Pages for the search.
Guides for the shop.
Dedicated landers for Jobber, Housecall Pro, HVAC, plumbing, and electrical searches — plus practical guides on reviews, social, hiring, quoting, and collecting. Every path can start a 14-day trial from $29/month.
How to run, grow, and get found
The topics competing field-service blogs rank for — operations, growth, reviews, and social — written for owners who still work in the field. See all guides.
How to run a trade business without living in the van
The operating loop that keeps plumbing, HVAC, and electrical shops paid: quote, book, dispatch, collect, follow up. A practical guide for owners who still work in the field.
When to hire your first technician (and when not to)
The real signs a trade shop is ready to expand — and the expensive ways owners hire too early. Capacity, cash, and a board that already works.
What growth actually looks like for a plumbing, HVAC, or electrical shop
Revenue is a vanity number if callbacks, unpaid invoices, and cheap seats eat it. How trade companies grow without lighting the owner on fire.
Social media for contractors: what actually gets you jobs
Skip the dancing. Before/after photos, Google Business Profile, and a caption you can paste. A practical social plan for plumbing, HVAC, and electrical shops.
When should a trade shop post on Instagram, Facebook, and Google?
Best times to post for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical companies — plus a weekly cadence you can keep when the board is full.
How to get more Google reviews after every job
Ask after they pay, not after you hope. Scripts, timing, and why review requests should wait until the invoice is closed.
Stop leaving unpaid: how to collect on the driveway
Pay to leave is not rude. It is how trade shops stop financing the week. Photos on the invoice, remaining balance, card to your Stripe.
How to write a quote customers actually approve
Line items, real prices, a deposit to book the day, and a follow-up that is not “just checking in.” A quoting guide for trade shops.
Field service scheduling: how to run the day without a spreadsheet
Employee scheduling for home service: one board, assigned techs, no double-booking, and a slot that is real because they paid to hold it.
How to price trade jobs so you keep margin — not just stay busy
Cost next to price, a shop rate book, and why the driveway is the worst place to invent a number. For plumbing, HVAC, and electrical owners.
Before and after photos: the cheapest marketing a trade shop has
How to shoot, what not to post, and how to turn a finished job into a branded graphic for Instagram and Google — without AI-faking the install.
How to reduce no-shows without being rude
Reminders help. A deposit that holds the slot helps more. Pay to book for plumbing, HVAC, and electrical appointments.
Quote and invoice follow-up scripts that actually collect
Templates for unpaid quotes and overdue invoices. Put the pay link in the email. Stop sending “just checking in.”
Google Business Profile for contractors: the local SEO that still works
Categories, photos, reviews, hours, and a profile that looks alive. What plumbing, HVAC, and electrical shops should actually maintain.
Do not send ad traffic to the homepage
Point Google Ads at the page that matches the keyword.
Jobber alternative
Thinking about Jobber? See TradeCommands first — price, pay to book, and the features they still do not ship.
Jobber pricing
The real month-to-month numbers. Connect $139 and Grow $199 — each for one user — vs $29 / $99 / $199 here.
Housecall Pro alternative
Basic starts at $79 month-to-month. We start at $29, with pay to leave and Social Boost.
HVAC software
Scheduling, equipment on the house file, deposits on installs, collect when the unit is in.
Plumbing software
Calls, heaters, and While We’re Here extras on one board — invoicing from the truck.
Electrical software
Book the panel upgrade with a card. Dispatch the truck. Get paid on the driveway.
Integrations
Zapier, QuickBooks CSV, Google Calendar, Slack, Mailchimp, Stripe. Live connections, not fake toggles.
Field documentation
Photos, notes, checklists, and markup on the job — for insurance, the office, and the next tech.
Field service software
Contractor scheduling + invoicing, from $29/month, no annual contract.
TradeCommands vs Jobber
The full table — including GPS, Sites, and everything we will not pretend to be.
Pricing
Starter $29 · Growth $99 · Pro $199 · extra seats $15. Month-to-month.
See it in action
Real backend screens. Dashboard, schedule, quotes, field, pay.
Features
Pay to book, house file, rate book, follow-ups, Social Boost.
Pick a page. Then run a real job on it.
14-day trial. Pay to book, pay to leave, house file, rate book, While We’re Here, Social Boost.
From $29/month · no annual contract