY tricks you’ve done to keep everything secure and easy to grab? If you could change one thing about how your current service vehicle is laid out, what would it be? Drop your thoughts, setups, or lessons learned below—always interested in seeing how others keep their operations streamlined!Service Agreement Ideas for Project Based Businesses
This one has got me racking my mind. One thing they always talk about when you are building enterprise value in a business is having predictable revenues. I think for something like window washing, lawn care, poop scooping etc it'd be easy to have predictable revenues because it's pretty straightforward to have a re-occuring service agreement. But what about us GCs? I originally thought I could get people with a membership for a percentage off jobs. This seemed like a good idea till the first two people to sign up only did so because they had large $40k plus jobs so it was a no brainer (it paid for itself 2x over). If I tried to make the percentage off smaller, it wouldn't be enticing enough to get people interested. Let's brainstorm here guys - what can a general contractor do as a monthly or quarterly service to get in to the service agreement game?How are you handling minimum job charges and site estimates for 2026?
Hey everyone, Looking to tighten up my pricing model and job minimums heading into the rest of the season. For single-operator shops: What is your current hard floor / minimum charge for a residential service call? Are you doing virtual estimates via satellite imagery first, or insisting on every site visit in person? Curious to see how everyone balances closing fast versus avoiding scope creep.
Has anyone hired a commission-based sales rep for their business?
Has anyone hired a commission based sales rep for their landscaping company? Looking to grow our company and it’s getting harder to handle all the requests in a timely enough manner, but same time we aren’t busy enough to have another crew lead. Looking to weigh options and interested in feedback on how it’s worked for others.What’s the Best Marketing Move You Made That Actually Brought in Customers? 🚀
There’s a lot of advice out there about marketing, but every business is different. What’s one marketing strategy, idea, or change you made that actually helped bring in real customers? Was it social media, referrals, networking, ads, reviews, partnerships, or something unexpected? Share what worked (and what didn’t) your experience could help another business owner.Are You Selling Your Service… or Selling the Experience?
Customers have more choices than ever. Sometimes the difference isn’t just the service you provide, but how you make people feel from the first interaction to the final follow-up. What are some ways your business creates an experience that keeps customers coming back?If Someone Gave You $1,000 for Business Tools, Where Would You Spend It?
Imagine you had $1,000 to invest back into your business tomorrow. Would you spend it on software, equipment, marketing, automation, training, or something else? What investment would create the biggest return for your business?
