Interest Rates Are High and Tradies Are Going Quiet. Here’s How to Pick up More Work
You haven’t imagined things feeling slower recently. Households are tightening their belts, people are holding off on the kitchen reno, new deck, extension etc, and plenty of trade businesses are feeling it. The natural reaction is to cut costs. And for a lot of businesses, advertising is the first thing to go. Which is exactly […]
Five Pages, Nice Photos & No Phone Calls: How to Tell If Your Tradie Website Was Built to Get Found
I get sent a lot of websites. Someone will drop me a link and ask if I can have a quick look, and lately it has been the same website over and over again, just with a different trade and a different logo on it. Five pages. Home, About, Services, Gallery, Contact. Every single thing […]
Can an ATO Tax Debt Ruin My Credit Rating in Australia?
You paid the wages. You paid the suppliers. The BAS was the one thing that slipped. That is how it usually starts. Not recklessness. Just a run of tight months where something had to give. The problem is what happens next. The ATO can put that unpaid tax debt on your business credit file. Most […]
Planning Ahead for Your Christmas Closure: A Guide for Tradie Businesses
We’re about 14 weeks out from Christmas. I know that feels like a lifetime when you’re flat out finishing jobs and chasing invoices, but if your business shuts down over the Christmas/New Year period, now is exactly the right time to start planning for it. A bit of planning now means you can give your […]
