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Choosing a pest control company

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 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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Free inspection for pest services are not so free

When’s the last time you had an a/c man out for a ‘free’ inspection? How bout a plumber or electrician? At the very least you get a service call charge

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