Tree Service Leads
Exclusive tree leads with the quote appointment already booked.
Every StingLeads tree lead is one homeowner, sold to one contractor, with a confirmed on-site quote visit already on the calendar. You pay $25 to $75 per lead depending on the job, or pay only when the job closes. No subscriptions, no contracts, no racing four other companies to the same phone number.
How a StingLeads tree lead works
No bidding, no speed race, no shared inbox. Three steps.
We book the appointment.
A real homeowner with a real tree job, removal, trimming, stump grinding, storm cleanup, agrees by text to a free on-site quote visit at a specific date and time. Not a form fill. Not a "someone may contact you." A confirmed appointment.
You claim it. Only you.
You get the full lead: name, address, phone number, what the job is, and the appointment time. The lead is sold exactly once and then it is off the market. No other contractor ever sees it.
You show up and quote.
The homeowner is expecting you. Industry research puts close rates on exclusive booked appointments around 40 to 60 percent, versus around 10 to 20 percent for shared leads. Show up on time, quote fair, win the job.
Exclusive booked leads vs. shared leads
Angi, HomeAdvisor, Thumbtack, and Bark all run the same core model: one homeowner inquiry, sold to several contractors at once. Here is the honest side-by-side.
| StingLeads | Shared-lead platforms (Angi, HomeAdvisor, Thumbtack, Bark) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who gets the lead | You, and only you. Every lead is sold exactly once. | Typically 3 to 5 contractors buy the same homeowner's contact info. |
| What the homeowner agreed to | A confirmed on-site quote visit at a set date and time. | Usually just a form fill. Often the homeowner has not agreed to talk to anyone yet. |
| The speed race | None. The appointment is already yours. | About 78% of homeowners hire the first company to respond, so it is a sprint you can lose in minutes. |
| Typical close rate | Around 40 to 60 percent for exclusive appointment-booked leads (industry research). | Around 10 to 20 percent for leads shared with multiple contractors. |
| What you pay | $25 to $75 per lead based on job type, or a pay-per-close fee only when the job books. | Typically around $15 to $60+ per shared lead depending on platform and job size, often plus an annual membership or ongoing ad budget. |
| Contracts and subscriptions | None. Buy one lead or a hundred, stop whenever you want. | Annual memberships, typically a few hundred dollars per year on some platforms, or monthly ad commitments are common. |
| Track record on honesty | We publish how the model works and where every number on this page comes from. | The FTC ordered HomeAdvisor/Angi to pay up to $7.2 million in 2023 for misrepresenting the quality of its leads. |
Shared-platform pricing varies by market and job size, figures above are typical published ranges, see sources at the bottom of this page. Close-rate ranges are industry research averages, not a guarantee of your results.
Pricing: two simple ways to pay
No membership fee, no minimums, no contract. Pick the model that fits how you like to buy work.
Pay per lead
Price depends on the job. Smaller jobs like a single trim or stump grind sit near the low end, full removals and storm work sit near the top. You see the job details and the price before you buy. Once you buy it, it is exclusively yours.
Pay per close
A fee only when the job actually books. You take the appointment at no cost and pay a pre-agreed fee only if you win the job. We agree on that fee together before you take your first lead. This is the low-risk way to test whether booked appointments are as different as we say they are.
The math on one removal.
Average residential tree removal runs about $750 to $850, and bigger jobs go past $2,000. Say you buy 5 booked appointments at $75 each, $375 total. Close just 2 of the 5, the low end of the typical exclusive-lead range, and that $375 bought roughly $1,500 to $1,700 in removal work. Land one commercial or HOA account, which typically run $5,000 to over $100,000 per year, and the math stops being close.
We are not the cheapest lead you can buy. We are trying to be the only one you stop needing to double-check.
Proof, without the fake reviews
Most lead sites show you five-star testimonials from "Mike T." Nobody can verify Mike exists. We will not do that. Until we can show you named, dated, permission-given reviews from real contractors, here is what we show instead, all of it checkable.
What you get when you claim a lead
No mystery fields, no upsell screen.
The FTC ordered HomeAdvisor/Angi to pay up to $7.2M in 2023 over lead-quality claims. Judge every lead seller, including us, by what they can prove.
"I'm Joe, I run StingLeads. I built this because the lead industry sells the same homeowner to five contractors and calls it a service. Every lead here is booked before you pay and sold exactly once. If a lead is bad, tell me and I'll make it right. That's the whole pitch."
Questions tree contractors actually ask us
What exactly is an "appointment-booked" lead?+
It means the homeowner has already agreed, in writing over text, to a free on-site quote visit at a specific date and time before you ever pay for the lead. You receive the name, address, phone number, job description, and the appointment slot. Compare that to a typical platform lead, which is a form fill where the homeowner may not even know contractors will be calling.
How much do tree service leads cost?+
$25 to $75 per lead, priced by job type. A small trimming job costs less than a large removal. You always see the job details and the exact price before buying, so there are no surprise charges. If you prefer, pay-per-close is available instead: no upfront cost, a pre-agreed fee only when the job books.
Is the lead really exclusive?+
Yes, and this is the whole point of the model. Each lead is sold exactly once, then removed from the marketplace. We never resell it, recycle it, or send it to anyone else, ever. On shared platforms the same homeowner typically goes to 3 to 5 contractors, which is why shared leads close around 10 to 20 percent and everyone races to call first.
What happens if a lead is bad?+
Tell us. If the number is wrong, the homeowner denies booking anything, or the appointment was clearly never real, we review the actual conversation record, we keep every one, and make it right with a replacement or credit. We would rather eat a lead than have you eat a bad one, because this model only works if you come back.
How is this different from Angi, HomeAdvisor, Thumbtack, or Bark?+
Three ways. First, exclusivity: they share leads between contractors, we never do. Second, intent: their lead is a form fill, ours is a homeowner who already committed to an appointment time. Third, honesty has a track record here: in 2023 the FTC ordered HomeAdvisor/Angi to pay up to $7.2 million for misrepresenting lead quality. We built StingLeads specifically to be the boring, honest version of this industry.
Do I have to sign a contract or pay a subscription?+
No. There is no membership fee, no monthly minimum, and no contract. You buy leads one at a time when they appear in your service area, or arrange pay-per-close. If the leads do not make you money, stop buying, that is the entire agreement.
One homeowner. One contractor. One booked appointment.
Tell us your service area and the tree work you want, removals, trims, stumps, storm cleanup, commercial. If we have booked appointments there, you will see them with the price up front. If we do not cover your area yet, we will tell you that straight and let you know when we do.
See leads in your areaNo contract. No subscription. $25-$75 per lead, or pay only when the job closes.
Close-rate ranges and response-speed figures are drawn from published industry research on exclusive versus shared lead conversion, see our guide to exclusive vs shared leads. Shared-platform pricing ranges are typical published figures from platform comparisons, see how much home service leads cost. FTC action: the FTC's 2023 order against HomeAdvisor/Angi, up to $7.2M in payments ordered over misrepresented lead quality, see why Angi leads are bad. Tree job pricing: typical published national averages for residential removal and commercial contracts, see tree service lead costs. Your results depend on your market, your response habits, and your quoting.