The Site Shed | #1 Podcast For Tradies & Contractors

The Site Shed is a global podcast for tradies and contractors who want clearer systems, stronger strategy, and steadier business growth . Each episode is designed to educate and inform around the topics that matter most in running and scaling a modern trade business. Hosted by Tradie Web Guys digital agency owner Matt Jones, the podcast dives into real-world conversations on marketing, operations, apprenticeships, technology, hiring, leadership, finance, and more, all tailored to the trades and construction industry. You’ll hear practical insights, honest lessons, and expert perspectives from across the globe. Whether you work as a tradie, contractor, builder, electrician, landscaper, or run any service-based business, you’ll find ideas and experiences you can put into action straight away. If you're ready to work smarter, not harder, The Site Shed gives you the tools, frameworks, and viewpoints to hel

The Site Shed | #1 Podcast For Tradies & Contractors is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 518 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  Episode #519

  Winning the Big Contract Isn't the Risk. Delivering It Is | ft. Rafael Diaz | Ep. 519

  Oct 6, 202658 min

  ‍ Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt Most trade business owners talk themselves out of the bigger job before they even price it. The competitor looks too big, the paperwork looks too heavy, and staying at the size that feels safe starts to look like the smart call. Matt Jones sits down with Rafael Diaz from Diaz Group LLC in Chicago, who started out on his dad's landscape crews and has grown the business from residential patios to City of Chicago municipal contracts, a national subcontractor network and now maintenance contracts in Mexico. His view is blunt: the risk was never winning the contract. It's whether your systems and your leadership team can handle what comes after. Rafael walks through the four checks he runs before bidding on any contract (pricing, understanding the contract, capacity, and leadership readiness), how he breaks a won contract down into crews of vendor partners and keeps quality control across them, why "always hiring" is the only way to have people ready when the bid lands, and the four-step onboarding process every new hire goes through, from field worker to office lead. If you've been circling a tender that feels a size too big, this one will tell you whether it's a real capacity problem or just fear. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/RPY-nZLaY-U KEY CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 01:09 - Meet Rafael Diaz 02:00 - From Residential to Municipal Contracts 04:06 - Going International Into Mexico 06:16 - Everything Starts With a Vision 08:49 - Community Service as a Growth Strategy 12:03 - Owner Operator to Business Process Mentality 16:05 - Getting Subcontractors to Follow Your Systems 20:05 - Breaking a Contract Down Into Crews 21:22 - Quality Control Across Subcontractor Crews 24:48 - Taking the Model to Mexico 31:27 - The Four-Step Onboarding Process 34:08 - Field Training and Safety Standards 37:17 - Four Checks Before Bidding on a Big Contract 41:43 - Always Hiring: Building a Recruitment Pipeline 43:12 - Is Your Leadership Team Ready? 46:14 - Promoting From Within and Career Paths 52:23 - Closing Remarks and Resources About the Guest: Rafael Diaz Rafael (Rafa) Diaz is the co-founder of Diaz Group LLC, a Chicago landscape maintenance, vegetation control and snow removal business he started with his brother Ruben in 2007 after growing up working on his father's crews. The business has moved from residential design-build to commercial work, City of Chicago municipal contracts, regional Midwest contracts and a national footprint delivered through subcontractor "vendor partners", and is now six months into its first contract in Mexico. Around the main business Rafael has built an ecosystem of support companies, including Master the How, a training and systems implementation business, and an equipment rental company that helps his subcontractors deliver to standard. Website: https://diazgroupllc.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafael-diaz-840aba13/ CONNECT WITH THE TRADIE WEB GUYS! Website: https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TradieWebGuysOfficial?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TradieWebGuysOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tradiewebguys/ LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/tradie-web-guys Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamthemattj/ If you enjoyed this podcast, please take a moment to leave us a review: ⭐ https://lovethepodcast.com/TheSiteShed Love the audio version of this podcast? Subscribe to the link below: ⭐ https://followthepodcast.com/TheSiteShed #podcast #thesiteshed #tradiewebguys #commercialcontracts #tradiebusiness #businesssystems #leadership #subcontractors #scaleup Your Next Step: Join Tradie Academy , our free community packed with templates, checklists, and resources shared by podcast guests, coaches, and successful tradies. Join free and grab your next growth tool here: https://tradie.wiki/pod Follow The Site Shed: Facebook: The Site Shed Instagram: @thesiteshed LinkedIn: Matt Jones Website: thesiteshed.com YouTube: @TheSiteShed If you enjoyed this podcast and the series, please take 5 minutes to leave us a review: ⭐ https://lovethepodcast.com/TheSiteShed Love the audio version of this podcast? Subscribe to the link below: ⭐ https://followthepodcast.com/TheSiteShed

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  Episode #518

  Decision Debt: The Hidden Cost Killing Your Trade Business | ft. Matt Jones | Ep. 518

  Sep 29, 202624 min

  ‍ Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt The guest booked for this episode did not show up, so Matt Jones sits down solo to unpack something he sees inside trade businesses every single week: decisions that get stalled for months and quietly cost far more than getting them wrong ever would. He calls it decision debt, every decision you are carrying and not making is not a cost you have dodged, it is a cost you have deferred, and it comes back with interest. Matt walks through the five decisions he sees trade business owners stall on most (getting off the tools, putting on more crew, sacking the client who wrecks the week, committing to marketing, and confrontation) and the three-stage cost curve behind every one of them: the interest, the compounding, and the balloon payment where the decision eventually gets made for you, on someone else's terms. If you have been sitting on a call for six months telling yourself you need more information, this episode is built for you. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/AYMLRkhMdY4 KEY CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 00:30 - Why This Episode Almost Didn't Happen 01:03 - The Five Decisions Costing You Money 02:37 - What Decision Debt Really Costs You 04:36 - Decision One: Getting Off the Tools 06:33 - Decision Two: Putting On More Crew 08:49 - The Real Cost of a Late Invoice 10:36 - Decision Three: Sacking the Client Who Wrecks the Week 12:01 - When to Trust Your Gut and Say No 13:11 - Decision Four: Committing to Marketing 15:50 - Why One Lead Source Will Burn You 16:55 - Building a Marketing Ecosystem That Can't Fail 17:58 - What's Actually Stopping the Decision 18:51 - Identity: Who You Become at Work 20:03 - Confrontation: Naming the Real Bottleneck 21:14 - The Quality of Your Decisions Is Your Business 21:39 - Closing Remarks and Resources Your Next Step: Join Tradie Academy , our free community packed with templates, checklists, and resources shared by podcast guests, coaches, and successful tradies. Join free and grab your next growth tool here: https://tradie.wiki/pod Follow The Site Shed: Facebook: The Site Shed Instagram: @thesiteshed LinkedIn: Matt Jones Website: thesiteshed.com YouTube: @TheSiteShed If you enjoyed this podcast and the series, please take 5 minutes to leave us a review: ⭐ https://lovethepodcast.com/TheSiteShed Love the audio version of this podcast? Subscribe to the link below: ⭐ https://followthepodcast.com/TheSiteShed

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  Episode #517

  Stop Trying to Go Viral. Start Building Trust | ft. Dalton Fisher | Ep. 517

  Sep 22, 20261h 1m

  ‍ Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt Most tradies do not want to be on camera, and most of the ones who try give up when the first few videos get 200 views. That is the wrong scoreboard. Matt Jones sits down with Dalton Fisher from Fisher MultiMedia, a Phoenix video producer who spends 99% of his time getting camera-shy contractors to talk, to unpack why authority content keeps winning through every algorithm change, and why the plumbers, sparkies and builders who show up on video are so hard to compete with. Dalton and Matt cover the top five questions framework, why your first 30 videos will be bad and why that does not matter, the three second hook that decides whether anyone watches a short, and the gear you actually need (a phone, a lapel mic and a $35 ring light). They also get into which platforms convert, why content is a multiplier for your ads and sales funnel rather than a replacement for them, and why the business that stays human as AI slop floods every feed will be able to charge a premium. If you have been meaning to start filming for two years, this is the nudge. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/gpmZRqNCaW0 KEY CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 01:34 - Meet Dalton Fisher 02:44 - Why Authority Content Always Wins 05:48 - Faceless Corporations vs Local Trust 08:15 - Educating Leads Who Are Not Ready Yet 11:02 - What Happens After the Ad Click 14:34 - Your Boring Jobs Are Interesting 16:50 - Passing the Mum Test 18:32 - You Do Not Need to Go Viral 22:20 - Answer Your Top Five Questions 23:59 - Your First 30 Videos Will Be Bad 27:52 - Real Beats Polished 29:23 - The Only Gear You Need 32:18 - Structuring Videos and Hooks 38:46 - Which Platforms Actually Convert 45:38 - Content Is a Multiplier, Not the Engine 49:51 - Why the Future Belongs to the Trades 52:22 - AI Slop and the Human Company 57:54 - Closing Remarks and Resources About the Guest: Dalton Fisher Dalton Fisher is the founder of Fisher MultiMedia, a Phoenix, Arizona video production company that makes content for home service companies and contractors. He shoots most of the videos himself, which means the bulk of his job is directing plumbers, landscapers and other service techs who would rather be anywhere else than in front of a camera. His approach is built around educational content that makes a trade business look real, local and worth trusting rather than chasing views for their own sake. Website: https://fishermultimedia.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalton-fisher-90334224b/ CONNECT WITH THE TRADIE WEB GUYS! Website: https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TradieWebGuysOfficial?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TradieWebGuysOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tradiewebguys/ LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/tradie-web-guys Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamthemattj/ If you enjoyed this podcast, please take a moment to leave us a review: ⭐ https://lovethepodcast.com/TheSiteShed Love the audio version of this podcast? Subscribe to the link below: ⭐ https://followthepodcast.com/TheSiteShed #podcast #thesiteshed #tradiewebguys #videomarketing #contentcreation #tradiebusiness #socialmediamarketing #authoritycontent #tradiemarketing Your Next Step: Join Tradie Academy , our free community packed with templates, checklists, and resources shared by podcast guests, coaches, and successful tradies. Join free and grab your next growth tool here: https://tradie.wiki/pod Follow The Site Shed: Facebook: The Site Shed Instagram: @thesiteshed LinkedIn: Matt Jones Website: thesiteshed.com YouTube: @TheSiteShed If you enjoyed this podcast and the series, please take 5 minutes to leave us a review: ⭐ https://lovethepodcast.com/TheSiteShed Love the audio version of this podcast? Subscribe to the link below: ⭐ https://followthepodcast.com/TheSiteShed

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  Episode #516

  Can You Deliver What You Sold? | ft. Nathan Owen | Ep. 516

  Sep 15, 202639 min

  Can You Deliver What You Sold? | ft. Nathan Owen | Ep. 516 ‍ Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt Winning a building job creates a promise. The quote and contract matter, but so do the conversations, timeframes and expectations set before the client signs. Matt Jones sits down with Nathan Owen from Ground Floor Building Coach to unpack the costly gap between what a builder sells and what the team can actually deliver. Nathan shares practical ways to document pre-contract changes, separate them from post-contract variations, plan realistic labour and lead times, and keep clients and subcontractors informed when things shift. You’ll also hear why software cannot fix a broken process, how small schedule milestones expose problems earlier, and why the client’s experience is the real test of the promise you made. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/Tvoy8AH2wOg KEY CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 02:06 - Meet Nathan Owen 02:51 - The Sales-Delivery Disconnect 04:16 - How Expectations Become Scope 06:26 - Build a Variation Procedure 11:00 - Pre-Contract Changes vs Variations 13:09 - Document Every Agreement 15:15 - Capture Every Client Conversation 17:12 - Carry Changes Into Delivery 18:43 - Build Systems Before Automation 21:30 - Stop Repeating Mistakes 22:14 - The Risk of Time Creep 24:24 - Plan Labour and Lead Times 26:43 - Communicate Delays Immediately 31:54 - Build Time Buffers In 33:15 - Manage Work Through Micro Goals 36:10 - Keep Subcontractors Informed 38:29 - Closing Remarks and Resources About the Guest: Nathan Owen Nathan Owen is the founder of Ground Floor Building Coach and has around 30 years of construction experience, including nearly 10 years running his own residential building business. He now coaches Australian builders to strengthen the systems, communication and commercial thinking behind the building work. Website: https://www.groundfloorbuildingcoach.com/ LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/in/nathan-owen-590453337 CONNECT WITH THE TRADIE WEB GUYS! Website: https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TradieWebGuysOfficial?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TradieWebGuysOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tradiewebguys/ LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/tradie-web-guys Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamthemattj/ If you enjoyed this podcast, please take a moment to leave us a review: ⭐ https://lovethepodcast.com/TheSiteShed Love the audio version of this podcast? Subscribe to the link below: ⭐ https://followthepodcast.com/TheSiteShed #podcast #thesiteshed #tradiewebguys #builders #constructionmanagement #businesssystems #clientexperience #projectmanagement Your Next Step: Join Tradie Academy , our free community packed with templates, checklists, and resources shared by podcast guests, coaches, and successful tradies. Join free and grab your next growth tool here: https://tradie.wiki/pod Follow The Site Shed: Facebook: The Site Shed Instagram: @thesiteshed LinkedIn: Matt Jones Website: thesiteshed.com YouTube: @TheSiteShed If you enjoyed this podcast and the series, please take 5 minutes to leave us a review: ⭐ https://lovethepodcast.com/TheSiteShed Love the audio version of this podcast? Subscribe to the link below: ⭐ https://followthepodcast.com/TheSiteShed

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  The Site Shed | #1 Podcast For Tradies & Contractors

  Stop Cutting Headcount: Fix the Bottlenecks Draining Your Profit | ft. Nils Vesk | Ep. 515

  Sep 8, 20261h 1m

  ‍ Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt When margins tighten, cutting staff can feel like the fastest way to steady the business. But if your best people are sitting behind broken handovers, unclear scopes and clunky processes, reducing headcount does not fix the cause. It makes the same bottlenecks harder to carry. Matt Jones sits down with Nils Vesk from Ideas With Legs to unpack a more resourceful way to lower costs and protect profit without damaging your team or reputation. Nils explains how to run a friction hunt, diagnose behavioural, logistical and environmental causes, and turn the knowledge in your head into processes the whole team can improve. You will also hear his SCRAMBLE framework for generating practical alternatives, why substitution should come before elimination, and how to turn every mistake into a checklist, script, photo guide or training asset. If the business feels busy but the margin says otherwise, this conversation will help you find what is actually getting in the way. Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/rzyCL6nOQo8 KEY CHAPTERS 00:00 - Introduction 01:56 - Meet Nils Vesk 03:23 - Finding Hidden Business Bottlenecks 04:37 - Cutting Costs Without Cutting People 07:03 - Create Your Own Economy 11:05 - Focus on Higher-Margin Work 14:52 - Substitute Before You Eliminate 15:43 - Run a Team Friction Hunt 26:01 - Becoming a Resourceful Tradie 31:18 - Leverage What You Already Have 36:18 - Solve Causes, Not Symptoms 37:41 - Three Types of Root Cause 41:48 - Shift Your Business Perspective 43:32 - The SCRAMBLE Thinking Framework 46:16 - Get Knowledge Out of Your Head 48:12 - Document and Improve Processes 57:12 - Turn Mistakes Into Assets 01:02:07 - Closing Remarks and Resources About the Guest: Nils Vesk Nils Vesk is an innovation expert, author and the founder of Ideas With Legs. He helps organisations identify bottlenecks, improve processes and turn practical ideas into stronger commercial results. His work spans global brands and trade businesses, giving him a clear view of how resourcefulness can improve output while reducing unnecessary cost. Website: https://www.ideaswithlegs.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilsvesk/ CONNECT WITH THE TRADIE WEB GUYS! Website: https://www.tradiewebguys.com.au/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TradieWebGuysOfficial?sub_confirmation=1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TradieWebGuysOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tradiewebguys/ LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.com/company/tradie-web-guys Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamthemattj/ #podcast #thesiteshed #tradiewebguys #tradiebusiness #businesssystems #profitmargins #processimprovement #innovation #operational efficiency Your Next Step: Join Tradie Academy , our free community packed with templates, checklists, and resources shared by podcast guests, coaches, and successful tradies. Join free and grab your next growth tool here: https://tradie.wiki/pod Follow The Site Shed: Facebook: The Site Shed Instagram: @thesiteshed LinkedIn: Matt Jones Website: thesiteshed.com YouTube: @TheSiteShed If you enjoyed this podcast and the series, please take 5 minutes to leave us a review: ⭐ https://lovethepodcast.com/TheSiteShed Love the audio version of this podcast? Subscribe to the link below: ⭐ https://followthepodcast.com/TheSiteShed

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