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Quick discussion about being reactive or proactive in our day to day. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email
We go a ton of messages and feedback on the concept of the "perfect customer", thank you! This week the guys talk more about identifying those times when opportunities come along that just don't fit the direction your business is going. Please email or DM us with feedback or topic ideas anytime, we'd love to hear from you! mailto: maketradesgreatagain@gmail.com DM Instagram: @mechanicalhub -or- @mick_plumb Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune...
Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email
Eric and Andy talk about changing tactics and skills offered in search of the perfect customers. Less may be more in this case . Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
Ever feel like you're being watched? Ever work with your brother? How about for your big brother? Hahaha Eric thought he was gonna have to break up a fight on the job recently so the guys talked about it. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
Andy gives us the details on the answering service he's been using for a few months and how its changed things for the family business. The guys also talk quite a bit about the management software they've been using and some of the cool features that are making them money right away. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
The guys talk a bit about the economy and a few ways a contractor today can help prepare for slower times. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
Eric and Andy discuss a recent health scare and then talk about a few things you can do to be proactive with your health. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email
The famous Bob Baker of Instagram plumbing fame joins the guys to talk about new and old tech in the plumbing and heating trades. New tools, materials and mindsets for success in business, we hit on it all. Thank Bob, it was fun having you on! Got someone you're just itching to hear join us for an episode? Send us a DM over on IG or email us at maketradesgreatagain@gmail .com Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson ...
The boys talk about spring time slow downs in a service business. They discuss a few possible causes and a few ways to get though it all. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
Eric and Andy talk about taking care of the details when a job doesn’t go right or when things don’t seem to last. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
Its a show about nothing. Don't tell Larry David, we can't afford to pay for the rights to that tagline. Anyway, Chad joins the guys for this week's bonus episode and per usual there's a lot to unwrap with this one. Thanks for listening, please consider rating us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you stream us. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
Back to the basics on how to handle the accounting and what to do when taking on credit payments. Eric says raise the prices across the board, Andy has a different take on it. How do you handle credit payments for your business? What are some best practices? The guys talk about this and more. Thanks for listening to the Make Trades Great Again podcast from mechancial-hub.com Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @...
Andy and Eric share some tips on using a credit card in business to help offset the costs of travel. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
Eric tells a story about an interaction with a contractor recently that brings to light how important timely communication is with customers. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
The guys are back in the studio (their garages lol) for a bonus episode talking about an email sent in from a listener. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
How to set your rates, pay yourself and save for the future. The guys are regrouping after some family time away from the daily grind. Here is a rerun of one of the most talked about topics in our 100+ episodes. There are countless books, videos and experts who can teach this subject, we are not any of those but we have done it ourselves. If you want to listen to a couple small business owners talk about calculating an hourly rate ans what goes into it please give this a listen. If you like what...
Eric and Andy chat about getting tips as a mechanical contractor, do you get them and should it be expected? Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
Part 2 of the Apprentice pods episode from a year ago for you enjoyment while Eric and Andy spend a little time away with family. Enjoy! Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
More after hours talk but this time Andy's custy is trying to buy his loyalty. Would you take the $100? Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
The guys are out this week but we wanted to revisit one of our most downloaded episodes. A year ago Chad joined us as we talked about the next generation of apprentices and how things are changing in the trades. Training today's youth has evolved in ways we probably didn't expect. The controversial "Apprentice Pod" concept, first talked about here on the MTGA podcast was introduced by none other than our very own Eric Aune here in this episode! Lol, part two to this train wreck will air next wee...
Andy shares a story of a customer offering up cash to the first tech onsite for an after hours call. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
Eric and Andy talk with Matt about the the Building Trades program at Taylorville high school in Taylorville, Ill. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
Eric gets a call in the middle of the night.... Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email
We're looking back on some of our most downloaded episodes this week. Episode #6 "The Greatest Journeyman" is in the top three for listened to by our awesome audience so we thought why not take a look back, see if we could expand on the topic of what it takes to be a great journeyman. Or what it takes to be a bad journeyman...either way we hope you enjoy this episode and thanks to everyone from us here at MTGA for listening! If you like what you hear from us please smash the subscribe button. If...
Eric and Andy discuss a listeners email. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email
Eric and Andy talk about dealing with customers who have houses full of things. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email
Ditch the canvas and denim. There are so many types of work clothing you should be looking into. If you're interested you can use Eric's Truewerk discount code:MECHANICAL15 to save a little bit of dough. Those Carhartt pants, were they your dad's? Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub Andy Mickelson @mick_plumb Newsletter sign up: https://bit.ly/MH_email...
By request: What's your guys' thoughts on visible tattoos and service techs? The guys invite Chad back to talk about service workers and face tattoos. The conversation is extended out into the IG universe to hear from some friends in different trades as well. In the end we learn that Andy's nana needs some welding done at her house and Chad is way into Starter hats. Ugh, its a long one lol. Send us a text Send us your feedback or topic ideas over on our social channels! Eric Aune @mechanicalhub ...
