{"id":10775,"date":"2017-04-26T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lawnstarter.wpengine.com\/?p=10775"},"modified":"2019-11-05T11:35:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T14:35:41","slug":"lawnstarter-spring-improvements-gps-mapping-new-look-making-app-even-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawnstarter.com\/blog\/lawnstarter\/lawnstarter-spring-improvements-gps-mapping-new-look-making-app-even-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"LawnStarter Spring Improvements: GPS Mapping, a New Look and Making Our App Even Easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At LawnStarter, we\u2019re always looking for ways to make caring for your home easier and better. This spring, we\u2019re excited to introduce a few more of those ways.<\/span><\/p> <p><b>GPS-Informed Predictive Matching Algorithm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. No one likes sitting in traffic, and for lawn care pros, that\u2019s time that could be spent making your lawn beautiful. Based on their GPS history, we\u2019re giving providers that regularly service a neighborhood a \u201cboost\u201d in our homeowner-lawn pro matching algorithm, so that they can spend more time servicing lawns and less time in traffic<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p> <p><b>A New Look for LawnStarter.com<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A fresh new look for spring! If you use our website, you\u2019ll see our refreshed design in the coming weeks. <\/span><\/p> <p><b>Small Tweaks to Make a Big Difference<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We\u2019ve added notifications when your provider has a message for you, sent notifications for upcoming mows earlier, and made self-service tools easier to find in our app and online. <\/span><br \/> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope you enjoy our spring updates! 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