Autor
Founder of TradeYoke. Builds the platform end to end — web, mobile and the bits in between.
A missed appointment costs a trade business the travel time, the slot another customer could have had, and the awkward call to rebook. Here's what actually cuts no-shows, and how TradeYoke automates it.
Most window cleaning and gardening businesses grow by word of mouth and a van sign — until the phone stops being the fastest way for a new customer to book. Here's when a website earns its keep, and what to put on it.
Every invoicing tool claims to be the answer. Here's what actually matters for a UK trade business — branded PDFs, a pay link, an accounting sync you can trust — what the current crop of tools gets right and leaves out, and where TradeYoke fits, gaps included.
A round that looks full on paper can still waste an hour of driving if it isn't planned properly. Here's what actually makes a window cleaning round efficient, what dedicated round-planning tools get right, and how TradeYoke's Plan my day automates the decide-order-go routine every morning.
A scaffolder on their own on a roof, an electrician alone in a plant room, a solar installer working a rural site — lone working is normal in these trades. Here's what genuinely reduces the risk, and how TradeYoke gives the office real visibility without a box wired into the van.
Speed on the phone, money you can see, books that never need re-typing and UK compliance built in. Here is the checklist we would use, and what it should cost.
TradeYoke's web app and native apps are the same code. Here's what that buys customers — and the rules we follow to keep it true.
Sole traders typically pay £15 to £30 a month, small teams £30 to £50. Here is what you should get for that, and the per-user fees that quietly double it.
Every field app claims to 'work on mobile'. Very few keep working when the signal drops behind a house, in a basement or halfway up a valley. Here's why we built TradeYoke the other way round.
A pay link by text, a card on the doorstep, a Direct Debit for the regulars. The three ways UK trades get paid the same day, and when to use each.
What MTD for VAT actually asks of a VAT-registered trade business: digital records, the nine boxes, obligations, and a guided filing that talks to HMRC for you.
The thresholds, the dates, the quarterly updates and the first-year soft landing on penalties, in one page a self-employed tradesperson can act on.
