The Handyman Startup Podcast

In this episode, I had the opportunity to interview a handyman from across the pond – Will Lingard.

Will is a great guy who shares helpful tips and insights based on his nine years in business as a…

Owning a business has many benefits. It gives you more control over your time. It gives you certain freedoms that employees will never have. It gives you the potential to make a LOT more money. And…

In “Same as Ever,” Morgan Housel shares how, for the last 150 years, on any given day, the stock market went up only 50% of the time. Yet, over any given year, it rose 68% of the time. And even bet…

How would you like to know an easy way to grow a business where…

• You don’t have to make sacrifices
• You don’t have to spend much time or make any big commitments.
• You don’t have to spend lots of mo…

Mounting TVs can be a lucrative service for any handyman.

• It has a high perceived value relative to install time, so you can easily make $100-$200 per hour.
• It’s a great, low-risk way for a new cu…

Here’s an inspiring interview with a handyman who started his business just over a year ago.

After receiving an ultimatum from his boss, Evaristo Gomez left his secure job as a finish carpenter’s a…

Credibility is essential to gaining new clients and growing a business.

But, this topic is often misunderstood by people new to the home repair business.

Pros tend to overvalue certain credibility …

It’s officially spring, which means the busy season for home services is about to ramp up.

If you’ve been in business for a while, you already know that the peak season for most home services is du…

Every once in a while, I encounter someone who transforms my perspective on what is possible in business.

Tommy Mello is one of those people.

After reading his book, Elevate, and interviewing him, …

You only need to do two things to grow a profitable home repair business.

1. Put in consistent, focused work.
2. Work on the right things.

That’s because the handyman business is a PROVEN business mode…

There are many profitable services to offer as a handyman, and one niche you may not have heard about is Aging-In-Place services.

Aging-In-Place services are home modifications and improvements tha…

After interviewing Rick McFadden and Bryan Clayton on my podcast – two guys who have scaled their home services businesses, I’ve been thinking a lot about the pros and cons of hiring employees.

Is …

Hiring employees for your handyman business can be scary, especially if you’ve never managed employees before.

That’s why I’m excited to share this interview with Rick McFadden.

Rick has managed ro…

In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bryan Clayton – founder and CEO of GreenPal.

I loved this interview because Bryan breaks down some essential skills that all entrepreneurs need –…

After ten years of estimating handyman jobs, I’ve learned a few tricks. And in this article, I will share everything you need to know to estimate jobs quickly and accurately.

Whether you are lookin…

As I’ve said before, there are several ways to start a profitable handyman business.

And while starting your business from scratch is typically the most profitable route, I’d be doing my readers an…

Unexpected challenges and setbacks are unavoidable when growing a business, and if not managed properly, can really fuck up your progress.

One day you might feel on top of the world, then BAM, a cu…

Few business mistakes are worse (or more common) than consistently undercharging.

You’ve done all of the work to get the customer, they hired you, and then you did more work to complete the project…

Handymen are well known for their “big or small, we do it all” approach, offering a wide range of services.

Many view us as “jacks of all trades, and masters of none.”

And this generalist approach…