- ProBase<\/a> is best<\/strong> if your lawn care jobs come from your own lawn care website, Lawn Love, LawnStarter, other marketplaces, or word-of-mouth and door-to-door marketing. With ProBase, every job — no matter where it comes from — is in one place. <\/li> <\/ul> \t\t\t\t\t\t\tTable of Contents<\/div> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
- More customers, more scheduling challenges<\/a><\/li>
- 5 benefits of scheduling and routing apps<\/a>
- 1. Map view displays nearby jobs<\/a><\/li>
- 2. Easy online payments<\/a><\/li>
- 3. Far less administrative work<\/a><\/li>
- 4. Improve customer management and communication<\/a><\/li>
- 5. Reschedule jobs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Other top apps for lawn care service businesses<\/a><\/li>
- Scheduling and routing tools save time and money<\/a><\/li><\/ul> \t\t\t<\/div> \t\t<\/div><\/div>
More customers, more scheduling challenges<\/span><\/h2>
Managing your lawn care business becomes increasingly challenging as you add more customers to your route and try to fit all of them into a recurring schedule.<\/p>
Customers typically want services within 24-48 hours of when their lawn first shows signs of needing them.<\/p>
Having a list of customers and their addresses is not enough to plan your routes and take into account things like traffic, how long each job will take, and more.<\/p>
That’s where scheduling and routing tools will help. <\/p>
5 benefits of scheduling and routing apps<\/span><\/h2>
1. Map view displays nearby jobs<\/span><\/h3>
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Photo Credit: AndreyPopov<\/a> | Canva Pro | License<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure> By looking at your map view within the app, you can get an idea of who is near or far from you and how your customers are distributed throughout your area. You can select jobs from within the map view that you\u2019d like to take, allowing you to create an efficient schedule.<\/p>
You can even notify your customers when you\u2019re on the way. With ProBase and Lawn Love’s Pro App, route optimization<\/a> is so simple.<\/p>
2. Easy online payments<\/span><\/h3>
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Photo Credit: Patdanai Chaingam’s Images<\/a> | Canva Pro | License<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure> The right app can take payments from your customers automatically and can help you track your total earnings.<\/p>
Often lawn care professionals have to circle back through their route to collect checks or other forms of payment, wasting time and fuel.<\/p>
Lawn Love’s and ProBase’s digital payment system eliminates all these extra trips, as you don’t need to interact with the customer face to face to collect your payment,<\/p>
3. Far less administrative work<\/span><\/h3>
Most lawn care professionals choose lawn care work because they don\u2019t like paperwork or the administrative headaches and they prefer to work outdoors.<\/p>
The right app will allow you to handle all your office work while you\u2019re in the field. This includes scheduling, providing quotes, collecting payments, and tracking customer reviews.<\/p>
Lawn Love’s Pro App and ProBase are just the right apps to handle all that work for you.<\/p>
4. Improve customer management and communication<\/span><\/h3>
You can use Lawn Love’s Pro App or ProBase lawn care app to re-quote a job in real time if you arrive at a property that is overgrown or requires a different service or additional time.<\/p>
Communicating with your customers in real-time helps you schedule service efficiently and keep customers happy.<\/p>
5. Reschedule jobs<\/span><\/h3>
Sometimes your schedule becomes too packed, or an unexpected emergency pops up making it impossible to complete the jobs you had originally set out to do that day. Life happens.<\/p>
Rescheduling work should be easy and fast. Simply reschedule your job within the Lawn Love Pro App or ProBase to notify your customer of the new time.<\/p>
Other top apps for lawn care service businesses<\/span><\/h2>
Some of the top app choices for managing a lawn care business include reference apps, document management apps, and turnkey apps for lawn care businesses. The following are a few examples of different types of apps that might be useful for your business:<\/p>
Service Autopilot<\/span><\/h3>
Service Autopilot<\/a> was designed exclusively for lawn care and landscaping businesses by an entrepreneur who built a multimillion-dollar lawn care empire. You can use the app to manage all daily operations, including routing, scheduling, giving estimates, invoicing, and taking payments. There are predesigned templates for invoices, business forms, and even marketing.<\/p>
Cost:<\/strong> Plans start at $49 a month (plus signup fee)<\/p>
RealGreen by WorkWave<\/span><\/h3>
RealGreen by WorkWave<\/a> is a great turnkey app for managing a lawn care or landscaping business. The app helps to keep multiple work crews and managers connected and on-target to meet company goals. You get real-time views of field work, back office operations and vehicle locations.<\/p>
The app makes it easy to handle seasonal demand and off-season projects. You can run your business on-the-go — even if you\u2019re actively participating in the work.<\/p>
Cost:<\/strong> Fill out form to get pricing.<\/p>
Other lawn care software options include:<\/p>
- 2. Easy online payments<\/a><\/li>
- 5 benefits of scheduling and routing apps<\/a>
- More customers, more scheduling challenges<\/a><\/li>