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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
Is Our Industry Doing A Terrible Job At Promoting Our Professionalism?
Do you ever get to the end of your rope and just say out loud “enough is enough?” When you’ve been pushed on and tugged at and trodden over to the point that you just can’t stay silent anymore. I … Continue reading
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Everybody Has A Special Deal With Jerry
I guess I’m not a very good business man. I mean if you compare me & the stereotypical tycoon type that is described in all the guru books, I fit NONE of the definitions. I might shave twice in one … Continue reading
3 Time Killers To Avoid On Your Pest Control Route
Time is the longest distance between two places. Tennessee Williams From day one on the route you learn that pest control is a fast paced occupation. Get to a job, get it done and get to the next and repeat. … Continue reading
Is There Really Such A Thing As A Pest Control Price Increase?
This year my company went through the ‘pains’ of a price increase. We don’t do it nearly as often as “the experts” say to do it but honestly, more than I’d like to. I hate raising prices or let me … Continue reading
Difficult People & Their Criticism On your Pest Control Route
Two realities; #1. I’m not a psychologist or anything close enough to give me authority in this field. That said, I’ve been dealing with (and you as well if you’ve done pest control for any length of time) difficult people … Continue reading
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Tagged criticism and difficult customers, how to deal with criticism, how to run a route, how to start your own pest control business, pest control training
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Put Another Niche Under Your Belt
I get a lot of questions from pest control owners on how to grow their business. The request usually is preceded by a long list of things they’ve tried that didn’t work or asking for specifics on something I’ve written … Continue reading
In Pest Control The Common Sense Of The Common Denominator Is Not So Common
I’ve never been accused of being the sharpest knife in the drawer and honestly, that’s ok. But you’d think after almost 3 decades of doing pest control I’d be the last one lulled into sleep over a minor problem and … Continue reading
Route #9 Coming Out Of The Closet
To this day I remember exactly how I was introduced to this gig. At the time I was working two jobs, an upscale deli making sandwiches by day and a low life greasy Greek pizza place moping floors and doing … 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
