Handyman Pros Radio Show

Some quick tips on fall maintenance.  Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , and we will send you the complete fall maintenance checklist. Go to our website, handymanprosradioshow.com and subscribe to our newsletter, join our facebook group @handyman pros , or send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com .

In this episode the Handyman Pros have a discussion about the basics of sales for Handymen.  Included are some mindset, presentation, and phraseology tips for effectively selling handyman services to customers.  We present sales from both the handyman and customer perspective, a unique concept that can help both customers and handypersons understand why the sales process can help with th...

This weeks tip – saving your paint brushes.  As handymen, we carry a lot of different tools and paint brushes are no exception. Sometimes though, the bristles can get messed up in tool bags and boxes. We discuss how to save the bristles on your paint brushes as you transport them from job to job. Check it out! Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handy...

Both John and Larry are pretty efficient guys, we value our time and our money.  When we received an email from Gus asking “How do we minimize our spending on materials”, a show topic was born! This show is about tips and tricks that will help you reduce your spending on materials and supplies (and possibly on other things as well!)!  Many of these ideas seem simple, but there is a metho...

This week’s Handyman Pros Action Tip offers a simple suggestion to help maintain your property: Understand what services your local government can offer, and how to take advantage of those service. Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us a voice message (Click Here) .

This is our 200th episode. We decided to give some perspective to the podcast, our handymen businesses, what we have personally learned, and how we have implemented what we have learned. Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us a voice message (Click Here) .

Have you gone to use an electronic device only to find it doesn’t work because the battery is dead?  This week’s Handyman Pros Action Tip offers a strategy to solve the dead battery issue! Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us a voice message (Click Here) .

We follow many social media sources for information on the perspectives of customers and other professional handymen and contractors and we have noticed a trend: Handymen and customers have a difficult time understanding what a job is worth and how to price it. The Handyman Pros give some tips and resources to help you determine pricing levels for services.  Stop giving away your services, an...

Covid has caused the cost of building materials to skyrocket!  This week’s Handyman Pros Action Tip reports the good news that lumber is cheap again. Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us a voice message (Click Here) .

In this episode the Handyman Pros answer the question of what value does a particular remodeling project add to the sales price of a home. If you are contemplating selling your home, you need to listen to this podcast!  Included are current trends in the real estate market, specifically, what projects offer the best return on investment when selling your home. Send us an email, questions@hand...

This week’s action tip is a tried and tested method to clear your drains in an environmentally friendly way using baking soda and vinegar.  Another tool in the simple home maintenance category that will help you save time, money, and aggravation! Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us...

Ever given any thought to your brooms and brushes?  The handyman pros consider the broom to be a critical tool for business success (keeping the jobsite clean is one of our highest priorities).  Like all tools, brooms and brushes have specifications that make them effective for different jobs.  Using the right one can help you save time, money, and aggravation! Send us an email, que...

This weeks tip - repurposing those cloth grocery bags and use them in your next projects and temporary storage.  These can really come in handy.  Check it out! Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us a voice message (Click Here) .

With our goal of helping you save time, money, and aggravation on your home maintenance and repair, we thought it might be time to discuss how we track our finances and the software that we use.  While this discussion is loosely based on business accounting, the tenants are the same for personal accounting as well.  Knowing the sources of income and the distribution of expenses is critic...

Todays tip is a great tool to help you on your jobs when you need a shims, the inflatable shim.  Makes for and easy way to shim and be accurate at the same time.  Check it out! Send us an email, questions@h andymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us a voice message (Click Here) .

In the News this week, Larry Towner of the Handyman Pros Radio Show has been published.  Nick Loper of the Side Hustle Nation has released his new book: $1,000 100 Ways: How Real People Make Real Money on the Side (and how you can too): ($1K 100 Ways)    For More Details, Listen to the Show! Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio...

In This Episode we talk with Allen Lee about the handyman business.  Allen is a business coach and Mentor at The Handyman Journey Business Consulting, and runs Honest Lee Handyman Services, and has written a book, Handyman Pricing Handbook.  Allen has some awesome tips and tricks to help you maintain your home and some great ideas on starting as a handyman. Questions, Comments, Concerns?...

This week's action tip is a continuation of the Oscillating Multitool accessories series.  This show focuses on the various types of scraper blades that are available for the multi tool; their applications and uses. Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us a voice message (Click Here) .

In This Episode we talk with Paul Gizzie. Paul is a long time listener and is heavily involved in the Financial Independence movement. Paul gives the best description of the financial independence and loves how the show brings the DIY and Fi communities together. Paul has some awesome advice on maintaining your home at reasonable rates. Questions, Comments, Concerns? Send us an email, questions@ha...

Have a first aid kit?  This week’s Handyman Pros Action Tip discussed the importance of having a first aid kit and one item you need to add to your kit! Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us a voice message (Click Here) .

The Handyman Pros have received email after email with questions regarding quoting and estimating.  This discussion revolves around the processes that Larry and John use in their businesses.  If you run a Handyperson business or are getting quotes, this episode is for you. Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook gro...

Here is a story the Handyman Pros found on what weirdness happed at a Home Depot store.  Tune in to find out. Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us a voice message (Click Here) .

In this episode the Handyman Pros interview Alan Donegan from The Rebel Entrepreneur Podcast.  Alan is an expert in starting and marketing businesses on a limited budget and we thought it might be helpful for our listeners to get some ideas for starting a business. John and Larry discuss Alan’s business philosophy on starting and marketing a business with some specific tips for handypersons....

Have a tool belt?  This week’s Handyman Pros Action Tip gives a back saving tip by adding an accessory to your tool belt. Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us a voice message (Click Here) .

In this episode the Handyman Pros have a discussion about staying organized.  Included are some tips and tricks on systems to stay organized, why you should stay organized, and the benefits of being organized. Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com , follow us on Twitter @handyman radio , join our Facebook group @handyman pros , or leave us a voice message (Click Here) .