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That's basically my little prayer I say every night before I go to sleep. love nick

Wayyyy too wordy! 😊. I tell them: If one or two guys can do it in 5 or ten minutes, no prob. If it takes more than that we'll have to tack on a charge to cover the time.

Good call. I always try to find something to put on the bid for free. Obviously they're paying for it- but I've found by putting a small $25 item for free, we can stop them from asking for the ol' "while you're here can you also clean this up" by telling them that we already gave them something...

I avoid giving prices on the spot because I'm too nice. I need to step away from the situation, remind myself that I'm running a business, and not let myself worry about making sure I get EVERY job. I bid stronger this way. love nick

I think of the potential damages the way an insurance company does. If it's a potential $500 repair, I'll add a percentage of that to the quote. Maybe 10%? If the crew makes it through without breaking it, that $50 is my bonus that we made it. If something does break, I tap into the pool of all...

Our minimum price to drive to your house and trim a tree is $350. Most we've ever charged to prune a tree is $3,500. So when we get those calls our office manager tells them "it can range from 350 to 3500." 😆 That usually ends the call quickly so we can all get back to doing actual work...

I bid now based on what the crew has accomplished in the past. Once bid $2,500 on a tree that took the crew until about 9pm to finish, plus had $300 in disposal and $250 in renting a big truck for hauling logs. Either overtime I ended up losing big time. When I see trees that size now, I know...