Tradies In Business

What's that smell? Yep. It's your attitude...it stinks! Ok maybe that was a bit harsh but you get the idea right? Sometimes our state of mind gets a bit on the nose and not surprisingly the results showing up in your life can start to look (and smell) the same. We take a look at 3 simple things you can do TODAY to change your attitude and get your results back on track. They might just turn a bad...

Local area marketing has become high paced, high tech and sometimes high stress! Today's guest joins us all the way from Karratha in remote Western Australia and brings with her a unique perspective on some 'good old fashioned' local area marketing. Read More The post TBS137 Tips to master your local area marketing appeared first on Tradies Business Show . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

Love it or hate it, there seems little doubt that Facebook is here to stay! With usage still growing, it's an integral part of our lives. For businesses, it can be confusing and perhaps a little scary as a marketing tool but one thing is for sure, if you're not using it, you're missing out. As far as bang for buck goes, Facebook kills most other strategies so you really need to think seriously abo...

Cowboys. They're everywhere. At least that's how it seems sometimes when you're running your business and seem to come up against lower priced, less experienced, inferior quality tradesmen.  Problem is, the same is true for almost every other industry and the Read More The post TBS135 Technology Update with Clinton from TradiePad appeared first on Tradies Business Show . See omnystudio.com/listene...

If you're in business with your 'significant other' then chances are you've had some sort of disagreement or altercation. The same can be said if you've got long term employees, business partners or key stakeholders that you deal with on a regular basis. It seems to be an accepted part of a long term relationship with another human being that emotions will sometimes get in the way of 'adulting'. S...

Sometimes when I'm alone...I Google myself. It's a bit of a joke but in reality, you should Google yourself (and your business) to see how you rank, what comes up AND whether your site really is mobile responsive. Google has been giving preference in rankings for mobile responsive sites for a while but they're about to tighten this up further in the coming months. This makes it even more important...

Time for another real tradie story! This time we're chatting to Gerard Liddy from Dynamic Business Partners. Gerard works with business owners as their coach and mentor but it wasn't always this way for Gerard (or G Rad as he's affectionately known!). Gerard began his working life as an electrician working for the Brisbane City Council but spent a lot of time around poo. Not because he particularl...

There's nothing like politics to stir up some big debate and even bigger emotions. We've steered clear of political debate here at The Tradies Business Show but we thought it was time to man/woman up and stop avoiding this important area of being in business. Rather than just grab your stereotypical, middle aged, middle class, caucasian male member of parliament, we thought we'd talk to the younge...

Adam Franklin is the founder of Blue Wire media and the author of 'Web Marketing That Works' and he joins us today to talk about exactly that...marketing on the interweb...that works for tradies! Adam is all about keeping things simple, within your budget and more importantly, getting you results. He's one of Australia's (and the world's) big guns in the online marketing space and speaks at confer...

With the easy access to information in our modern age, it can seem like there's almost too much knowledge on how to be successful and achieve your goals. Where do I start? What's the best strategy for me? Am I doing enough? Who do I trust? How do I know if I'm on the right track? Shut up! Get up! And give it a go! No, we're not shouting at you...this happens to be the title of the book written by...

Plastering. It's right up there with painting...and unblocking sewers as jobs people love to hate. Well, that's Wazza's opinion anyway! If you've been a regular listener to the show, you'd know that Australia's most important tradie is Duncan, Michaela's husband! Recently, Duncan had a plastering job lined up (yes, he's a plasterer) and his subcontractor didn't show up at the last minute...so we d...

Round and round and round it goes, where it stops, nobody knows! For many of us, this is an apt description of our lives. Busily racing from this appointment to that customer to another meeting before rushing home to be late for dinner (again) and then hastily kissing the kids (and maybe the better half) goodnight, only to repeat the whole process the next day. And the next. And the next. With all...

You probably thought about it for ages before you finally took the plunge. Maybe you had a bit of a dabble first, just to test the water? Or perhaps you were one of those people that just dove right in? Apart from trying to come up with as many swimming puns as possible for this post (our guest is a lifeguard), we actually had a great chat to someone who's about to start their first trade business...

Employers. Employees. A battle royale. Well, you'd think that's what it was all about with the way some of us carry on! There seems to be a divide between employers, bosses, business owners, whatever you want to call them and employees, staff, workers or team. The amusing part of this is that we all start out as employees and many of us then go on to own our own business and become employers. Some...

Websites. We all have them (or at least you should!) but not all of us get a return from our investment in them. It's tough to know what the 'right' thing is to focus on with your online strategy sometimes. Read More The post TBS124 3 Things you can do to get your website making money NOW appeared first on Tradies Business Show . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been a long time coming but we've finally got Nick May from Walls By Design back on the show. Nick's been a busy boy and as well as updating us on the latest results he's had with his painting business, Walls By Design, he shares his secret sauce strategies for crushing it on Facebook. Nick has been able to generate a 12 times return on investment on Facebook marketing but the best part is he...

If you're a tradie and you're in business you've no doubt spent countless hours and dollars chasing more clients, more revenue and more profit. You've probably also heard the sayings about 'the diamonds in your own backyard'? Well, there's an often overlooked strategy to grow your revenue that is exactly that. Rebooting past clients. If you've been in business for more than a few months you'll hav...

It's exhausting. You tell a fib and then you have to remember what you said to whom so you can cover your tracks. Sometimes it's as simple as just glossing over the facts to avoid conflict with someone. Other times it's perhaps a little more serious, like telling a customer that the supplier was out of stock when really, you forgot to order the parts! We take a look at our tendency to fib, lie, wi...

Stuff. It's everywhere. It's in your closet, your filing cabinet, your garage, your hard drive, your bathroom, under the sink, at the back of the freezer. Worst of all, there's often an abundance of stuff in your head. Many of us accumulate all kinds of stuff in our lives. Both the physical and emotional stuff can become clutter and it's this clutter that often keeps us from implementing new ideas...

These days, Brett Mills can literally do the 'Toyota jump' with joy at the health of his team. There's a strong culture, great work ethic, community spirit and so many more positive aspects that make working at Ken Mills Toyota almost as good as driving off in a new Landcruiser. Well, almost. It wasn't always this way for Brett, who took over from his dad, Ken, quite some years ago. Brett has had...

Ever had a blue with your husband or wife about business? Better yet, do you work in (or on) your business with your spouse or significant other? If you answered 'yes' to the second question then chances are the answer to the first one is 'definitely!' Unfortunately, mixing business with marriage can be a volatile combination so we dragged Wazza's co-host from Throw Buddha On The Barbie into the T...

Never give up. Never, ever give up. We're told repeatedly that this is the key to success and yet sometimes it can also be our downfall. Knowing when to 'quit' can be tough but can also lead to greater success then sticking at something. Rather than flogging a dead horse, if we have the skill (and the guts) to make the decision to move on we can often free ourselves from the suffering and exhausti...

Imagine spending your whole life working towards a dream only to have it shattered on the eve of seeing it come to life? Well, Selina Scoble experienced just that at the 2000 Olympics. As an Australian Olympic Volleyball team member, Selina badly sprained her ankle the night before the opening ceremony and her Olympic campaign. Doctors told her she couldn't play but with some incredible determinat...

Michaela's back from retrieving her escaping dog and shares an update on her experience with the company that actually called her back! The guys also take a look at one marketing trick that can take away buying resistance from your Read More The post TBS115 UPDATE: The escaping dog gets trained appeared first on Tradies Business Show . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stood up by both Michaeala AND today's guest, Wazza decides to go it alone on the mic. It got him thinking about some simple tips on how to make sure you're on time, more often and also how to make Read More The post TBS113 How to be punctual and dealing with no-shows appeared first on Tradies Business Show . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.