The Tree Service & Arborists Fix Kit
Built for tree service companies and arborists.
An estimate for a tree job gets written before anyone really knows how hard the tree is going to be — access, lean, hidden decay, how close the drop zone sits to a fence, a pool, or a power line. This kit finds where the money leaks in your own work and gives you the steps and the words to close each one.
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The 7 leaks it covers
6 you can close it · 1 a pro decides
- Price that assumes the fast way instead of the safe wayWhere to look first: For every job, price the crew hours and equipment to do it the safe way first.Keep it from coming back: Crew and equipment go on the estimate before the price does.You can close it
- Bid doesn't carry the real workers' comp cost for this kind of tree workWhere to look first: Ask your insurance agent or carrier, in writing, for your workers' comp class codes and the rate for each in your state.Keep it from coming back: Get your class codes and rates in writing at every renewal. Update your pricing the same week.You can close it
- Job near power lines priced without a qualified line-clearance arrangementWhere to look first: At every estimate, look up. Note any power line near the tree or the work zone.Keep it from coming back: Check for lines at every estimate. No job near lines is priced without a named qualified arrangement.You can close it
- Storm or insurance job without photos, measurements and itemized scopeWhere to look first: On every storm or insurance job, take photos before work starts, during each stage, and after.Keep it from coming back: No storm or insurance job is invoiced without before, during and after photos and an itemized scope.You can close it
- Extra work on a harder-than-quoted job done before it was priced in writingWhere to look first: Nothing much recovers a finished job that was harder than you quoted. The leverage is before and during the job.Keep it from coming back: Write what the price assumes on every estimate. Get a written yes before any extra work.You can close it
- Job priced too low to be done to the ANSI Z133 safety standardWhere to look first: Get the current ANSI Z133 safety standard for tree care (the 2026 edition is out) from the International Society of Arboriculture, and read the parts that cover the work you do most.Keep it from coming back: Write crew, equipment and hours on every estimate before you put a price on it.You can close it
- Self-employment tax not set aside during the yearWhere to look first: Open a separate account used only for taxes. Every time a customer pays, move a set share there that day, before you spend anything.Keep it from coming back: Set the tax account up now. Move the share every time a job is paid.A pro decides
Free: one full leak from this kit
No sign-up, no email. Here is leak 1 of 7 exactly as it appears in the kit, so you can see what you get before you buy.
Price that assumes the fast way instead of the safe way
You can close it- For every job, price the crew hours and equipment to do it the safe way first.
- If the price you want to quote doesn't cover that, change the scope, not the method.
- Look at your last five jobs. Were any done short-handed or without the right equipment to hit the price? Write down what it would have taken.
- A rushed schedule is a cost too. Leave room in the day.
Your part: Choose the crew and method and set the final price.
WHAT TO SAY WHEN A CUSTOMER COMPARES YOU TO A CHEAPER BID: "I can't speak for the other bid. Mine is priced for [NUMBER] crew, [EQUIPMENT], and the time to bring this tree down without risking your house or my crew. If you'd like to lower the cost, here's what we can change: [OPTION]. I won't change how safely it's done."
Crew and equipment go on the estimate before the price does.
What this kit can't decide for you: Danger context, not a leak. No figures used; no fear language.
That's 1 of 7. The other 6 come the same way in the kit: steps, words to send, a habit to keep each one closed.
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What people in this work look up
When tree service companies and arborists go looking for answers, they search things like “tree service insurance”, “tree service prices”, “tree service pricing” and “line clearance”. Those searches turn up forms, averages and other people's numbers. This kit starts from your own records instead: the 7 places money leaks in this work, where to look first and the words to send to close each one.
What you get for each leak
- Numbered steps to close each leak
- Your part, spelled out
- Words you can use: letters and scripts, ready to send (fill in the brackets)
- A habit that keeps each leak from coming back
- An honest line on what the kit can't decide for you
A page from the kit
Questions people ask
How should I price tree removal?
For the safe way, not the fast way, with real workers' comp cost in the bid. The kit walks you through it.
What about jobs near power lines?
Price them with a qualified line-clearance arrangement. The kit flags it.
How do I bill a harder-than-quoted job?
Price the extra work in writing before you do it. The kit shows how.
What it can't decide for you
This kit works from your own records. It doesn't give legal, tax, licensing or financial advice, and it never tells you what to charge. Where a CPA, attorney, insurer or state board makes the call, the kit says so and gets your records ready for them.
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