How's the work flow?

[adolan]

Up here in the great white north things were looking about the same as you guys - slow. Then the end of March brought one shit kicker of an ice storm in my area of Ontario. I'm booked out 8 weeks ( usually 2 weeks out most of the busy season) and call volume is still great. I picked up a bucket truck, another dump trailer and hired a 3rd guy.

If it wasn't for the ice storm I think this season would have been very quiet in my area. Lots of competition kicking around and lots of guys willing to work for a lot less than I am!

 

[Mick Dempsey!]

Picked up some decent work that sees next week full.

The universe is providing..

 

[southsoundtree]

Being out and being seen, using strategic parking at times, keeps a company out working.




It might mean lunch and breaks next to the street/ sidewalk, rather than being in the back yard.


Have truck signs visible at rush hours.


Being near the sidewalk (without noise or dust) during the little window in the morning and afternoon if near a school, knowing there are walking parents that live nearby (have business cards readily available (even have a dispenser/ case in the outside of the truck or on your cones/ signs.


Etc, etc


Large truck signage is very worthwhile.

 

[Mick Dempsey!]

Sean, I’m not hanging around outside of schools!

The judge told me I’d go straight back inside if I did that again.

 

[southsoundtree]

Hahaha




Most of my jobs are on acreage.
Being at the gas station at the main business area on the peninsula had me running into past customers time to time. Often, they have something in they mind, as they each have so many trees on forested properties or views that get overgrown.

It's right near the school.


I have no restrictions and even work at the school every couple years... Prevailing Wage applies.

 

[Serf Life]

Volunteering for organizations/schools is great exposure too.

 

[Matias]

Volunteering for organizations/schools is great exposure too.

I had that on my list of things to do when I get started officially.

 

[oceans]

Volunteering for organizations/schools is great exposure too.

That’s one of my faves!

 

[Treetopflyer]

S L O W

 

[Mick Dempsey]

Scraping along, the odd decent job, otherwise just about keeping my head above water.

 

[VenasNursery]

Still slow but staying steady 3-4 weeks booked and that’s terrible for us this time of the year. On a positive note phones have picked up in the last week but prices are cheap right now.

 

[data farm 26]

Yep. I beat the bushes and stirred up a hornets nest! Doing a bunch of cheap, down and dirty jobs right now. Glad to be working though. Wasted 300 on a Google ad, zero leads the saga continues...

 

[southsoundtree]

Calls are Slow.

One good job is postponed after the neighbor providing access sold the house.

I'm still busy.
I have a couple bigger projects to start when I get back to work at the beginning of June.

Small jobs will keep coming.

 

[Treetopflyer]

Still slow but staying steady 3-4 weeks booked and that’s terrible for us this time of the year. On a positive note phones have picked up in the last week but prices are cheap right now.

This is similar to us right now

 

[VenasNursery]

This is similar to us right now

Definitely thankful for what we do have

 

[Treetopflyer]

Definitely thankful for what we do have

Exactly ! I have a lot of guys around me saying they’re week to week
I feel blessed to have some work for next few weeks hoping the calls keep coming and pricing will come up some. I don’t know global economics let alone microeconomics, but people don’t spend when that stock market ain’t right around here it seems

 

[data farm 26]

I don’t know global economics let alone microeconomics, but people don’t spend when that stock market ain’t right around here it seems

That's about the gist of my economic understanding as well. Markets down? Tree guys down.

 

[Treetopflyer]

That's about the gist of my economic understanding as well. Markets down? Tree guys down.

yea were like the trickle down
got enough extra money and I can’t reach that limb on the roof ,,pffft maybe I’ll call a tree guy if uncle Jed won’t cut it

 

[data farm 26]

exactly!

 

[Bendroctanus]

“So how much to take the big, nasty tree down?”
“It’ll be $1,750.00.”
“Eh, it’s not that nasty…”

Tree humor comic I saw once.