• Arborists skills video
    September 20, 2024

    TCI Magazine has collected some insights into tree care sales from four experts. These TCIA members share their stories, challenges, and tips on building client trust, communicating effectively and adapting to industry changes.

  • January 1, 2023

    Disclaimer: Like most things I write about, these are not my ideas. I have been extremely fortunate to have known and learned from a number of exceptional arborist sales representatives. This is not the only way, but if you put [...]

  • January 1, 2023

    Estimating tree work can be a very difficult task. But it doesn’t have to be. Let’s look at a few tricks to streamline the process while still making sure to cover your costs and earn a profit. It is the [...]

  • December 1, 2022

    While in Kauai, Hawaii, last February enjoying TCIA’s Winter Management Conference (WMC) 2022, I had the privilege of spending a great deal of time with Mike Earl. Mike, a CTSP and Certified Arborist, is owner of Old Growth Tree Service, [...]

  • April 1, 2022

    Most arborists agree that it’s best to ease into equipment acquisition when starting up your company’s new PHC program. Here, a PHC technician makes an application using a calibrated soil-injection device. Photo courtesy of Rainbow Treecare. Over the course of [...]