Owning and operating a pest control business is a lot of work. Learn how Click to Buy & Zapier can help you automate some of your most painful business tasks!
As a pest control business owner, you likely wear many hats. Some days you’re creating social media ads and marketing your company, other days, you’re acting as a bookkeeper or pest technician.
Software can make it easier to manage these differing roles. For example, Zapier is an automation tool that business owners, marketers, and IT professionals use to make their software talk to each other. It connects programs you use daily, like Gmail, Slack, Google Sheets, and Facebook.
With over 5,000 different integrated apps, learn how to use software like Zapier to make running a pest control company easier.
Getting started with Zapier is simple. You can easily automate tasks across your favorite apps—zero coding or development is required.
Zapier works through a system of trigger and action sequences called “zaps.” Users create these sequences with Zapier’s visual builder, then choose the trigger’s name and the corresponding action they want Zapier to perform. For example, you can create a “zap” that adds a Google calendar event to your work or Google calendar when a customer schedules an appointment on your website.
There is no limit to the integrations between Zapier and other supported apps, making it an invaluable tool for running a business.
Many of the 5,000 and counting apps that Zapier supports have triggers and actions built-in, requiring zero time and energy on your part. For instance, some triggers will add an email subscriber to an audience, unsubscribe an email from a database, or can even send a campaign without you having to do anything but connect Zapier. Since there’s no end to the zaps you can create, users can use built-in sequences and combine them with custom zaps to meet all of their needs.
Zapier is affordable too! Many users start with a free plan and adjust their tier over time. The free plan covers 100 tasks a month, and the next tier level, the Company level, includes 100,000 tasks for a reasonable fee per month, billed annually.
Click to Buy is an innovative software that replaces request-a-quote forms and lengthy field sales appointments. Customers gain access to a customizable shopping cart, and business owners automate their sales process, bringing in new leads 24/7. Click to Buy makes it easy for customers to purchase your pest control services anytime. Additionally, Zapier connects to Click to Buy, making it easy to connect your customer data to software products like Quickbooks, CRM tools, and other pest control software.
Since Zapier connects with almost every app that a pest control company would use, it is a key tool business owners use to integrate all of their favorite apps. Here are a few ways to connect Click to Buy with the apps that pest control companies trust.
GorillaDesk helps join scheduling with invoicing. GorillaDesk simplifies scheduling and job dispatching and offers tools to streamline your billing process. You can choose an invoice template from their library, customize it with your company branding, batch invoices, or send mobile invoices from the GorillaDesk app while you’re on the go. Additionally, you can create a job, choose a customer, and assign a service tech with just a few clicks. It even lets you GPS track your technicians while they are en route.
Using Zapier, you can connect Click to Buy and GorillaDesk, giving you even more unified capabilities. Then, you can bring your sales process online, allowing customers to sign up for service on the fly. Once an order comes in from Click to Buy, you can create a trigger to add a new customer lead in GorillaDesk. Or, Zapier can add a new event inside GorillaDesk with the status “pending booking” on the schedule.
Geared specifically towards the pest control industry, FieldWork is an all-in-one mobile software system with CRM, scheduling, reviews, and more. FieldWork offers options to drag and drop jobs between technicians easily on a mobile device. It keeps track of all of your important customer data, request online reviews right after your team has completed a job, and keeps track of chemical use, all in one platform.
As the first pest control software to link with Zapier, FieldWork’s pro version offers all of FieldWork’s other features, plus contracts, agreements, and technician tracking. This means you can quickly connect your FieldWork Pro with Click to Buy. Then, business owners can create a trigger that will automatically add a new customer to FieldWork when they receive an order through Click to Buy.
Though PestPac is not Zapier-enabled (total bummer), there is a way to connect Click to Buy to PestPac. Spoiler alert – there is no easy-button solution to connect the two but it is possible. One of the big lessons we’ve learned while working with so many pest control companies is that each company is setup differently, sells services differently, and uses their back office tools differently. PestPac is no different.
Due to the bespoke nature of each PestPac configuration, and bespoke integration is normally required. This being said our team works closely with one of the best PestPac integration companies around and we are happy to discuss a one-time integration project to connect all of the dots and bridge all the gaps. If you’d like to discuss this further, please let us know.
With the abundance of software choices that seamlessly join with Zapier, you can gain functionality you never knew was possible, even in your day-to-day software. In addition to pest control software, users can use Zapier to connect Click to Buy with apps like Slack, Podium, Google Sheets, Calendly, Active Campaign, and more! Some quick examples include:
The possibilities are endless for improving and automating parts of your pest control business with Click to Buy as the trigger. Learn more about selling pest control services online and how Click to Buy can help!
Want to view all of the software that Click to Buy can integrate in with?
Visit our integrations page on Zapier.com.
Well, simply put, it’s time for the pest control industry to evolve. Click to Buy Services is on a mission to bridge the gap between how home services are sold and how homeowners want to buy. With decades of industry experience, smart technology, and a relentless desire to help, our team is here to help your business evolve. We endeavor to improve your customer experience, increase your sales & profits, and help your company evolve because, frankly, it’s time. For more info on “Why Click to Buy?” go here.
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