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Lawn Care Voicemail Solution

April 2, 2021

Brandon Rushing Lawn and Garden Care: Starting Each Morning Ahead of the Game

After voicing his frustration with voicemail and lost leads to a friend in the lawn care industry, Brandon was referred to Slingshot. A 24/7 sales and customer support service for lawn care professionals, Slingshot offered a solution to the voicemail dilemma.

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Lawn Pest Call Scripts

April 1, 2021

While email, chatbots, and other forms of online support have become common channels for providing customer service, inbound calls aren’t going away anytime soon. Larger companies often have generously staffed [...]

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Social Media Lawn and Landscape

March 24, 2021

Social Media Strategies for Lawn Care & Landscape Maintenance Providers

With dozens of social media platforms constantly competing to capture the most attention, choosing the right platform can feel overwhelming. Just remember: you don’t have to be on them all — only the ones that matter.

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Summer Checklist Lawn

March 10, 2021

Ready for the Rush? A Checklist for Lawn and Landscape Maintenance Providers

When spring and summer appointment requests start rolling in, it can be tempting to put every single one on the books. However, overbooking can lead to disaster and dissatisfied customers.

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Real Green Solutions Event

February 4, 2021

Real Green Solutions 2021 Recap

The Speed-to-Lead presentation advised members of the lawn industry about innovative ways to measure and maximize the response time to leads in order to increase sales. Speed-to-lead has the potential to be a significant driver of conversion when executed correctly.

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Sticky Annual Home Services

January 15, 2021

Creating Sticky Annual Services for Home Services Providers

A great strategy for selling annual services is to develop home maintenance subscription services. Subscription services lock your customers in and give you the opportunity to demonstrate the value of your regularly scheduled service. Once a customer has established a subscription with you, they are much less likely to switch providers if you are offering reliable service.

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