Contractor Success M.A.P.

0122: Interview Daniel Bowling SmartTradesman


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Daniel, Tell us about your background and how you came to be where you are now.
I once co-owned a custom furniture design company, I have done many construction jobs including commercial drywall finishing, and most recently I have jumped into the world of online business.
There are times work gets a little slow, but when you charge what you're worth it is easier to make up the difference. I have found that in the slower times, I can make GOOD money. But when everything falls into place. I can make GREAT money and all it took was a change in mindset. Swing for the fences when you have everything set up ready to support your workload.
In 2014 I had one job that brought in 10K in less than a week. In the Smart Tradesmen way of doing things, working with other talented individuals is the quickest way to success.
Smart Tradesmen the podcast is designed to help bring entrepreneurship into small business, where most of us just own our own jobs. We are building a great community behind the Smart Tradesmen brand.
One that is ready for a new way to do business. I am currently building a platform to support trade based businesses and to improve the life of the Tradesman and self-employed from apprenticeship to retirement.
I believe in a “for the greater good” mentality, and I strive to offer as much value to the lives of those around me, as I possibly can.
What are some differences between you and your competitors?
Probably the fact that I do not approach anything like I have any competition. My goal is to just be myself in life and in business, so good like competing with me on being me. I have that market cornered.
There are no competitors in the online world. I am looking to help that one person who needs to hear my message. If I am the guy for the job, then so be it.
What problem or issue does your product or service solve?
With the Smart Tradesmen community, I hope to get us all communicating so we can take our business to a new level as a whole. A movement has begun in society, where there is a skills gap and a growing need for people to fill those skilled jobs. I want to be out front speaking up to make sure that when the dust settles, we are getting paid what we are worth.
What are three things a contractor should consider when hiring your services?
Where they have been in the past, what worked for them and what didn’t. Where they want their business to be in 5 years. Where do they want to be personally in 5 years?
What types of advice do you give a contractor?
#1 Educate yourself
#2 Keep up with industry innovation
#3 Find out what new tools there are including new software or services.
In closing, tell the listeners how they can contact you.
[email protected] is my email address. SmartTradesmen.com is where they can keep up with what we have going on.
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