How it works

How a Tree Launch Business Works, Step by Step

We build the business, run the marketing and line up licensed crews. You answer the leads, quote the job and get paid. Here’s exactly how it fits together.

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The short version

Your Job Is the Sale. Everything Else Is Handled.

A Tree Launch business is a real tree service company with your name on it. The difference is who does what.

What you do

  • Answer new leads when homeowners ask for a quote
  • Visit the job and give the estimate, about an hour each
  • Close the sale using the process we train you on
  • Make the owner’s decisions, like when to open a second market

What’s handled for you

  • Business setup: entity, brand, website and phone line
  • Marketing that brings homeowners to you
  • Sales training so a one-hour visit turns into a signed job
  • Licensed, insured local crews who do every cut
Your first 30 days

From Sign-Up to First Estimates in About a Month

Starting a tree service from scratch can take months of paperwork, buying equipment and hiring. We compress it into three stages.

1
Week 1

Foundation

  • Business entity & setup
  • Your brand & website
  • Business phone line
2
Weeks 2–3

Crews & training

  • Licensed crews lined up
  • Estimate & sales training
  • Quoting & job systems
3
Week 4+

Jobs start flowing

  • Marketing goes live
  • Leads hit your phone
  • Your first estimates
Once you’re live

The Life of One Job

Every job follows the same six steps. You handle the first three. The last three run without you.

From lead to profit

The sale takes you about an hour. The rest runs without you.

  1. 1Lead comes inA homeowner asks for a quote.
  2. 2You quote itAbout an hour on site, and we train you.
  3. 3Customer signsAround $3,000 on an average job.*
  4. 4Crew does the workLicensed, insured, local.
  5. 5Customer paysThe job is done and invoiced.
  6. 6You keep ~50%The crew is paid. The margin is yours.*
Steps 4–6 need nothing from you The estimate is your job. The heavy lifting never is.
What you get on day one

Four Things We Build So You Don’t Have To

We’ve spent 5 years running marketing for 100+ tree service companies. A Tree Launch business runs on that same system.

1

Your business, built and ready to earn

Brand, systems and the back-office setup, done for you. No figuring out “how do I start a business” on your own.

2

A steady stream of leads

We run the same marketing that powers 100+ tree companies and send the leads straight to you.

3

Step-by-step sales training

We teach you how to estimate and sell a job, so a one-hour visit turns into a signed ticket.

4

Crews already waiting for work

Our network of licensed, insured local crews have slow weeks and want your jobs. They cut, you collect.

The math of one job Example

Oak removal, backyardQuoted and closed by you in about an hour

Job price$3,000
Paid to the licensed crew− $1,500
You keep$1,500
Your time: ~1 hourYour equipment: none

*Illustrative figures based on the average job size and margin Tree Launch reports. Your results will vary. See our earnings disclaimer.

After Launch: Running and Growing the Business

Most of your week is spent on estimates. A lead comes in, you pick a time, you walk the property with the homeowner and you give them a price. When they sign, a licensed local crew schedules and does the work, and the customer pays when it’s done.

Because each job takes about an hour of your time, many owners start while they’re still employed and scale up from there. Once your first market runs smoothly, you can open a second one with the same system.

Each market has one exclusive owner. That’s why the first step is a free, 30-second check to see whether your area is still open. If it’s taken, we’ll tell you on the call and look at the nearest open market.

Have more questions? The Tree Launch FAQ covers experience, cost, time and crews, and our guide on how to start a tree service business compares this model with starting from scratch.

One owner per market

Somebody Is Going to Own the Tree Business in Your Area. Make It You.

Crews do the work, you keep the profit. Every day you wait is a day someone else could claim your area. Checking takes 30 seconds.

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*Earnings disclaimer: The results shown are from specific Tree Launch clients and are not typical. They are not a promise or guarantee of future earnings. Average job size, margins and time per job are estimates based on client data and vary by market. Your results depend on your market, effort, experience and business decisions. Tree Launch is not a franchise. All tree work is performed by independent licensed and insured subcontractors.

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