An Uber-like lawn care app called GreenPal has officially launched on our Gulf Coast, making it easier for you to find someone to work on your lawn and easier for professionals to get more business.
“I think the consumer mindset has kind of shifted. No longer do we want to call or ask, we just want to get on our phones, hit a few buttons, and things happen, things show up and that's kind of the same with lawn care,” said Gene Caballero, co-founder of GreenPal.
Once you order the services you want through the app, lawn care companies can see the Google Street View of your home and bid on your property.
“All those prices go over to the homeowner. The homeowner can see the vendor's ratings, reviews and price, and then they decide ultimately who they want to work with,” said Caballero.
When you use GreenPal, you don’t even have to be home.
“Once the vendor is done with the service, he'll take one picture of it. That will serve as a digital invoice to the homeowner, and that will be sent through the GreenPal app. Once the homeowner sees it as happy with the service, they pay through the GreenPal app and that goes directly to the vendor,” explained Caballero.
The professionals said there's a plus for them, too.
“You get in and out. It doesn't take any time out of the client's day. Doesn't take any time out of mine. Keep everything productive and just keep things churning,” said Paul Hamilton with Flamingo Lawn Care.
Hamilton said GreenPal is skyrocketing his business, attributing at least a couple hundred clients to GreenPal. He said it also makes his personal life less hectic, not having to spend time searching for jobs.
“I could be at a family barbecue and get a notification, 'Hey, so-and-so is looking for a new bid.' It's fantastic,” said Hamilton.
Hamilton said the 5% of the sale going to GreenPal is 100% worth it.
“This app literally does everything for me. You wake up, your routes are already planned, does all the customer acquisitions, payments. I mean, you name it, it does it all,” said Hamilton.
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