Where the work actually comes from. Checkatrade vs word of mouth, Google, vans, signage, referrals.
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Hi everyone, I'm interested in how self-employed tradespeople manage new enquiries and follow up quotes. Do you use a spreadsheet, an app, or just keep track of everything yourself? I'm particularly…
Not where you think your work comes from. Where the last five actually came from. Word of mouth, a repeat customer, Google, a lead site, the van, a builder you sub for, Facebook group, a neighbour wh…
A full wrap is not cheap and the payback is hard to measure — nobody says "I called you because of the van". If yours is signwritten, do you ask new customers where they found you, and does the van e…
Pay per lead, four other trades get the same lead, half of them are not real. Has anyone here actually run the numbers properly — what you paid in, what came out, over a decent period? Both direction…
There seems to be a point where a profile goes from ignored to ringing, and nobody agrees where it is. How many have you got, how long did it take, and was there a point where you noticed a differenc…
An hour each way eats a day and you cannot pop back if something needs finishing. Do you have a hard radius, or do you load the price and let the customer choose? And has taking a job too far out eve…