One important thing to remember is that most lawn care customers who are going to cancel service will cancel it shortly after signing up with you From another post, a forum member who studied this said “When researching our cancellation history I found that most of the cancelled lawn care accounts had been cancelled within the first 3-4 months. If they had been more informed from the beginning, maybe we could have saved the sale.”
So if we know that most customers who cancel, tend to cancel early on in the service, due to buyers remorse or a feeling of guilt for spending money on lawn service, why not stop that problem before it happens. Give the customer a good reason why they should keep having you service their yard. Show them the value they are receiving.
One way to do this would be to create a before and after customer letter that focused on a specific problem you were able to resolve. How can you do this?
What other things would you add to such a letter?

I added a free lawn care customer template to help you get started with this. Download the letter sample here.
So if we know that most customers who cancel, tend to cancel early on in the service, due to buyers remorse or a feeling of guilt for spending money on lawn service, why not stop that problem before it happens. Give the customer a good reason why they should keep having you service their yard. Show them the value they are receiving.
One way to do this would be to create a before and after customer letter that focused on a specific problem you were able to resolve. How can you do this?
- When you first sign up a new customer, take some photos of problem areas on their property.
- Within 3 months, try to resolve at least one of those specific problems and take photos of how the property looks afterwards.
- Then send a letter to the customer that shows them how you are working to resolve issues with their lawn and show how you were able to achieve it on this specific section.
- Maybe put this letter in with your 3rd month invoice or send it separately with a special envelope that says 3 month lawn status on the back.
- Ultimately the customer will feel they are receiving value and will want to continue using your lawn care service.
What other things would you add to such a letter?

I added a free lawn care customer template to help you get started with this. Download the letter sample here.
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