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The Branch Doctor
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Dormant hero!!
bummer! maybe youll get one for christmas!
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Word!
SkwerI
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If you want a durable camera, get an Olympus. But their lenses suck. If you want good pictures, get a Canon. I just picked up the Canon Powershot SD750 and the pictures are much better than the two Olympus cameras I had (and lost).
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Jamin Mayer
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This Fall/Winter has been real well for me.--Unusually well.
I am starting to schedule into Feburary already. It is a catch 22. I have the work, which is great to pay bills, but who wants to work in winter conditions?
So, the problems I run into this time of year is having the work scheduled, but weather comes in and changes things (like yesterday and today). So, this means I have to re-schedule work to a later date. Well, that may seem like no problem, until I am back-logged 12 customers and more!
I am starting to schedule into Feburary already. It is a catch 22. I have the work, which is great to pay bills, but who wants to work in winter conditions?
So, the problems I run into this time of year is having the work scheduled, but weather comes in and changes things (like yesterday and today). So, this means I have to re-schedule work to a later date. Well, that may seem like no problem, until I am back-logged 12 customers and more!
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JonnyHart
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Talked with my old boss the other day. One of the bigger local tree services is calling back estimates from the spring and summer, and offering 25% off the originally quoted price. Winter rates. Kinda cut-throat way to do business, but I admire him for trying to keep his guys busy. So in turn my old boss is calling his old estimates and offering 10%.
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Jonseredbred
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Thats just smart business Jonny, gotta keep guys around. We call back or send follow up letter's to every estimate. We may not offer 25% off, but we sure call them back.
Old Monkey
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I had a busy spring and a moderately slow summer, followed by a brisk fall. I have most of this month scheduled and a couple of jobs in the new year. Most of the summer I was only two days out and had to get crafty to fill my days.
If it gets cold enough to snow here, I am golden as it never snows enough to shut down work. Freezing cold rain stinks though.
If it gets cold enough to snow here, I am golden as it never snows enough to shut down work. Freezing cold rain stinks though.
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In late summer when someone makes faces at a bid I gave them I would write on the sheet 15% after November 1st. That has gotten me a lot of jobs I would have just lost otherwise.
That's a good idea.
Old Monkey
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I have those sometimes.
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I am perhaps the most modest person in the world but am not comfortable with saying so.
Jamin, A method that works well for me is to give people an estimated interval for the work-"Right now I am about 5 weeks out." I then offer them the option of me calling ahead to set up the specific day or working it in as soon as I have opportunity (this option works assuming there are no dogs, locked gates etc.). By doing things in this fashion I don't get into a situation of having to call a dozen people to postpone or reschedule. If I wake up to rotten conditions I only have one or 2 people to call and adjust scheduling with.
Paul B
I dig hammocks.
still charging full price here. the market is good, the weather is so so and the motivation well, is high (baby due in less than 3 months). I have been charging a good rate per hour for work and have been getting most bids. yard prunings, some seasonal cleanups (thank goodness for hired help) and some small tree prunings.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
Good going Paul! Charge more in the winter, it's damn cold outside here.
