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Carscw said:
90 miles from home for one cut is to far.
I have been lucky I have 30 within 10 miles of me.
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More than likely it would be more than one cut. If I lived closer to the middle of the zone I would have had to jump on it. However I basically live in a corner of the zone and it is 70 to 90 miles to the other corners.

I would have had to buy their approved liability insurance which is much higher than mine. I understand.

The distance, $35 per cut, the fact that I could be charged if we could not get it all done, and the fact that it was all or nothing were the deciding factors.

If I had been doing that kind of work long enough to understand the company and know how to work with them it might have been different. Just to sign up in over 100 properties scattered that far that were going to be over a month behind was just more than I wanted to jump on.
 
Carscw said:
You will get yards after the webinar.
You can go into vender web and change the due date on orders you get If it's raining or bad storms.
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So when you got 70 initial cuts and they were all due in a week. You don't have to do them all within 48 hours of the due date because they are initial cuts, right? You just need to get them cut anytime before the due date.

During the webinar yesterday they said that you should't be using the photo direct app. Use vendor web mobile to take pictures.
 
dereklawncare said:
So when you got 70 initial cuts and they were all due in a week. You don't have to do them all within 48 hours of the due date because they are initial cuts, right? You just need to get them cut anytime before the due date. During the webinar yesterday they said that you should't be using the photo direct app. Use vendor web mobile to take pictures.
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If you get them before the due date then just do them before the due date.
If you get them after the due date then do them as soon as you can.
Most of out initial cuts we get are already past due when we get them.
If you have to use a camera because the app is not working. Take 2 extra front pics and a extra back pic.
 
I've only gotten 8 work orders... I don't know that Safeguard has the volume that they claimed to have had!? I was told there are 200 in my zone. I've tried calling my regional grass cut director numerous times but he's never answered! I'll give them till tomorrow just to make sure that some of the properties don't start until May 1. If not I'll be telling them to pack sand. 8 properties scattered across 6 counties isn't worth it. I've been doing work for them for 3 weeks now.
 
dereklawncare said:
I've only gotten 8 work orders... I don't know that Safeguard has the volume that they claimed to have had!? I was told there are 200 in my zone. I've tried calling my regional grass cut director numerous times but he's never answered! I'll give them till tomorrow just to make sure that some of the properties don't start until May 1. If not I'll be telling them to pack sand. 8 properties scattered across 6 counties isn't worth it. I've been doing work for them for 3 weeks now.
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Man that sux.
Send out a few emails
We can not get a day off
 
They called to recruit us, $35 flat rate up to 1acre up to 1' tall, covering the northern half of VT. Drive 2hours across the state for on $35 lawn! No thank you.told them to pound sand!
 
BHLC said:
They called to recruit us, $35 flat rate up to 1acre up to 1' tall, covering the northern half of VT. Drive 2hours across the state for on $35 lawn! No thank you.told them to pound sand!
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Hope you didn't actually say that. No I wouldn't tale that job either but I hope professionalism and tact was used :(
 
BHLC said:
They called to recruit us, $35 flat rate up to 1acre up to 1' tall, covering the northern half of VT. Drive 2hours across the state for on $35 lawn! No thank you.told them to pound sand!
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I agree would not go that far.

Some of our yards are a hour away.
But we do 10 yards on the way there.

I don't think I have ever cut a full acre and most my yards are over 2 acres. I cut around the house about 30 feet and bid the rest.
 
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