Day Rate Calculator Work out what you actually need to charge. Fill in your numbers below. Target annual income (take-home you want to pay yourself) £ Annual business costs (van, tools, insurance, software, fuel etc.) £ Billable working days per…
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UK Tree Surgeons UK Tree Surgeons Hub: Software, Quoting and Reviews Everything TradeStack HQ has written for UK tree surgeons and arborists, in one place: the best apps, job management software, invoicing tools, a guide to quoting tree work by…
Per Tree, Day Rate, or Something in Between? Price the Risk, Not Just the Timber In a UK tree surgeons group, a homeowner with 40 ash, 6 red cedar, and a large oak to remove asked if anyone would take…
Timber, Chipping, and Access Equipment All Need Their Own Line A Hampshire homeowner posted in a UK tree surgeons group about removing 40 ash, 6 red cedar, and a large oak, asking whether anyone would take the wood as part…
Job Management for Tree Surgeons Has to Cover More Than the Diary A tree surgery business posted a checklist for what nobody tells you starting out in the industry: watch the drop zone always, know where the timber is coming…
A Trade Where Getting the Admin Wrong Can Mean More Than a Bad Invoice In a UK tree surgeons Facebook group, someone building a quoting and job platform specifically for arb businesses listed what it needed to cover: quoting and…
UK Fencers UK Fencers Hub: Software, Quoting and Reviews Everything TradeStack HQ has written for UK fencers, in one place: the best apps, job management software, invoicing tools, a guide to quoting fencing jobs by the metre, the bay, or…
Per Metre, Per Bay, or Day Rate? Get This Wrong and Everything Else Is Guesswork In a UK fencing group, a fencer pricing a 14-property new build job asked a simple question: “What is everyone currently charging per bay/per meter…
Get the Deposit Right and the Rest of the Invoice Takes Care of Itself A UK fencing group thread about a £5,000 fencing and shed job asked whether a 50% upfront deposit was normal. The most useful reply came from…