Weston Zimmerman
CEO and Founder
Weston Zimmerman started in landscaping as a teenager at Tussey Landscaping in central Pennsylvania. Over 15 years he grew to lead crews on award-winning design/build projects while diving deep into operations and leadership. Struggling with figuring out profitability and dealing with over complicated workflows between the office and field, he co-founded SynkedUP — a business management app built by contractors, for contractors. Now leading SynkedUP, Weston is driven to end entrepreneurial poverty in the trades and help blue-collar contractors build profitable, thriving businesses.
Crew Management
Your Crew Going Over Estimated Hours Regularly?
Let’s say you’ve estimated and installed your own jobs as the owner-operator of your business and gotten pretty good at estimating the correct amount of labor. It feels good, finishing the job, and your actual hours are right in line with your estimated hours. Then… You…
Marketing & Sales
Are You “The Best” Contractor In Your Area?
Can you make a better burger than McDonald’s? Can you make “the best” burger? “Of course.” Then why does McDonald’s sell more burgers and make more money than you do? “🤔………” Because McDonald’s is one of the best at business systems… Their secret…
Business Management
Making Money? Time for the Mid-Year Check
It’s that time in the heat of summer again! Are you making money? We’re officially past the halfway mark of this year. Which means… It’s time to hop off the hamster wheel for just a few minutes and sanity check whether we’re on track to hit our…
Estimating & Pricing
Pricing Estimates Profitably With An Updated Budget
It’s that time of year where as contractors we’re just trying to keep our head above water. Keeping jobs on track, keeping clients happy, and getting estimates back out to prospects in a timely manner requires a budget. Question for you: are those estimates you’re cranking out…
Estimating & Pricing
Should Contractors Give Discounts?
Should we as contractors give discounts on jobs? I dare say we’ve all been there and done it at some point. And if you did it for long enough, you probably no longer do them. 😅 The story usually goes something like this. You slide…
Estimating & Pricing
How to Create Estimating Templates and Production Rates
You want to cut estimating time by 90%? You want to eliminate estimating mistakes? Well… let me introduce you to the power of templates and production rates for estimating your jobs more accurately and in less time. In my years of helping contractors streamline their estimating process by building…
Estimating & Pricing
Why Labor Overruns on Jobs Crush You More Than Any Other Overrun
Overruns of any kind on jobs hurt your profit. But there’s one particular overrun that stands head and shoulders above the rest. Labor. Why do labor overruns on jobs crush you more than any other overrun? Guess which kind of overrun is more common and harder…
Software & Technology
Streamline Your Landscape Quoting Process with SynkedUP: A Quick Guide
No one likes to manually build a quote. It’s been a thorn in the side (pun intended) of landscape business owners since this industry got its start, so why are so many still doing it this way? Well, given the complexity and inefficiency of most landscaping quoting software solutions…
Software & Technology
Synergize Your Landscaping Business Finances with SynkedUP and QuickBooks
As a landscaping business owner, managing your finances is as crucial to your business as maintaining lush greenery. However, the traditional accounting methods owner/operators have turned to are time-consuming and prone to errors. That’s where we come in. SynkedUP offers a comprehensive solution tailored specifically for landscaping businesses.
Software & Technology
What Should My Business Be Spending on Software?
Ok, I’m finally going to do it. I’m focusing on the question of: What should my business be spending on software? I’m sharing my philosophy and how I think about buying gadgets and tools for my business. How much is too much? Is there such a thing as…
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