Six-Figure Tradesman

#1 Way To Promote Your Heating or Plumbing Business

I'll explain the number one way you can promote your business in this episode! It isn't social media, it isn't paid per click or any other avenue of conventional marketing. This comes from real-life personal experience of successfully implementing this promotion method. It's so simple and easy that you'll think it can't work so easily. Yet it DOES! If you need help learning how to estimate projects check out my online education: www.sixfiguretradesman.teachable.com Check out our partners for all your digital marketing needs @ https://www.tradesmancloud.com/ Support the show [https://pod.fan/six-figure-tradesman]

10 Step Final Pre-bid Checklist

Hello and welcome to season 2 episode 6 of the six-figure tradesman podcast. Today I am going to go over 10 simple yet extremely effective tips to ensure that every bid you submit requires less anxiety and zero mistakes. How many of us have submitted a bid in the past only to realize tier is a mistake on the proposal? I know in the early years I sure di! And when I was managing a national mechanical outsourcing firm I was tasked with developing systems and procedures to eliminate this issue for a team of more than 30 estimators. Sometimes they would forget to include or exclude items, maybe they forgot a quoted item because they hadn’t received a price from the suppliers, or maybe in the worst-case scenario you noticed a typo in your bid total. Regardless of what mistakes you may have made in the past, I can give you some sound advice on how to prevent it from ever happing again. As I  always say it’s about developing a system that you can integrate into your estimating department so you can operate efficiently and virtually mistake-proof. The final 2 hours before the bid deadline is absolutely the most stressful time for any project estimator so developing systems that are implemented on every single bid no matter how small or how large will reduce those stress levels tremendously. Without further ado, let’s jump right into these 10 steps so you can begin implementing these today. 10 step final pre-bid checklist - Every one of these items must be completed ON BID DAY even if completed already in advance. 1. last minute check for an addendum - be sure you include # addenda on the proposal 2. Final prices from all suppliers 3. Be sure the scope letter says “proposal” 4. Final check of all the includes and excludes 5. Final check for bidding GC’s to submit to and tips to make them want your bid 6. Final check of your spreadsheet labor units 7. Final check of your spreadsheet sub-contractors 8. Final check of spreadsheet quoted materials 9. Final adjustment of OH&P 10. Make sure the proposal includes the dollar amount in numbers and in written format If you haven't subscribed yet please do so now so you can be alerted every time a new episode is released. I release a new podcast every week packed full of practical advice and tips. Leave some feedback below about your thoughts on this episode. The Six-Figure Tradesman Podcast is here to help you with your venture as a mechanical estimating service. Do you want or need some additional coaching or education? Check out www.sixfiguretradesman.com [https://sixfiguretradesman.com/] for tons of additional information to help you start, grow, and manage your mechanical estimating business or internal estimating team. Support the show [https://pod.fan/six-figure-tradesman]

5 Steps To Win More Project Bids

In this episode, I will share with you 5 ways I have increased my bid win ratio. By implementing these 5 simple steps you can develop a bidding strategy that is tailored to your specific business model and increase your chances of winning more projects. If you haven't subscribed yet please do so now so you can be alerted every time a new episode is released. I release a new podcast every week packed full of practical advice and tips. Leave some feedback below about your thoughts on this episode. The Six-Figure Tradesman Podcast is here to help you with your venture as a mechanical estimating service. Do you want or need some additional coaching or education? Check out www.sixfiguretradesman.com [https://sixfiguretradesman.com/] for tons of additional information to help you start, grow, and manage your mechanical estimating business or internal estimating team. Support the show [https://pod.fan/six-figure-tradesman]

5 Reasons FastEST Estimating Software Is My Favorite Take-Off Software

In this episode, I give you my 5 top reasons why I choose FastEST mechanical estimating software. FastEST, Inc. has created FastDUCT, FastPIPE, and FastWRAP to assist in the mechanical bidding process for HVAC, Plumbing, Hydronic, and Mechanical Insulation contractors since 1995. I have been using their software since 2007 in the outsource estimating industry to serve my clients and have had nothing but success with utilizing all of their products. I will explain in detail why these guys are the best value for you as well. FastEST-Inc website link:  https://fastest-inc.com/ Six Figure Tradesman LLC educational website:  https://sixfiguretradesman.com/ If you haven't subscribed yet please do so now so you can be alerted every time a new episode is released. I release a new podcast every week packed full of practical advice and tips. Leave some feedback below about your thoughts on this episode. The Six-Figure Tradesman Podcast is here to help you with your venture as a mechanical estimating service. Do you want or need some additional coaching or education? Check out www.sixfiguretradesman.com [https://sixfiguretradesman.com/] for tons of additional information to help you start, grow, and manage your mechanical estimating business. Support the show [https://pod.fan/six-figure-tradesman]

Top 5 Reasons Companies Hire Outsource Mechanical Estimators

S2 E3 of the Six FigureTradesman podcast will dig into the top reasons companies both large and small hire outsource estimators to help them with their bidding process. And if you are thinking of starting your own outsource estimating business this should help guide you to a marketing plan. Many entrepreneurs who are thinking there may not be enough demand for an outsource estimator. But the truth is the need is higher than ever and there's always room for the best estimators to gain there share of the market. We will discuss how smaller companies, or companies who have always been primarily residential in the past but want to move to commercial work, will often turn to a reputable outsource estimating service to guide them on the bidding process. We look at the temporary workflow many companies have for outsourcing mechanical estimators. For various reasons, many companies need to hire out the estimating and these estimating firms are used on a daily basis for temporary reasons to keep the bid process moving forward. One of any number of internal issues can cause a bottleneck and outsource estimators are the salvation for many companies. If you haven't subscribed yet please do so now so you can be alerted every time a new episode is released. I release a new podcast every week packed full of practical advice and tips. Leave some feedback below about your thoughts on this episode. The Six-Figure Tradesman Podcast is here to help you with your venture as a mechanical estimating service. Do you want or need some additional coaching or education? Check out www.sixfiguretradesman.com for tons of additional information to help you start, grow, and manage your mechanical estimating business. https://sixfiguretradesman.com/ Support the show [https://pod.fan/six-figure-tradesman]