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    Expansion during second year - Equipment vs Advertising

    Sorry to use "Jargon" SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. Its just the process of getting your website to rank better. Most people assume that just having a website will make people call them. What I am saying is that if no one can find your site it won't do a darn thing to generate...
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    Expansion during second year - Equipment vs Advertising

    Ryan, Be really careful when looking at website providers and always remember you don't need a website, you need RANKINGS. "A website" is simply a digital business card, without rankings (Google, maps/local, and Yahoo/Bing) and visitors the most attractive website won't get you a single...
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    Expansion during second year - Equipment vs Advertising

    It sounds like you are off to a great start! It also sounds like you have a steady trickle of business. I have 2 somewhat conflicting suggestions for you. I started a landscaping company in similar fashion 15 years ago, as soon as it made any sense at all I started buying equipment, mostly on...
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    Door knocking -Soliciting

    There are a lot of good ideas in this thread, some not so good too, lol. In the end most businesses want/need more work. Even the "big guys" still market and work towards generating more work. If they get it they simply grow, how do you think they got big. Anyone who "has enough work" is simply...
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    Bucket Truck Overhead

    I think the last thing you said is key to your overall cost question. "I'm trying to avoid having to many trucks to license, insure, and maintain." We run the fewest, newest, best we can afford. Any time we are working on fixing a broken truck, chipper, etc. is time we are not making money. If...
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    Crane Investment?

    I made the mistake years ago of buying a skid steer because it would be "another service I could offer that would make me $$$". $17k later I think I got 2 jobs directly because of it. Don't get me wrong it was a handy tool to have and I did use it on jobs where I could but "it" never even came...
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    How has a website helped your business grow?

    I highly recommend using Wordpress when you do get to it. You can get and customize themes that look great. Its super easy and there is a TON of support.
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    How has a website helped your business grow?

    That is correct, I said "If you throw together something that looks unprofessional it will probably do more harm than good.". I didn't say you have to look like a professional web designer, just that you don't want to make your business look unprofessional. Your website is basic but it shows...
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    How has a website helped your business grow?

    "A website" is very subjective. There are websites that work and those that don't. If you throw together something that looks unprofessional it will probably do more harm than good. A clean professional website with good search rankings will get you more work than you can handle. (assuming you...
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    Started using adwords

    Track everything! Make sure you know how many clicks it takes to get an actual call and how many calls it takes to get an actual customer. Do the math and make sure you are making money. If not, go back to the drawling board, make sure your landing page (page your ad links to) makes it easy to...
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    Is Tree Service Finder a good investment?

    A simple way to know if they can actually send you leads is to do a search in Google for "tree service your city" if they show up on the first page they probably have some traffic if not its pretty doubtful. You can try a few other search terms tree removal city nam, tree trimming city name etc...
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    Seo help

    I'm thrilled to see this feedback coming in. I am an ISA Certified Arborist turned online marketing consultant. I started doing online marketing work for tree companies (since I know the industry) in early 2014. I've been in the web design/tech/marketing industry since the mid 90's. I can't tell...
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