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Effective Pest Control Methods: Best Practices & Strategies
Business Efficiency

Effective Pest Control Methods: Best Practices & Strategies

Learn about physical, biological, and chemical methods of pest control, plus how you can orchestrate elements of each into an integrated pest management plan.

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210 Standout Pest Control Company Names for 2023
Business Growth

210 Standout Pest Control Company Names for 2023

Pest control company owners need to choose business names that distinguish their brands. Get guidance from FieldRoutes, plus inspiration from more than 200 pest control company name ideas.

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200 Best Lawn Care Business Names to Attract Customers
Business Growth

200 Best Lawn Care Business Names to Attract Customers

In the green industry, a company name sets a business apart from its competitors. Looking for an effective and memorable name? Check out these lawn care business name ideas.

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How to Start a Lawn Care Business: A Step-by-Step Guide [2023]
Business Growth

How to Start a Lawn Care Business: A Step-by-Step Guide [2023]

Ready to start your own lawn care business? Follow this step-by-step guide to build a solid foundation for business success.

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Business Efficiency

Effective Pest Control Methods: Best Practices & Strategies

Learn about physical, biological, and chemical methods of pest control, plus how you can orchestrate elements of each into an integrated pest management plan.

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Business Growth

210 Standout Pest Control Company Names for 2023

Pest control company owners need to choose business names that distinguish their brands. Get guidance from FieldRoutes, plus inspiration from more than 200 pest control company name ideas.

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Business Growth

200 Best Lawn Care Business Names to Attract Customers

In the green industry, a company name sets a business apart from its competitors. Looking for an effective and memorable name? Check out these lawn care business name ideas.

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Business Growth

How to Start a Lawn Care Business: A Step-by-Step Guide [2023]

Ready to start your own lawn care business? Follow this step-by-step guide to build a solid foundation for business success.

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Business Growth

How To Value A Pest Control Business: A Comprehensive Guide

Ready to sell your business? Learn how to value your pest control business and effective ways to increase your company’s value to make it more attractive to buyers.

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Reports And Analytics

Landscape and Lawn Care Crew Member Salaries By State 2023

Landscape and lawn care pay rates are up year-over-year across the nation, according to salary data from Payscale.com

Case Studies

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Doctor Gopher Case Study

Doctor Gopher’s Cam Chaney Burrows Into A Second Career

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All U Need Pest Control Case Study

When certified pest control operator Kyle Selbach stepped into his role as director of operations for All U Need Pest Control, he set a clear goal for the organization.

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Tuxedo Mosquito Control Case Study

“It was switching from MS-DOS to a Porsche.”

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ACTION Termite & Pest Control Case Study

Reaching short and long-term goals takes drive, vision, and, as ACTION Termite & Pest Control discovered, the right partner in growth.

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Certified Lights Case Study

After taking over the family pest control business, Scott Young was looking for a fresh way to maintain growth during the slow winter months.

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All Clear Pest Control Case Study

We not only provide the most effective pest management services around, but we also make it easy as possible to quickly get exactly the treatment your property needs to keep you pest-free.

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Website Health

Learn how an SEO audit will help you effectively communicate your brand, knowledge, and services.

Using Software For Effective Business Management In The Field Service Industry

As with any other industry, running a successful field service business is in many ways determined by how well you can manage all of the individual pieces that keep it up and running.

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How To Best Spend Your Company’s Marketing Dollars

10 Tips For A Top-Notch Pest Control Marketing Strategy | FieldRoutes

Now more than ever, it’s crucial for pest control companies to find ways to stand out from the crowd. A top-notch marketing strategy can help set you apart from the competition, resulting in more leads and customers for your business.

Email Marketing: 10 Tips For Client Engagement

Enhance Your Reputation Through Email Marketing 

Learn more about the opportunity to share your company’s ideas with others.

How To Build A Great Customer Experience

Improving customer experience can be challenging, but the benefits are worth the investment. When you provide an excellent customer experience, your customers will reward you with loyalty. And loyalty is everything.

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A Field Service Marketing Budget

A Field Service Marketing Budget

Have you ever wondered how much you should spend on marketing for your field service business?

The Problems With Manual Invoicing

The Problems With Manual Invoicing

Automating your invoicing process helps eliminate paper, errors, and will save you money in the long run.

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17: His Best Pitch: Focusing On Culture And Finances With Pete Schopen

The former owner of Schopen Pest Solutions travels the country consulting for pest control companies.

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16: Coach ’Em Up: Controlling The Chaos With Sheri Spencer Bachman

The Pest Control Business Coach owner puts her expertise to work for companies in the industry.

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15: Books Smarts: I Do What I Do With Andrew de la Chapelle

PCO Bookkeepers partners with pest control and lawn companies to bridge the gaps in accounting and more.

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14: Making Something Magical Happen: Do It And Don’t Quit with Allan Draper

Entrepreneur Allan Draper explains why balance is not what we should strive for and why grit is critical in business.

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13: From Drilling To Fulfilling: A Second Career For Former Dentist Carl Braun

The owner of Quality Pest Control in Omaha forged a unique path to find his place in the pest control industry.

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12: Year-Round Growth: Building Revenue During The Slow Season With Scott Young

Learn how you can build year-round growth by adding holiday lighting services to your field service business.

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2022 PCT Top 100 Companies Using FieldRoutes Experienced 30% Growth Rate

2022 PCT Top 100 Companies Using FieldRoutes Experienced 30% Growth Rate

They use software to help manage their successful businesses. If you’re ready to join the PCT Top 100, then it’s time to move to FieldRoutes.

Looking To Grow? FieldRoutes® Lawn Care Software Is Here

Looking To Grow? FieldRoutes® Lawn Care Software Is Here

FieldRoutes residential lawn care customers using the operations suite saw an average customer growth rate of 44% during their first year of use.

Consumer Pest Control Purchasing Report

Consumer Pest Control Purchasing Report

Taking the time to understand your customers benefits your entire organization and can give you a strategic advantage over your competition

Gear Up To Grow With FieldRoutes

Gear Up To Grow With FieldRoutes

FieldRoutes™ PCT Top 100 clients using the operations and sales and marketing suites for more than 12 months saw a healthy 53% average annual revenue growth rate.

Experience Higher Growth

Experience Higher Growth

FieldRoutes customers on the PCT Top 100 list using both the operations and sales and marketing suites had an average annual growth rate of 53%.

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Get to know our customer, Green Machine Pest Control. Find out about their business and their experience with FieldRoutes.

Cory Hodnett

Green Machine Pest Control

Hear Anthem Pest Control's story and how utilizing FieldRoutes has changed their business for the better.

Ben Morgan

Anthem Pest Control

Get to know Fox Pest Control and find out how implementing FieldRoutes® software continues to help them grow their business.

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Fox Pest Control

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The Secret To Keeping Customers Happy Throughout Busy Season

Exemplary customer service is king in the field service industry. It can be easy to let things slip when things get busy, but don’t forget that customer retention is good business. Customer acquisition can cost up to five times more than customer retention, so it’s worth investing in strategies that will prevent your customers from melting away when things heat up. So when the weather gets warmer and the calls flood in, ensure you and your team have the tools to make hay this summer.

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Preparing Your Field Service Business For A Natural Disaster

Expect the unexpected. In this Checklist, we’ll go over a few actions you can take to help maintain operations during emergency situations.

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Top 6 Automation Hacks To Get Your Time Back

Growing your business shouldn’t be this hard. Do a great job, sign up more customers, then kick back and watch the money roll in.

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3 Ways You Can Attract And Retain Millennial Customers

Finding software that meets your operational and marketing needs can be tricky. That’s where FieldRoutes comes in. Our fully integrated Marketing and Operations Suites give you the tools you need to appeal to millennials and grow your business.

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How To Get Rid Of Late Payments Pests

If you need help improving your collections process with cutting-edge technology, contact FieldRoutes. Our experts can help you identify the solutions you need to protect your bottom line.

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5 Ways To Beat Inflation With FieldRoutes

Surviving and thriving during high inflation requires owners to stay three or more steps ahead. 

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Search Engine Marketing Done Right

Get the most out of your PPC campaign and give your online marketing efforts a boost with these simple tips.

Customer Retention With FieldRoutes

Customer Retention With FieldRoutes

It can cost seven times more to gain a new customer than retain an existing one. FieldRoutes makes it easy to keep your customers happy.

FieldRoutes™ Mobile App Support Commercial Services

FieldRoutes® Mobile App Support Commercial Services

Feel confident you're providing the best customer service with FieldRoutes for commercial pest control.

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FieldRoutes - SEO vs. PPC

SEO vs. PPC - Which will give you the best results?

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FieldRoutes® 6 Steps to Utilizing Social Media

How to use social media to connect with customers.

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FieldRoutes Tips When Switching Software

Make a wish list to help you decide to switch field service software.

Webinars

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United to Beat Malaria: Tangible Business Benefits

We know. You read the subject line above and thought, “Supporting a cause is great and all, but who has the time? I have a business to run, sales to make, and employees to hire and retain.” Well, you might be surprised to learn that supporting United to Beat Malaria can help improve your sales, assist with recruitment, and improve employee retention. Kidwell, who lives at the intersection of family, partnerships, and pancakes, introduced you to the United to Beat Malaria organization, discussed how a partnership with the group can benefit your field services company, and how your support will provide those at risk with insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor residual spraying, and more.

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Improve Productivity and Increase Sales with Integrated Voice Solutions

Running a field service business is hard work. But what if it could be easier? What if you could maximize your ability to capture new business, access call recordings for verification or training purposes, increase employee productivity and efficiency while reducing costs, and provide a better customer experience, greet by name rather than account number or address? During this broadcast, Kidwell reviewed what an internet phone system is and the common features associated with using them, the specific advantages associated with connecting your business management software to them, and the extensive remote capabilities these solutions have.

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The Cost Of Inflation And Learning to Make Your Business Thrive

Did you know that it takes a 10-15% profit just to survive in the field service industry and 15-20% or more to do well? Or that recent research has shown many businesses in our industry earn less than a 10% profit and many of those are not profitable at all? This industry offers so much potential; don’t let your business be a statistic. Our latest webinar, The Cost of Inflation And Learning To Make Your Business Thrive, is presented by Christeen Era, co-founder of Green Profit Academy. In the second of our two-part series, Era reviews the basics of nurturing profitable growth, tips for avoiding the survival trap, and the core principles of creating predictable profit in your business. Learn to beat the odds.

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The Scalable Growth Business Model: Grow Your Business While Maximizing Your Profit

Many owners of field service businesses believe that their hard work and expertise will guarantee success. Unfortunately, technical knowledge alone doesn’t generate profit and owners often struggle to stay afloat and turn even a tiny profit. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

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Techs and Trucks: Protecting Your Biggest Assets

If you run a business in the field service industry, you know that acquiring, retaining technicians and securing the work trucks needed to service your jobs is a challenge. Unfortunately, skyrocketing prices and supply chain issues associated with the pandemic are only exacerbating the problem. Watch our partner Matt Curtis, Director of Partnerships at Azuga, introduce tools to improve driving behavior that will in turn reduce vehicle wear and tear and fuel expenditure, thus boosting your bottom line.

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Automate your AR and Completely Change Your Bottom Line

Does the entire idea of collections make your head hurt? Does getting home in time for dinner sound a lot more appealing than spending your evening sorting through delinquent accounts? Well, you’re not alone. Watch as Andrea Dahlgren, the senior vice president of business development at A.R.M. Solutions, presents Automate Your A/R And Completely Change Your Bottom Line.

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