There are a number of factors to consider when choosing a tree contractor to carry out any tree work at your property,
For e.g. Tree cutting, tree lopping, tree removals, tree pruning, tree shaping, stump grinding, wood chipping, landscaping, gardening, or any treescape work.
Below are a couple of questions to ask when selecting possible candidates to carry out the work,
" Do they have adequate insurance cover for the work to be carried out?
" How long have they been operating for?
" Why should you choose them? (put them on the spot)
" Is the quotation in writing or verbal?

Local Papers
In the early days of Just Love Trees, establishing and growing the client base was a very important factor in the longevity and successfulness of where we are today. Potential customers have a variety of choices in how they select the possible contractor to carry out the work.
The local paper is one way to choose your next tradesman, although, the local paper does not mean local contractor. For instance, I can elect to advertise in Gold Coast editions of the newspaper, Brisbane newspapers, Ipswich newspapers, Sunshine Coast newspapers, or the area in which I live, Logan Newspapers,... Which area is local to me? Just because I advertise in an area newspaper does not mean I'm local.
Some customers want to give the local contractor a go. Don't automatically assume local newspapers mean local tradesman. In the tree care section of the papers, you will have a wide variety of trades people and companies vying for your work. Ultimately, you want a quality company that cares about you and your property and one that will offer complete satisfaction. The local paper is an affordable means of advertising for any contractor in any industry.

Yellow Pages.
What can I say, the yellow pages is where all Australian Businesses have their phone number listed in the alphabetically categorized sections. The more money a company has to spend on advertising, the larger the add in the listing, A Big add does not always mean Best Service. Sometimes, Big means, I don't care, just give me your money, I had a quarter page listing, and yes, it attracted an avalanche of enquiries for tree services, but I choose to only have a minimum listing with yellow pages, does that mean I'm only a small operator. NO. Within any industry and generally speaking, the larger the business, the less the owner has a hands on approach. If a owner is involved in the running of the business, he will ensure that a quality standard is maintained, otherwise, sometimes the management doesn't understand the fact that the customer is the most important factor in their relationship with the company and sometimes there is less care and responsibility for other people's concerns or property . Don't assume that the largest advertisement is the most qualified or caring to carry out your work. Big Businesses operate on a numbers game and they need a big turnover of money just to cover their operating expenses. Don't get me wrong, you don't get to be BIG and stay there if you don't offer quality, it is just that you should not always believe that BIG IS BEST. The small operators are competing with the large companies and in a lot of cases, offer better service and value for money. One reason is because they care about what you think about them and their services and will go the extra mile to make sure of your satisfaction. Their future depends on it, whereas in some instances, the basic values of how some big businesses get to where they are today, are forgotten, E.g. service, value and customer satisfaction,

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