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Q & AA Mar 21, 2019

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Taking on some of your tough questions.

How to become a bed bug specialist.

An expecting mom (Ed is not the father) asks about the prep before a treatment and gets answers on the alternatives for all the steps.

Plus some of the pros vs. cons of chemical and heat treatments.

Our favorite mouse traps for a person that doesn't want to use any poisons around the house.

Exclusion made simple AND...Have you used Amazon to order chemical?

This episode was recorded with access to a stocked bar.

To Arms to Arms!! the Termites are Coming Mar 19, 2019

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What is your time worth?

More on Termites and on pricing - How to work out the formula for pricing a job correctly and Ed's advice for doing business right.

Termites R Us Mar 14, 2019

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Termites are big business and it's their season. We go down the list of top cities and states for termite activity right now, and discuss some of our top treatment plans, the best chemicals and techniques and tips on the tools you need to do a thorough inspection. When Ed starts telling stories, they usually take on the feeling of true confessions, we have a couple of those in here as well.

Women in the Pest Control Industry Mar 12, 2019

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We're featuring women in Pest Control starting with a self made entrepreneur who formed her own company in Washington D.C. EJ's Pest Control to Lady Venom and Dr. bedbug herself!

Each of them share some of the challenges and joys they share in the business and some of their pest control horror stories. This episode will give you some new ideas on tech, what's to come and how these women happened into their careers in Pest Control.

NPMA or Nah? Mar 07, 2019

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NPMA has been under scrutiny lately so we jump into that conversation here.

We outline the benefits that we've used and let you know how you can take advantage of money saving opportunities you may not even know you're missing. Ed has some ideas on who they're overlooking - snail mail to the rescue anyone?

If you are a member, you will surely find some useful tips and if you're not, maybe you can let us know why. With so much information and opportunities for networking easily accesible to PMP's -What are your thoughts on state or national Associations?

Legislative Leftovers Mar 06, 2019

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A quick snack to rap up the Legislative Day discussions and items most important to the Pest Control Biz

Legislative Day 2019 - from Washington D.C. Mar 04, 2019

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This episode breaks down some of the major issues up for discussion at Legislative Day 2019. Joe points out some of the biggest concerns brought up by NPMA including the

H.R 345 Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act

H.R. 890 reducing EPA Duplication to reduce pesticide enforccement act - Reduce Red Tape Act

H.R. 216 The Main Street Tax Certainty Act

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Legislative Day Sheehanigans Feb 28, 2019

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Joe took a trip to Washington D.C for Legislative Day 2019. Ed didn't make it since he can't go within 20 feet of Senator Charles Schumer "allegedly."

Continuing with Customer Service Feb 28, 2019

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Here we get into more rants and reviews on Customer Service and what your Business should really be looking at in terms of providing great Customer Service.

Customer Service 101 Feb 26, 2019

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Stories from the vaults on some Customer Service Lessons learned. We take a look at the evolution of Customer Service - from Buyer Beware to Getting Reviewed online and Reputation Management being a new industry.

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