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The Truth about Blue Collar Businesses #bluecollar #advice

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This video outlines three main disadvantages or 'cons' of operating a blue-collar business, such as an electrician, plumber, HVAC technician, or roofer service. The speaker, who runs an electrician business, discusses challenges like constant phone calls for emergency services, extensive time spent on overhead tasks rather than core craftsmanship, and dealing with customers who prioritize low prices over quality.

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okay here are the cons about running a bluecollar business and if you're thinking about starting a blueco collar business I'm going to tell you the truth as I've been running an electrician business for over one year now so listen up number one is that you're going to be on the phone a lot when you have a blue collar business you are going to get phone calls from customers at the most random times even after hours when a customer has an emergency you're going to have to answer the phone because money's on the line number two dealing more with customer service rather than your blueco collar work when you're in a blueco collar business you're going to spend more time with business overhead such as material shopping online presence and SEO networking invoicing and construction permits lastly number three is Frugal customers you're going to be dealing with customers who don't want to pay and want the cheapest price what I've learned is that you have to value your quality of your work you need to give your price and stand your ground if a customer wants to pay a cheap price don't do work for them have them hire a handyman and those are the cons of running a blue collar business let me know if you have a blue collar business that can relate

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