Moving company guides.
Written for owners who run trucks.
Pricing, crews, deposits, customers, Google and the phone.
How to Start a Moving Company: A Step by Step Guide
How to start a moving company in the right order: local moves first, paperwork, insurance, a truck, your first rates, deposits and your first 30 moves.
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How Much to Charge for a Local Move
How to price local moves so every hour pays: hourly rates, minimums, a price by bedrooms, add-ons for stairs and pianos, and the numbers behind them.
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Moving Company Hourly Rates by Crew Size
What to charge per hour for two, three and four movers, labor-only rates, minimums, travel time and when to add another mover to the crew.
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How to Price Stairs, Elevators and Long Carries
Stairs, elevators and long walks to the truck can double the time of a move. How movers price them fairly, what to ask on the phone and how to explain it.
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Moving Deposits and Cancellation Policies That Hold Up
How much deposit to take for a local move, when to refund it, how to write a cancellation policy customers accept, and how to collect the balance on moving day.
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How to Get Moving Leads Without Paying Lead Sites
Shared moving leads go to five companies at once. How small movers get their own customers: Google, a website with prices, referrals, reviews and answering every call.
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Month-End and Summer Peaks: Running a Moving Company Through the Busy Season
How small movers handle month-end weekends and the summer rush: pricing peak days, filling weekdays, crews, deposits and what to do in the slow months.
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What Missed Calls Cost a Moving Company
People call three movers and book the first that answers. The math on missed calls for a small moving company, and how to answer while your crew is on a job.
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Google Reviews for Movers: How to Get More of Them
Why reviews matter more for moving companies than almost any trade, when and how to ask, what to say, and how to answer a bad review.
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Google Business Profile for Moving Companies: A Setup Guide
How to set up and run a Google Business Profile for a small moving company: category, service area, photos, services, posts and the mistakes that cost movers rankings.
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Moving Company License and Insurance: The Basics
The basics of licensing and insurance for a small local moving company: state rules, when you need a USDOT number and FMCSA authority, and the coverage to carry.
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Best Moving Company Software for Small Movers
What moving company software a 1 to 3 truck company actually needs: getting the booking, estimates, deposits, scheduling and invoicing, and what to skip.
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Moving Company Website Checklist: 15 Things Every Mover Needs
A checklist for a moving company website that books moves: prices by home size, hourly rates, a date picker, town pages, reviews, licensing info and speed.
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