From a 2019 idea to today: the whole TradeYoke journey
An idea from helping manage window cleaning rounds around 2019, development from the start of 2024, and where it has got to in October 2026. The whole journey in one place.
Autor
Carl Randall
Gründer von TradeYoke. Baut die Plattform von Grund auf — Web, Mobile und alles dazwischen.
What a customer record should do at the door: a trade business CRM that works on your phone
Gate codes on the back of an invoice, addresses in three apps and a customer who owes you from March. Here is what a customer record for a trade business should hold, and how to check it works on a phone, at the door.
Running your window cleaning round from your phone, without another app to install
Most of a window cleaner's day happens on a pavement with a phone in one hand. Here is what a round needs from that phone, and how TradeYoke works in your browser and from your home screen with nothing to download.
Wie britische Handwerker noch am selben Tag bezahlt werden (Zahlungslinks, Karten, Direct Debit)
Ein Zahlungslink per SMS, eine Karte an der Haustür, eine Direct Debit für die Stammkunden. Die drei Wege, wie britische Handwerker noch am selben Tag bezahlt werden, und wann Sie welchen nutzen.
Zwei Gewerke in einem Konto führen (und warum der Kalender es nicht kümmert)
Viele Handwerksbetriebe machen zwei Dinge: Fenster und Dachrinnen, Gärten und Zäune, Solar und Elektro. Ein Konto, ein Kalender, eine Kundenliste, ein Rechnungslauf.
Five years of the same idea, and why we finally started building
The idea was about five years old when we started building at the start of 2024. Here is why we waited, what made us begin, and the rules we set ourselves on day one.
Where TradeYoke began: an idea from helping run window cleaning rounds
Around 2019 we were helping manage window cleaning rounds and kept seeing the same problems: rounds on paper, missed cleans, money to chase. This is where TradeYoke began.