Make Trades Great Again
Whether you're a seasoned professional, a newcomer, or simply interested in the trades, the "Make Trades Great Again" podcast offers something for everyone. Our goal is to promote the value of skilled trades, provide essential resources, and build a strong community of passionate individuals.
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Latest Episodes
I Let an AI Agent Do My Office Work for Two Weeks
What happens when a plumber gives an AI agent access to his business and tells it to get to work?Eric has spent two weeks using Muse, Meta's new AI agent — and this isn't a chatbot. It has its own computer, connects to his tools, and doe...
Say the Price First: How We Qualify Customers | Make Trades Great Again
The estimate doesn't start at the kitchen table. It starts on the first phone call — with the questions.Eric and Andy lay out the qualifying questions they ask every potential customer: Have we done work for you before? How soon do you n...
Retail, Rebates & Rewards Cards: How We Actually Buy Materials
It's your money — make it work for you.Eric lets Andy in on the back-pocket tool Midwesterners already know: Menards' 11% rebate. Everything in the store qualifies, the money comes back as Menards credit, and the whole program runs on on...
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#MTGA Hey guys i wanted to reach out for your thoughts on something. Been listening to the podcast for about five years now and I love it. You two make my day when a new episode drops. You two really help get through any type of day good, bad, and ugly. I have six years of open shop plumbing experience. Been out on my own for just about four out of the six years. ( in my own truck in the company, not in my own business). The shop I recently worked for taught me everything I know, great relationship with the manager and other plumbers. The owner suddenly cut a good portion of our wages in the sense of commission. We used to make very good money overall with what you guys would say is a low hourly and I would agree. For some context I was in the 20s/hr but the commission made up for it. The owner pretty much cut the commission and made it more of a productivity goal making it difficult to get it at all. We also had 24hr on call which we didn't get any compensation for unless we went out on a call and even then it didn't seem worth it giving up the personal time. This week, I started at a new company making more money up front with no commission. It's a very small shop that's been in business for about 15 years. The first thing I noticed was it seems like the owner doesn't stock much at all and gets a lot of material from the big box stores. This is very different for me since my last shop had just about everything ready to go. The new shop does treat the customer just the same and gets the larger stuff like water heaters and water treatment systems fr
Warrington, Pennsylvania
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