I think you undercharged replacing that rotten shed floor.

Helpful video and well presented AJ. Thanks!

What about fuel, time to do bids, tools , food , accidental insurance , insurance for customers .. and there’s more still .. this could be passing the wrong info to people depending on type of business it is of course

Does the customer see this number and get confused since it is not your business number? Does it identify as your business?

Also why did you set it up from your personal account when a neighbor clicks on your personal profile can they see you are a business owner or no? Just trying to figure out why add my business page from my personal account and use my personal email to manage my business account if there’s no other advantage other than not having to login in to my business account? Can you elaborate? Thank you

How do you receive email messages for your business it goes to your personal email or can you add your business email on the business page to receive them?

are using your personal account email to manage both accounts or did you use a different email to manage your business page?

How do you handle cash transactions on novo?

This seems like a great tool, I like the simple user interface and help to automate. I look forward to seeing the demo, so I can experiment with implementing it.

That's pretty neat. I just don't like the idea of having a set price for labor because of the variables. Take your fan for instance. You get the job for $150, then you show up, and it's mounted to a 15' vaulted ceiling, and there isn't a fan rated box. Now I need to double the price and the customer is like wtf. There is always a curve ball thrown at me. Keep up the great content brother!

I have a place on my website that asks a few questions and has a spot to leave pictures. A lot of the time they don't add pics. Pictures save me time in deciding if I am going to take the job or not. As I hardly ever do visits for estimates.

Cool

You’re 100% right here! It’s fulfilling for me to lend a hand with something simple and not charge for it…they appreciate it beyond measure. I wish my grandparents had someone close that would’ve done it for them.

Do you have any advice on coming up with a good name? Thanks!

💯 It’s good for our souls!

I recommended this to a client today. We do this all the time in the entertainment business. 👍🏽

I'm also trying to figure out how I can sell my leads. Sometimes, I get 6-8 calls a day. I Cherry pick 2 small, easy, profitable jobs a week sometimes 3. My problem is I don't know any good Handyman companies in my area that I'm comfortable referring work to. That's the big hurdle I have.

When you setup your business account did you set it up by adding a page from your personal account? I see you switching back and forth without logging into a separate account

Thanks for the response

Thank you very much. I needed a payroll company. Glad I watched this. Question tho? I need like 5 business emails. Who do you think the best place to get them at.

Good video I have a question do you make a separate business page or is it better to add your business page from your personal page? Thank you

Great video and great content. Quick question, what are you recording a time lapse video on site with? Your phone?

Oh man, you should have mentioned the link at the beginning! I signed up too early.

But if they get from Amazon for 400 dollars and it from China with a thousand nuts bolts and washers it could take 9hrs and the instruction manual is horrendous. So be cautious when pricing too low.

so when sending a reminder to the customer, you have no option for eta, like between 9-10 it only gives you a option of exactly what time start and exactly what time finish, is there a way around this??

cool intro am also trying to do it part-time thx for providing a nice disclaimer in the beginning i hope to see more video and tutorial from you thank you.

Just open boxes myself. No instructions as to cutting the hight and width of dry wall. I am in horrible situation. Definitely avoid

Hey AJ, FWIW, I really enjoyed the Simple Path series. I’m pretty analytical and appreciate the clarity and structure of those videos. I believe that, before being a handy person, one has to be a business person and it seems the downfall for many is disorganized business practices and processes. Just retired after 27 years w the fire service and have taken Atalaya Handyworks full time! Learning so much about estimating, scheduling/logistics and, most importantly LISTENING to homeowners. Each house visit reminds me of running a call w the fd (show up, often at a total stranger’s house and work WITH them to solve a problem). I owe a lot of my success to your videos and am very thankful.

This is just what I needed. I'm trying to get strated, but didn't know how deep I needed to initially invest into the business just doing it part time. Thanks for the guidance and firefighter shout-out!

Thanks for the videos AJ, I’m strongly considering starting up as a side hustle or part time. Like you I have a primary job that’s to good to leave and these videos have been very helpful

Love the content. Do you use your personal phone or a designated business phone? Thx for the Paramedic shout out lol…

I've never lost money on a job. I think if you have, you screwed up big time. I've got it dialed in where I have good days or great days moneywise. Last year, my first year in this business, I averaged $81/hr. I think my lowest job i made $35/hr. To me, that was a bad day. This year so far will be much better. My advice to all the new guys: estimate a job, and before you send the estimate, edit it and add 30% to it! You'll be amazed how many still get accepted.

An idea for a future video, and an issue which I'm interested in is job estimate calculations. Could you perhaps give examples of types of jobs where many unknowns can end up costing more time, especially when customers are unable to clarify details in written correspondence?

When does workers comp start to be required?

Step 1, clean your garage

How do you get consistent work? Im able to get bids but its hard to find people who want to pay for work to get done

Good job AJ I just did a bunch of trim repairs on a house that I am painting the exterior I'm not 100% out of price this stuff out if you had multiple simple ones like this what would you charge

Subscribed! Love this Markate content!

How can i take money from the mileiq aplication?

If Neil Sedaka was a Handyman.... I wouldn't add the tip field. If you want more money, raise your prices.

Great Video! Is there any sort of a monthly charge for the website?

I just started using Markate and have a few questions for you. I assume your customers are all paying the credit card processing fee? One of the main reasons I went with Markate is the elegant way that they handle this fee. Apps like joist build it into thr quote as a markup across line items. Super confusing. Also have you figured out a way to show an "arrival window" when scheduling an appointment? I hate the calendar in Markate and especially having to select an end time. If ot was just start time with an arrival window it would be gold for me. Thanks

Thank you!

Yeah, my mine starts racing when it get a call back. Thinking over what I did or might have missed.

Do you get nervous when you mess up or break something when working on someone’s house?

Great content! You're the motivation I need to start my own gig! I'm very excited but there are too many local things to check on. My county is very vague on license requirements, so that's my hangup right now. I hope to see your next video soon! Thank you!

I've gotten compliments on my name being remarkable repairs with the "mark" quoted I definitely like that shirt and I'm going to see if I can get me a few made

I may be a little hard on myself as I set my standards pretty high. My wife likes to say that I'm set up for failure each day lol but I will definitely start using them to load stuff up thank you. I definitely consider it somewhat a failure if I have to leave a job and run to home Depot

I pay for youtube premium through my business. It's an educational resource.

Critical info, my wife didnt say the reason but she said domt co mingkle funds. I already made that mistake . Moving forward......