Flex tape on a supply line isn't a repair — it's a countdown. Post the worst “temporary fix” you've inherited. 👇

Opened a panel today and found wire nuts holding things together like a craft project. What's the scariest thing you've found behind a wall? 👇

Text every happy customer the day after with a direct link. Ask in person before you pull off the drive. People say yes when you make it easy. 👇 What's your review-ask look like? #googlereviews #howto #contractorlife #smallbusiness #tradeslife 🛠️ Follow for the math nobody in marketing shows you.

Found behind the drywall this week: a garden hose doing a P-trap's job. Rate the previous install 1–10. I'll start — it's on fire. 🔥

The same horror story: $12k a month to an agency, no leads, no reports, no access to their own accounts. If they won't show you the work, there is no work. 👇 Most you've paid for nothing? #marketingscam #agency #contractorlife #smallbusiness 🔧 Follow Booked Job. Get found. Get picked. Get booked.

What's the worst “the last guy did it” job you've walked into? Photos absolutely encouraged. We'll feature the best (worst) ones. 👇

Shady lead companies clone your Maps listing, grab your calls, and sell your customers back to you. Search your own name — if there are two of you, one is stealing. 👇 Ever found a fake listing of your shop? #googlemaps #scamalert #contractor 🔧 Follow Booked Job. Get found. Get picked. Get booked.

The “friend price” is full price plus the headache. Every shop learns this once. What finally made you stop giving it? 👇

That free HVAC check isn't free — it's a sales funnel. The tech is paid to find $4,000 of problems on a system that's fine. Honest work costs money. 👇 Ever been upsold on a 'free' check? #hvac #scamalert #contractorlife #smallbusiness ➕ Follow — we do this every day. Your pipeline will thank you.

The cheap guy's quote didn't include the second visit. Mine did. The other guy's quote and yours aren't the same job. Homeowners find that out on visit #2. 🔧

Customer wants the diagnostic fee waived “since you're already here.” The knowledge IS the product. Do you hold the line or eat it? 👇

“Why's it so expensive?” Because I'm fixing it once instead of twice. The part is cheap. Knowing which part isn't. Where do you land on this? 👇

After every big storm the roofing scammers roll in — free inspection, out-of-state plates, sign today, insurance games. Real roofers don't chase storms door to door. 👇 Seen the storm-chasers in your area? #roofing #scamalert #contractorlife 🔧 Follow Booked Job. Get found. Get picked. Get booked.

If the bid's suspiciously low, the disaster's waiting in the drywall. Cheap work isn't cheap. It's just paid for twice. Seen it?

Shops miss about 1 in 7 calls. That customer isn't leaving a voicemail — they're dialing the next name on Google before you see the notification. 👇 How many calls you think you miss? #missedcalls #sales #contractorlife #smallbusiness ➕ Follow Booked Job for the real numbers behind getting booked.

Customer: “Can you do it cheaper?” Me: “Can your insurance do it cheaper?” Every shop has had this exact conversation. 🤝

98% of the people who visit your site leave without a trace — no call, no form. You paid to get them there and they're gone. Capture them or keep renting. 👇 Know how many visitors your site gets? #marketing #leadgen #contractorlife #smallbus 🔧 Follow Booked Job. Get found. Get picked. Get booked.

You want it fast, cheap, and perfect? Pick two and lower your expectations. Quoting, in one sentence. What would you add to the list? 👇

The best work in the trades is the work nobody ever sees again. The jobs you're proudest of are the ones nobody ever thinks about again. Post one. 👇

For most trades, no. Pay-to-play, free leads dry up, reviews get hidden if you don't advertise. Put that energy into Google. 👇 Yelp: worth it in your trade? #yelp #marketing #contractorlife #smallbusiness #tradeslife #homeservices booked-job 🔧 Follow Booked Job. Get found. Get picked. Get booked.

Half of you have a Google Business Profile you set up once in 2019 and never touched. When's the last time you posted on it? 👇

Don't hand it to an agency. Fix your Google profile (free), get 50 reviews (free), then put money into Local Service Ads. Foundation first, ads second. 👇 Where'd you waste your first marketing dollars? #marketing #smallbusiness #contr ➕ Follow — we do this every day. Your pipeline will thank you.

New wrapped truck: rolling billboard that pays for itself, or a payment that owns you? Where do you land? 👇

It's slow, it breaks, every plugin's a door left unlocked. Homeowners bounce in under 90 seconds. If it loads like 2012 they're calling the next guy. 👇 What's your site built on? #webdesign #smallbusiness #contractorlife #smallbusines ➕ Follow — we do this every day. Your pipeline will thank you.

Best money move some years is firing your worst customer — the one who haggles, pays late, and refers people just like them. Ever done it? 👇

You lowball to win, then eat change orders and cut corners to survive it. The guy who bid high has margin to do it right. Stop apologizing for your price. 👇 Ever lose a job on price and dodge a bullet? #pricing #contractorlife #contr ➕ Follow Booked Job for the real numbers behind getting booked.

Helper's on his phone more than his tools. You say something, or let the work speak for itself? 👇

Every crew has the guy who runs the safety meeting AND the guy who's the reason for the next one. Which are you? 👇

Painters — 109 reviews to rank #1 on Google. Every finished job is a review you forgot to ask for. Snap a photo, ask on the spot. 👇 Painters — asking for reviews yet? #painting #painterlife #googlereviews #contractorlife #smallbusines ➕ Follow — we do this every day. Your pipeline will thank you.

Nobody in the history of the trades has finished a job with the tape measure they started with. Name the tool you lose the most. It's the tape. It's always the tape. 👇