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4 contributions to Online Tradies
Marketing Copy 101
Most businesses write copy like this: - This is what I do - This is what it does - This is why it’s cool The problem? 👉 It’s all about you. Good marketing copy flips the lens. It speaks directly to what your customer cares about: - This is what you’re facing - This is how I can help you solve that - This is what makes me different - This is why this product is right for you - This is my promise 💡 Gem Drop: Your customer doesn’t care about what you do… they care about what it does for them. Find this in the advanced marketing classroom
Love it, so on point
AI Calls?
Have you had experience with AI answering customers? Are any good companies doing it? Or is human still the go? I'd say human will always stay but AI to take up the simple stuff would be cool 😎
0 likes • Sep 6
Yeah mate, spot on 👌 — humans aren’t going anywhere. But AI’s come such a long way in just the last year, it’s pretty wild what these systems can do now. They never tire, never take lunch breaks, never take holidays, never sleep. Same mood 24/7 — no grumpy Mondays, no stress. You can train it with your exact company answers, so it covers 90% of questions straight up. And if it hits something tricky, it just flicks the call to whoever you nominate. More and more businesses are jumping on it — everything from hair salons to plumbers. A plumber just down the road here went full AI automation, voice system included. Classic example: solar companies. They’d spend 20–30 minutes on a qualifying call, only for the customer to say, “nah, can’t afford it.” That’s time gone. AI can do that filter call for you, so you only talk to the ones who are serious. And the follow-ups? That’s the killer feature. We always say we’ll call John in six months to check he’s happy or see if he wants more work done — but real talk, we’re flat out and it never happens. AI just does it, all day, every day. Cold calls, reactivating old customers, keeping the pipeline warm without anyone chasing their tail. At the end of the day, it’s just a win — and it’s only getting better. 😎
GPT
Well I found myself under a bit of pressure. I had to come up with an MVP/solution so I thought well let's just stick my head in the hornets nest and what I came out with was pretty awesome - although early stages and not done yet, still need to implement phase two, what it can do is take a hand drawn picture of say a veranda and give the builder some build specs/quote and what is would cost, obviously i give it fake pricing /m etc so that was really cool now just to do the difficult part, upgrade the OCR capabilities and connecting it to an automation so the builder can take photo, send it to google sheets (excel) then the report gets written and sent to google docx
1 like • Sep 1
@Jake Rogan Question 2: (This is for a Dutch builder) - do you think this will past our inspection report? Answer: Looking at the image, the balcony/railing clearly shows: Severe fire damage: wood is charred, weakened, and partially missing. Structural instability: broken and missing railing sections, collapsed horizontal members. Safety risk: railing no longer provides fall protection, debris is loose. 👉 Based on this condition, it would not pass inspection. A balcony railing must be structurally sound, continuous, and able to withstand safety loads. Likely inspection issues: Failure of guardrail requirements (Dutch building code: railings must resist horizontal load and be ≥1 m high). Structural failure risk from burned wood. Potential hidden damage to the supporting balcony floor/joists. Recommendation: Immediate replacement of railing and balcony timber elements. Full structural assessment of supporting beams. Do not use the balcony until repaired.
1 like • Sep 1
@Jake Rogan compared to these I would definitely say yes gemini, standard gpt, deepseek
Start Here – Welcome, Online Tradie!
Hey legend — welcome, you're now an Online Tradie 👷‍♂️💥 This group is for tradies who are sick of chasing leads, quoting everything under the sun, and getting stuck wearing all the hats. If you want to: ✅ Get booked out with better jobs ✅ Systemise & automate your quoting and admin ✅ Run ads that actually work ✅ Build a business that runs while you’re on the tools (or off them)… You’re in the right place. Quick disclaimer, we are new here too, and do still run an electrical business; Which all of this is based off. We are actively building this out, you're still super early which is incredibly exciting! Here’s how to get started: 1️⃣ Drop a quick intro in the comments below: Name, location, trade, and biggest bottleneck right now. 2️⃣ Check the Classroom tab You’ll find mini-trainings and templates that walk through everything I used to grow my trade biz from 0 → $300k+ with just one service in under 12 months. 3️⃣ Ask questions. Share wins. Join convos. The more you put in, the more you get out. This isn’t just a group — it’s your business building environment. What You’ll Find Inside: 🔧 High-performing ad & quote templates 📈 KPI tracking tools 🤖 Automation setups that save hours 🎯 Real-world strategies — no fluff This group is for builders, not browsers. If you want to grow something real, we’ll help you make it happen. See you in the comments 👇 – Jake
0 likes • Aug 21
Hi my name is Rudolf (from NZ) I am still a licensed and fully fledged electrician, however I had an accident (Dec 24 I fell out of a roof) everything has come to a sudden slowdown due to my injury. I am not sure what the long-term effect will be if I regain full use of my hand, so currently, luckily I have one of my friends who is a TD at one of the companies (my part time electrical business), so he still supports me and he is very relaxed with my challenges in the hand, so luckily for that, and up to two months ago I was still fully employed the electrical field, however the company had to let me go due to the accident and the duration we had to wait for my operation, so in the meantime I have gone over to AI for two reasons, as a safety net, because I don't know what's going to happen with my career, the surgeon said the hand will be either 100% fixed after the operation, which it is not, or it will take some time to regain all senses, or it will never regain, so only time will tell, I am not sure what is going to happen, and in the meantime, because I have had my own business before I immigrated, I have been in the trade for 30 years, I thought, well, second best thing for now is to look into AI and how can I apply AI into an electrical business to make it easier to run and do the business.
1 like • Aug 21
@Jake Rogan awesome, it's a great initiative man, no stress no rush, ask if I can help or give my 5c
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AI Automation lover, love to help entrepreneurs to start up their businesses any way I can and where I can. Licensed electrician for the past 30 yrs.

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