Most of our Lifestyle Tradie members use cloud-based job management software to streamline and track processes. For trade business owners, having job management software in […]

It is never a dog’s life when you own a trade business. It can feel like you’re barking mad a lot of the time! For […]

It is a hot topic of conversation between tradies – which vehicle type is best for trade businesses? In this article, Andy Smith, co-founder of […]

This week, new research revealed tradies could make $1 million more than university graduates throughout their lifetime. Still, the stereotype persists – for the most […]

Andy Smith, co-founder of Lifestyle Tradie and award-winning trade business owner, is a down-to-earth entrepreneur. A plumber by profession, Andy still keeps it real – […]

So you’ve probably completed your business and personal goal setting for the year by now. Get onto it if you haven’t… Or maybe you’re just […]

So you’ve probably completed your business and personal goal setting for the year by now. Get onto it if you haven’t… Or maybe you’re just […]

As a trade business owner, who wouldn’t want to know the insider secrets from a self-made millionaire! Especially from someone that doesn’t think much of […]

You know those tasks…? The repetitive and BORING ones you struggle to get through? As a trade business owner, these tasks are more common than […]

Learning a new trade takes time; long hours spent digging foundations in the rain, sweeping up gib dust, crawling under houses and copious amounts of […]

It’s the digital age, and most trade businesses are turning their paper-based processes into a digitalised workflow. Are you joining them? There are many benefits […]

You know those tasks…? The repetitive and BORING ones you struggle to get through? As a trade business owner, these tasks are more common than […]

This week, new research revealed tradies could make $1 million more than university graduates throughout their lifetime. Still, the stereotype persists – for the most […]

Feel like fist pumping at tax time because your financial situation is ship-shape? If this sounds like you, here’s a big high five! You’re a […]

As a trade business owner, who wouldn’t want to know the insider secrets from a self-made millionaire! Especially from someone that doesn’t think much of […]

Most of our Lifestyle Tradie members use cloud-based job management software to streamline and track processes. For trade business owners, having job management software in […]

It is never a dog’s life when you own a trade business. It can feel like you’re barking mad a lot of the time! For […]

It is a hot topic of conversation between tradies – which vehicle type is best for trade businesses? In this article, Andy Smith, co-founder of […]

Most of our Lifestyle Tradie members use cloud-based job management software to streamline and track processes. For trade business owners, having job management software in […]

Why is it that most trade business owners we speak with sell themselves short when it comes to paying themselves a salary? Now don’t get […]

Wouldn’t it be nice to have an extra $1,000 in your monthly budget? Imagine what you could do with that money, re invest back into […]

Understanding your financial health as a trade business owner is absolutely CRITICAL to your success. Without this, how do you make informed and correct decisions? […]

Why is it that most trade business owners we speak with sell themselves short when it comes to paying themselves a salary? Now don’t get […]

There are many different challenges within a Trade Business, but one that we at Lifestyle Tradie hear about most, especially for small trade businesses, or […]

Most of our Lifestyle Tradie members use cloud-based job management software to streamline and track processes. For trade business owners, having job management software in […]

It is never a dog’s life when you own a trade business. It can feel like you’re barking mad a lot of the time! For […]

It is a hot topic of conversation between tradies – which vehicle type is best for trade businesses? In this article, Andy Smith, co-founder of […]

Most of our Lifestyle Tradie members use cloud-based job management software to streamline and track processes. For trade business owners, having job management software in […]

It is never a dog’s life when you own a trade business. It can feel like you’re barking mad a lot of the time! For […]

It is a hot topic of conversation between tradies – which vehicle type is best for trade businesses? In this article, Andy Smith, co-founder of […]

Social media marketing, it’s one of those things that you just have to do as part of your marketing strategy. It’s everywhere! But here’s a […]

Despite social media absolutely DOMINATING the marketing and business worlds, email marketing still has its place! Why? Emails are a regular reminder to your customer […]

Instagram is quickly becoming the social media platform of choice. To be competitive and grow your audience, trade businesses need to stay consistent, and produce […]

Netflix didn’t become the most popular streaming video subscription service by accident. But what has Netflix got to do with us Tradies? This media services provider […]

Words carry a lot of weight. Especially when it comes to marketing for your trade business. Say the right thing in your marketing and you’ll […]

We know you don’t want to hear it, but Christmas is just around the corner. In fact, it’s less than 4 WEEKS away! So now […]

This week, new research revealed tradies could make $1 million more than university graduates throughout their lifetime. Still, the stereotype persists – for the most […]

Trade Business owners know that top employees have a multitude of choices these days when it comes to choosing where they want to work, especially […]

Women in the Trade and Construction fields are now more common than ever. BUT, they’re still the minority! According to the latest data, around 28% […]

This week, new research revealed tradies could make $1 million more than university graduates throughout their lifetime. Still, the stereotype persists – for the most […]

Andy Smith, co-founder of Lifestyle Tradie and award-winning trade business owner, is a down-to-earth entrepreneur. A plumber by profession, Andy still keeps it real – […]

It’s a tough gig finding a new tradie in Australia’s trade shortage. So when you FINALLY receive an application, you probably jump on the opportunity […]

Most of our Lifestyle Tradie members use cloud-based job management software to streamline and track processes. For trade business owners, having job management software in […]

Andy Smith, co-founder of Lifestyle Tradie and award-winning trade business owner, is a down-to-earth entrepreneur. A plumber by profession, Andy still keeps it real – […]

It’s a tough gig finding a new tradie in Australia’s trade shortage. So when you FINALLY receive an application, you probably jump on the opportunity […]

Most of our Lifestyle Tradie members use cloud-based job management software to streamline and track processes. For trade business owners, having job management software in […]

It is never a dog’s life when you own a trade business. It can feel like you’re barking mad a lot of the time! For […]

It is a hot topic of conversation between tradies – which vehicle type is best for trade businesses? In this article, Andy Smith, co-founder of […]

Andy Smith, co-founder of Lifestyle Tradie and award-winning trade business owner, is a down-to-earth entrepreneur. A plumber by profession, Andy still keeps it real – […]

It’s no secret that the majority of small businesses are run by husband/wife/partner teams, trade businesses included! There’s plenty of benefits to working with your […]

Ring, Ring… Ring, Ring! Yep, there goes that damn phone again. It’s 7pm on a Saturday and you’ve been looking forward to this night for […]

Most of our Lifestyle Tradie members use cloud-based job management software to streamline and track processes. For trade business owners, having job management software in […]

It is never a dog’s life when you own a trade business. It can feel like you’re barking mad a lot of the time! For […]

It is a hot topic of conversation between tradies – which vehicle type is best for trade businesses? In this article, Andy Smith, co-founder of […]

Think back to a time where someone told you “you’re doing a great job”. How did that make you feel? Awesome, I bet. That’s why […]

As a trade business owner, who wouldn’t want to know the insider secrets from a self-made millionaire! Especially from someone that doesn’t think much of […]

Every trade business owner has their own set of business goals they would like to achieve. Some want to continuously grow and increase profits whilst […]

So your trade business is up and running, and you’re using do and charge or quoting or set pricing. But when using set pricing, how […]

Running a trade business can be tough… Fierce competition coupled with rising labour and materials costs means trade business owners are earning less profits than […]

As trade business owners, we all work hard, and aim to get the most profit that we possibly can from our business. So, it would […]

A few weeks ago… we discussed the importance of collecting customer testimonials for your trade business. If you missed it, you can check it out […]

What is customer service? …well in short, customer service is quite literally as it sounds. It is the ‘service’ provided to ‘customers’ before, during and […]

How many quotes do you provide a day? A week? A month? And what is your average dollar sale? How many of them do you […]

It’s SUPER important for trade business owners to keep track of their business’s gross profit. We discussed this further in one of our previous articles,CLICK […]

When you start your own trade business, you take every job that comes your way. And so you should. In those first few months or […]

If you are a trade business owner, you can’t go past the latest Lifestyle Tradie Magazine. Take the time to read this today…