19 episodes

This show delivers marketing and business tips and strategies on how to build, grow and scale your trades or construction business. Teaching tradesmen and tradeswomen like plumbers, electricians, plasterers, joiners, roofers and building contractors:

How to generate more leads?
How to make more profit?
How to systemise a business?
How to price jobs?
How to become more organised and productive?
How to create a positive mindset?
How to grow my plumbing or electrical business?
How to grow a construction company?

Hosted by entrepreneur Craig Wilkinson founder of Trades Freedom Club

Rise Of The Trades: Business Tips Helping Tradesmen, Tradeswomen and Construction Business Owners Craig Wilkinson: Trades and Construction - Tradesmen - Trades Freedom Club

    • Business

This show delivers marketing and business tips and strategies on how to build, grow and scale your trades or construction business. Teaching tradesmen and tradeswomen like plumbers, electricians, plasterers, joiners, roofers and building contractors:

How to generate more leads?
How to make more profit?
How to systemise a business?
How to price jobs?
How to become more organised and productive?
How to create a positive mindset?
How to grow my plumbing or electrical business?
How to grow a construction company?

Hosted by entrepreneur Craig Wilkinson founder of Trades Freedom Club

    19. How Heating Engineer And Plumber Mark Wooler Exploded His Profits By 486% In Just 12 Months

    19. How Heating Engineer And Plumber Mark Wooler Exploded His Profits By 486% In Just 12 Months

    After 11 long years of running his plumbing and heating business, Mark was only 2 months away from running out of money and throwing in the towel on his business. 

    Mark had 4 engineers working for him, offices and a showroom. 

    He was always busy but he wasn’t making any money and was working 80 hours a week trying to keep his head above water. 

    So, how can Mark have gone from being a broke plumber fitting bathrooms to increasing his net profits by 486% and transitioning into a hugely profitable renewable energy company all within 12 months? 

    Well, that’s exactly what I uncover in this inspiring podcast episode so you can learn from Mark’s success. 

    KEY LEARNINGS & ACTIONS FROM THIS EPISODE:

    # Discover the exact mistakes that Mark made that led him to become a busy fool tradesman. (Do not make these same mistakes)

    # How and why Mark pivoted from fitting bathrooms into now installing heat pumps and solar PV

    # Learn his number 1 marketing strategy that now generates him profitable leads and has his team booked up 3 months in advance

    # Discover the 5 areas of Mark’s business that he worked on that made the biggest impact on his transformation

    # Why Mark can now afford to pay his team more money so they can make him more money

    If you have challenges within your own business and you feel like you're stuck on what to do next. I would strongly recommend that you listen to this episode NOW

    OUR GUEST IS MARK WOOLER FROM GREENHOME HEATING ⁠www.greenhomeheating.co.uk⁠

    HELPFUL RESOURCES:

    Join our thriving Facebook group and community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/tradesfreedomclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Apply to join our ‘Inner Circle’ marketing and business coaching programme  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tradesfreedomclub.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Please leave Craig a quick ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AUDIO MESSAGE HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sharing your business or personal wins and results from listening to my podcast. We will then add this into one of our next episodes giving you and your business a big shout-out. 

    At the Trades Freedom Club we help tradesmen and tradeswomen such as Plumbers, Heating Engineers, Electricians, Plasterers, Builders, Joiners, Roofers, to build, grow and scale their trades of construction businesses. We help you to skyrocket leads, explode net profits without having to work 60+ plus hours a week

    • 31 min
    18. 15 Cashflow Disasters To Avoid To Stop You Losing Money In Your Trades Or Construction Business

    18. 15 Cashflow Disasters To Avoid To Stop You Losing Money In Your Trades Or Construction Business

    Does any of this sound like you? Have you been there or are you here now? 

    In the earlier years of me setting up my joinery and construction business, I used to have negative cash flow problems.

    These money problems caused me some serious amounts of anxiety, worry and stress as well as arguments at home that negatively affected my family. 

    I remember those sleepless nights I used to have tossing and turning worrying that I had no money in the bank to pay my wages, suppliers and my VAT bill. 

    Learning how to increase your net profits and become a cash-rich company is easier than you may think. 

    You can get out of debt, explode profits and be in control of your finances by simply implementing the 15 steps I share in this episode. 

    KEY LEARNINGS FROM THIS EPISODE:

    # Discover the 15 cash flow killers you must avoid at all costs. You will be making some of these mistakes already 

    # Why you may be experiencing negative cash flow, making no money and struggling to pay off overdrafts or loans   

    # Uncover the steps to become a cash-rich company and never have to worry about money again 

    # Learn the 8 specific numbers you must understand to increase your net profit margins  

    # How to price jobs correctly and which numbers to include to never lose money and to explode your profits 

    If you have or are experiencing cash flow issues in your business I would strongly recommend that you listen to this episode NOW HELPFUL RESOURCES:

    Join our thriving Facebook group and community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/tradesfreedomclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Apply to join our ‘Inner Circle’ marketing and business coaching programme  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tradesfreedomclub.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Please leave Craig a quick ⁠⁠⁠⁠AUDIO MESSAGE HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ sharing your business or personal wins and results from listening to my podcast. We will then add this into one of our next episodes giving you and your business a big shout-out. 

    At the Trades Freedom Club, we help tradesmen and tradeswomen such as Plumbers, Heating Engineers, Electricians, Plasterers, Builders, Joiners, and Roofers, to build, grow and scale their trades of construction businesses. We help you skyrocket leads, and explode net profits without having to work 60+ hours a week

    • 1 hr 15 min
    17. 10 Time Management And Productivity Tips To Save You 25 Hours A Week

    17. 10 Time Management And Productivity Tips To Save You 25 Hours A Week

    How many hours a week do you waste doing mundane tasks like admin?

    How many hours a week are you allowing your customers and team to steal from you?  

    You only have 168 precious hours in your weekly time bank. 

    Why squander our valuable time on tedious admin tasks and dealing with people who lack common sense and initiative? Take control of your time and focus on what truly matters.

    If you want me to save you a minimum of 25 hours a week, get more done in less time and become more productive. You must listen to this powerful episode. 

    I’m going to share with you 10 simple tips that will free up your time so you can spend it doing the things that make you and your family happy. 

    KEY LEARNINGS & ACTIONS FROM THIS EPISODE

    # Learn the top 5 tips on how to delegate all of your paperwork and admin to someone else  

    # Discover who the 5 types of people are that you are allowing to steal your valuable time 

    # Uncover the 10 TIME ROBBERS that are forcing you to graft 60+ hours a week and pushing you to burnout

    # Unleash the tools to help you to become more productive and more organised saving you time and money  

    # Learn how to stop working late into the night doing paperwork and how to never have to work weekends again 

    If you are working more than 35 hours a week in your business you must listen to this episode right now. It will give you back your valuable time.

    HELPFUL RESOURCES:

    Join our thriving Facebook group and community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/tradesfreedomclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Apply to join our ‘Inner Circle’ marketing and business coaching programme  ⁠⁠⁠https://tradesfreedomclub.com⁠⁠⁠

    Please leave Craig a quick ⁠⁠⁠AUDIO MESSAGE HERE⁠⁠⁠ sharing your business or personal wins and results from listening to my podcast. We will then add this into one of our next episodes giving you and your business a big shout-out. 

    At the Trades Freedom Club, we help tradesmen and tradeswomen such as Plumbers, Heating Engineers, Electricians, Plasterers, Builders, Joiners, and Roofers, to build, grow and scale their trades of construction businesses. We help you skyrocket leads, and explode net profits without having to work 60+ hours a week.

    • 1 hr 5 min
    16. 16 Killer Features That Will Turn Your Website Into A Lead-Generating Machine

    16. 16 Killer Features That Will Turn Your Website Into A Lead-Generating Machine

    How many vetted leads would you say your website generates you each day? 

    Does your website rank on page 1 of Google for all your SEO keywords?

    Sadly most people invest time and money into having websites built only to be left feeling out of pocket and frustrated.

    They were expecting to hit page 1 of Google generating them an avalanche of quality leads.

    Instead, they are left with a trickle of time-wasting leads and a website that only gives them an online presence.

    The reason why this is happening is simple and easy for them to fix. 

    In this episode, I will teach you why your website and SEO are not working. Then I unleash the exact features and strategies of how to transform your basic website into a lead-generating machine.    

    KEY LEARNINGS & ACTIONS FROM THIS EPISODE:

    # Discover the 16 killer features your website must have and where to add them to on your website  

    # Learn the 7-step website design features that turn browsers into pre-sold-ready-to-buy leads  

    # The exact reasons why your web designer and your website are failing you and your business

    # Learn the 4 psychological triggers you need to hit to get your cold lead to become a red-hot lead 

    # Discover the on-page and off-page SEO strategies to rank your website on page number 1 of Google.

    Your website has one purpose and that’s to generate a never-ending flow of profitable leads.

    If it’s not doing this or you currently do not have a website. You need to listen to this episode NOW to avoid making some big costly mistakes!

    HELPFUL RESOURCES:

    Join our thriving Facebook group and community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/tradesfreedomclub⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Apply to join our ‘Inner Circle’ marketing and business coaching programme  https://tradesfreedomclub.com⁠⁠

    Please leave Craig a quick ⁠⁠AUDIO MESSAGE HERE⁠⁠ sharing your business or personal wins and results from listening to my podcast. We will then add this into one of our next episodes giving you and your business a big shout-out. 

    At the Trades Freedom Club, we help tradesmen and tradeswomen such as Plumbers, Heating Engineers, Electricians, Plasterers, Builders, Joiners, and Roofers, to build, grow and scale their trades of construction businesses. We help you skyrocket leads, and explode net profits without having to work 60+ hours a week.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    15. How To Build A Trustworthy And Reliable Team To Scale Your Trades Business

    15. How To Build A Trustworthy And Reliable Team To Scale Your Trades Business

    How frustrating can employing staff or subcontractors be? 

    Sometimes it can feel like you are babysitting grown adults who have no common sense. 

    Ringing you up every day with stupid questions

    Turning up late for work or to customers' jobs 

    Tossing it off on their phones in your time 

    Turning up not wearing your uniform 

    This list goes on and on...

    So, how do you build a trustworthy, reliable and hard-working team that makes you money whilst freeing up your time? 

    Well, that’s what I teach you in this coaching episode.KEY LEARNINGS & ACTIONS FROM THIS EPISODE:

    # The only 2 reasons why you need to employ a team. If your team do not do this you have the wrong team

    # Discover the 15 different ways your team will be losing you money and wasting your valuable time

    # Learn how to get your team to work to your standards and demonstrate the same values, morals and beliefs as you

    # Discover how to build a team that will increase your profits and free up your valuable time

    # Learn what the “4 Foundations To Building The Ultimate Team” are and how to introduce them to your team.

    If you are considering taking on our first employee or already have a team of subcontractors working for you. You need to listen to this episode NOW to avoid making some big costly mistakes!

    HELPFUL RESOURCES:

    Join our thriving Facebook group and community: ⁠⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/tradesfreedomclub⁠⁠⁠

    Apply to join our ‘Inner Circle’ marketing and business coaching programme  https://tradesfreedomclub.com⁠

    Please leave Craig a quick ⁠AUDIO MESSAGE HERE⁠ sharing your business or personal wins and results from listening to my podcast. We will then add this into one of our next episodes giving you and your business a big shout-out. 

    At the Trades Freedom Club, we help tradesmen and tradeswomen such as Plumbers, Heating Engineers, Electricians, Plasterers, Builders, Joiners, and Roofers, to build, grow and scale their trades of construction businesses. We help you skyrocket leads, and explode net profits without having to work 60+ hours a week.

    • 56 min
    14. How To Structure Your Payment Terms To Avoid Negative Cash Flow Problems

    14. How To Structure Your Payment Terms To Avoid Negative Cash Flow Problems

    Summary:

    Fricken cash flow problems! 

    I’m sure you’ve experienced them at some point. Right? 

    I know in my early years after setting up my joinery business I had some serious problems with cash flow. 

    I remember the sleepless nights tossing and turning all night waking up worrying about money.

    Not having enough money in the bank to pay the wages. Getting those overdue payment reminders from my suppliers and falling behind on paying my VAT and tax bills.

    There were times when we were down to living just week to week, hand to mouth and it was flipping tough back then.

    Thankfully now I do not have to worry about money. All my businesses make a profit and I have positive cash flow.

    In this coaching episode, I teach you how to change your payment terms so you become a cash-rich company and never have to worry about money again. 



    Key Learnings & Actions From This Episode


    How to get yourself out of debt and your overdraft at the bank. Why do business owners end up in this horrible situation?




    Learn how to get your customers to pay you quicker and on time without having to chase them




    Discover how to become a cash-rich company and never have to worry about money again 




    Learn how to implement strict payment terms and how to explain these to your customers with confidence 




    Discover the 4 essential money pots and how to split your money up - allowing you to sleep at night



    If you need to turn your negative cash flow into a positive cash-rich business. You need to listen to this episode NOW!





    Helpful Resources

    Join our thriving Facebook group and community: ⁠⁠www.facebook.com/groups/tradesfreedomclub⁠⁠



    Apply to join our ‘Inner Circle’ marketing and business coaching programme  

    https://tradesfreedomclub.com



    Please leave Craig a quick AUDIO MESSAGE HERE sharing your business or personal wins and results from listening to my podcast. We will then add this into one of our next episodes giving you and your business a big shout-out. 

    • 1 hr 11 min

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