Question
How do I bill recurring lawn customers automatically?
Set each lawn's price and billing once, per cut or per month, and let marking the visit done create the charge. Then send invoices on a rhythm you choose. In Business Manager 4Home Pros, tapping Done bills the visit; sending the invoice is a separate step, with 8 sends a day on the free plan and no limit on Pro.
Steps
6 steps to recurring lawn billing
- Pick per cut or per month for each customer. Per cut suits most mowing. A flat monthly price suits customers who want the same bill every month.
- Put the price on the property, once. Not on each invoice. A weekly lawn at $45 is $45 every cut until you change it.
- Bill at the visit. When the lawn is done, the charge goes on the customer's balance. No invoice to type.
- Send invoices on a rhythm. Weekly or once a month, to everyone at once, by text or email.
- Make paying easy. Put your payment apps on the invoice, and record cash and checks when you get them.
- Check who owes you each week. Follow up while the amount is still small.
In the app
What happens when you tap Done
- Per Service: each Done adds one charge for that lawn's price. Tapping Done twice on the same day doesn't bill twice.
- Per Month: the first Done of the month adds that month's charge. More visits that month add nothing.
- Skip: rained out? Tap Skip and pick Weather. No charge is made, and the lawn stays due.
- Your crew's Done bills the visit too, and they never see the price.
The balance is kept for you: charges minus payments, for every customer.
Sending
Then send the invoices
- Open Invoices, pick the day or the month, and send to one customer or the whole batch, by text or email.
- Every invoice has its own number, on the PDF, the email, the text and the online invoice page.
- Your invoice shows your own Venmo, Zelle, Cash App or Apple Pay, and we take no cut. Pro adds a branded pay page.
- When a customer pays, record it. Paid in full, the receipt shows the payment, $0 due and a PAID stamp.
Free: 8 invoice sends a day. Pro: $34.99 a month, no limit.
Honest note
What is automatic, and what isn't
Automatic: the charge and the balance. You never type a charge for a regular visit.
Not automatic: sending. You press Send, for one customer or a batch. There is no autopay and no card on file: customers pay you through your own payment apps, cash or check.
If you want card autopay, a bigger suite fits better. In Jobber, finishing a visit on a per-visit job creates an invoice reminder, and invoices are made automatically when automatic payments are on, which needs a plan that supports it and a card on file[1]. Compare the options in our lawn care software roundup.
More on invoicing in the lawn care invoice app guide.
FAQ
Questions
Can lawn care invoices be sent automatically?
Not in Business Manager 4Home Pros. Tapping Done creates the charge automatically, and you send the invoices yourself, to one customer or a whole batch, by text or email.
Can I charge lawn customers a flat monthly price?
Yes. Set the job site to Per Month. The first visit of each month adds that month's charge, and more visits that month add nothing.
What happens to billing on a rain day?
Tap Skip and pick Weather. No charge is made, and the lawn stays due until you mow it.
Will a customer be charged twice if I tap Done twice?
No. A second Done on the same lawn on the same day does not add a second charge.
Can my lawn customers pay by card?
There is no built-in card processing or autopay. Customers pay you directly with your own Venmo, Zelle, Cash App or Apple Pay, or by cash or check.
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