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Guides for tradies
Straight answers on winning more work and losing fewer jobs to the phone, written for tradies who would rather be on the tools than at a laptop.
- 15 Sep 20265 min read
How to set up missed-call text-back on your mobile (Telstra, Optus, Vodafone)
The three divert codes, why the ring delay is 10 seconds, what your voicemail will do, and the one test that proves it works before you trust it with real jobs.
Read guide - All trades1 Sep 20265 min read
Will AI agents book your jobs? Get your trade business readable by machines
Customers are starting to ask AI who to call. The tradies who win will be the ones whose business a machine can actually read. Here is what that means and what to do now.
Read guide - Plumbers30 Jun 20266 min read
AI for plumbers: what actually wins you jobs (an honest 2026 guide)
A plain-English guide to where AI genuinely helps a plumbing business in Australia, what it costs in real dollars, what to ignore, and how to start without becoming a techie. Free tools first.
Read guide - All trades29 Jun 20263 min read
Oneflare is closing: what to do now (without renting leads again)
Oneflare is shutting down and its tradies need a new plan. Here is how to replace it in a week by owning your leads instead of renting them, not just signing up to the next marketplace.
Read guide - Builders22 Jun 20262 min read
AI for builders: what actually helps (and what is just hype)
Where AI genuinely helps a building business win more work and cut admin, where it is overhyped, and how to start without becoming a techie.
Read guide - Electricians22 Jun 20262 min read
AI for electricians: what actually helps (and what is just hype)
Where AI genuinely helps an electrical business win more work and cut admin, where it is overhyped, and how to start without becoming a techie.
Read guide - All trades22 Jun 20262 min read
AI receptionist for tradies: never miss a job (an honest guide)
How an AI receptionist and missed-call text-back work for a trade business, what they cost, what to look for, and the honest limits. Stop losing jobs to voicemail.
Read guide - All trades22 Jun 20262 min read
AI tools for tradies: the ones worth your time in 2026
A plain-English roundup of the AI tools that actually help a trade business win more work and kill admin, what each is good for, and the catch with running them yourself.
Read guide - All trades22 Jun 20262 min read
How much do tradie leads really cost? (the maths nobody shows you)
Lead platforms quote you a price per lead, but that is not what a job actually costs you. Here is the real maths, and the cheaper way to get work.
Read guide - All trades22 Jun 20262 min read
How to actually get more 5-star reviews (the ask that works)
Most tradies do great work and never ask for the review. Here is the simple ask, the right timing, and the wording that turns happy customers into 5 stars.
Read guide - All trades22 Jun 20262 min read
How to get repeat business as a tradie
New customers are expensive. The ones who already trust you are not. Here is how to turn one good job into years of repeat work.
Read guide - All trades22 Jun 20262 min read
How to rank your trade business on Google (the basics that move it)
You do not need to be an SEO expert to climb the Google results. Here are the few basics that actually move a trade business up, in plain English.
Read guide - Electricians22 Jun 20262 min read
Marketing for electricians in Melbourne: what actually works
A plain-English playbook for Melbourne sparkies who want more of the right jobs, without burning nights on it or renting customers from a lead platform.
Read guide - Plumbers22 Jun 20262 min read
Marketing for plumbers in Melbourne: what actually works
A plain-English playbook for Melbourne plumbers who want more of the right jobs, without wasting nights on it or renting customers from a lead platform.
Read guide - All trades21 Jun 20262 min read
ChatGPT prompts for tradies (copy, paste, done)
Plain-English ChatGPT prompts a tradie can copy and paste today, for quotes, follow-ups, reviews and your website. No prompt-engineering needed.
Read guide - All trades21 Jun 20262 min read
hipages alternatives for tradies (and the one most miss)
Sick of paying for shared leads? Here are the real alternatives to hipages, from the other platforms to the one that actually builds you something you own.
Read guide - All trades21 Jun 20262 min read
How to set up your Google Business Profile (the bits tradies miss)
Your Google Business Profile is the cheapest, highest-impact thing you can fix today. Here is how to set it up properly, including the bits most tradies skip.
Read guide - All trades19 Jun 20262 min read
How tradies can actually use ChatGPT (without wasting a Sunday on it)
Five quick ways a plumber, sparkie or chippie can use ChatGPT to win more work, plus the catch nobody mentions.
Read guide - All trades18 Jun 20262 min read
Your Google reviews aren't on your website. That's costing you jobs.
Most tradie sites hide their best sales tool. Here's why your reviews belong on the page, and the quick fix.
Read guide - All trades17 Jun 20262 min read
Is hipages worth it? An honest take for 2026
Lead platforms can work, but renting your customers has a real cost. When hipages makes sense, and when to build your own pipeline instead.
Read guide - All trades16 Jun 20262 min read
How to reply to a bad Google review (with a template)
One bad review won't sink you. Ignoring it might. Here's a calm, professional reply that wins back the next customer reading it.
Read guide - All trades15 Jun 20262 min read
The 10-minute job that brings back old customers: a text
Your past customer list is the cheapest work you'll ever win. Here's the simple text that gets them calling again.
Read guide - All trades13 Jun 20262 min read
Why a page for each suburb wins you local jobs
When someone searches 'electrician Werribee', Google looks for a page about Werribee. Most tradie sites don't have one. Here's the fix.
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