#4 SYSTEMS: The #1 Thing Holding Your Trade Business Back (And How to Fix It)
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Most tradesmen are still running their business like itās 1998 ā paper pads, handwritten diaries, random receipts stuffed in glove boxes, and customers slipping through the cracks.
Meanwhile, the lads using proper systems are pulling ahead FAST⦠building better reputations, charging more, and scaling with half the stress.
In this episode, Wayne & Andy rip into the truth:
If you donāt have solid systems, you donāt have a business.
Youāve just got a job⦠and a stressful one.
This episode breaks down:
š„ Why job management systems are now essential in 2025
š„ The four systems every serious trade business MUST have
š„ Why using paper, pads and āmemoryā is costing you thousands
š„ How systems instantly boost your professionalism
š„ The #1 reason tradesmen lose customers (and how to stop it)
š„ The truth about reminders, reviews, quotes & invoicing
š„ How automations can replace hours of boring admin
š„ Why systems help you CHARGE more
š„ The real reason one-man bands resist tech
š„ How Wayne & Andy built 1,000+ reviews using systems alone
š„ A full breakdown of a real customer journey ā automated end-to-end
PLUS:
Wayne shares the exact process his business uses to run breakdowns, reminders, reviews, invoicing, payment chasing and follow-ups without lifting a finger.
Andy explains how systems allowed him to scale quickly, manage engineers properly, and stop drowning in manual admin.
If youāre grafting nonstop but still feel disorganisedā¦
If your diary is chaosā¦
If you keep āmeaning toā send quotes, chase invoices or ask for reviewsā¦
If customers fall through the netā¦
This episode will change everything.
Systems arenāt a cost.
Theyāre the engine.
And if you donāt build it, your competitors will leave you behind.
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