Run a round that pays you properly
Straight answers on pricing, getting paid, tax and filling the diary, for window cleaners, gutter cleaners, gardeners and anyone who visits the same customers again and again. Real sums, and messages you can copy.
12 guides, 6 trades, and a free Making Tax Digital checker.
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The sums, the kit, the rules and the quiet months are different for every trade. Pick yours for 5 guides written with its numbers.
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- Pricing7 min readVersion for each tradeHow to price a roundWork out what your time is worth, then price every job from it, instead of copying what the last person charged.
- Starting out7 min readVersion for each tradeHow to start a round from scratchThe order to do things in: the trade, the insurance, the paperwork, the price and your first customers.
- Starting out6 min readHow to buy a round, and what to check firstA bought round can save you years of leafleting, but only if the customers and the numbers are real.
- Growing6 min readHow to get your first customersLeaflets, doorsteps, Facebook groups and reviews: what works for a local round, and what to watch out for.
- Starting out6 min readVersion for each tradeInsurance for round trades: what you needPublic liability, employers' liability, your van and your kit, and what to check in the small print.
- Growing6 min readVersion for each tradeSurviving the quiet monthsWeather, holidays and short days mean income isn't even across the year. Here's how to plan for it.
- Tax & books8 min readRegistering as a sole trader: tax, deadlines and what to set asideWhen to tell HMRC, the dates that matter, how much tax to expect and how to avoid a January shock.
- Tax & books7 min readVersion for each tradeExpenses you can claim as a self-employed round traderWhat you can deduct from your income before tax, the mileage rate, and how to handle mixed personal and business costs.
- Getting paid6 min readChasing late payments politely, with texts you can copyHow to stop payments going late in the first place, and a polite ladder of messages for when they do.
- Tax & books8 min readMaking Tax Digital for sole traders: do you need it, and when?HMRC's new way of reporting income tax: who must use it, the start dates, the quarterly deadlines and what to do now.
- Getting paid6 min readDirect Debit for small traders: how it works and whether to use itDirect Debit, card, bank transfer and cash compared, and how to get customers to say yes.
- Starting out6 min readSwitching round software without losing customers or moneyHow to move from another app, a spreadsheet or a paper round book without double-charging anyone.
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