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Are you getting quality leads from either of them? To me they seem overpriced but one or two folk seem to be doing OK from them, others seem to have had nothing back for their money. I've only tried free directory entries, with very occasionally a good lead coming out from one of them. Now they (FreeIndex) has started charging before they'll release contact details for the leads, and the general quality of enquiries is simply not worth following up, I simply use them as ratings fodder for my own web site. Leafletting has been slightly better. But the best is word of mouth. I've had some good results from that but little success in getting clients to offer a web site testimonial. They often mouth the intent but somehow never seem to find the time.

" I just looked up to whether a 17 year old could be self-employed, which I don't think he/she can" - wrong - even an eight year old can be self-employed, there is no lower age limit. The important question is whether the individual can be self employed whilst being an apprentice. Which is more complex. What an individual does to earn money outside of their contract of employment is up to them so long as it does not contradict that contract. An apprenticeship, on the other hand, has to have support from a sponsor and that sponsor is almost always the primary employer. So if the apprentice wants to go off and earn money on their own account they can do so if their primary employer allows it. Self-employment on its own as the only source of income and tuition will not be recognised as an apprenticeship scheme. That requires a recognised sponsor and an approved training programme.

+1 to that, Paul, regardless of industry sector.

Hi folks, we do maintenance and landscaping in West Yorkshire, mainly in north Leeds and north of Leeds, but have no tree qualifications or kit. We get asked about lowering, pruning, getting rid of trees (felling), etc, quite a lot and it's a shame to have to say no without having somebody we could recommend instead. So I'm posting here instead of lurking, a first for me. We can be flexible, anything from we pass our enquiry on to you in the hopes you may pass whatever you can't do on to us, we handle the customer side being guided by you so you are by that fact subcontracting to us, or we would be willing to consider your proposal as to how we should work together. We'd prefer to work with a freelancer or very small team. We would need to see your credentials and insurance and you are welcome to see ours. Note: we don't have tree kit, whether PPE or to do the job with, as already said so you either need your own or be prepared to give hire guidelines. So, firstly, have I posted in the right place? If not, which of the Arbtalk forums should I ask on? Followed by, have I given enough information for you to be able to point me in the right direction? Or even to offer your services? Finally, being new to the arborial scene, I find the "in-the-know" labelling a bit confusing in spite of having visited the site a few times before signing up. Is there a term for the individual or team described above? For instance, I see "climber" and "groundsman" around here a lot, whereas clients tend to refer to "tree surgeons". Are they one and the same or very different things?