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
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...
A Race To The Bottom
In this episode, Andy and Eric discuss the current state of the boiler industry, competition, market trends, and the impact of technology and pricing strategies on contractors and manufacturers.
No Warranty For You!
In this episode, Andy and Eric share insights on the realities of installing customer-supplied equipment, the pitfalls of advertising in traditional media like phone books, and the importance of clear warranties and business boundaries.T...
Stop Leaving Money On The Table
In this episode, Andy and Eric discuss the importance of service and maintenance in HVAC, plumbing, and equipment installation. They explore how proactive servicing can generate additional revenue, improve customer satisfaction, and ensure syst...
Fan Mail
hey guys, it’s Ryan Richard from Vermont. I just listened to the most recent podcast and towards the end talking about the episode of CO monitors. I had reached out to Andy via Instagram and told him about my story. I have the sensorcon the industrial one and I had got called to do a completely different service not even on the boiler in the house . I had never heard my CO monitor go off and then also I heard beeping. I’m like what the hell is that and I look down and it’s just shooting up in ppm. It’s going pretty high and i immediately went to the boiler room turned off the boiler and then I look to the flue and it is blown right out of the chimney. the homeowners after we got outside, opened some windows and they mentioned the last two weeks that she had been feeling sick. It saved their life ! so I know I feel good that I was there and had this low level co monitor . I think these things are a must . I think everyone should have it ,like I was telling Andy when I first got it in the shop I work at everybody was kind of like what are you doing? Kinda laughing about it. the dangers of just even low level CO overtime! so yeah I just wanted to send this out to you guys this way too. I think I’ll do a video or something on low level CO because most homeowners don’t know ! we have the first alert, the combo smoke detector with the carbon monoxide detector, which is on the ceiling, which that makes no sense and how the UL listed it doesn’t go off until 70 -75 ppm after a few hours. that’s a lot so if you’re sitting at 50-60 ppm that’s never gonna r
B URL Ington, Vermont
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