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Choosing a pest control company

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Pest control people ‘toot your own horn’

I’m sitting at a Panera Bread right now in Appleton Wisconsin and soon I’ll be flying back from this beautiful weather to the hot buggy paradise I call home. As always when I travel I check out the local bug companies and see what the most prevalent pest issues are and the different trends from [...]

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My 5 days with Billy The Exterminator

It’s always great for me to watch another professional in the craft I love work his or her magic. Their skill and expertise is one thing but what impresses me the most is the confidence they have in their ability to get the job done even if it has complex factors that would send any [...]

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Roach vs. Bug man-Pest Control Ocala Part 1

Both of my sons have achieved so much in life already and I couldn’t be any prouder. (I have the gray hair to prove it Besides being an intranet guru and accomplished airplane pilot and radio star my oldest, (Jason) is a great pest control technician and salesman. Jared or ‘The Beast’ as he’s called [...]

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Ninja exterminator-The movie

Not to long ago I wrote an article Ninja exterminator-what kind of customer are you? I was surprised how many people clicked on that story and still do today. I think I may have found out just how they came to find my writing. In my never ending quest to find and bring you great [...]

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I do termite work!

One of the most frustrating feelings in my work is walking up to the front door of a long standing customer and seeing drill marks in the slab, that I didn’t put there! I have to admit each time I see it I have to take a minute before I ring that bell and I [...]

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Why don’t pest control companies charge a trip fee?

If you own a home you are no doubt aware of the dreaded ‘trip fees’ that are tacked onto any service bill you get. The A/C man comes out and puts a 1/2 pound of coolant in your system and hands you a receipt for $112.00, $35 of which was just for him to show [...]

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5 pest control products that never made the shelves

Pest control has had a ton of great ideas and inventions that have made all our lives so much simpler and pest free but I bet you’d be surprised to hear of some the great ideas that never made it to the market place. Now if you decide to take some of these ideas and [...]

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Spam and roaches- finding help for pest control

In any event most roach infestations don’t start off on day one with a population of 5000, it starts with one or two from an unsuspecting source but before you know it things get out of hand.

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It’s an employers paradise-how to get or keep your pest control job

I can give you my view and what better view to have since I or someone like me would do the hiring or deciding on whether to keep you in these tough times. Here’s what I see

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Paranoid pest man?

Am I paranoid? Maybe just a little but I know that when I do service, people are watching me and you know what? That’s Ok, but I do think I need a hug now.

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The lure of a side job

The seduction of quick money is a powerful thing and I’ve known people who’ve turned their side business into mini sized routes. They might ad 3 or 4 stops to their days and even got so cocky that they were soon charging clean out fees

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Ninja exterminator-what kind of customer are you?

I’m still waiting however for the next time I’m asked to park in the alley way but since where I live now there are no alley’s I’ll have to sharpen up my ninja skills.

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Good pest control starts in the office

Good office personnel are those who know the routes almost as well as the technicians. They remember the little things like reminder calls or making sure keys are attached to the route sheets

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Is your pest control company”the jack of all trades?”

Pest control is an honest, valuable and skilled labor of love for many tech’s around the world. Our worth is proven each time we break out a bee pole or treat that insignificant crack that stops a hoard of marching ants.

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Anatomy of a cancellation

I’m always amazed when talking with my peers at ceu courses or reading replies on pest control forums how no one ever loses an account, raises prices every year with little fuss and hardly ever get any complaint calls in their companies. I gotta call BS

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