Your customers pay via credit card when you invoice using Lawn Buddy. Once processed, you will be paid through direct deposit. In order to receive your payments, be sure to update your direct deposit information in the Lawn Buddy app or website.
Click on the menu icon in your navigation bar and open the side menu.
Click on 'My Direct Deposit' info buton.
Click 'Save' after completing the forms. After you submit this information, we’ll verify the routing number you submit. We cannot verify the account numbers, so please double check this prior to saving.
Click on the gear icon in the right top hand of the page and select 'Direct Deposit Info.'
Click 'Submit' after completing the forms. After you submit this information, we’ll verify the routing number you submit. We cannot verify the account numbers, so please double check this prior to saving.
Lawn Buddy accepts all banks for direct deposit except MetaBank. We also do not except prepaid cards.
Direct deposit allows payments received by customers to transfer directly into your bank account.
Lawn Buddy is an app and web platform built for lawn and landscaping professionals to better manage their business! Our platform enables them to increase their yearly revenue by providing technical tools which assist with managing their current customers and discovering new customers.
Features that make lawn care businesses thrive:
To get started
Click the link here .
Create an account.
Add your customers' information.
Add your payment information.
Start providing a better experience for your customers and more organization for your business.
No, insurance is not required to use the Lawn Buddy platform.
At Lawn Buddy, you aren't just a contractor, you're a business owner! We value your entrepreneurial pursuits and equip you with awesome software...but we do not provide insurance.
It generally takes between 1 - 3 business days to receive your payment via direct deposit. If you do not see the funds go into your account after 1-3 business days, please give us a call so we can further assist you.
We offer on-demand services in all 50 states. For business management use, your location will not impact your ability to manage your business on the Lawn Buddy platform.
Lawn Buddy is your technology partner that will help you better manage and grow your business! We offer you all the tools you need to succeed, like free customer integrations, automatic invoicing, scheduling, crew managment, and much more! All under one platform!
Yes! Our integration with QuickBooks is automatic and seamless! You will be able to:
Lawn Buddy offers a Lite version, which is completely free! However, when you invoice your customers there is a 4.8% credit card transaction fee. We also offer our Pro version of the platform. When you upgrade to Pro, the credit card transaction fee goes down to only 2.9% + 30 cents! Our Pro version also offers additional features that will help you better manage your business (route optimization, push notifications, crew management, and more)! You can go Pro for only $29.95 a month!
Contact us about our veteran and military discounts!
We suggest signing up on the web if you're able!
Go here, compare plans, and click "Get Started" under the plan that will work best for you.
Go through the simple 4-step process of providing your and your company's information.
You will be ready to begin using the Lawn Buddy platform!
The two easiest ways to contact us are via phone and via email!
If you're wanting to speak with us directly, give us a call at 316-247-2184. Our business hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM CST.
If you would prefer email, send one to us at hello@lawnbuddy.com.
Yes! You can access Lawn Buddy from your laptop, desktop, smartphone, or tablet via your browser. We recommend utilizing our web portal for the majority of your plannning, routing, etc. and the app for day-to-day!
Watch the video above to learn the easiest way to create a recurring jobs!
Yes! We actually provide you with 5 ways to view and create schedules.
The system will collect all of your open jobs on and prior to the current date. Based on your company's location, it will sort them to create an optimized route list.
Click on the menu icon in your navigation bar and open the side menu.
Click on the 'On-Demand Radius' button.
Adjust the slider to set the mile radius you'd like your business to serve for On-Demand jobs. The max radius is 50 miles. If you need a larger radius, contact us, and we can help you with that!
Click on the 'Company Profile' button.
Adjust the value to set the mile radius you'd like your business to serve for On-Demand jobs. The max radius is 50 miles. If you need a larger radius, contact us, and we can help you with that!
If local homeowners are utlizing our Lawn Buddy Homeowner app, on-demand jobs will show up in your area. These on-demand jobs work on a first come, first serve basis. You will need to make sure that your notifications are turned on in order to know when these jobs are available. Also make sure your on-demand radius is set to however far you are willing to travel!
Every time you complete an on-demand job, that homeowner becomes your customer for life within the Lawn Buddy platform! You will be able to continue providing services for them. Our Marketing Tool can also help you gain more customers by promoting your company through social media.
No! The jobs are not assigned. Requests are sent out to all lawn care professionals using the Lawn Buddy platform in your area. It works on a first-come first-serve basis.
No, you are your own boss! Lawn Buddy just provides the easily accessible technology that allows you to manage and grow your business.
The pictures not only help validate your work to your customer, but they also serve as receipts for payments.
No, the requests from homeowners are sent to all lawn care companies in your area, regardless of them utilizing the Pro or Lite version. It is first come, first serve.
If you already have QuickBooks, you can integrate your customers directly from there into Lawn Buddy. If not, watch the video above to learn the easiest way to integrate customers yourself!
You need to integrate your customers in order for you to be able to use the Lawn Buddy platform at it's full potential. Once you have your customers integrated, you will be able to invoice electronically, schedule, and communicate with your customers through Lawn Buddy!
If you have a large number of customers and know it will take quite a while to import them all, we can do it for you! With our free integration, you just need to send over your customer CSV files to hello@lawnbuddy.com .
Open the app and select 'More'. Click on 'Employees'.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on 'Add a new employee'.
The employee will receive an email invitation with instructions.
After completing the instructions from the invitation email, the employee is ready to download the Lawn Buddy Pro mobile app. Have your employee login on the Lawn Buddy app using the email and password from the invitation email. The employee will only access the jobs assigned to the crew that the employee belongs to. The price and the customer’s contact information will not be accessible to the employees.
Go to the 'Crew Management - Crew List' page and click '+' to add a new employee.
Complete the form and hit the 'SAVE' button. Make sure that you fill out the correct email. We’ll send the employee an invitation email with instructions.
The employee will receive an email invitation with instructions.
After completing the instructions from the invitation email, the employee is ready to download the Lawn Buddy Pro mobile app. Have your employee login on the Lawn Buddy app using the email and password from the invitation email. The employee will only access the jobs assigned to the crew that the employee belongs to. The price and the customer’s contact information will not be accessible to the employees.
Once you have created an invoice for your customers, you can email or text the invoice to your customers through Lawn Buddy. The customer will receive a URL link to complete the payment.
Watch the video above to learn the easiest way to send invoices to your customers!
The credit card transaction fee when invoicing a customer with Lawn Buddy is 4.8% when using our Lite Version. If you decide to upgrade to our Pro Version, the credit card transaction fee goes down to only 2.9% + 30 cents. Our Pro Version is priced at $29.95/month for the first 12 months.
We accept all major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, JCB, and Discover).
Yes. Payment information is completely safe with Lawn Buddy! We use Braintree, a division of PayPal, Inc. for payment processing services.
Please be aware that by using the App, you are using the Braintree payment processing services and that by doing so you agree to the Braintree Payment Services Agreement available at https://www.braintreepayments.com/legal/gateway-agreement, and the applicable bank agreement available at https://www.braintreepayments.com/legal/bank-agreement .
You can choose to automatically send invoices after a job is marked complete, on the first of the month, or on the 15th of the month. If you choose the 1st or the 15th, the invoices will send at 11 AM CT that day.
The Marketing tool will help target Facebook and Instagram users within a certain mile radius from your business. Posts to book services from you will show up in their feed.
We generally recommend a budget of $5/day to start your advertisements on Facebook and Instagram.
Open the app and select the 'More' button.
Click on the 'Project Estimation' button.
Click on the add button.
Enter the address on the search bar.
Click on the green circled button to select different surfaces.
Click on the green square icon.
Click on the circled '+' icon to add at least 3 points to complete the shape.
Click on the first dot, and tap 'Complete Shape' button to complete the shape.
Tap on the 'Delete' button to delete the area.
Enter and select the address to create a new project.
Select the surface group. There are two types of shapes we provide. Here we select irregular shape icon for demonstration purposes.
Click on the map to draw a new area. Make sure that the first and last dots connect to create an enclosed area.
Your customers that use the Lawn Buddy homeowner app will receive the push notifications that you send out. To see if a customer uses the homeowner app, look for the 'LB' logo to the left of their name in your Customers List or the 'LB' logo followed by "Lawn Buddy App User" at the bottom of their Customer Detail.
