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  1. DruidCarol

    Is the Better Business Bureau worth the investment?

    Here's a tip for this kind of thing--make absolutely sure your profile has an clickable online link to your website (same applies if you do any sponsoring on public radio, ads in newspapers that are online, etc.) BBB listing might end up being worth it by driving traffic to your business this way.
  2. DruidCarol

    Baltimore Tree Trust article

    Debated whether to put here or in the upcoming events since TCI Expo is in Baltimore this year, but it demonstrates what can be done with some thinking outside the box and education. http://bit.ly/Baltimoretreetrust It is really cool when you can awaken such a positive awareness in someone...
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  3. DruidCarol

    Would you describe this as "lion-tailing"?

    Okay, more info. The recent work was cutting down some other trees that were on the property and clearing out the brush (old cuttings too) around the base of these trees. So the canopy raising, or whatever that was, must have done a while back (years), but the tenant thinks it's been the same...
  4. DruidCarol

    Would you describe this as "lion-tailing"?

    So, a woman I just met as part of a walking group wanted to show us the tree work her landlord did on the property and I was dumbfounded. I actually know who the tree company is and if this is bad practice as it seems to me it would be, I do not want to recommend them (they were low on the list...
  5. DruidCarol

    September slump

    TMI. Bad esophagus structure runs in my mother's family. I don't wanna know. Have done a sleep study (after someone complained about my snoring) but it was inconclusive and had no snoring during the test, and the whole experience was terribly unpleasant. It did show that I tend to go into...
  6. DruidCarol

    Cat rescue gone south

    @macswan Okay, I gotta meet you up in Boston in December, bud! Any admirer of Teddy Bear the Porcupine is a friend of mine. LOL
  7. DruidCarol

    Cat rescue gone south

    You should meet Teddy Bear the porcupine (rescued when he was 2 days old and cared for at a Texas wildlife refuge). He loves conversation and sweet potatoes. I don't think he'd chase you up a tree.
  8. DruidCarol

    September slump

    Seems like the world is kind of nuts in early September and I have wondered if it is related to people's schedules adjusted for kids going back to school/college. Change of routine stuff. Traffic in the past 2 weeks in New England coast has been bananas (I know, how can I tell? Massachusetts...
  9. DruidCarol

    SEO

    @DanburyTreeCT , I played with how I would find you via a basic Google search ("tree services danbury ct") and you aren't coming up at all, which mystifies me as to how new customers would find you. $2,000 seems massively expensive to me. I would have to know what they are actually doing...
  10. DruidCarol

    outdoor advertising using bucket truck to hang banners

    I agree with @LimbLoppa that it all comes down to local zoning laws most likely; Massachusetts has really specific zoning by-laws and possibly the oldest zoning state laws in the country. Special permits are always being sought, though if you're in an historic district, you're out of luck most...
  11. DruidCarol

    Japanese maple - no leaves (almost) but still signs of life

    Thanks @pcarborist for this info. I was contemplating how to maybe get a new tree going from a sprout, except it hasn't got any "babies" started in the grass. I'll share it with her over dinner tonight--it may be a little more intensive effort for her since she and her partner split time...
  12. DruidCarol

    Japanese maple - no leaves (almost) but still signs of life

    Thanks all for your input. I don't think it was a sentimental need to keep this tree, just a hope that she wouldn't have to put a bullet in its trunk because she loves trees. Will break the bad news. Druid out! *mic drop* Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk
  13. DruidCarol

    Japanese maple - no leaves (almost) but still signs of life

    Thanks, that sounds like vote #2 that nothing can be done at this stage. Now that I have learned a lot about tree biology (with bags and bags still left to learn), I do go a bit ape when I notice really ugly tree plantings that doom the thing to an early death, such as planting it too deep and...
  14. DruidCarol

    Japanese maple - no leaves (almost) but still signs of life

    Thanks. I just checked with my friend who said this particular tree was absolutely gorgeous and lush last summer so the shock of this year is particularly intense. I never paid much attention to it so cannot say if there were really warning signs before--seems like if all the root problems...
  15. DruidCarol

    Japanese maple - no leaves (almost) but still signs of life

    I have a friend whose Japanese maple has literally no leaves in its canopy, but it does have a sort of G-string of new leaves on its crotch, shall we say? In the detail, the buds look ashy and dried up. I defer to your knowledge about its condition and what you would recommend as options for...
  16. DruidCarol

    Software

    Thanks for the update on the forum item I found, it was hard to tell if desktop or online, and I was looking at it long after I normally turn into a pumpkin at night. Zapier won't work unless you sign up for the $20/month minimum version first (it would probably handle just the basic...
  17. DruidCarol

    Software

    @evo, since I see you are using the online version of Quickbooks, there may be a solution via Zapier. Zapier has a number of already created "Zaps" that allow different programs and apps to interact. Zapier is free for a lot of stuff but in this case you would need a minimum premium plan of...
  18. DruidCarol

    What's this scam?

    I just added a new Android app for nuisance calls that is helpful. It's called TrueCaller (also available on iOS) and it keeps a massive database of numbers that people can flag as spam calls so when an unknown number comes through on my cell, I also get a color coded message that says...
  19. DruidCarol

    Software

    @OasisTree, you've done a great job of thinking about the right tool for the business you're in. I am not directly knowledgeable about these tools but I have learned enough to know that one size doesn't fit all. ArborGold and Arborsoftworx make the most sense for larger enterprises with...
  20. DruidCarol

    Why hire my Tree Service?

    If you have other client reviews already posted on your website, on Yelp!, on HomeAdvisor, etc... you might want to consider a quick reference code (QRC) printed that links directly to those reviews on a brochure or a biz card. Pick whichever review service is the one that has really positive...

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