Built for lawn care and landscaping
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You’re on the mower. Prentice is on the phone.
Answers customers at any hour. Keeps weekly mowing on the calendar. Drafts quotes and invoices for your OK.
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Demo: Rain will stop a day of mowing. See how I move the day with one text from you.
Working with Prentice is like working with a person.
Prentice can be reached by phone, text or email.
Prentice talks with everyone your business works with: customers, your team, even suppliers.
You’re Arturo, and you run Birch Hill Lawn Care.
Rain is due all day tomorrow, and your crew has 14 yards to mow.
Peggy and Lamar are two of those customers.
You told Prentice that on a rain day, every yard moves to the next open day.
- You: Rain day tomorrow. Move the yards.
- Prentice: Hi Peggy, rain is due all day tomorrow, so the crew can’t mow. Can they come Wednesday at 8 AM instead?
- Peggy: Sure, that works.
- Prentice: Thank you! You’re set for Wednesday at 8 AM.
- Prentice: Hi Lamar, the rain is pushing your mowing back. The crew can be there Wednesday at 11 AM. Does that work?
- Lamar: Works for me. I’ll move the trampoline.
- Prentice: Great, see you Wednesday at 11 AM.
- Prentice: All 14 yards are moved to Wednesday and Thursday, and every customer said yes.
Prentice moved all 14 yards out of the rain. You sent one text.
Demo: A new homeowner texts late about weekly mowing. See how I sign up the new yard.
You’re Arturo, and you run Birch Hill Lawn Care.
It’s late, and you’re done for the day.
Desmond just bought a house and wants someone to mow every week.
- Desmond: Hi, just moved in. Do you have room for one more yard each week?
- Prentice: Hi, I’m Prentice, the AI assistant at Birch Hill Lawn Care. Yes! Arturo looks at the yard first, then sets your weekly price. Does Tuesday at 5 PM work?
- Desmond: Perfect. It’s the corner lot with the tall grass.
- Prentice: You’re booked for Tuesday at 5 PM. I’ll send a reminder the night before.
- Prentice: I booked you to see Desmond’s corner lot, Tuesday at 5 PM. He’s a new customer, and he wants it mowed every week.
Prentice signed up a new weekly yard after hours.
Demo: You just looked at a yard for a spring cleanup. See how I turn your voice memo into a booked job.
You’re Arturo, and you run Birch Hill Lawn Care.
You just looked at Patty’s yard. She wants a spring cleanup.
You’ve given Prentice your prices.
- You: Patty’s yard. Full spring cleanup, trim the hedges, five yards of mulch in the beds.
- Prentice: Patty’s quote is ready for your OK: $775.
- Prentice: Quote for Patty · $775
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- Prentice: Hi Patty, I’m Prentice, the AI assistant at Birch Hill Lawn Care. Here’s the quote for your spring cleanup: $775.
- Prentice: Quote 1042 · Birch Hill Lawn Care · $775
- Patty: Looks great. When can you fit me in?
- Prentice: We can do Thursday at 8 AM. It takes most of the day, and you don’t need to be home. Does that work?
- Patty: Yes, Thursday is good.
- Prentice: You’re booked for Thursday at 8 AM.
- Prentice: Patty said yes to the $775 cleanup. It’s set for Thursday at 8 AM.
Prentice turned one voice memo into a $775 job.
Made for lawn care and landscaping
Prentice learns your services, your prices and your weekly customers, then works in your words.
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Weekly mowing
Every yard keeps its regular day, all season. A skipped week doesn’t change the rest.
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Rain days
You call the rain day. Prentice moves the work by your rule and tells every customer.
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Cleanups and mulch
Quotes drafted from your prices, sent once you OK them.
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New yards
New customers answered at any hour, and the first mow booked on a day with room.
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Monthly invoices
Drafted for your OK, sent, and followed up when late, by your rule.
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In their language
Customers and crew texted in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
Revenue you didn’t have to chase
A new weekly yard, a cleanup sold, a bill paid. Prentice keeps your season full.
- PrenticenowPeggy said yes to your yard cleanup quote. $380
- Prentice1h agoOtto signed up for weekly mowing, $45 a visit. He starts Thursday.
- Prentice2h agoPetra paid her $310 invoice after my reminder.
- Prentice3h agoDee’s flower bed quote is ready for your OK: $1,240, from your walk-through notes.
Prentice will earn your trust
My word to you
- I’ll tell every customer I’m an AI.
- I’ll double-check my work.
- I’ll ask you when I’m not sure.
- I’ll work within the boundaries you set.
We know trusting an AI with your customers is a big ask.
So Prentice never works alone. Prentice asks you when unsure, and calls on us for backup.
The Prentice team
A customer’s whole season, handled
From the first text to next spring’s cleanup, Prentice keeps working.
See how I look after a new customer
- I answer a new customer’s textTuesday, 8:51pm
- Most answering services stop hereI keep going
- I book the first mowRight then
- I set up weekly mowing on a day with roomThat night
- I remind them about the first mowThe night before
- I move their mow when you call a rain dayThat morning
- I draft the month’s invoice for your OKOn the 1st
- I follow up on a late paymentA week later
- I send your fall cleanup quote once you OK itIn October
- I ask about spring cleanup when you say soNext March
I draft quotes and invoices for your OK, and keep your rules for rain days and late bills.
Prentice goes in your contacts
Just save the number, and your whole crew can start talking to Prentice.
Call Text Email
- You
- Your crew leads
- Your customers
Property managers can call or text Prentice too.
Prentice speaks
- English
- Español
- Français
- Português
Getting started
Your part is small. Prentice does the rest.
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Can you answer a few questions about your business?
Then Prentice can learn it. Prentice writes the job description and shows you a demo for no cost.
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Can you share your schedule and your prices?
Then Prentice can run your office. Weekly mowing and rain days by your rules. Quotes and invoices go out only with your OK.
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When Prentice has earned your trust
Then Prentice can talk to your customers. Give customers your Prentice number, or forward your calls while you’re mowing.
Then you get your evenings back.
Get closer to your customers
With Prentice, your customers will be able to:
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Ask the small questions they’d hesitate to call you about
“Do I need to be home when you mow?”
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Get an answer at any hour, by call, text or email
“Sorry it’s late, quick question…”
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Talk with you in their own language
“¿Pueden cortar el césped el jueves?”
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Book a first mow on the spot
“Thursday works for us.”
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Skip or move a mow without phone tag
“We’re away, can you skip us this week?”
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Hear your prices up front
“How much is weekly mowing?”
When you’re easy to reach, you’re easy to stay with.
Meet the people behind Prentice
We’re small business owners ourselves. We know what it’s like to lose evenings to admin work, and to wish for someone dependable to hand it to. So we built Prentice on three principles.
- Honesty.
- A straight “I’m not sure” beats a confident guess.
- Integrity.
- Treat every customer the way you would.
- Reliability.
- Show up, every time. For 15 years our team has built software thousands of people count on every day.
And when Prentice needs backup, we answer.
Dan & Jonathan
Costs less than a person
Prentice does the office work, so compare the cost with hiring office help, not with an app.
| Hiring a Person | Prentice Solo | Prentice Team | Prentice Crew | |
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| Works with | Anyone | Just you | 2-3 people | 4-6 people |
| Counts you and everyone on your team who works with Prentice. Customers never count. | ||||
| Monthly cost | $500 5 hours a week at $25 an hour | $99 | $199 | $399 |
50% off the first month while Prentice learns your business |
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| Messages included | As many as they can handle in 5 hours a week | 200 | 500 | 1,200 |
| A message is any text or email, sent or received. Each minute of a call counts as one. | ||||
| Communication methods | Phone, text, email, in person | Phone, text, email | ||
| Customers | As many as they can keep up with | No limit | ||
| Availability | 5 hours a week | Any hour, every day | ||
| Overtime | $25 an hour | $25 for every extra 50 messages | ||
| Offseason | You negotiate fewer hours with them | $39 a month when in Standby modePrentice stays active and will respond to customers. Max 50 messages per month. | ||
| Payroll and taxes | Your responsibility | None | ||
| Commitment | You hire them, and give notice to let them go | NoneCancel anytime. | ||
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Works with
Anyone
SoloJust you
Team2-3 people
Crew4-6 people
Counts you and everyone on your team who works with Prentice. Customers never count.
Monthly cost
$500 5 hours a week at $25 an hour
Solo$99
Team$199
Crew$399
50% off the first month while Prentice learns your business
Messages included
As many as they can handle in 5 hours a week
Solo200
Team500
Crew1,200
A message is any text or email, sent or received. Each minute of a call counts as one.
Communication methods
Phone, text, email, in person
Phone, text, email
Customers
As many as they can keep up with
No limit
Availability
5 hours a week
Any hour, every day
Overtime
$25 an hour
$25 for every extra 50 messages
Offseason
You negotiate fewer hours with them
$39 a month when in Standby modePrentice stays active and will respond to customers. Max 50 messages per month.
Payroll and taxes
Your responsibility
None
Commitment
You hire them, and give notice to let them go
NoneCancel anytime.
More than 6 people? Register, and Prentice will help you set up a plan.
Questions lawn care owners ask
Will customers know they’re talking to an AI?
Yes. On the first call or text, every customer hears that Prentice is your AI assistant. Prentice never pretends to be you.
What happens on a rain day?
You make the call. Text Prentice “rain day,” and Prentice moves the work by your rule: the whole week slides a day, or today moves to Saturday. Prentice tells every customer whose day moves. Next week stays on the usual days.
Can Prentice bill my monthly customers?
Yes. Prentice drafts each customer’s monthly invoice from your prices. You approve each one, and Prentice sends them and follows up on late ones by the rule you set. Prentice works with QuickBooks, or keeps the books for you.
Does Prentice quote cleanups and landscaping jobs?
Yes. Prentice drafts each quote from your prices and your walk-through notes, even a voice memo. You approve it before it goes out. The customer can say yes by text.
Do I need a new phone number?
No. Your business gets a Prentice number of its own. Give that number to customers, or forward your business line to Prentice while you’re mowing.
Can my crew use Prentice?
Yes. Add your crew leads, and Prentice texts with them the same way as with you. When a crew lead texts that they’re running behind, Prentice tells the customers who are waiting.
More answers on the FAQ.
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Chat or call. Prentice will ask about your services, your prices and your weekly customers.
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