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Family Pest Business

June 16, 2021

10 Ways to Grow the Family Pest Business

How can you maintain the integrity of the family pest business while evolving with the times? These 10 tips will help you navigate the nuances of working with family while expanding operations.

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Lawn care call center webinar

June 14, 2021

Keys To Solving Lawn Call Center Challenges With Overflow And After-Hours Support

In this webinar we explore the unique challenges of seasonality, lead response, and performance management for lawn care and landscape maintenance providers as well as the innovative solutions provided by Slingshot.

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Pest control boss

June 9, 2021

Are You A Good Boss? A Quiz for Pest Control and Lawn Care Owners

Whether you are preventing or removing potentially harmful insects, rodents, or reptiles from residential and commercial properties, or landscaping, maintaining turf, mowing lawns, or removing debris, you want to be a good boss and manage your resources well — particularly your human resources.

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stress management for business owners

June 2, 2021

Stress Management for Business Owners

Small business owners have stressors that others simply don’t have to face. That’s especially true for owners of seasonal businesses like lawn care and pest control. When you’re not hiring and restaffing to scale up for the busy season, you’re preparing to get through the slow months.

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Plumbing Answering Service

May 26, 2021

Why Plumbers Need a 24/7 Answering Service

As a homeowner, plumbing emergencies can be some of the most frustrating. They often involve leaks, damaged walls, flooring, and other surfaces in the home. Common emergencies, including burst pipes and overflowing drains, can happen at all hours, and homeowners want them fixed as soon as possible to avoid expensive repairs. Today’s customer knows that if you don’t answer their emergency call, the next plumber will.

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Pest Control ROI

May 19, 2021

How to Build Revenue and Value for a Sustainable Pest Business

Company owners who want to run a sustainable pest business first need to understand the direction in which the industry is moving. Second, they need to formulate a plan to build pest control revenue to improve strategically, financially, and operationally.

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pest control growth

May 18, 2021

What Your Managers Wish You Knew: How to Direct Your Team for Growth

Pest control managers in marketing, call center operations, and accounting discuss what is needed from their team to most effectively guide the company’s departments for future growth and profitability.

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Pest Control Website

May 11, 2021

The Ultimate Guide on Creating a Website That Converts for Pest Control Companies

Customers nowadays like to receive answers fast. If you can't keep up, they'll move on to a competitor that can give them what they need exactly when they need it. The right pest control website design will let you put your business on demand. Read on to learn how to create a professional site to convert your prospects into leads!

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Marketing Strategies for Pest Control

May 10, 2021

A Marketing Guide for HVAC Providers: 10 Tips to Attract New Customers

Marketing is one of the most essential tools for business success. An effective strategy can help you attract the right customers and increase sales. Take a look at this HVAC marketing guide for tips to help you create your plan.

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