The Site Shed | Systems, Strategy and Growth for Tradies and Contractors
The Site Shed | Systems, Strategy and Growth for Tradies and Contractors
Matt Jones - Helping Tradies Build Smarter, Scalable Businesses
The Site Shed is a global podcast for tradies and contractors who want clearer systems, stronger strategy, and steadier business growth. Each episode is designed to educate and inform around the topics that matter most in running and scaling a modern trade business. Hosted by former plumber and digital agency owner Matt Jones, the podcast dives into real-world conversations on marketing, operations, apprenticeships, technology, hiring, leadership, finance, and more, all tailored to the trades and construction industry. You’ll hear practical insights, honest lessons, and expert perspectives from across the globe. Whether you work as a tradie, contractor, builder, electrician, landscaper, or run any service-based business, you’ll find ideas and experiences you can put into action straight away. If you're ready to work smarter, not harder, The Site Shed gives you the tools, frameworks, and viewpoints to help your business move forward with confidence.
Your Business Is Running You (And You Don't Even Know It) | ft. Greg McElroy & Jon Fisk | Ep. 501
🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt Most tradies think they own a business, but the business owns them, dictating every waking hour and every skipped family event. In this episode, Matt sits down with Greg and John from CrystalLIQ to unpack why your business is running you into the ground, how you became the bottleneck without realising it, and the exact moment you need to step out of the operator's seat and into the owner's chair. If...
Jun 2
42 min
The Lies Keeping Tradies Broke: What 500 Episodes Taught Me | Ep. 500 SPECIAL
🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt 500 episodes! Can you believe it? Since February 2016, this channel has been a journey, and it's clear that to truly achieve business success, you need more than just skill. This episode emphasises the critical role of visibility and effective business strategy in winning jobs, reminding us that the best tradie doesn't always win; the most visible one does. If your business runs on word-of-mouth, your mem...
May 26
34 min
Too Stubborn to Use AI? You'll Be Stuck Working Until You're 70 | ft. Troy Dean | Ep. 499
🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt AI isn't coming for your trade business; it's already here, and the tradies ignoring it are quietly handing leads, authority, and early retirement to their competitors. In this 499th episode of The Site Shed, Matt sits down with Troy Dean to break down exactly how AI is reshaping how tradies get found, answer leads, and build businesses that don't depend on them being on the tools 24/7. If you're st...
May 19
49 min
Is AI Answering Your Calls? How To Stop Losing Revenue On Missed Calls | ft. James O'Neill | Ep. 498
🎯 Free Tools for Growing Trade Businesses: https://tradie.wiki/pod 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt Are you spending big on ads but losing jobs before the phone even gets answered? In this episode, Matt sits down with James O'Neill from WildJar to uncover how call tracking and AI-powered call analysis can reveal exactly where your leads are falling through the cracks. If you're serious about turning every phone call into a booked job and...
May 12
46 min
Your Follow-Up Is All Wrong: Why 70% Convert After The 8th Contact Point | ft. Ryan Fenn | Ep. 497
Think your follow-up game is solid? Data from 450 million text messages says you're probably quitting too early. In this 497th episode of the Site Shed, Ryan Fenn, founder of Chirp and a man who's analysed 450 million text messages, breaks down why "fortune is in the follow-up" isn't just a cliché. It's a math problem most tradies are solving wrong. If you're tired of ghosted estimates, wasted lead spend, and watching jobs slip through the cracks, this episode is your blueprint for fixing t...
May 5
1 hr 4 min
Don’t Sign That Finance Deal Yet Until You Do This First | ft. Rob Misheloff | Ep. 496
🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt Finance might not be the sexiest topic in business, but getting it wrong can quietly drain your cash flow, stall your growth, and lock you into deals that cost far more than they should. In Episode 496, Matt sits down with Rob Misheloff from Smarter Finance USA to unpack one of the least understood parts of running a trade business: equipment and vehicle finance. It may not sound exciting, but getting thi...
Apr 28
37 min
Stop Wasting Good Leads With a Poor Sales Process | ft. Ben Wright | Ep. 495
🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt How many good leads are slipping through the cracks in your trade business because of a weak sales process? In Episode 495 of The Site Shed, Matt Jones sits down with Ben Wright to unpack why so many trade businesses waste perfectly viable leads through a weak sales process. From slow response times and poor follow-up to inconsistent quotes and missed opportunities on site, this episode digs into the prac...
Apr 21
1 hr 7 min
Fuel Prices Are Rising. Here’s What Hits Your Business Next | ft. Drew O'Farell | Ep. 494
🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt In Episode 494 of The Site Shed Podcast, Matt Jones sits down with returning guest Andrew O'Farrell to unpack what is really driving rising fuel costs and why tradie businesses should be paying close attention. What starts as a conversation about diesel prices quickly opens up into a much bigger discussion around global energy markets, fragile supply chains, and the real-world impact on trade business...
Apr 14
31 min
Your Onboarding Is Broken. Do This Instead | ft. Vicky Erwin | Ep. 493
🎯 Free Tools for Growing Trade Businesses: https://tradie.wiki/pod 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Book a Free Strategy Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt How do you onboard new tradies properly so they actually stick around past week one? In Episode 493 of The Site Shed Podcast, Matt Jones sits down with Vicky Irwin from Network Plumbing to unpack what effective staff onboarding really looks like in a growing trade business. If you’ve ever hired in a rush, thrown a new apprentice or technician in...
Apr 7
42 min
Inside The Mind of Australia’s Largest Home Service CEO | ft. Zak Saboune | Ep. 492
🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 Book a Free Discovery Call with Tradie Web Guys: https://tradie.wiki/tssyt Most tradies don’t need more motivation. They need clearer targets. In this 492nd episode of The Site Shed, Matt Jones chats with Zak Saboune from Service Today about how to build KPIs that your team actually understands, buys into, and performs for. No fluffy corporate scorecards. Just simple, practical numbers and behaviours that drive better productivity, stronger culture, and more profit. If you’ve ever fe...
Mar 31
1 hr 4 min
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