lsylvain
ArboristSite Lurker
Question, does anyone on here do contracts for firewood with their customers?
I'm thinking something like you would have a set amount of wood that the customer would have on hand. so for example you have a customer that only wants 1 cord at a time and you just go by regularly and restock their pile instead of them calling you everytime they want more. They in return would have a set monthly payment plus a bill for overages. Like a phone bill, the set payment amount would be for the next months deliveries and the overage portion would be for the current months useage. This I would think would keep them from going somewhere else for their wood so you would be sure to have all of their business for the winter.
You could also do like the oil compaies and offer discounted rates if they lock in their rate in June. So in June you would know that you already have 200 cords sold and know if you don't have enough you better get cutting.
Anythoughts?
I'm thinking something like you would have a set amount of wood that the customer would have on hand. so for example you have a customer that only wants 1 cord at a time and you just go by regularly and restock their pile instead of them calling you everytime they want more. They in return would have a set monthly payment plus a bill for overages. Like a phone bill, the set payment amount would be for the next months deliveries and the overage portion would be for the current months useage. This I would think would keep them from going somewhere else for their wood so you would be sure to have all of their business for the winter.
You could also do like the oil compaies and offer discounted rates if they lock in their rate in June. So in June you would know that you already have 200 cords sold and know if you don't have enough you better get cutting.
Anythoughts?