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Eight practical weeks for cleaning, lawn, mulch, and pressure-washing crews. Mark each week done on this device — your progress stays in your browser.

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The path

What you build, week by week

  1. W1

    Know your numbers

  2. W2

    Measure the job

  3. W3

    Format a quote that wins

  4. W4

    Follow up without chasing

  5. W5

    Invoice and get paid

W6: Reviews that book the next street · W7: Bilingual client communication · W8: Grow recurring routes

The path · 1/8

Know your numbers

Stop guessing. Set a price book that covers your pay, supplies, travel, and a real margin.

What you’ll learn

  • List every cost that hits a typical job: your hourly pay goal, supplies, fuel, and monthly overhead.
  • Pick a target margin (many solo crews start around 30–40% after their own pay).
  • Write floor prices (break-even) and target prices for each service you sell.

This week’s practice

Open Settings → price book. Enter your rates and cost defaults. Run one sample clean and one lawn with the cost panel open.

CasaCifra function you’ll use

Editable price book + cleaning cost / margin panel

The path · 2/8

Measure the job

Get square footage you can defend — from satellite first, then confirm on site.

What you’ll learn

  • When to trust satellite tracing and when trees or shadows make you walk it.
  • Label shapes: lawn, beds, driveway, patio, roof — so the right rate applies.
  • Use public-record home size as a starting point, then type over anything wrong.

This week’s practice

Trace one real address on the measure map. Send lawn area to the lawn estimator and beds to mulch.

CasaCifra function you’ll use

Satellite measure map (Esri tiles; Google when keyed)

The path · 3/8

Format a quote that wins

A customer should understand the scope, the price, and what happens next in under a minute.

What you’ll learn

  • Lead with the recommended price, then show the range and what’s included.
  • Name the frequency (weekly, biweekly) and any add-ons in plain language.
  • Set a validity window (for example 30 days) so prices don’t float forever.

This week’s practice

Build a multi-service quote (lawn + beds). Share the public link and open it on your phone.

CasaCifra function you’ll use

Quotes, share links, bilingual PDFs

The path · 4/8

Follow up without chasing

Most “no” answers are silence. A short, respectful follow-up sequence fills the calendar.

What you’ll learn

  • Day 0: send the quote. Day 2: one short check-in. Day 5: final note or new date.
  • Ask one clear question: “Does Thursday at 10 work, or should I hold Friday?”
  • Keep English and Spanish templates ready so you never rewrite from scratch.

This week’s practice

Write your three follow-up texts in both languages and save them in Notes. Accept a sample quote in the demo.

CasaCifra function you’ll use

Public quote accept + customer language preference

The path · 5/8

Invoice and get paid

Same-day invoices. Partial payments on a ledger. Customers pay how they already pay.

What you’ll learn

  • Turn an accepted quote into an invoice in one tap; don’t retype line items.
  • Offer Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, Zelle, card, and cash — mark paid when money lands.
  • Take deposits on larger jobs; keep the balance visible on the ledger.

This week’s practice

Open a sample invoice, scan the QR on your phone, and walk the pay buttons. Note which methods you actually use.

CasaCifra function you’ll use

Invoices, QR, partial payments, pay links

The path · 6/8

Reviews that book the next street

Ask at the right moment, make it easy, and never invent testimonials.

What you’ll learn

  • Ask after a job the customer loved — same day, while they’re smiling.
  • Send a direct Google review link; one tap beats a long explanation.
  • Reply to every review. Thank specifics. Fix problems in public with grace.

This week’s practice

Draft your review-request text in EN and ES. Add your Google Business review link to Settings when you have one.

CasaCifra function you’ll use

Customer records + shareable job docs (review links are yours to paste)

The path · 7/8

Bilingual client communication

Your crew may work in Spanish. Your customers may not. Cover both without awkward machine tone.

What you’ll learn

  • Set the customer’s language once; quotes, invoices, and PDFs follow.
  • Keep service names and add-ons consistent in both languages so nothing gets lost.
  • When in doubt, shorter sentences win. Avoid slang that doesn’t travel.

This week’s practice

Toggle the app to Español, rebuild one quote, and send yourself the public link. Compare EN and ES side by side.

CasaCifra function you’ll use

Full EN/ES app, docs, and PDFs

The path · 8/8

Grow recurring routes

Weekly and biweekly work beats one-off hustle. Fill a route, then raise prices with proof.

What you’ll learn

  • Cluster jobs by neighborhood so drive time doesn’t eat your margin.
  • Offer a small recurring discount only if it raises your weekly total hours.
  • Review your price book every quarter using real job history, not vibes.

This week’s practice

List 10 doors on one street. Price a weekly lawn route in the estimator. Note break-even vs target.

CasaCifra function you’ll use

Dashboard, customers, quotes history, reports

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