by Jon Dale | Feb 18, 2021 | Business Development Coach
Business coaching is something that’s becoming more and more popular in nearly every field and the trades industry is no exception. Trades business owners understand that for their business to succeed they need more than just hard work on the tools. They’re concluding... by Jon Dale | Apr 7, 2020 | Business Development Coach, Marketing
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) — Are you sick of it yet? In Australia, at least, trades businesses are mostly still busy. But everyone’s waiting for that to change, – they’re waiting for the hammer to fall. Right now you can still work. We’re on Stage... by Jon Dale | Jan 6, 2020 | Business Development Coach, Operations
Why you shouldn’t work on a time and materials basis or an hourly rate basis. First off, if you’re not doing jobs on a time and materials basis, well done! But also, keep watching because you’ll be competing against people and you can use what... by Jon Dale | Apr 15, 2019 | Business Development Coach, Marketing
Target market for trades businesses. Who’s your target market? Knowing who your target market is important, isn’t it? You need to know so you decide where to spend your marketing money because you can’t spend it everywhere and you can’t... by Jon Dale | Oct 22, 2018 | Business Development Coach, Marketing
“How to increase the capacity of your trades business without taking on too much stress.” I talk a lot in my videos about marketing, and sales, and how to get more work, and how to improve your operations machine, and your systems, and your processes, and your... by Jon Dale | Jun 12, 2018 | Business Development Coach, Sales
Pricing can be quite an issue and you can feel understandably pressured when someone else comes in much cheaper than you for the same job. Now, when two people or two businesses quote for the same job and come in at very different prices in my experience, something...
