How to Run a Profitable Handyman Business

Having skilled employees, effective management of all business processes and the right marketing tools are key components of running a successful handyman business. Finding the right business software that allows you to effectively manage scheduling, assists with pricing and estimating handyman projects correctly, and makes it easy to effectively market your services to current customers and leads is crucial to handyman business success.Whether you are running a handyman business with just a couple of employees or managing a large company that provides a wide range of services, Scheduling Manager provides the necessary tools to manage all the aspects of your business and allows you to grow and scale up without having to implement different software solutions every time you outgrow your current tools.
At Thoughtful Systems, we have been developing business management software for handyman businesses for almost three decades and have helped many of our users grow their businesses with Scheduling Manager,  as they continue to updgrade the software and add new features as the needs of their business grow.  Over this time, we have learned that successful handyman businesses are versatile and flexible and we have incorporated many effective tools to make your handyman business more efficient and more profitable.
Flexible Scheduling
We know that handyman businesses need to have flexible scheduling options, which allow for both recurrent and one-time job scheduling. For example, you might have a customer who just wants some one-time work done before selling the house, while another customer might be looking for seasonal maintenance services.
There are over 9 different interactive scheduling calendars you can use in Scheduling Manager, providing you with dozens of options for viewing your jobs over any time period you want.
Manage Your Employees with SM-Mobile App
Our SM-Mobile app tracks your employees and keep records of their location and arrival and departure times for every job. You can always accurately verify the times your employees are actually on-site and make sure you bill your customers accordingly.
Improve Your Customer Serivce
Presenting a professional image and communicating with your customers is important to the success of your handyman business. Scheduling Manager provides many powerful CRM tools to retain existing customers and bring in new clients
Use Business Intelligence for effective marketing
Effective marketing is important to increasing your profits, but many think it might be too expensive for their handyman business. Using marketing and sales tools provided in Scheduling Manager, you can manage and improve your sales and marketing process right from our program.

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