Handyman Makes $1,000 Per Day (See How He’s Grown His Business)

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Published 2021-11-08
Do you like working with your hands? Caleb Ingraham used his construction skills to start a $25K/month handyman business, and he’s sharing his advice on how to become a handyman in this interview.

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Caleb started off as a remodeling carpenter, but he quickly realized there was a huge unmet demand for handyman services. This led him to start a handyman business, North Seattle Handyman. Five years in, he’s consistently booked up for 6 weeks out with jobs and is in the process of scaling his business to meet this high demand.

Today, we’ll hear Caleb’s advice for how to start a handyman business from scratch. We’ll find out his handyman startup pricing, how he spent his initial investment, and what a new entrepreneur should budget for starting a handyman business. One secret of Caleb’s success is his ability to quickly grow a customer base. We’ll learn how he built his early marketing funnel and what advertising strategies were most productive for landing handyman jobs when he was first starting out.

Thanks to that early marketing success, Caleb is facing a different challenge: he has more work than he can do alone. We’ll see what systems he’s building now to improve his job scheduling, and how he’s hired reliable workers to help him scale his business. We’ll also hear what his next goals are for North Seattle Handyman and how the processes he’s working on now will help him reach them.

If you want to learn how to be a handyman, this video will answer a lot of your questions! You can find out more about Caleb’s business online at www.northseattlehandyman.com/.

For more info and tips on starting your own handyman business, visit: www.upflip.com/blog/how-to-start-a-handyman-busine…

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
1:53 Meeting Caleb
2:38 Average Monthly Revenue
3:50 Van Set Up
5:14 Monthly Overhead
6:46 Skills To Be A Handyman
8:40 When It’s a Good Time To Become a Handyman
9:34 Resources That Helped in the First 2 Years of Business
11:29 Importance of a Website
12:56 Marketing and Advertising
14:11 Effective Marketing Funnel
14:45 Average Customers Served and Average Invoice
15:53 Build Out of the Van
17:03 Initial Investment
17:40 Equipment Needed
18:33 Supplies Used as a Handyman
19:28 Process of Scheduling Customers
20:31 Employees
21:46 Are Some Tools Used More Than Others?
22:45 How He Got a $100 Hourly Rate
24:02 Pros and Cons Running This Business Out Of His Home
24:45 Insurance
26:04 Blitz
27:45 Estimating a Job Correctly
28:30 What Caleb is Doing To Scale
29:25 What Is The Demand For Handymen?
30:48 Workload
31:56 Hiring Employees
32:47 Challenging Things as a Handyman
34:14 Types of Jobs a Handyman Does
36:50 Advice To Fellow Entrepreneurs

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All Comments (21)
  • @DONDA8888
    Went full time handy 3 months ago, I average 400-500 a day, a lot of repeat and referral work. This video was some good info to take it to the next level.
  • @davidvanrhee8677
    I've spent my whole life in service whether it's hvac repair or replacement for 6 years. Maintenance in apartments for 3 and now I'm a journeyman plumber doing service. I make 520-600k a year in revenue doing service 2-4k a day. It's because I'm great at reading ppl and the job. I'm starting a business soon. Wish me luck
  • @alexm1841
    I saw this video 6 months ago. Started doing handyman work and I’m making $200-400/day. Occasionally, I’ll make $500! I’m so happy (and exhausted 😝) that this is working out. Thank you for your advice
  • @ponzianomanning3071
    I can understand what Kaleb means when he said one of the greatest joys he gets out of his business is "being of service to my neighbor and countrymen". Im a semi retired G.C. (58 yrs old) and found that when craftsmen have a disposition of sincerely wanting to be of service, with integrity, customers usually have a great deal of appreciation for that; and business grows from that. Its one of the absolute requisites to being successful long term.
  • @jasonburds
    This channel has grown so much since I first found you just 1-2 months ago. This video is a great example why.
  • @motherfudger6664
    Glad this came across my feed, I'm dabbling in self-employment/handyman stuff at the moment and feeling pretty good about moving forward with things.
  • @julioveliz4187
    This is the best video I've seen for small business owners. I don't do handyman work but this is applicable to many service industry workers going off on their own.
  • @thetruebatman4632
    I think several of Caleb’s tips are going to help me out in the next year, and I really appreciate them and this episode. Great work guys!
  • @Fieldpulse
    Caleb is the man! Great to see him break down all the steps to a successful handyman business.
  • @rjbroderdorf9053
    Awesome interview and information for ANY BUSINESS! Just happend upon this interview and channel via YT suggested video and I'm so grateful I did! I'm not a handyman but this interview has helped to spark so many ideas and re-spark excitement and focus in my business! Excellent questions only matched by Caleb's absolutely priceless and well articulated answers and business advice! I'm very impressed and can't say enough about how much value is contained in this interview and how much it has motivated me and sparked some exciting ideas! HUGE thank you to both UpFlip and Caleb Ingraham for providing such valuable information and sharing your knowledge, experience and many of the resources you use to run your business and make it successful!
  • @shaggydudegaming
    That advice on the name was probably the simplest yet BEST advice I have ever heard
  • @thomaslamora1679
    customers you charge less expect to get more out of you... somehow that makes 100% sense. someone that can afford $100/hr to install a light fixture is probably busy doing other things vs. hovering over you and "helping". crazy unlogic that is logical.
  • @landofthefree1804
    Best video by far. Great questions and crystal clear answers that beginners appreciate. There’s an abundance of information here. This company gives a honest vibes. Thank you so much!
  • @brandonlee8312
    I began my handyman business about 3 months ago and it gets very exciting and very scary at the same time. So much goes into running a business and it needs constant attention, still learning here
  • @Handstandin
    What a gem of a channel. Great interviewer and questions as well.
  • @KQKQ23
    Very excellent point about customer quality as it pertains to pricing. Even in something as simple as driving for Doordash I find that the larger more pricey orders tend to be the quickest/easiest purely because those are the customers who leave good delivery notes, are willing to pick up their phone if you have issues, etc.
  • @lebleu7002
    One of the best informational videos ive seen for ambitious people wanting to further financial life or life in general and to that person thats doesn't have all those people and knowledge he has.