Why Customers Choose Skedaddle Over the Competition & How it Benefits Owners’ Bottom Line

Homeowners across North America have typically regarded wildlife and pest control as a frustrating – but necessary – industry to turn to whenever they have an animal intrusion. This is because the average provider is disorganized, unprofessional, and relies on outdated or potentially dangerous wildlife control methods that ultimately result in the inhumane treatment of the animals. However, with each new market that Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control enters, we see customer preference for our franchise brand growing more obvious than ever. Let’s take a look at some of the reasons customers choose us over the competition and how it’s benefiting our home services Franchise Owners!

Why Customers Choose Skedaddle Pest Control Over Our Competitors

Extensive History

Skedaddle isn’t a new franchise brand that decided to join the wildlife control business because of revenue potential or industry demand; our company was founded by Bill Dowd nearly 35 years ago after he recognized a much-needed service in his home market. After starting his wildlife control business in his own home and developing innovative practices himself, Skedaddle was born with the goal of offering home services that completely seal, protect, and prevent problems from occurring as humans and animals interact in and around homes.

Since our founding in 1989, Skedaddle has evolved into a humane wildlife removal franchise that has taken over the home protection market across Canada and is now branching out into the United States! Now, with dozens of locations open across North America, our Franchise Owners have a wildlife control franchise network and decades of industry experience they can leverage as they help new homeowners in their local communities.

Industry-Leading Professionalism

When most people think of the wildlife control industry, they often imagine the inefficient, “chuck-in-a-truck” contractors that make up much of the profession. That’s why Skedaddle’s professional, customer-centric approach is received so well by homeowners in every market it enters! While customers are used to not knowing what kind of character is going to show up at their door when they call for an inspection, when they call us, they know they’re either going to meet a clean-cut, professional technician or a sales employee.

With Skedaddle, customers and homeowners in our territories grow familiar with our highly visible, professionally wrapped vehicles and top-of-the-line customer service, even if that’s just a friendly hello from a technician to a neighbor while on the road. Employees of our Skedaddle Franchise Owners are proud of the work they do, and they ensure that translates into every interaction.

Advanced Technology

The wildlife and pest control industry isn’t often at the forefront of cutting-edge home protection technology, but we do things differently. Instead of the same outdated systems and processes as our competition, Skedaddle leverages technology no one else in our industry has to make every step of the wildlife removal process easier for the customer, as well as the salesperson and technician involved. Even after just one interaction, customers quickly notice the difference between working with Skedaddle and struggling with another pest control provider.

Each Franchise Owner uses drones that allow team members to complete estimates without having to climb on the roof, non-invasive infrared technology to locate wildlife in the home, and every employee is armed with a hip pager that sends immediate notifications to the corporate team if they experience any type of fall or injury. Everything from property assessments to customer relationship management is covered by the home protection technology we use every day.

Hands-On Proprietary Humane Wildlife Removal Techniques

When wildlife enters a home, it creates undue stress for homeowners and – if left alone for too long – could even result in costly property damage. At Skedaddle, we understand that urban wildlife isn’t going anywhere, so we’ve developed proprietary humane wildlife removal techniques that make it easy for homeowners and wildlife to share their communities without home intrusions.

While “chuck-in-a-truck” methods have been the industry standard for decades, Skedaddle wildlife control technicians don’t just drop traps around homes and leave-it-at-that like our competition. Instead, technicians either roll up their sleeves to find and remove animals by hand, or they install one-way doors that allow animals to leave but not re-enter. These doors are then replaced by structures that prevent future wildlife intrusion and protect the home from any future damage.

Commitment to Humane & Environmentally-Friendly Methods

Unfortunately, the wildlife industry we’re in doesn’t often consider humane or environmentally-minded practices to be a priority, which has led to a generally low opinion of the animal- or eco-friendly level of wildlife control. Since Skedaddle was founded with a general love and appreciation of all animals, we have only ever used humane wildlife removal practices that ensured animals could safely exit homes and return to their habitats. This aspect of our business model and the knowledge that they can have their wildlife problem solved without animals being hurt or killed in the process puts homeowners at ease and results in them becoming loyal customers who provide invaluable word-of-mouth recommendations.

Today, this commitment also extends to the environment! Skedaddle Franchise Owners are empowered to use eco-friendly products that not only ensure the safety of the animal involved but also the health and safety of every household member – human or pet. With our entire humane wildlife control franchise system dedicated to these practices, Skedaddle is doing its part to only positively impact each community we serve!

Lifetime Guarantee

While your average “chuck-in-a-truck” contractor may remove the wildlife from a customer’s home, they rarely address how the animal got there in the first place or how to prevent the intrusion from happening again. This results in animals returning through the same entry point after just a few weeks or months.

At Skedaddle, we humanely remove the wildlife and return it to its natural habitat, but we also provide a property assessment to ensure we can help each homeowner proactively avoid it again in the future. Once on-site, our technicians will focus on screening all entry points and other weak or vulnerable areas they find during their assessment. From there, they will offer solutions to seal these points of entry so they can guarantee the homeowner they won’t have any other issues moving forward. If, for some reason, they do, Skedaddle will return and perform the necessary services again at no additional cost.

How Customer Preference Translates into Lasting Franchise Owner Success

With each new wildlife control Franchise Owner taking over the market in their territory, it’s clear that when customers prefer and recommend Skedaddle, it results in a profitable business and benefits they can use to build a successful empire. These are just a few of the ways our Franchisees receive customer preference in their industry that translate into success in the long term.

High Margins & Outstanding Revenue Potential

For the kind of profit that’s possible with a Skedaddle animal control franchise, it’s hard to imagine that you don’t need hundreds of thousands – if not millions! – to become a Franchisee. Starting at just $89K, this affordable franchise investment opportunity was designed to be approachable for most so anyone can build their own business and eventually leave their 9-5 behind. With this in mind, we also kept overhead expenses low as we structured our business model, ensuring office or other expenses don’t eat away at profit margins.

Plus, when you consider our U.S. Franchise Owner generated $1,098,479 in Gross Sales with a Gross Profit of $220,701, it’s clear that the revenue potential is phenomenal and possible in any market!

Established Customer Base to Upsell

With the Skedaddle franchise model, Owners are encouraged to leverage the multiple home services and revenue streams to avoid seasonal revenue slumps and help grow their year-over-year revenue. Not only will Franchise Owners generate strong profits from our home protection services, but we also offer three additional revenue streams they can add to their businesses. While wildlife protection may make up the majority of each Franchisee’s revenue, they can also offer pest control, attic restoration, and holiday decorating services.

Once an Owner builds rapport – whether it’s with one or one hundred customers – they then have the opportunity to upsell their services to someone who is more likely to convert and become a return customer. The more positive interactions a Skedaddle Owner has with the same homeowner, the more likely they are to recommend them to others and help them with invaluable word-of-mouth marketing.

Scalable Business Model for Empire Builders

A business can only grow if they have a model prepared to scale and a customer base that produces predictable, sustainable revenue. With Skedaddle, you get the best of both worlds with customers who prefer us over the competition and a home-based business model that’s easy to scale! Because of our low financial investment, low overhead expenses, and the in-demand and necessary nature of our work, this is an extremely scalable concept. While we’re happy to see animal control Franchise Owners dominate their single territory with just a truck or two, entrepreneurs with an empire-building mindset who strive to add more territories and trucks as they scale are most successful with Skedaddle.

With Skedaddle, not only are customers happier with our service, but our Franchise Owners reap the rewards of our preferred home protection brand, too! If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to join a business with a recession-resistant, in-demand service and decades of expertise in the industry, you may be the perfect fit to join our franchise! See if you qualify to become a Skedaddle Home Protection Franchise Owner today!

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