The 4 Types of Jobs That Are Killing Your Profitability

About this episode

This episode discusses four types of jobs that trades businesses should avoid to maintain profitability.

There are 4 types of jobs successful trades businesses avoid like the plague. They’re happy to let everyone else take them. Along with the stress, chaos, and weak margins. WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM LISTENING TO TODAY’S PODCAST: The 4 types of jobs quietly killing your profit Why “busy” work is keeping you broke How profitable trades businesses decide which jobs to say no to LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Claim a Free Planning Session to learn what coaching could do for your business Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Get a copy of the Profitable Tradie book Thanks for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The Profitable Tradie Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us and leave us a review with a 5-star rating.

People in this episode

Host: Tony Fraser-Jones

Topics covered

• profitability
• trades business
• job selection
• business management
• stress management

Keywords

• profitability
• trades
• jobs
• business
• margins
• coaching
• planning

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Profitable Tradie

More episodes of The Profitable Tradie Podcast

• Contractor Doubles His Business While Working Less (here's his secret) · June 2, 2026 · 32 min
• How To Hire A+ Workers In 2026 · May 26, 2026 · 27 min
• The Secret Behind Every Successful Business · May 19, 2026 · 25 min
• Give Me 21 Minutes And I'll Fix Your Cashflow · May 12, 2026 · 22 min
• How To Lead Your Team During A Global Conflict · May 5, 2026 · 20 min
• How To Handle Pay Discussions With Your Team · April 28, 2026 · 26 min