Holiday Lighting Software for Your Most Profitable Season
The holiday lighting season is intense, lucrative, and unforgiving. MyServiceHQ helps you quote faster, install efficiently, track everything, and get paid before the season ends.
The Holiday Lighting Business Reality
Eight Weeks to Make Your Year
Holiday lighting is the ultimate seasonal hustle. You have 8-10 weeks to generate 100% of your annual revenue. Every day counts. Every job matters. There's zero room for inefficiency.
Installation rush: November, 12-hour days
Service calls: December, storm damage and additions
Takedown chaos: January, racing before storage
Storage management: 10 months of organizing
Cash flow challenge: Revenue compressed into Q4
Your business model:
- Average installation: $1,500-5,000
- Three touches per customer minimum
- 33% deposits, 33% install, 34% takedown
- Profit margins: 40-60% when efficient
- Customer retention: 70-80% yearly
The key to success: Maximum efficiency during your short season, smart storage during the off-season.
MyServiceHQ gives you that efficiency, plus the ability to park your account for just $15/month during the 9 months you're not actively installing.
Features for Holiday Light Success
Visual Estimates That Close Deals
Upload house photos, draw light placement, and calculate footage automatically. Digital signatures and instant 33% deposit collection.
Three-Touch Service Management
Schedule installation, maintenance, and takedown all at once. Route efficiently across neighborhoods during your busy season.
Cash Flow When You Need It
Staged billing: 33% deposit on booking, 33% on installation, 34% on takedown. Plus monthly storage fees for off-season income.
The $15 Off-Season Advantage
Park your account for just $15/month from February-September. All your data stays safe and you can reactivate instantly in October.
Holiday Lighting Pricing
Standard
Solo Installer
- 60 customers max
- Visual estimates
- Basic routing
- Storage tracking
- $15/month when parked
- 3-touch scheduling
Pro
Small Crew (2-5)
- 180 customers
- Business phone
- Team tracking
- Full features
- $15/month when parked
- Territory management
Scale
Multi-Crew Operation
- 500 customers
- 15+ installers
- Real-time GPS
- Territory management
- $15/month when parked
- Advanced analytics
Enterprise
Large Holiday Lighting Companies (1000+)
- Unlimited customers & installations
- Unlimited crew members
- Multi-location operations
- Custom visual estimate templates
- Advanced storage management
- $15/month when parked
All plans: $15/month when parked (Feb-Sep)
Holiday Lighting Business ROI
Make Your Short Season Count
Season Impact Analysis
Improvement | Result | Season Value |
|---|---|---|
| Visual estimates | 40% higher close rate | +$20,000 revenue |
| Route optimization | 2 more installs/day | +$36,000 revenue |
| Storage tracking | No lost inventory | +$3,000 saved |
| Automated billing | 100% collection | +$5,000 cash flow |
| Efficiency gains | 20% more installs | +$30,000 revenue |
Total Impact: +$94,000
Software cost (3 active months): $147-747
Off-season parking (9 months): $135
Total annual cost: $282-882
ROI: 10,600-33,000%
Seasonal Success Timeline
Your 12-Month Plan
🍁 Aug-Sep: Preparation
- Reactivate account
- Update pricing
- Check inventory
- Early bird sales
🎃 October: Ramp Up
- Heavy sales push
- Route planning
- Crew hiring
- Schedule jobs
🔧 November: Installation Rush
- 200-500 installs
- 12-hour days
- Maximum efficiency
- Payment collection
🎄 December: Maintenance
- Service calls
- Storm repairs
- Add-ons
- Quality checks
📦 January: Takedown
- Rapid removal
- Storage organization
- Final payments
- Park account
❄️ Feb-Jul: Off-Season
- Account parked ($15/mo)
- Plan improvements
- Equipment maintenance
- Early sales (July)
Compare to Generic Software
Feature | MyServiceHQ | Jobber | Generic FSM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual estimates | ✅ | Limited | ❌ |
| Three-touch scheduling | ✅ | Manual | ❌ |
| Storage tracking | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Inventory management | ✅ | Limited | Limited |
| Seasonal parking | ✅ $15 | ❌ Full price | ❌ Full price |
| Off-season (9mo) cost | $135 | $351-3,141 | $450-4,500 |
| Staged billing | ✅ | Limited | Limited |
Frequently Asked Questions
Upload a house photo, draw where lights will go, and the system helps calculate footage. Customers can approve and pay deposits instantly.
While we don't have full inventory management yet, you can use customer notes and job details to track which lights belong to which customer and where they're stored.
From February-September, reduce to $15/month. Your data stays safe, customers can access receipts, and you can reactivate instantly in October. No penalties, no data loss.
Yes! When booking a job, schedule the installation, maintenance check, and takedown all at once. The system reminds you when each service is due.
Handle commercial jobs just like residential. Set up the three services, use higher pricing tiers, and track everything in one system.
Absolutely. Even at 50 houses, the time saved on routing and billing plus the visual estimates that close more sales make it worthwhile. The seasonal parking means you're only paying full price for 3-4 months.
Get Ready for Next Season
Start free trial anytime • Import last year's customers • Set up visual estimates • Configure three-touch scheduling • Park until season ($15/month)