Toolbox Talk

Do you suffer from Magpie Syndrome? It’s not a medically recognised thing but I see it all the time. It’s dangerous and it’s costly for business owners and you need to resist it.  I'll explain it.

Are you a global business? You could be, easily - which means saving money. Cloud services are how.

It’s easy to get frustrated when you’re making slow progress (or even when it feels like no progress at all).  But the temptation to chuck it in and try something else should (usually) be resisted. Sometimes the slow progress is the best way forward.

Growing and scaling your trade business means more money for you and a business that can carry on without you having to be there ALL the time. It also requires you to do things differently. The Tradies Toolbox Coaching Program will help you make those changes and the videos in this YouTube channel will give you an insight into what those changes are and (I hope) help you make some of them right now. Enjoy and, of course, get in touch if you want to ask me anything.

It’s hard to resist the downward price pressure if you’re not sure whether the pressure is fair or not. Maybe you’re too expensive. Maybe there’s something you don’t know or don’t understand and you’re out there in the marketplace charging too much.

These days, though, outsourcing is your friend. The big guys have been doing it for years but it’s becoming easier for us little guys to do it. I’m doing it and you can too.

How much do your employees really cost you? I’m thinking in particular about the trades whose time you charge for - are you charging enough to cover what they truly cost you? Do you know how much they cost you - not per hour that they work but per hour that you get to charge them out? I'll show you how to calculate it.

You've only got so much marketing money - In this video I'll tell you how to make sure you don't spread it too thinly.

Make sure your customers know what kind of trades business you are - spell it out for them.

How to say NO to mates rates. Negotiate like a pro.