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3 Tradie Apps Worth Exploring

Looking At Ways To Run Your Tradie Business More Efficiently?

It’s not easy to run a trade business. On top of your day job, the administration appears endless – generating invoices, paying employees, bookkeeping and chasing payments.

But did you know, each day, more and more new tradie apps are hitting the market all aimed at helping your trade business operate more efficiently, and save you admin time and money.

We take a look at three of the more popular and credible apps.

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Why Payment Terms & Conditions Are Super Important for Your Trade Business

Have you protected your business?

Running a trade business has many risks and one of the biggest is not getting paid by customers.

Like any risk, it’s a matter of understanding its magnitude and taking careful steps to minimise it.

And that’s why putting contractual terms and conditions in place is one of the best ways to protect your business from non-paying customers.

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Why Tradies Should Go Paperless and Cashless

Saving Money and Be Efficient

These days many tradies are going paperless and cashless. Why?

Aside from saving lots of money, and paper, it can also improve your business operations and cashflow.

Find out how right here.

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Free Bookkeepers App Launch To Help Tradies in Business

Effective Services Releases New App For Tradies

Bookkeeping and accounting tasks can be time-consuming and tedious for any tradie in business.

However, thanks to the new App from Effective Services, a Sydney based accounting business, tradies can now manage their business financials more efficiently than ever before.

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10 Little Things That are Huge With Your Customers

Tradies! Scoring Big With Your Customers

Turning every customer into a raving fan should be a top priority for any tradie in business. Why? Because it’s the best way to grow your business.

You will be surprised at how all the little things (that many other tradies don’t do) can totally wow your customers and have them referring you to all their family and friends.

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Digital Marketing Trends For Aussie Tradies

Tradies Need To Stay Relevant

Technologies improve constantly but there are some marketing trends that won’t go away. As we get into another year, all tradies in business need to make sure they stay as relevant as ever before online.

So what relevant for tradie marketing now?

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How To Get Customers Picking You Up Online

Tradies…it’s time to stand out online

Are you looking for ways to grow your tradie business and get more customers picking you up?

Standing out online is your answer! 

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I’m A Tradie. Why Do I Need Social Media?

I’m A Tradie. Why Do I Need Social Media?

Like most tradies you probably rely on a few key sources of marketing to drive customers to your business, like:

  • Online directories and trade portals like Yellow Pages and True Local
  • Local advertising
  • Word of mouth referrals

But with more and more customers being active on social media like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, now is as good as a time as any to harness the power of social media to get more clients online. And yes, even for a tradie, whether you be a local plumber, builder or painter.

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How Your Tradie Story Could Be Your Best Marketing Tool

Get Personal With Your Customers

There are many tradies unable to answer what their “story” is.

Your story can have incredible branding value especially if it communicates your ethics, mission and values as a business operator.

A compelling story can be an important bridge to getting you new customers and keeping them.

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3 Ways For Tradies To Screen Customers Over the Phone

Why The First Phone Call Matters

As a trade business owner, you probably spend a lot of “unpaid” time meeting potential customers to quote on jobs that you never win. Some tradies will spend half a day travelling to a client, only to realise within minutes of arrival that the client is not an “ideal fit.”

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