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Choosing a pest control company

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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Do people really want ‘green pest control?’

Now in 2009 I ask you, Do you really want green pest control? Isn’t it a fore gone conclusion that this service industry already performs this for you and at a high lev

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No time clock in pest control

Regardless of how huge or small a company is it always comes down to the technician and for every professional exterminator I know their days are filled with the same excitement

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Bugs in your gutter

This combination makes for an irresistible soup for all kinds of insects and if unchecked large infestations may begin making their way into your home.

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Trashing the competition

I’m often asked about so and so or my program is compared to theirs which would be an easy lead in to start slinging negative arrows but I never take the bait

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The technician carousel

I suppose I’ll need to have about 100,000 more children to keep my formula in tact and of course expand my parking lot.

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What the Do it yourself store won’t tell you

yet DIY stores can sell many of the same products we use and the owner doesn’t even have to be a certified operator or licensed in pest control at all.

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Naturally confused

On the other hand you may investigate further trying to define your goals and end up like me, naturally confused.

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As seen on TV

It’s said that a 30 second ad costs 3 million dollars and maybe that’s why Miller High Life ran only a one second ad.(still $100,000.00 if my math is right)

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The pitfalls of 3 bids

That’s a phrase that is really cliché I know but it is very important. Written quotes or contracts are a must when comparing companies because you’re not depending on your memory. Believe me after you have 3 pest control sales people in one day you’re going to be swimming in facts and figures you never thought were possible about bugs.

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Choosing The Right Pest Control Company

Confused on which pest control company to choose? Before you let your fingers do the walking read the article on pestcemetery.com. Youll be glad you did.

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