Guessing Ends Here. Take Control of your Business
Winning in business is a balance of knowing the “right way” of doing things and having the proper mindset. Read up on the tactics and mindset that have propelled contractors in the SynkedUP community into profitable growth.
Business Management, Software & Technology
Landscaping Apps Keep Even the Busiest Contractors Organized
During the busiest parts of the season, your phone will start ringing before you even get to the shop. A client has questions about their patio install… Your crew lead wants to know how much mulch to grab… Yesterday’s walkthrough is still waiting on an estimate……
Crew Management
Take Good Care of Your Landscape Crew
Finding and keeping good employees is hard, so it’s in your best interest (and theirs) to take good care of the landscape crew you already have. You should want your landscape crew to find fulfillment and success in their roles. When they do, they work faster, work smarter,…
Business Management
How to Choose the Right Vendors for Landscape Jobs
A good friend of mine recently switched vendors, and saved 10% on the product he buys. A 10% cut in material cost can make a massive difference on a 12-month Profit & Loss report! That conversation got me thinking about how we choose vendors for landscape jobs.
Business Management
Building a Business That Protects Your Landscaper Profit Margin
Say you bid a patio job, with a 20% landscaper profit margin built into your price. The customer signs. Your crew finishes, the check clears, and the job feels like a win. Then you close out the year, and your Profit & Loss statement shows 6% net profit.
Uncategorized
How to Estimate Landscaping Jobs Like a True Professional
A big part of succeeding as a contractor comes down to knowing how to estimate landscaping jobs quickly, professionally, and accurately. Whether or not you win the job may very well come down to when you deliver the estimate, how you deliver it, and what it contains. Your…
Business Management, Software & Technology
How Scheduling Software for Landscape Business Works, and Why it Works
When the season’s in full swing, it feels like everything’s happening at once. By 9 a.m., your schedule has already fully drifted away from the plan for the day you set at 6. Using scheduling software for landscape business helps you stay on top of that chaos. Organization…
Business Management
What to Include on Your Landscape Project Closeout Checklist
You owe three proposals to customers who called this week. One crew is wrapping a landscape project across town, with an install lined up. Your best worker just texted that he can’t make it in today. And there’s a client on the phone asking why her patio still sits…
Business Management, Estimating & Pricing, Software & Technology
In A World of AI, Why Do I Need SynkedUP?
Why pay for estimating software when free AI tools can hand you a price in seconds? This is a question coming up more and more on jobsites and in contractor forums. Because it’s so available and so easy to use, many contractors are looking into using AI for…
Business Management, Estimating & Pricing
How to Pay Yourself Your Landscaping Owner Salary
You hire a new crew lead, and know exactly what to pay them. You price a maintenance contract, and can estimate how long it’ll take down to the man-hour. Then payroll runs, and the one crew member without a set wage is…you. So you take the money left over…
Business Management, Growth, Software & Technology
Your Landscape Management Business Needs Smart Systems
If you left your landscape management business for two weeks to go fishing, would the company still make money while you were gone? For too many owners, the honest answer is no. If you’re one of those owners, or if you’ve been one before, you probably know all…
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