Magazine /August, 2017 25
As lawn care business owners, we often pay top dollar for products and we do not even think of the profit margins on grub control. Grub control offers great cushion for many in the lawn care industry. we can gain profits from business here no matter if you have 20 customers or 20,000. Imagine the possibilities of having say an extra $3000, $10,000, or even $100,000 in revenue in a season.
If lawn company A begins to build a grub control plan and say they have 150 customers. If every lawn was a 3,000 SqFt lawn and they charged $74.00 for grub control and 93 customers signed up that will bring would bring lawn care company A $6882.00. Let's say lawn care company be had 2500 customers and 900 of them received grub control at $67.00. That would bring company B in around $60,300. Now there is product cost, but these are still great numbers!
Building a secured prepay plan for your grub campaign can also be great! Offer something like a 5% pre pay discount to entice customers to pay in advance for your service! This can help you gain funds rather quickly if you do it well. You can also build this area over time!
Why is selling grub control essential?