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Free course · for tradies · 5 lessons · about 35 min

Win back your evenings.

Win back your evenings and stop losing jobs to the phone. Five short lessons for plumbers, electricians, builders and HVAC: quote from photos in minutes, fill your run sheet, catch every missed call, and get paid faster. Plain English, real Aussie tools, no hype.

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For plumbers, electricians, builders and HVAC who are sick of quoting at 9pm and losing jobs to voicemail. Real Aussie tools, honest numbers, and AI kept well clear of anything safety-critical.

What you'll learn
Lesson 1 Where the hours and jobs leak The quiet drains on a trades business: the admin pile after a long day, and the calls you never even hear ring. A clear look at the maths, so you know what's actually worth fixing. 6 min
Lesson 2 AI quoting from photos Quotes that used to eat 45 to 60 minutes of your evening, out the door in 10 to 15. How AI quoting in tools like ServiceM8 turns site photos and a few words into a tidy, branded quote. 8 min
Lesson 3 Smart scheduling and recurring jobs Fewer drive-bys, fuller days, and the recurring work that books itself. How smart scheduling and job management claw back the hours lost to the diary and the whiteboard. 7 min
Lesson 4 Never miss a call Most trades miss about one call in three, and most people who hit voicemail never ring back. How an AI receptionist and a missed-call text-back catch the work you're losing after hours and on the tools. 8 min
Lesson 5 Get paid, get reviews, and your 90-day plan Invoices that go out the same day, polite payment chasing that runs itself, review requests that lift you up the search results, and a calm plan to roll it all out. 6 min

Work through them in order. The single way in is lesson 1.

Carry on anywhere.

Start it on the phone in the ute, finish it on the laptop tonight. Save your spot and we'll email you a link that picks the course back up on any device. No account, no password.

Pick up anywhere

Save your progress

Pop your email in and we'll send you a link to pick up where you left off, on any device. No account needed.

Just for the link to your progress. No spam, and I never share your details.

Work out your numbers.

A short sit-down you do once: tally the hours and jobs leaking out, work out what missed calls are really costing you, and pick the one automation to start with. Type into it or print it. Want just the gist? There's a free one-page summary too.

Free download

Get the tradie workbook

Pop your email in and the fill-in workbook is yours: a time-and-jobs audit, a missed-call cost calculator, a pick-your-first-automation grid, and a 90-day plan. Type into it or print it for the smoko table.

Your email gets you the workbook, that's it. No spam, and I never share your details.

Prefer the quick version? Read the free one-page summary →

Before you start.

Is the course really free?
Yes, completely. All five lessons are free to read with no sign-up. If you'd like the fill-in workbook to work out your numbers and pick your first automation, that's a quick email, and that's the only thing asked for anywhere on here. There's a free one-page summary too, with nothing asked for.
Who is this for?
Trades businesses, from sole traders to teams of around 30: plumbers, electricians, builders, HVAC and the like. No tech background needed. If you can use a smartphone, you can do everything in here.
Do I need to buy any software to follow along?
No. The lessons name the tools that work well in Australia so you know what's out there, but reading and planning costs nothing. You only spend money if and when you decide a fix is worth it, and the workbook helps you check the maths first.
How long does it take?
About 35 minutes all up, across five short lessons. Read it on smoko or one lesson a night, whatever suits.
Will AI take over the actual trade work?
No, and it shouldn't. The whole course keeps AI on the phones, the quoting, the scheduling and the admin. The hands-on, safety-critical work stays with qualified people. This is about winning back your evenings, not your tools.
Is this just a sales pitch?
No. It's the same honest advice JDCS would give over a coffee, written down, so you walk away genuinely more sorted. If you later want a hand setting any of it up, the first conversation is free and you keep the plan either way.
When you're ready

Want a hand setting it up in your business?

Once you know which fix is worth it, the next step is getting it running without the headache: the right tool, set up around how you actually work, and your missed calls turned into booked jobs. That first conversation is free, and you keep the plain-English plan either way.

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