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I do not let my guys know the price of the jobs, as a general rule. The only way it would ever make sense for your employees to know how much money you were pulling in, is if you were also showing them how much money was going out, i.e. everyone's wages, all overhead expenses, etc. To show them...

Pruning jobs are almost always subjective. I can write a quote for a large, overgrown apple tree, "thin 15%, reduce 6-8 ft, raise canopy 2 ft." If I give those instructions to 10 different climbers, I will get 10 different end results. As I say, this concept is even more applicable when the...

I call it an estimate because it is to my advantage to do so. I'm not talking about removals here guys, I should have said that. I'm talking about trimming jobs where the goals are subjective, or even worse, those ones where you just know that this is the kind of customer who will be watching...

I gave up pricing hourly long ago. I try to price fairly based on the perceived value in the eyes of the customer. I also love to give a price range whenever appropriate, like saying $450—525. That can really help. I mean, it is called an estimate after all. Tons of other trades work as...