Tradies In Business

We talk to Tony from H2Pro Plumbing - an award winning plumbing business that literally 'gives a crap'! Tony and his wife Tristan have found some unique ways to not only market their business but to contribute to the local community by 'giving a crap'. They're supporters of a charity that uses toilet rolls for their fund raising... We also talk with Tony about: the power of entering business award...

Zig Ziglar said, "The only thing worse than training employees and losing them is to not train them and keep them" We talk to Wade Grundon from Face To Face training about some of the benefits of providing training like: winning more tenders or contracts by having qualified staff improving productivity reducing staff turnover by providing a work/career path using training to incentivise employees...

We record our first 'on location' episode...at the pub! We enjoy a quick counter meal after recording a guest interview on site and discuss the importance of time out from your trade business and how it can help you: increase your chance of hitting your goals in 2015 recharge your batteries so you perform better, for longer allow you to rethink what worked and what didn't, and actually enjoy the t...

There's a saying that 'you are who Google says you are' and that's certainly true for your business. If you're not on the front page for search results then you're pretty much nowhere with more than 80% of people selecting from these 'page 1' listings. In this episode we talk to Jim Stewart from Stewart Media about some simple things you can do to help your SEO (search engine optimisation) efforts...

Yep, we're talking sales! Mention used cars, real estate or mobile phone plans and the first thing that comes to mind are pushy, selfish salespeople, right? Problem is, as business owners we're all in sales regardless of the role or industry we're in. So how do you attract and convert more customers, without being pushy or salesy and falling into those negative steroptypes? We share some strategie...

The first of our Tradies' Hot Seat victims is Helen Yost from the all-girl plumbing business The Plumbettes. Helen asked for help via a social media group to deal with the Christmas slow down experienced by many tradie businesses. We invited Helen into the studio for a live consultation and looked at some simple ways she could generate some more leads quickly, convert more of those leads into cust...

Today, Warrick and Michaela go on a bit of a rant. We're not sure if it's the heat or the extra shot of coffee but your hosts express their frustration (and concern) at businesses who don't return phone enquiries, don't do what they say they're going to do and make it hard for their customers to buy from them. We outline two simple things tradies can do to increase their topline revenue without sa...

Today we interview Sharny Kieser who, along with husband Julius, has authored 13 books on fitness including the worldwide bestsellers FITlosophy 1&2, Healthy Junk, Fit, Healthy Happy Kids and Fit, Healthy, Happy Mum. They have 5 children and live on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Find out more by heading to their website http://www.sharnyandjulius.com Sharny talks with us about: -How to keep...

Today we're talking marketing and how to get more 'bums on seats' in your business. There are some simple ways to market your business that don't require much, if any, spending. We'll show you how to: -Increase your marketing without increasing your spending -How simply recording where your enquiries are coming from can help save you money... and make you more! -The difference between marketing an...

In this episode we talk everything cashflow and announce our new sponsor - MYOB and their PayDirect solution. MYOB's Head of Product Matt Mulligan talks about his top three tips for managing cashflow and how changes in technology are helping to give tradies their Saturdays back. The post TBS006: Improving Your Cashflow With Matt Mulligan From MYOB appeared first on Tradies Business Show . See omny...

Today's episode is all about taking over a 30 year old family business and turning it into thriving modern day plumbing operation. Our special guest is Sunshine Coast local plumber Ben Perren from Adrian Perren Plumbing. What you will learn: - how to successfully take over the family business - how technology can help save you hours a week with your job management - importance of networking to gro...

In this episode you will learn the second half of our 'Dirty Dozen', the 12 critical things you need to have in place to build and run a great Trade and service business. The post TBS004: Dirty Dozen: 12 Ways To Create A Top Tradie Business - Part 2 appeared first on Tradies Business Show . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode you will learn about the first 6 of our 'Dirty Dozen'. These are the 12 critical things you need to have in place to ensure you build and run a sustainable trade and service business. The post TBS003: Dirty Dozen: 12 Ways To Create A Top Tradie Business - Part 1 appeared first on Tradies Business Show . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we talk to Adam Ellis from Allied Drafting Services about how to: find and develop a great team, deal with challenges in your industry especially around pricing how to make money by being a bit different and Read More The post TBS002: Real Tradies Stories - Adam Ellis appeared first on Tradies Business Show . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This first episode is all about learning what the Tradies Business Show mission is as well as finding out who the hell the co-hosts of the Tradies Business Show are - Warrick Bidwell and Michaela Clark. PLUS we share one thing that you can start doing today that will lead to massive results in your trade and construction small business. The post TBS 001: Welcome to the Tradies Business Show appear...