What do you do when....

[teamtree]

You are swamped with calls, coming off back-to-back 80 hour weeks and you need to work to get stuff done so you don't fall even further behind. Mind you I left the corporate world and 60-70 hour weeks to have more time with my family.

We are a small company and I am faced with one of the toughest situations I have been in for 10 years. I can't get everything done for my customers in a timely fashion and certainly have a hard time in communicating with them to let them know the situation.

I need to buckle down and make some calls instead of playing on this site.

Take care!!!

Have a good week!!!

 

[clearance]

Make hay while the sun is shining, an old saying that is right for you now.

 

[oldirty]

sub out a climber to get the stuff on the ground (with the understanding it needs to be a neat mess) and come by later to chip it

or sub out a couple jobs to another company you know and trust.



or you can get a head lamp and some flood lights and stay out later.

be glad for the feast though man. good luck with it.

 

[Dadatwins]

Raise your prices.

Ditto that, are you the low price guy around and that is why you are buried?

 

[treeman82]

Or move jobs to the winter... dormant pruning, some removals, the crappier jobs... like that you've got your work for now, and you've got stuff to do in the winter too.

 

[Mikecutstrees]

1st be thankful, then hire more help. I wouldn't raise prices going into winter though. Be more efficient and enjoy the work. I'm sure it will slow down in a few months..... Mike

 

[TimberMcPherson]

Theres some good advice there, I often quote 2 prices when im real busy with winter and summer prices (winter obviously being cheaper)

Helps free up a heavy schedule and insure youve got work on in the quieter months and keep clients happy to wait.

 

[Sunrise Guy]

I wish I had your problems. I see so many posts on here lately that I know many of you guys are not working too much these days, unlike this poster. The economy has gone :censored: -up down in Austin and the phone is not ringing. I'll hang tough for the next few weeks, hang fliers this coming week, but if things don't change, I may start applying for city and county tree jobs. While I hate working a scheduled M-F type gig, I hate seeing no money coming in, more.

 

[Rftreeman]

I'm afraid I can't help you, I've never had that problem..........

 

[masterarbor]

Raise your prices.

here, here!

 

[toddstreeservic]

Raise your prices.

:agree2:

 

[teamtree]

Thanks for your input.

I am thankful for the situation.

No climbers in the area to sub work out to.

No companies that I trust.

Most competitors in the are part-time guys.

Not going to hire more help....been there and done that....I have one good crew and we will fight through this tough period.

The wind that came through here 2 weeks ago caused so much damage in every direction and hit all of my major customers at the same time...that is why I am swamped.

 

[yooper]

hey man get back to your tree work