Any advice you want to share let me know below, if this video helps you please look at subscribing, much appreciated 👍
@user-tu1bi9wl3e
3 ай бұрын
Mean time … the local handyman is none stop with plumbing jobs 🙃
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Outside taps for £40 👌😂
@vandersarlok
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for advice! I have the same situation, a bit quiet, just feel nervous recently
@ArifPolicewala
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for that advice Luke.❤ . Eliminates questions as a newbie. Really appreciate that
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
No problem 👍👍
@jamessanderson475
3 ай бұрын
We have never been so busy I can’t keep up with it at all. I know there’s only 3 of us but we probably have enough work for the rest of the year
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
What kind of work do you do?
@jamessanderson475
3 ай бұрын
@@bluebulldog_uk mainly full house refurbs, extensions and newbuilds
@andrewhoughton2617
3 ай бұрын
Great video. And an important one too
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate 🙌👍
@waynebrown7671
3 ай бұрын
Great advice here buddy keep it up 😊
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Thanks mate 👍
@accesszero4803
3 ай бұрын
It's not the same , last 4 years been busy, this year is back to normal
@truthseeker7794
3 ай бұрын
I thought plumbers just used the quiet times to count their money.
@barry5138
3 ай бұрын
Most plumbers play more golf than Rory McIlroy 😂
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Bought a money counter, gets boring after a bit 😅😅
@davidgrainger-tm1ko
3 ай бұрын
yes bit of a struggle i always think its me
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Everyone will be same 👍
@pauljohnston-s3x
3 ай бұрын
Very helpful video as always. What was the make of your tap removal kit again. Time for an investment 😊
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
The one i use to do taps? Nerrad Tappex kit 👍👍
@lukebarn96
3 ай бұрын
I work in white good industry that's also very quite at the moment
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Hopefully picks back up soon 👍
@SeanRidley-g7z
3 ай бұрын
Yes its quiet. Everyone I know is.
@morleywhite911
3 ай бұрын
Never ever lower your price or standard
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
100% agree
@gdr88
3 ай бұрын
check a trade is a scam
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
100% not what it used to be from what I’ve heard
@SeanRidley-g7z
3 ай бұрын
Everything is so expensive. I do quotes and think its expensive. Don't work for nothing. Stay home and have some family time.
@andrewhoughton2617
3 ай бұрын
Spot on!
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Agree, I do some quotes and it seems so expensive now
@cynt1111
3 ай бұрын
My son had 5000 cards made, delivered them locally and got a load of work from them, the advert in the local paper did nothing. I there’s no work we play golf or go on holiday.
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Love that you make most of quiet time with golf and holidays 👌👍
@PumpPump23-s4q
3 ай бұрын
I'm a pump Engineer , if we ever have a quiet spell "although I cannot remember our last quiet spell " we make the most of it. Catch up on training courses , workshop modifications and so on. Totally agree on all your points . Advertisement is all year round , from the way you carry yourself to the state of your vans to how you communicate. Keeping up that A star craftsmanship is a must throughout. Main thing like you say multiple times , Do not panic it will pick up
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Advertising all year round is a good one, lot of people stop when they get busy but your advert might not appeal to someone at that moment in time but may become relevant in months to come 👍
@Heatking
3 ай бұрын
I got a shout out 🎉❤ great advice this! 😊
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
My man 🙌👊👊👍
@charliewillis8527
3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately Luke what iam finding is were iv been going so long my customers are dying off and its hard to replace good customers so i may have to retire earlier than i thought
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Loyal customers are not easy to come across nowadays mate
@paulgardner3926
3 ай бұрын
We have been quite for a few months now. We even had to lay off an engineer today
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that mate
@stevesunderland3943
2 ай бұрын
I go out on my motorbike, great for forgetting your troubles.
@TomChapman-wv9iq
3 ай бұрын
You sound like Captain Manerings Corpiral Jones,dont panic lol
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
😂👍
@simonstones1918
3 ай бұрын
Don’t worry, Labour will get in soon and concrete over the country….more work, crowded country 👍
@richardlewis5316
3 ай бұрын
Individual plumbers are not the best business men/women as they rely on recommendations from friends and previous jobs instead of being proactive in seeking work through any number of trade sites where people with plumbing problems send their job details and any plumber can get the job. When busy you don't have to respond.
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
All plumbers that work for themselves are not business men, they can do the work no problem but the business and admin side is something self employed have to try and learn and deal with best they can
@utterlyexiged
3 ай бұрын
Some great advice mate. I'm in a different trade, but i know from years of experience that i'm only a few weeks away from being quiet, so keeping up with marketing is vital, even when you're flat out. Annual services are a must as you say. Not only does it bring in additional revenue, it keeps you in touch with that customer and allows you to offer them other services every year. If you don't they could easily lose your details then contact someone else when the need arises. I install 3 days a week now which gives me time to do quotes, services and admin. (and enjoy some time to myself, which i believe is a must when running you're own business. In fact, it's one of the few benefits of going it alone these days). Good luck to everyone lese out there grinding a living out for themselves 👍
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Great advice and insight mate thanks for the comment much appreciated 👍👍
@douglaughton7626
3 ай бұрын
I’m going to replace my garage roof when I go quiet. I was going quiet, but then went away. Once I get rid of the backlog, I’m getting stuck in. I have no overheads though
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Let me know when that garage roof gets done…I been sorting my scrap out when I go quiet for the last year 😂👍👍
@Sithomas80
3 ай бұрын
Last year when it went quiet, I did an email to all my customers, subtly reminding them I was still here, and it went nuts after that.
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
That’s what to do mate, be proactive 👌👍👍
@TheMaintenancePlumber
3 ай бұрын
❤great video Mate I have been worried it’s slow but just have go back to basics I have started posting on FB I did a post and got 3 possible jobs in the hour
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Good man 👊👍
@charliewillis8527
3 ай бұрын
We have been spoilt in the coveid period as people were spending money was busier than ever
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Very true
@TARSoda
3 ай бұрын
Genuinely bizarre man, I work in social housing and this is the busiest summer I've ever worked.
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Really? Its it mainly maintenance or installs as well?
@TARSoda
3 ай бұрын
@@bluebulldog_uk Majority repairs man. Installations get contracted out and boilers need to be >20 years old or massively economically unviable to repair to be shipped out where I work 😂
@jamiejackson5169
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the advice. I've been really panicking lately. Suddenly I'm as busy as usual
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
Feast and famine mate, not found an inbetween yet 😅👍
@jamiejackson5169
3 ай бұрын
@bluebulldog_uk haha I know it's never a steady flow. Whenever I have a busy stressful day that's when the phone rings. This is my second year trading on my own so I still panick when it gets quiet but honestly it's great to hear your advice buddy
@paulross8418
3 ай бұрын
My son's just qualified, NVQ2, Plumbing, what's the best way he can go to get work? Cheers
@user-tu1bi9wl3e
3 ай бұрын
Tell everyone he’s not a plumber… but a handyman that can do plumbing jobs
@bled83
3 ай бұрын
By car.
@paulross8418
3 ай бұрын
@@bled83 Or buy a car, thanks
@bluebulldog_uk
3 ай бұрын
local Facebook groups am really good to get work, normally you do 1 decent job and it snowballs on them groups 👍
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