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Operations & Systems

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What Happens To Your Tree Company If You Disappear For 30 Days?

Feb 21, 2026

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8 min read

What Happens To Your Tree Company If You Disappear For 30 Days?

Your business can't outgrow the person running it. Here's the math. | The Backcut Issue #55

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Google/Maps

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The 10-minute test that predicts what city to expand into next

Feb 14, 2026

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8 min read

The 10-minute test that predicts what city to expand into next

One free Google search tells you if a city is wide open, a fair fight, or a dogfight to avoid. | The Backcut Issue #54

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Pricing & Profit

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The Overhead Math Most Tree Services Get Wrong

Feb 7, 2026

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6 min read

The Overhead Math Most Tree Services Get Wrong

You're busy. But are you actually profitable? (Here's how to know) | The Backcut Issue #53

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Lead Generation

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How to Track Every Marketing Dollar, Even the "Untrackable" Ones

Jan 31, 2026

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7 min read

How to Track Every Marketing Dollar, Even the "Untrackable" Ones

The answer to “Did this ad work?" or “Is XYZ ad network worth it?”| The Backcut Issue #52

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Intake Forms & Sales Process

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A Website That Prints Trust (So Your Ads Actually Book Jobs)

Jan 24, 2026

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6 min read

A Website That Prints Trust (So Your Ads Actually Book Jobs)

The 5 pages that turn paid clicks into booked estimates | The Backcut Issue #51

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Operations & Systems

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The Site Safety Plan That Wins Better Buyers

Jan 17, 2026

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6 min read

The Site Safety Plan That Wins Better Buyers

The 1-page scope that protects margin and filters bad buyers | The Backcut Issue #50

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Operations & Systems

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Why “just using cell phones” is costing you booked jobs

Jan 10, 2026

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4 min read

Why “just using cell phones” is costing you booked jobs

The hidden admin tax that caps your booked work | The Backcut Issue #49

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Pricing & Profit

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The $500 Guy Beat You on Paper

Jan 4, 2026

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4 min read

The $500 Guy Beat You on Paper

How to win hazardous removals without cutting your price | The Backcut Issue #48

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Ads, Tracking & Data Feedback

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The Cost-Per-Job Scoreboard

Jan 3, 2026

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3 min read

The Cost-Per-Job Scoreboard

Why cost per lead misleads and how to stop flying blind | The Backcut Issue #47

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Lead Generation

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The Google Leak Switches

Jan 2, 2026

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3 min read

The Google Leak Switches

3 hidden settings that quietly turn buyers into tire-kickers | The Backcut Issue #46

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Lead Generation

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The Good Neighbor Protocol

Dec 28, 2025

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4 min read

The Good Neighbor Protocol

How to build local trust that ads can’t buy | The Backcut Issue #45

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings

Pricing & Profit

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Stop Quoting Trees. Start Diagnosing.

Dec 27, 2025

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5 min read

Stop Quoting Trees. Start Diagnosing.

The 6-step framework to close bigger jobs | The Backcut Issue #44

Jacob Hastings
Jacob Hastings
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