ToolBox Talks For Electricians

ToolBox Talks For Electricians Loading Electricians with the tools and skills they need to gain back time, and earn more money Along with electricians banter along the way.
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The Tool Box Talks for Electricians Podcast is for Electricians interested in growing their knowledge ,skills and ultimately your business. Ben has worked in the electrical trade for over 20 years all over the world. From the age of 19 and going through a full apprenticeship to become a fully qualified electrician where he was employed by a number of electrical company's. Moving on to being self e

mployed Ben soon started to build his own electrical business. Having to learn many things the hard way in building a successful electrical business like:
*Money management
*Qualifications needed
*Insurance cover
*Finding customers
And many more.......
The Toolbox Talks For Electricians Podcast has been created to help other electricians avoid those mistakes and take your electrical business to the next level. Inside the Toolbox Talks for Electricians community Ben has loaded it up with free downloads to help grow a successful business, along with FREE giveaways. You can join the community here -
https://linktr.ee/toolboxtalkforelectricians

By being part of the Toolbox Talks Community you will find out just what it takes to have a successful electrical business. Along with how to keep your electrical business at the front of existing paying customers minds and find out how to use those customers to grow your business even more. Subscribe to Tool box Talks For Electricians TODAY to not miss every new episode every Monday

05/12/2025

Instead of buying more tools or toys for myself, I took some of the money this channel has earned and went shopping for local families who are struggling this Christmas.

We headed into Asda with the donation list and loaded up the trolley with:

šŸŽ® Toys & games (Lego, toy cars, kidsā€™ bits)
šŸ« Biscuits, chocolates & treats (because itā€™s not Christmas without them)
ā˜• Yorkshire Tea & nice coffee
šŸ§“ Everyday essentials ā€“ toothpaste, toothbrushes, shower gel, etc.

04/12/2025

I slipped up, owned it, and fixed itā€”fast. Needed a double back box, dug through a chaotic van, and avoided drilling the chimney breast (no ā€œsmoke = fireā€ false alarms). Went adhesive-only (CT1) for a clean, solid fit where fixings arenā€™t ideal. Lesson: keep spares, keep calm, and choose the right method for the wall youā€™ve got.

04/12/2025

What you treating yourself to for Christmas?

03/12/2025

Still jamming a screwdriver into switch screw caps? Try this clean, scratch-free tape trick. Quick demo shows the right tape, angle, and pull so you donā€™t gouge plates or split caps. Perfect for call-outs and snagging.

03/12/2025

One fitting dead, one the wrong colour. In this quick job I:

Test the PIR/photocell and lamp to find the real fault (itā€™s the GU10).

Swap the lamp and set the new fittingā€™s CCT switch to 4000K so all lights match.

02/12/2025

Great for getting busy, terrible for margins. Hereā€™s why agency jobs rarely pay, how loyalty vanishes the moment you take a week off, and what to do instead: build direct leads with Google Business Profile + local SEO so customers call you, not a middleman.

Google master class - https://gumroad.com/a/748252307/bcxny
Google offer templates - https://gumroad.com/a/748252307/clbrgk
SEO Friendly Q&A x100 - https://gumroad.com/a/748252307/nzbkfl
Google update templates - https://gumroad.com/a/748252307/orujuk
Google master class. Done for you. By me - https://gumroad.com/a/748252307/beapq

Most Electricians Get This Wrong When Starting Outā€¦When you first go self-employed, the hardest part isnā€™t the work.Itā€™s...
02/12/2025

Most Electricians Get This Wrong When Starting Outā€¦

When you first go self-employed, the hardest part isnā€™t the work.
Itā€™s:
ā€¢ Pricing confidently
ā€¢ Talking to customers
ā€¢ Knowing what to charge
ā€¢ Not getting pushed around
ā€¢ Running the business side properly

In this podcast, I break down EXACTLY how I:
āš” Quote
āš” Do the job
āš” Invoice
āš” Get paid
āš” Keep customers for life
(Real jobs, real examples.)

QUESTION:
šŸ‘‰ Would you rather charge day rate or fixed price?
(I explain what I do ā€” and why ā€” inside the episode.)

šŸŽ§ Watch the full thing here šŸ‘‡https://youtu.be/VYPFj451JX0
Running Your Own Electrician Business ā€“ What They Donā€™t Tell You!

Join the community here too:
šŸ”— Talks For Electricians

01/12/2025

If you call a tradesman in an emergency and they fix it, pay them. Cash? Bank transfer? Fineā€”just communicate and settle it promptly. Ghosting invoices guarantees one thing: next time youā€™re stuck, youā€™ll waitā€¦ or they wonā€™t come.

šŸŒ± From 1 Little Job to a Shed Load of WorkIn the podcast I share real stories like:A small conservatory job that led to ...
01/12/2025

šŸŒ± From 1 Little Job to a Shed Load of Work

In the podcast I share real stories like:

A small conservatory job that led to church rectories and loads of maintenance work

Old mates from the pub days turning into big-spending customers

How builders, gardeners, painters & groundworkers quietly keep my diary full

If you rely just on Facebook ads or ā€œhope,ā€ youā€™re missing a trick.
This is all about relationships that pay you for years.

šŸŽ§ Full episode here:
šŸ‘‰ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqElo5rOhIQ

ā“Question for you (answerā€™s in the podcast):
Which trade ended up sending me a huge amount of ongoing work from church rectories and maintenance jobs?

29/11/2025

I'm starting up on my own - I'm going to be RICH!

Yes we have all been there. Being your own boss and having your own business is the way to go. It's exciting and the only way to become rich.

I would say there are still a few lessons to learnā€¦ā€¦..

How did you feel when you first started to train as an electrician?

Well this is going to be similar to that, it's another step to own your own business.

Customer skills and how to quote for jobs is not really taught at college. You learn how to do the job safely and professionally - How to get the job in the first place is what you need to know when self employed.

In this podcast, this is just what I talk about.

The simple mistakes once made and how I overcome them to carry on and become a successful business owner of my own.

The other podcast mentioned Electricians Earning Ā£156,000 A Year In The UK?
Can be found here. https://pod.fo/e/1ef6a4

29/11/2025

Walk into a job, lift a cover, andā€¦ yikes. Do you call it out, price to fix it, or walk away? In this Toolbox Talk we cover how to handle other peopleā€™s shoddy installs, when to refuse to connect, how to explain risk to clients, and how to quote remedial work without drama.

28/11/2025

When You Find Cowboy Work: Do You Say Something?

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