Turning more quotes into paying customers The most important part of your tree care business is those few precious minutes you spend in front of a customer when you’re quoting their job. You only have a few short minutes to build rapport and close the deal. Here are some techniques that will help tip the […]
What you need to know before hiring a local arborist Difference between a consulting arborist & regular local arborist A consulting arborist specialises in tree inspections, risk assessment reports and other reports pertaining to the tree’s health, vigour and amenity value. A regular local arborist normally focuses on physically managing trees in an urban environment. […]
This is how to blow your competition away. I was chatting with the owner of a great little Sydney based tree business making waves in his service area. I thought this was a MUST share strategy as I know you can all benefit. Note: In the fairness of competition I will not be sharing this […]
Strategic Alliances and Partnerships for Arborists Otherwise known as a strategic partnership, a strategic alliance is not as formal as it sounds. You won’t be drawing up contracts. It’s just a symbiotic relationship where both you and the other business benefits from using or recommending each other’s services. These are happening everywhere. Think of Disney […]
Do Arborists Charge more in Affluent Areas? (Poll Results) Come on guys, own up… who has tacked on an extra hundred or two because there was a Maserati in the driveway? Jokes aside, this is a serious question I wanted to know the answer to. I figured this subject would have been covered many times, […]
Win Council Tenders for Tree Maintenance – Part II The first interview I did with Jason was very popular with tree services business owners right around Australia. I received so many questions that I thought I might as well get Jason back on for another round of questions. This time we discuss: Teaming up with […]
No.1 Factor for customers when choosing a tradie For some of us, it can be a bit of a mystery why we get the call back from some customers and others not. To take the guesswork out of it for you, we have been surveying customers over the last 3 months and asking them “what […]
[PART 2] Google Adwords on a Shoestring Budget FREE DOWNLOAD: 12 Google Adwords Layout Ideas for Better Conversions In this contractor’s corner, we take things to the next level with Google Adwords in our endeavour to slash our spend and increase our ROI. We look at: Match types – Exact match, phrase match, broad match, […]
[Part 1] Google Adwords on a Shoestring Budget What $27,014.79 Google Adwords Spend in 6 Months has taught me No education is free. Over the years, my google Adwords spend has been getting smaller and smaller, yet I manage to be more and more competitive. In this video (the first of a series) I am […]
Strategies to win council tenders for tree maintenance There is no doubt, that council tenders are a BIG deal for small businesses. If you are able to win one, you have a secure source of work for the next year or two and set your company up to be able to rapidly expand, get more […]