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Our first $1 million + year….An Honest Journey…Are YOU READY?
Its official, just got the news a bit ago, we thought we were going to end up short by about $40k for 2016, but we actually went over the million mark by the same amount! Can you imagine what these … Continue reading
Chapter 2; A synopsis of my pest control career
Well I titled this article “A synopsis to my pest control career” indicating it would be short… but then something went wrong. (my wife says I’m a talker-I guess that bleeds over into my writing) Ha!, well I guess it’s … Continue reading
Pest Control Marketing – Hal Coleman UNPLUGGED & UNCENSORED Workshop!
I rarely post advertisements…. oh what am I saying… the side bars are full of ad’s and I must have 30 posts/articles from friends in the industry touting their companies or products. And.. the thing is, I don’t receive a … Continue reading
An Open Letter To Myself
ox·y·mo·ron ˌäksəˈmôrˌän/ noun 1. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g.,faith unfaithful kept him falsely true ). I’m writing this article with a supreme confidence. However, I don’t mind saying the words come with … Continue reading
Why I Set Activity Goals In My Pest Control Business & Not Dollar Centered Goals
In this article are my thoughts concerning goal setting for the single operator, the mom and pop or smaller pest control company. We all want to grow our businesses and of course by grow, I mean to add to the … Continue reading
What If I Could Start My Pest Business Over Again? I’d Be Just Like You
I often think what it might be like if I could nix what I have and just begin again. I have many ideas of how a perfect business should be and in all honesty, mine is far from it. Now … Continue reading
If You Had Three Wishes In Your Pest Control Business- What Would They Be?
Last inspection of the day and it couldn’t end quicker for Jim. Don’t get me wrong-Jim’s thankful for the business. He’s been on a roll as of late and it looks like his 7 years of hard work is finally … Continue reading
Are single operator companies worth PCT’s & PMP’s & the Guru’s time. (an open letter)
One bug a boo of mine is that none of the ‘how to grow’ books, magazine articles or guru’s at speaking conferences really ever reach out to help the small company–the single operator. Now they say they do and their … Continue reading
The Trail That Was Blazed By A Good Ol Country Boy
I used to dream of the day when I’d have a full route. All my problems would be solved if I could just fill up that daily sheet with names and addresses. So I worked and scratched and clawed trying … Continue reading
Whats The Value of Your Time?
I’m often amused reading discussion forums or just ‘shop’ type talk at an annual ceu class when the subject of pricing or hourly worth comes up. The range of ‘self worth’ is truly astounding and the valuations different people place … Continue reading
The Two Forbidden Subjects Of Pest Control
It’s said that in business, there are two subjects that you should NEVER bring up. Politics and religion. Whoever said this was either a very wise person or someone who found themselves with one less client whenever they opened up … Continue reading
