Make Trades Great Again

Starting out on your own can be hectic and costly. There are some free ways to get listed in your area for potential work. 

The guys talk about getting listed on the "Find a contractor" sections of we…

Eric brings up free estimates and the guys go into more discussion about why free estimates don't really work out. 

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Are the types of projects you're working on changing? IS the new energy bill changing peoples idea of how to heat their home for the coming winter? 

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The guys take listener questions this week and it a doozy! 

Do you think the shortage of workers may be due to the trades not paying enough? Whats enough? Should every trade get paid the same? Heck no…

The guys chat about employees using social media in the workplace. 

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Eric and Andy talk about online vs brick and mortar suppliers. 

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Eric recalls waking up to find a 1 star review in his Google business profile and tries to figure out how he should reply. 

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Eric and Andy shoot the breeze with Patrick Finley of Commercial_Kitchen_Chronicles on IG. 

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The guys bs and talk streaming. To be honest this is probably the most riveting content on the internet today. You should probably share this with all your friends. You're welcome. 

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The guys shoot the breeze about a variety of things and of course it ends with a story from way back in the early days of plumbing for Eric.  We never thought middle-aged naked apprentices were going…

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Eric gets excited for his new Aune Plumbing mini truck and Andy talks about playing musical Trucks with some employee changes and new vehicles entering the fleet. 

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Everything was fine, Andy reminds us all we are terrible drivers and then suddenly Eric gets into some weird story time tangent. Its just a typical MTGA bonus episode really lol. 

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The guys mostly retell some stories from recent jobs and site visits with potential new customers. The way the housing market is lately there's no shortage of stories to tell. 

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Eric and Andy talk about the pitfalls of being busy and neglecting weekly van organization and inspections. 

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Jamie Christensen @northwest_hvac on IG joins us to talk about growing pains as a new business owner. 

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Younger generations aren't entering the trades for about a million reasons. Everyone talks about recruiting but rarely about the reason why kids might not want to learn a trade, or work on a construc…

Okay this one takes a turn at the end no one saw coming but first the guys talk about the a few different topics like "flex scheduling" and moving the policies and procedures out of your head and wri…

Part 2 We revisit a popular topic from the past, What should I charge for my time?

Eric and Andy dive into the calculation of an hourly rate. 

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We revisit a popular topic from the past, What should I charge for my time?

Eric and Andy dive into the calculation of an hourly rate. Make sure to catch us next week for part 2. 

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