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[Stumpsprouts]

There are some really good ideas here.

Just putting out another in-between model, which I’ve been doing for some of my jobs, ccs hiring ccs. I see a lot of that around here. Keeps the overhead low, folks can get more than the usual day rate, and put together a day that everyone can enjoy. A good model for those jobs without an obscene amount of material to process. This is sort of a coop model, but an organic non-commitment one, which is nice.

 

[RyanCafferky]

There are some really good ideas here.

Just putting out another in-between model, which I’ve been doing for some of my jobs, ccs hiring ccs. I see a lot of that around here. Keeps the overhead low, folks can get more than the usual day rate, and put together a day that everyone can enjoy. A good model for those jobs without an obscene amount of material to process. This is sort of a coop model, but an organic non-commitment one, which is nice.

I agree that this can work well but in our state technically it is violating the law. We can have up to two contractors doing the same type of work on one job site here. If you have more than that, then one of the contractors needs to have workers comp and one of the contractors would have to be an employee.

The reasons that I feel that the cooperative model is the ideal is that it would be all operated under one insurance policy and one license, everyone could be employees and thus have the protections and benefits of being an employee, and all marketing could be done by one entity rather than have each individual doing all of those things themselves.

 

[dspacio]

I think @Reach offered the idea to give a client / tree crew a few months notice of changing rates. this was a great suggestion.

I spoke with both crews I am commonly working for now, and told them the rates I will be looking for a few months from now, so they can bid with that in mind, and make their choice if it works for them. Giving plenty of notice made it feel a lot more friendly, and making it clear I want this increase to pass on to the customers, not cut into their business.

I also realized that I am mainly concerned with raising my rate where it comes to takedowns, tight drop zones. My last climb was in a fully dead tree with two beehives within the dripline.. As we roped stuff away I really had to hold to hope that none of the exploding tips would knock a box. One small but thick branch piece came about 4 feet away. I definitely want an extra $100 at the end of that day!!

I still want to come in super reasonable for pruning work. When I am carrying out tight rigging removal (over beehives and fences) at a seaside mansion where they are having a new pool installed, these are the days that remind me to stick up for our rates. giving notice of near future expectations around this made it a fair and calm conversation. thanks for that insight @Reach