ALL THE FREE STUFF!
Our free resources are for tradies looking to start up, scale up or sell up their trade business all whilst being profitable.
Sound like you?
A profitable business starts with a rock-solid foundation.
Lifestyle Tradie creates free resources designed to help trade business owners build a strong foundation. From eBooks and how-to guides to templates, flowcharts and instructional videos, these free resources are for tradies looking to start up, scale up or sell up — and be profitable. Sound like you?
Developed by Andy and Angela Smith, founders of Lifestyle Tradie, who owned and operated Dr. DRiP Plumbing for over 20 years, the resources provide proven step-by-step strategies you can apply in your own trade business for immediate and sustainable results. By leaning on the expertise captured in Lifestyle Tradie’s free resources, you can get started on making more profit today!
The EOFY Business Reset Guide
A simple EOFY planning tool built for tradies who want more profit, better customers, and a clearer direction for the year ahead.
THE TRADIE CASH FLOW CONTROL SHEET
A 15-minute weekly cash flow check built for trade business owners who are sick of guessing where the money’s going.
THE PRELOADED YEAR
A simple planning tool to help Aussie tradies take control of their time, money and life before the year runs away from them.
THE $1M+ TRADE BUSINESS PLAYBOOK
39 business secrets every Aussie tradie needs to know… but wasn’t taught. This guide reveals what’s really holding your trade business back, and how to fix it.
ATTRACT HIGH-PROFIT CUSTOMERS
21 Practical, No-BS Marketing Tactics for Tradies to Land Better Customers and Bigger Profits.
THE TRADIE’s GUIDE TO AI & CHATGPT
Your Guide To Understanding & Implementing Artificial Intelligence Into Your Trade Business.
TIME MAXIMISER
With The Time Maximiser guide you can earn your time back, so you can better focus your time and energy on your business.
TRADIE MARKETING SNAPSHOT
Your quick guide to Attract, Convert, Deliver & Retain Customers.
NAILING REPEAT BUSINESS
Did you know acquiring a new customer can be up to 5-25 times more expensive than retaining an existing one?
SYSTEMS E-BOOK
Keen to get off the tools or sell up? Systems are the only way. Start systemising with this how-to eBook.
QUOTE FLOW CHEAT SHEETS
If preparing quotes is driving you mad, make it easy and more mindless with these 5 quote-flow cheat sheets.
81 TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR TRADIES
Get the most out of tax time and make sure you’re not leaving
money on the table. Better in your pocket than the tax man!
KPI’S FOR
YOUR TEAM
Are your tradies making you money?
Where’s the best place to start?
MARKETING
MAXIMISER
Want to get more bang from your marketing buck?
Win more customers with these trade-specific tactics.
HOW TO CONVERT MORE CUSTOMER CALLS
The most important person in your business isn’t you… It’s whoever answers your phone. Improve your phone skills with our Call Converter flowchart.
HOW TO GROW YOUR TRADE BUSINESS TEAM
Discover how to make your business decisions based on facts and critical thinking, to grow your tradie team the smart way.
HOW TO FIND
STAFF NOW
Why is hiring and a decent tradie so hard? Hire A-grade staff using our hiring and retention guide.
WIN MORE
QUOTES NOW
Never quite sure if you’re pricing the right amount, or if you’re asking too much? Say goodbye to quoting insecurities with Win More Quotes Now.
EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING CHEAT SHEETS
Do your new hires get thrown in the deep end?
Get our flowchart and provide a seamless onboarding process.
SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS FOR TRADIES
Have you let your trade business social media pages fall to the wayside? Potential customers will judge your trade business based on the quality of your social media. Get your social media up to scratch, today.
TRADIE CHRISTMAS CHECKLIST
Your solution to the New Year slump that hurts your cashflow and monthly profit every January.
BREAK-EVEN ANALYSIS GUIDE FOR TRADIES
We’re in the eye of a health and economic crisis like never before. What will your customers think of you and your trade business when it’s over? More importantly, what’s your plan to get through all this? You could be losing money and not even know it.
CASH FLOW GUIDE FOR TRADIES
Cash flow is the lifeblood of a trade business, without it, your business will flatline! Cash flow forecasting is one of the most critical elements to ensuring your business has sustainable cash flow at all times. Do you have enough cash coming in to keep you afloat?
HOW TO BE A GOOD LEADER IN YOUR BUSINESS
Leaders aren’t born, they are made. What are you doing to strengthen your leadership skills and lead your team to success? Take charge today using our ‘How To Be A Good Leader In Your Business’ guide.
TACTICAL MARKETING FOR TRADIES
The world of marketing within your trade business can be an overwhelming one. In this guide find out the formula to follow for seamless marketing, plus over 120 online and offline ideas to implement today.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR TRUE PROFIT
What every tradie needs to know about REAL earnings! Download our Gross Profit Formula…
PLUS Your Correct P&L Statement Set-Up Guide
WEBSITE RULES FOR TRADIES
Your website is one of the first places potential customers will land on when looking for a tradie. Does your website make your customers say YES to choosing YOU as their tradesman?
A GUIDE FOR MANAGING YOUR STOCK
How closely are you watching your expenses? Did you know that it’s possible that you’re being frequently overcharged for stock or even worse, charged for other peoples stock?
CYBER SECURITY FOR TRADIES
If my trade business fell victim to cybercrime today… how well protected am I really? In our Cyber Security Guide For Tradies, learn how to defend your business against possible attacks.
WORKING WITH YOUR LIFE PARTNER
People may call you crazy for working alongside your partner. It is hard enough maintaining a healthy relationship when you live separate lives, let alone when you are in each other’s back pockets!
THE ABCD
CUSTOMER MIX
Do you want to increase your profit and reduce your stress levels when it comes to dealing with problem customers?
In The ABCD Customer Mix, you will discover how to do this by ranking each of your customers from A through to D.
SPREAD RISK IN YOUR TRADE BUSINESS
If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that the only thing that’s certain, is change. Changes in the business environment, laws, economy, both globally and locally, can cause shockwaves within your trade business. In this guide, discover how to prepare for, and survive, anything!
YOUR GUIDE TO FINDING A GREAT ACCOUNTANT
Do you know the right questions to ask when acquiring a great accountant? Understanding your financial health is critical to your business’ success and wellbeing. In this guide, find the accountant audit and accountant questions to make the right decisions for your business.
DEBT COLLECTION FOR TRADIES
Chasing debt wearing you down?
Apply these debt collection tactics and start filling up your bank account.
THE ART OF REFLECTING
Why is it so many of us Trade business owners work with a ‘head down, bum up’ approach… with no time to stop and reflect on how far we’ve come? The Art of REFLECTION is not just some ‘wanky’ activity.
BLOGS
Why Tradies Hate Systems
Say the word “systems” to most tradies and you’ll get one of three reactions. The first is the eye-roll. Systems means paperwork, means red tape, …
Why You’re Stuck on the Tools
Where are you right now? On the tools? In the ute? Answering an email between jobs at 6pm on a Wednesday? Be honest. For most …
Systems for Tradies: The Backbone of a Business That Runs Without You
Quick question. If you got hit by a bus tomorrow, could your team run a full day of jobs without you? Not a pretend day. …
Profit Mastery for Tradies: Know Your Numbers, Own Your Future
How did you arrive at your hourly rate? Be honest. Did you sit down, calculate your fixed costs, your variable costs, your non-billable hours, your …
Marketing for Tradies: How to Attract, Convert, Deliver and Retain More Customers
A common scene. A tradie is spending two grand a month on Google Ads, the phone is ringing, and the bank balance is going backwards. …
How to Build a Rockstar Tradie Team (Without the Headaches)
Be honest. How many of your weekends in the last six months have been spent thinking about staff? Not running jobs. Not quoting. Not chasing …