self employed tradesmen - Latest Comments

Re: Tradesmen your own professional website for just £39.95

Steve713 — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:46:13 -0000

Thanks for the opportunity to have a website i have been looking but you are right they can be expensive. plus i have i would like to manage it and add my own content.
Looks like your product will teach me how to do this.
Thank you i will check it out

Re: Tradesmen your own professional website for just £39.95

Goodier heating — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:19:04 -0000

I agree websites can be expensive it is nice to see a fellow tradesmen giving his expertise and help keep the costs down and at the same time show how we can have a great looking website.

Thank you goodier heating

Re: Tax Services

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Re: Recent Info

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Re: carpetrolesuk.com A Scam ?

martin Leyton — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:41:51 -0000

Just make sure if you have paid by pay pal that you cancel that profile otherwise you will be billed again. if you need help with this let me know and io will walk you through it. Yes unscrupulous company praying on genuine tradesmen

Re: carpetrolesuk.com A Scam ?

Moreyflooring — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 02:29:28 -0000

i have also been caught out by them he has £42 of my money and refuses to speak to me.

Re: Recent Info

Jon Danzig — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 15:41:21 -0000

Your readers may enjoy a 5-minute video I wrote and directed called ‘Could You Be Self-Employed?’

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Re: Recent Info

martin Leyton — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:10:31 -0000

Hi Enry of course let me have your details and i will contact you gom to my contacts page and send your details or just gve me a call

Re: Recent Info

ENRY — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:24:07 -0000

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Re: Tradesmens Work

Peers Loudspeakers — Sat, 14 May 2011 15:35:20 -0000

I compleately agree with your post! It is difficult for someone like myself (electrical/mechanical engineer) to even contemplate starting up as self employed bearing in mind it takes time to build up a list of customers and a reputation to get one's name out there. The high fuel costs, constant changing regulations which require updating at one's own cost and high business insurance/taxation make it impossible for me to become self employed! That's without the worst thing of all-CUSTOMERS WHO DO NOT PAY ON TIME OR DO NOT PAY ALL/SOME OF THE BALANCE! This can take you under.
Good Luck, You may need it!
Stephen.

Re: Recent Info

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 07:09:21 -0000

Martin Leyton is a great guy and i would recommend that anyone, if possible does business with him.

Re: Tradesmens Work

Craigyboy joiner — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 11:10:08 -0000

The recession will wash out the rouges that dont have things like insurance and accreditations,the very people that give us good tradesmen a bad name. Sadly people still want to take the chance for a good price!!!! They pay no taxes, do botch jobs and we miss out. On the positive side the recession is also taking out the big firms so more government organizations are turning to small businesses to save money. The future is looking bleak but if you try to ride it out by dropping your rate and having cutbacks at home you will get by until the good times, Also look into taking on a younger tradesman to do all the work for you that way you can make off his rate and gives you more time to develop your company and get stronger. Hope it changes for us all soon cheers Craigyboy Joiner.

Re: Tradesmens Work

JULIAN SYMMS — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 16:14:04 -0000

Julian Symms
Electrician
I feel exactly as you do, people want the job done much cheaper but still to the same standard. Material costs, fuel costs, proffesional costs, insurance costs etc. still keep rising but if I try to apply these extra overheads I don't win the work. My van is nearly ten years old but I can't afford another so I have to make do which is not good for my image but if I were to buy a new van then clients would be suspicious that I charge too much.
So often when having completed works on a time and material basis clients then complain about the cost.
I now have a dispute with a client who believes that I should supply and install materials at cost. Please comment.
I recently lost a long standing client who refused to pay travelling costs to the site whcih was one hour return, job could be two hours which meant I worked for three but paid for two and had to pay for the fuel etc.
Mark my words we have not seen the full extent of the so called end of the recession!!
I take pride in my work, try for high standards and be honest but I am so disillusioned (maybe I am turning into Meldrew).
Ther, got that off my chest!

Re: Recent Info

autorepaircentre.com — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:18:13 -0000

I found that asking other self employed people really helped me avoid the mistakes they made!

Re: Tradesmens Work

autorepaircentre.com — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:16:26 -0000

Creating a good online presence has helped my business no end!

Re: Business Online Advertising

autorepaircentre.com — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:14:33 -0000

I used to be the same. I have now begun to see the value of creating an online presence!

Re: Contact Me

martin Leyton — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:49:51 -0000

Thank You for the comment not sure what you mean is this exclusive to Thailand

Re: Contact Me

Kirk Fall — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:49:40 -0000

Is this exclusive to Thailand?

Re: Recent Info

Kirk Fall — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:57:39 -0000

These are some really good points to consider before you embark on self-employment. I think often people perceive going it alone as being flexible and working at your own convenience, however it's a lot harder than it looks, especially with the current recession.

Re: Tradesmens Work

Kirk Fall — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:45:28 -0000

I never realised the difficulties associated with being a self employed trades person; these are obviously going to get worse with the recession, both with the cost of materials and less people wanting to spend money on home improvements

Re: Business Online Advertising

Harry Enfield — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:16:06 -0000

Nice article. I know a few people who make this mistake!

Re: 5 Top marketing Tips to Retain your Customers

dave flynn — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:00:04 -0000

I think it's really important to recognise how important delivering good customer service is; as well as researching into competitors to assess their position and strategies within the market.

Re: Business Online Advertising

Patrick Smith — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:54:09 -0000

I really like this article, it's usefult that you're pointing out the reasons for advertising online, especially as quite a lot of companies are resisting change. The internet is such a powerful tool at the moment that it needs embracing

Re: Tradesmen Future Bleak or Bright

Patrick Smith — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 05:47:27 -0000

has this come as a result of the recession - have you found your custom becoming less and less because of it? I think a lot of traders have been caught out

Re: Why is the future of Marketing Online Essential for the Tradesmen

Mmydell — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:54:06 -0000

I totally agree, great read. I'm looking forward to working with you Martin. Thanks.