How a Tradie Can Eliminate Time-Wasting Customers

Valerie, The Editor : July 25th, 2019

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 Aaron Kemp from Max My Profit,  shares what you need to know

How many of you tradespeople waste countless amounts of hours quoting for jobs to people – where you weren’t going to get the job in the first place.

Do me a favour over the next 4 weeks add up the number of hours you spend quoting on jobs that you didn’t win.

We have all done it as we are too scared to lose business and well our time isn’t valuable anyway. Or is it?

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Google Adwords for Tradies. Does it Work?

Valerie, The Editor : June 19th, 2019

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Good Adwords for tradies

Google AdWords, now called Google Ads, is the search engine giant’s cash cow. Without the popular advertising platform, Google would not be the corporate behemoth it is today.

Google Ads is obviously working in Google’s favour, but does  Google Adwords provide enough value for tradies to make it worth their while for drumming up new business? Read more

Tradie Leads – How a Business Coach Can Help You Grow

Valerie, The Editor : May 20th, 2019

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On the inside with Aaron Kemp, Max My Profit

You may be a genius at using the tools of your trade, but is your level of expertise equating to extra profits, or do you seem to be working more hours just to break even?

As a tradie, you’re probably happiest when you’re out in the field with things to build, fix, or tear down. You’re used to getting things done, and you love getting your hands dirty. However, when you’re in front of the computer wrestling with a spreadsheet, or you’ve been told to learn “The Facebook,” to get more leads, things can get as clear as mud.
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Where to List My Business in Sydney | Local Marketing

Valerie, The Editor : March 20th, 2019

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Where to list your business online?

Local area marketing is a cost-effective solution that targets a specific location for attracting new leads and helps to increase brand exposure within the local community.

For a lot of Sydney businesses operating in the service industry such as plumbers, painters, builders, and real estate agents, local area marketing is an extremely important tool for reaching highly targeted leads. When developing a marketing plan, the local community is where you can get the most bang for every marketing buck.

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Facebook for Business – 3 Ways to Generate Leads

Valerie, The Editor : February 20th, 2019

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How to use Facebook for business and generate leads

Whatever your take on Facebook, there’s no denying the power it can wield for attracting leads to a business. With so much marketing potential for so little outlay, it’s hard to understand why every business isn’t yet on Facebook. If you’re thinking about finally taking the plunge, here’s a little about Facebook can work to bring in more leads to your organisation.

Create a business page

To start attracting traffic to your business you will need what is called a business page. Basically, it’s the equivalent of a profile for an individual, but for your business. On the page you can create posts just like you would on a normal Facebook profile, as well provide more information about your company, promote special offers, and list contact details and opening times. Your followers will also be able to post reviews about your business if you so choose to enable that feature.

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Painter’s Leads: 3 Ways to Get More Business

Valerie, The Editor : January 20th, 2019

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Are you a painter looking for more clients?

All businesses need a strategy to get leads, which also includes a Sydney painting businesses. Without fresh leads coming in every day, a steady stream of paying customers to a painting business can dry up fast.

While the rise of the Internet has, in some ways, made it easier to market a business, it can pose fresh challenges to business owners who are used to the more traditional forms of advertising. To help these organisations out, we have compiled this list of quick tips painters can use to keep their phones ringing hot. Read more

Plumber Leads: 3 Ways to Get More Business

Valerie, The Editor : December 21st, 2018

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Got a plumbing business?

A plumbing business without leads isn’t a business at all, but it can be tough to attract genuine enquiries while warding off the price shoppers. If you operate a plumbing business and you’re struggling to win jobs, you need workable strategies that will get the phone ringing and a decent wage coming in.

All tradies operating in a digital world need to get their business presence online to remain competitive – which means a website, good SEO practices, and trade directories should be as much a part of the toolset as plungers and pipe wrenches. Read more

SEO for Tradies – 4 Quick and Smart Strategies

Valerie, The Editor : November 20th, 2018

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SEO for growing trade businesses

With just about everybody using their smartphones to source new businesses these days, every tradie should have a website and good SEO for tradies practices to promote their business and services.

Having a website is one thing but getting it to show up in the search results is another thing entirely, and this is where good SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) practices come in handy.

SEO refers to the practice of optimising a website, so it has the best chance at being shown as the first result in the search results pages (SERPs). Given that 33% of all traffic goes to the top search result for any given query, it’s a result worth achieving.

Here are a few SEO tips you can use to help your site beat out the competition:
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3 Quick Lead Generation Ideas for Sydney Builders and Trades

Valerie, The Editor : October 20th, 2018

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Helpful lead generation ideas for Sydney builders and trades

A thriving trade business depends on good quality leads coming in day and day out. Without qualified leads, work can be hard to come by, but if you’re a builder or other type of tradie, what’s the best way to secure good leads, so you always have a new job every day of the week?

Here are a few ideas you can use to keep the phones ringing and keep the paycheques rolling in.
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Self Employed Tradies: How To Get a Home Loan

Valerie, The Editor : September 19th, 2018

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The banks are hard on tradies which is why….

Financial institutions seem to want more and more proof of income these days, which can make it tough on self-employed tradespeople who haven’t been in business by themselves for very long, or their financial records are a little out of date. Read more