flashover604
TreeHouser
Ok, well, maybe lied is strong...
I while back I posted in a thread that I wasn't a tree man, and was only interested in cleaning up MY yard. I said that I "wasn't going to start Zach's Whack-a-tree Company...
Well...
i cleaned up my trees. I payed a place $350 to drop the big problem ash. (By the way, that dude made $350 for twenty minutes of work. I felt so defeated watching him cut that tree down...) since then, I've had a few people ask me to take care of some storm damage. Limbs on the ground already, limbs broken but hanging, some small dead limbs removed, and a couple small trees taken down and removed. The folks I've worked for basically said that their problems must've been too small for the big companies because they'd either quote $200-$250 to remove a limb already on the ground or not even show up to give an estimate.
I checked into insurance and I qualified for a policy if I want it. I LIKE doing this kind of work. I enjoy it. If I can do some small jobs after I get off work from my main job and pay for my hobbies, I'd be thrilled. I've never run a business. I don't know anything about it. Luckily I've got several friends that have started and grown successful businesses that have given me some pointers, but none were tree related. I'd like your opinions.
If YOU were to be in my shoes, how would YOU go about it? WOULD you go about it?
From what I've read already, Jerry's "Fundamentals of General Tree Work" is required reading. I assume it covers the physical aspect only, with no business advice.
Thanks in advance, I really appreciate this forum and the advice that comes from it. It's a rare place...
I while back I posted in a thread that I wasn't a tree man, and was only interested in cleaning up MY yard. I said that I "wasn't going to start Zach's Whack-a-tree Company...
Well...
i cleaned up my trees. I payed a place $350 to drop the big problem ash. (By the way, that dude made $350 for twenty minutes of work. I felt so defeated watching him cut that tree down...) since then, I've had a few people ask me to take care of some storm damage. Limbs on the ground already, limbs broken but hanging, some small dead limbs removed, and a couple small trees taken down and removed. The folks I've worked for basically said that their problems must've been too small for the big companies because they'd either quote $200-$250 to remove a limb already on the ground or not even show up to give an estimate.
I checked into insurance and I qualified for a policy if I want it. I LIKE doing this kind of work. I enjoy it. If I can do some small jobs after I get off work from my main job and pay for my hobbies, I'd be thrilled. I've never run a business. I don't know anything about it. Luckily I've got several friends that have started and grown successful businesses that have given me some pointers, but none were tree related. I'd like your opinions.
If YOU were to be in my shoes, how would YOU go about it? WOULD you go about it?
From what I've read already, Jerry's "Fundamentals of General Tree Work" is required reading. I assume it covers the physical aspect only, with no business advice.
Thanks in advance, I really appreciate this forum and the advice that comes from it. It's a rare place...