Trades Secrets:
Episodes
Ep 63 – How Smart Contractors Are Selling Roofs In A Click
If you’ve ever wished quoting a roof could be as quick and painless as ordering takeout, you’re going to love this episode. We sat down with Roofle’s Matthew McDaniel and Chris Morris to talk about…
Ep 62 – Roofle-ution
How we went from skeptics of Roofle, the popular satellite-based roofing calculator, to becoming official resellers—and to be honest, huge fans.
We break down how the tool has evolved over the la…
Ep 61 – Why Paid Media Management Fees Exist
To the Wizard! Today, we’re pulling back the curtain on one of the most misunderstood costs in contractor marketing: paid media management fees.
Whether you’ve wondered why agencies charge 15-25%…
Ep 60 – Shopping For A Marketing Agency In 2026
Decisions. Decisions. We’re looking ahead to one of the most important decisions contractors will face in the coming year: shopping for a marketing agency.
Choosing between productized serv…
Ep 59 – Goodbye Leads: What Kills Your LSA Rankings
GLSA. It doesn’t have to be where your leads go to die anymore. GLSA stands for Google Local Service Ads (LSAs).
What used to be a golden ticket for lead generation has become a minefield of miss…
Ep 58 – Content Is Critical: Low Investment & High ROI
Let’s cut the fluff. Let’s pull back the curtain on SEO and see the wizard. Seriously, we get asked all the time what makes SEO ‘go’?
The engine that really drives the SEO car is CONTENT…
Ep 57 – ‘About Us’ Pages Are Really About Them
As confusing as it sounds, ‘About Us’ pages aren’t really about ‘Us’, they’re about them [your customers].
You want to use your About Us page to talk about how you’re solving a pain point…
Ep 56 – Why Website Maintenance Is A Must In 2025
If you’ve ever lost sleep over your website, you’re not alone. We get it. It’s not like you get a website built and forget about it forevermore. You do need to maintain it.
It’s kind of like…
Ep 55 – Remodeling Nightmare
Communication isn’t a fancy app—it’s telling people what’s happening and when. That’s what builds trust.
We came super close to a Money Pit situation, so in honor of Tom Hanks & Shelley Long…
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