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  1. climbingmonkey24

    Does anyone advertise on Facebook?

    I post on my social media business pages regularly, but it’s been a while since I’ve actually ran any serious advertising campaigns. In the past when I have they did have a pretty good return and for a lower cost. I have got some good leads from there. That was back around 2019 - 2021 though...
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    Offering additional services such as lawn mowing / landscaping

    Since I first established my company over 8 years ago, I’ve primarily focused on trees and presented myself online as such. Gradually I got into shrubs and hedges, but you might still consider that part of tree care. For a while now I’ve been contemplating adding some additional side services...
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    Google Local Service Ads

    Seems like these have become more popular and widely used in the last year or two, at least in my area. I’ve seen some of my competitors using them. What I was curious about is, depending on the industry, they say it may require any employees who are interacting with clients to also do a...
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    Topping, Pollarding, or what??

    Looked at these trees this morning. Client wants to cut the growth back about to where the bigger main branches end. You might be able to tell it has been done before. Instinctively my first thought is “topping”but I also know that aggressively pruning like this is a technique some people use...
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    Contract Climber in Massachusetts

    I’m the owner of a company in the Western, MA area but also do some contract climbing on the side. Able and willing to travel out of state depending on the project, how far, etc. Primarily I specialize in pruning, shrub maintenance, and hedge trimming but also have experience with...
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    Bringing on a plant health care specialist / consulting arborist part-time / as needed

    Wondering if anyone here has any experience bringing on a plant health care specialist / certified arborist for a consulting or as needed basis to perform tree assessments and maybe some actual field work (pruning, health care, etc). If so, generally how do you pay them for instances where...
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    Do you think tree removal gets more focus and attention than other aspects of tree care?

    Anyone else notice that it seems like larger removal jobs and crane work seems to get more attention / interest than other aspects of tree care like pruning, etc. I’ve had my fair share of people watch us while we are doing a smaller scale project, or ask for a card to inquire about a quote...
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    Contract climbing costs

    This is the first year I’ve really started using a contract climber. And for the sake of comparison, I’m just curious for those of you who’ve been contract climbing or hiring contract climbers for a while, what would you say the average rate is? And if it falls somewhere between a half day and...
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    Hiring in the Springfield, MA area - Multiple Roles

    Currently looking to fill various roles near Springfield, MA either by the same individual or multiple individuals. #1 Groundsperson You will be responsible for assisting with various aspects of a project including but not limited to: cleanup (cutting and managing brush, chipping, loading...
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    Best practices for using a lift near exposed roots or patios

    Septic systems, underground sprinklers, etc. I always check on that. Generally I do more climbing than lift work, but most recently though I looked at a job that made me consider something else if I was to use a lift…lots of exposed roots and a patio. For those of you who regularly use...
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    Do you think this year has been different for business?

    I don’t know if this has already been talked about, but I was wondering if anyone in the US (or I suppose anywhere for that matter) has noticed a change this year in the sense of call volume, people asking for a quote and then never hearing back even when you follow up, or losing more bids than...
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    Would you climb these dead trees?

    Removal of the 4 spars without any branches on them. My thought was to tie into the healthier one when working the real dead and hazardous one, and do the same with the other two or tie into one of the spars that was topped but still has some lower branches. There’s room to just cut and drop...
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    Watch out for underground bee and hornet nests

    I’ve encountered bees and stuff on jobs before, but today was a first. Arrived at the job site and parked a truck on an area of the lawn where the client had her car parked. No issues. Later in the day, go to the truck to get some water and there’s hornets buzzing and crawling all over it...
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    Contract climbers and liability insurance

    Just starting to enter the territory of using a contract climber occasionally. For those of you who do use contract climbers, how do you work it with your liability insurance? For example, one of the things I’ve encountered with liability is they ask about subcontractors and having to add a...
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    When past clients hire someone else…

    I’ve had my share of clients who refer me out, always call me back if they need work, etc. But then there’s the odd occasion where I may drive by someone’s house long after I did work for them, and see they had work done by someone else. Even though they were happy / satisfied with the service...
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    Thoughts on these shrubs (Yew I think)

    I have a client whose shrubs and trees I’ve been caring for since 2021. Every year around this time she has me do her shrubs and this is when she prefers to have them done. I’ve sometimes noticed that these particular shrubs which I believe are Yew develop some brown spots usually within 24 hrs...
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    Anyone notice an increase in scam leads / calls / messages recently?

    I don't know if it's just me being overly suspicous / cautious, but having done this as long as I have I've gotten some leads this year that to me seem "off" let's just say the least. And you hear all the time about the rise in scams and stuff, so it's got me thinking. To give an example...
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    Landscaping Question

    Edit: Was able to find my answer, but thanks for checking out the thread.
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    Using a crane to trim hedges

    I have some hedges I trimmed back in 2022 that I’m going to be trimming again this year, and am considering using a crane rather than a lift. In 2022 the lift worked well just required repositioning multiple times. The hedges are right along the driveway so my thought was with the crane I...
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    Anyone else wear some sort of breathing protection?

    Not necessarily the entire time while on a job site, but when doing certain things like a lot of cutting or chipping that generate dust. I’ve always wondered why this form of PPE isn’t more mainstream and not just in the tree care industry but a variety of industries.

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