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
What To Focus On In The Off-Season (Part 2)
I started a new series in my last blog, of “What to focus on in the off-season.” I’m continuing that today to focus on the second point of getting all of your jobs into your system and schedule. If you haven’t already, that is. If you have good systems and…
Business Management
What To Focus On In The Off Season
Say what? Focus? The off-season is the time to catch a breath, sit back, think about the past year, then look forward and plan for the upcoming year. We all know the quote of the definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again while expecting…
Business Management
How to Know If You Are On Track With Jobs
Recently I wrote a blog on “What is the point of software”, and in there I had 4 main points (one specifically about how to track your jobs): Since then I’ve been writing a deep dive into each of those. How to know if you’re on track Today,…
Estimating & Pricing
Common Mistakes in Estimating & Planning Jobs
If you read the stuff I put out there, you know I like to talk about the numbers. But today I’m going to cover a couple of practical estimating mistakes, some that I’ve made myself, or seen other people making. When you get to talk with landscape contractors from all…
Business Management
Streamlining Workflows and Operations for More Profit
Streamlining workflows and operations are what I believe to be the most overlooked opportunity to increase your net profits. It’s a sneaky one. It can be hard to make tangible. It’s easy to continue doing what you’ve always done, never realizing that there’s a better way, which in turn…
Business Management
This is What it Means to “Know Your Numbers”
“Know your Numbers” is a cliche term that gets thrown around a lot in the landscape industry. You see it dropped in Facebook threads, events, seminars, courses, etc. A lot of newer contractors will go to a landscape or hardscape Facebook group, post a photo of…
Software & Technology
What’s the Point of Software for Landscape Businesses?
I usually go deep on a particular topic in my blog, but today I am going to zoom out and share a perspective from a 30,000 ft view — on software. The point of software for landscape businesses is to make it possible for you…
Estimating & Pricing
Sending Out Quotes for Next Year? Get Your Budget Updated!
All booked up for the year and sending out quotes for jobs that will be on next year’s schedule? Time to get that budget updated! For perspective (if you’ve never built a budget), a budget is the foundation of knowing your numbers, and it sets your markup percentages on…
Crew Management
Increasing Upsells through your Crew Leaders
Upsells are awesome! You are already on-site, have your equipment there, and your team is there as well. So, when upsells happen – BAM! Because all your mobilization costs are already covered under the original job, you increase your profit from that job. That’s just one…
News & Updates
Announcing the new SynkedUP PRO Plan
I usually write something “educational” or a “best practice-oriented” subject for my blog. But today I am shooting you a more “newsy” article. We’re beginning the rollout of our new SynkedUP PRO plan this week. We’re running a promotion where if you sign up for SynkedUP before Oct 1st, you…
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