Category Archives: The Business Of Pest Control

The how to of a pest control business.

The Reticular Activating System Guarantees Pest Control Sales

What would you pay for a system that automatically brought your companies name up first in the mind of a potential customer? Imagine, if every time the need arises or a chance for a referral comes about– Sha-zam- (your name … Continue reading

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Hey Mega International Pest Control Company- Have You Considered Your Exit Strategy?

Been a long day today–let’s see, what’s in the mail? Bill, bill, ‘Get the new Mallis handbook’, bill, bill, ooh a check, that’s a switch and–what’s this? A hand written envelope from who? Hmmmm, he must know me let’s see…….ripppp. … Continue reading

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Consider The Lifetime Value Of Your Customer & Grow Exponentially You Have The Key

Well our original question was What is the LIFETIME value of a customer? which we discussed in part 1. Then in part 2 we went looking for a key and I sort of left you hanging- my bad but I … Continue reading

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Consider The Lifetime Value Of Your Customer & Grow Exponentially Part 2

Well you’re either back for part two or you’ve just clicked in to my site in search of some information on how to grow your pest control company. Either way I’m glad to have you. If you’re just dropping in … Continue reading

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Consider The Lifetime Value Of Your Customer & Grow Exponentially Part 1

What is the LIFETIME value of a customer? Do you have that answer for your business, your route, your sales rolodex? Often when I speak to new or struggling operators I ask this question & if I get a blank … Continue reading

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What The Customer Hears Can Cost You

Do anything long enough and you can almost go on an auto pilot mode and things just always seem to go as expected. You’ve got your little system that works for you and methods that work well on the pests … Continue reading

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Consider Buying A Pest Control Route

There are a lot of ways to grow your business and each has varying degrees of what it’ll add and how fast. Waves of door knocking salesman, mailers, TV & radio campaigns and the list goes on and on.(I’ve done … Continue reading

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A Proven Strategy In Pest Control

All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved. Sun Tzu There seems to be a grave misconception of pest control which leads to disappointments, under … Continue reading

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Who Will Survive In Pest Controls Near Future?

Are you ready for 2011? Do you have plans for new trucks, employees or even expansion? Are you excited for what the future holds and is this your year to grab some real market share? They say pest control is … Continue reading

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Is Your Pest Control Company Built On A House Of Cards?-It May Not Be Up To You

There are so many things that are just dead set against a small company from getting up and off the ground long enough to becoming established. It can be such a grind and a fight to just make it past … Continue reading

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Heavy Hitters In Pest Control-Small Companies Swinging For The Fences

In baseball all you need is to hit the ball 3 out of 10 times and you get a pro contract. If some of those hits are homers you are a star. Of course human nature being what it is … Continue reading

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The Domino’s Effect In Pest Control

Just a question and I’m not really sure if this is a big deal or will resonate with anybody or as usual this is just a figment of my vivid imagination. Have you seen the TV commercials of the famous … Continue reading

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It’s Your Business – Let It Grow


The fly that doesn’t want to be swatted is most secure when it lights on the fly-swatter.  ~G.C. Lichtenberg How do you handle problems in your business? It’s a fair question because everyone and every firm deals with them all … Continue reading

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To Hustle Takes No Skill At All (Keeping And Advancing In Your Pest Control Job)

I played football as a youngster and had dreams of being a Green Bay Packer running the ball like my favorite running back # 42 John Brockington. He wasn’t the greatest back who ever lived but he was the first … Continue reading

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The Security Patch For The Pest Control Professional

Anyone who knows me or spends anytime reading my blog knows I’m no big fan of reinventing the wheel and at the same time I’m not exactly enthralled with the way Mega Pest Control Company Inc. runs its operations. I’m … Continue reading

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