The TradePA blog

A tradesman at the back of his van at the end of the day, invoice still to writeGetting paidHow to invoice under CIS without losing money on the deductionA tradesman sorting his day at the back of the vanPricingWhat to charge for a call-out (plumbers and gas engineers)A tradesman leaning on his van, reading a quote on his phone before sending itGetting paidHow to word a quote so the customer says yes by textAn electrician on his phone in a kitchen, pricing a job between fixesPricingHow much to charge for a consumer unit change

What this blog is for

The business half of the job, written for the people who actually do the job. Most advice on running a trade is written for office businesses and translated badly. This is the other way round.

What to charge for a call-out. How to word a quote so the customer says yes by text. What a consumer unit change should come to. What to do when an invoice goes quiet. Every post is priced in pounds, checked against what UK trades really charge, and short enough to read in the van with a brew.

No comments, no pop-ups, no newsletter box. If a post is wrong, email support@tradepa.ai and it gets fixed. New posts land here first and in the RSS feed.

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The TradePA invoices screen on a phone: invoiced and paid this month at a glance