jorgon1022
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1 hour ago, tomo567 said:
You did groundsmen work a long time ago what makes you think that you can climb trees and have taken work on in June good luck if it works but you are 30 now will you body take it and make you anywhere near 75 grand a year all the best
Thanks for the response.
The goal is to not climb for the rest of my life. I want to work on scaling my business and hiring pro climbers.
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I think im probably going to get hammered for this, but I figured I would post here since I need advice. I started my own business this year and have a few jobs lined up starting in June. The bad thing about this? I have never climbed before.
In fact, I majored in Business, got a job in IT and make roughly 75k a year.
I worked as a groundsmen when I was 18 for 2 years for a contractor Arborist. I am 30 now so I dont know if those 2 years count for anything.
However, the good news is that I am getting trained by the best people in the USA. I have a climbing course that is offered by WesSpur that I am taking next week in Snowhomish Washington. This year, I also plan to take a rigging course.
My biggest fear however is delivering on the jobs that I have lined up in June. Safety is my top priority. Am I way in over my head with getting into this industry without experience?
I know people that outright started their business with no experience and they did just fine but I am scared and nervous.
Do you guys have any advice? I wish I didnt have to climb, but its incredibly hard finding arborists here in my area (Boise Idaho). Looks like I am going to have to bite the bullet, get some climbing training and get thrown into the water.
Im new to the business and never climbed before. I really need advice
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You guys here are much much nicer than the folks at TreeBuzz. They are all grilling me and telling me that I shouldnt get into this industry and that a 3 day course wont do anything for me.
They are saying that I am going to end up killing myself and that Im an idiot for even trying. I dont know if many of them are just offended or if what I am doing is really a mistake.
I have no issues documenting everything but based off everything they have told me I am super discouraged at the moment. Any thoughts on this?