Tree surgeons: planning work around the seasons

Tree work follows the year: winter pruning for some species, hedges after the nesting season, storm clean-ups when the wind comes. Clients don't know the right time, and you don't want to explain it on every call. With Book, each seasonal service only shows on your own booking page in the months it applies, and you book the work days from your list.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.

Durations and prices are examples. Leave the price empty on work that's priced after a visit.

Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date. Open winter pruning slots from late autumn with an end date in late winter, and hedge slots from the date you choose, according to the rules that apply to you. When the end date passes, the service has no open slots and clients can't book it.

Create a visit service per area and open slots at the end of your work days there. The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note that reaches you in the new booking email. Ask for the address, the trees, their height and access for equipment. Ask for photos by email.

Don't open public slots for large jobs. After the visit, book each work day yourself from your bookings list. First and last name are enough; with their email, the client gets a confirmation with a calendar file for each day. A slot sits within one day, so a two-day job is two bookings.

High winds stop climbing. Say in the description that work moves in bad weather. Move bookings from your list and tell clients yourself, since Book doesn't email clients about changes. Keep storm callouts on the phone.

Clients can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and you move the booking from your list. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars.

Book doesn't handle permits, write estimates, take payments or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field: with several crews, create services per crew. See the guide on visits for tree work. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.