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We’ve been looking lately at how email templates can really up your game. Today we’re zooming in on one reason why: easy tracking of all those customer changes. If you’re typing the same emails day in, day out, turning them into templates is a no-brainer. It saves time, helps you get back to people fast […]

We’ve already looked at why totally templating your emails is such a game changer. Today we’re diving in for a closer look, with tips on getting that first email just right. Turning all the emails you regularly send into templates is a massive time saver. With a bank of well-worded messages ready to roll, you […]

You know how it goes. You start a job and everything looks great. Then your customer starts changing their mind, asking for more, querying costs… and generally proving a real headache to deal with. We’ve all been there – more times than we’d like. So what can we do to avoid it? Today we’re looking […]

Repeating yourself gets pretty boring, pretty fast. But how many times a week do you send almost identical emails – accompanying quotes and invoices, chasing up responses, confirming appointments? A lot, right? So what if you stopped typing out the same few sentences again and again – and turned all your regular messages into good-to-go […]

Update – September 12 2019: HMRC have this week announced they’re delaying the rollout for VAT reverse charge until October 1 2020. You can read the full HMRC statement here. If you’re a VAT-registered trades business, there’s a big change coming your way this autumn. On 1 October, HMRC is bringing in the VAT domestic […]

Did somebody say £50? That’d be us. Because from today, if you recommend YourTradebase to a friend and they sign up, you’ll both get a rather handy £50 credit. That’s two whole months of admin busting, totally free! At YourTradebase, we’re all about freedom from paperwork. We want to help you get your admin done […]

It’s no secret. Behind every busy tradesperson lurks a big old pile of paperwork. Whether it’s taking over the kitchen table or stacking up in the spare room, it’s not just physical clutter, it’s a whole heap of extra pressure that’s just not shifting. So today we’re looking at one simple strategy for scaling that […]

What does it take to make a great trade business? To run it, and run with it? To grow it into something strong? To navigate the rollercoaster, juggle the workload and keep your customers happy? It’s a tough nut to crack, but we’re taking it on… Here’s the thing. We work with hundreds of hard-grafting […]

Nobody learns a trade because they love paperwork. So if admin’s squeezing your working day, stealing your evenings and stopping you doing your thing, how about trying something new? YourTradebase is full of time-saving, trade-friendly tools you’ll love, and you even can grab a trial for free. But don’t just take it from us. In […]