Every trade and every business is different, but there are a few challenges that seem to come up again and again.
We’re interested to see what tradespeople across the FixaTrader community are experiencing at the moment....
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Questions, advice and conversations between homeowners and tradespeople — browse what's being asked across the UK right now.
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What’s the biggest challenge affecting your trade business right now?
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What’s something you were taught when you first entered your trade that you don’t do anymore?
Could be a technique, a tool you used, the way jobs were priced, or just an old habit that the industry has moved on from.
W...
Could be a technique, a tool you used, the way jobs were priced, or just an old habit that the industry has moved on from.
W...
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September can be a busy period for many trades, with homeowners looking to get work completed before the colder months arrive.
But a full diary today doesn’t always mean a full diary a few weeks from now.
If you’ve got...
But a full diary today doesn’t always mean a full diary a few weeks from now.
If you’ve got...
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What’s one tool you wouldn’t want to turn up to a job without?
Not necessarily your most expensive tool or the one you use most often — just the one that, when you forget it, makes the whole job considerably harder.
Co...
Not necessarily your most expensive tool or the one you use most often — just the one that, when you forget it, makes the whole job considerably harder.
Co...
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Tradespeople — what's the biggest green flag you see from a customer before you've even started the job?
Maybe it's someone who has done their research, knows roughly what they want, gives you good access, respects your...
Maybe it's someone who has done their research, knows roughly what they want, gives you good access, respects your...
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What's one home maintenance job you always put off until it becomes impossible to ignore?
Could be anything from gutters and boilers to fences, sealant, drains or that one thing you've been meaning to fix for months.
N...
Could be anything from gutters and boilers to fences, sealant, drains or that one thing you've been meaning to fix for months.
N...
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Tradespeople: what's one tool you bought expecting to use occasionally that has now become something you couldn't work without?
The purchase you thought was a luxury but turned out to be essential.
The purchase you thought was a luxury but turned out to be essential.
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What's one thing you know now about working in your trade that you wish you'd known when you first started?
Could be about:
• Money
• Customers
• Tools
• Pricing
• Running a business
• Learning the trade
• Or som...
Could be about:
• Money
• Customers
• Tools
• Pricing
• Running a business
• Learning the trade
• Or som...
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What's the one job in your trade that looks easy to everyone else but is actually much harder than people realise?
The kind of job where someone says:
“Surely that won't take long?”
But you already know about the prep...
The kind of job where someone says:
“Surely that won't take long?”
But you already know about the prep...
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What's one thing customers often underestimate about the cost of running a trade business?
Materials getting more expensive?
Van and fuel costs?
Tools and equipment?
Insurance?
Travel time?
The hours spent quoting...
Materials getting more expensive?
Van and fuel costs?
Tools and equipment?
Insurance?
Travel time?
The hours spent quoting...
Discussion
What's the one piece of advice you wish someone had given you when you first started working in the trade?
Could be something about the work itself.
Could be about customers, pricing, tools, running a business, finding...
Could be something about the work itself.
Could be about customers, pricing, tools, running a business, finding...
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What's one tool you've bought that you genuinely couldn't work without now?
Not necessarily the most expensive tool in your van.
Could be something simple that saves you time every single day, a tool you wish you'd bou...
Not necessarily the most expensive tool in your van.
Could be something simple that saves you time every single day, a tool you wish you'd bou...
