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Bookkeeping for trades businesses (plumbers, electricians)

Online

opportunity

Demand: 74

Competition gap: 68

Margin: 80

Ease of entry: 58

Market momentum: 55

Demand

Is the demand real?

Strong recurring pain. Trades owners hate the paperwork, fall behind on books, and will gladly pay to never touch it. They talk about it constantly in trade groups.

Market trend

Growing or fading?

▬ Flat

Steady, recession-resistant demand. Trades always need their books done.

Search demand

What people search

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Competitor teardown

Your competitors, and how to beat each one

Generalist bookkeepers

Weak spot: Do not speak the trade, slow, treat trades like any client.

How to beat them: Niche to trades, know job costing and retainage, become the obvious referral.

DIY QuickBooks

Weak spot: Owners do not have time and make a mess.

How to beat them: Sell time back, not software.

The offer to lead with

We do your books so you can stay on the tools. Flat monthly, no surprises.

Job costing, monthly close, tax-ready statements. We handle the chase, you get a clean dashboard.

Pricing: 299 to 799 a month by volume · Guarantee: First month free if we do not save you a full day.

Outreach scripts

What to send

Facebook trade group comment

Drowning in receipts? We do books only for trades, flat monthly. Happy to clean up last year free as a trial.

Cold email to local trades

Hi [name], I do bookkeeping just for [trade] shops in [city]. Most owners I work with were 3 months behind. Want a free catch-up on last quarter?

Lead sourcing

Where to get the customers

Pull local licensed contractors from state license boards and Google Maps. Filter by trade and 1 to 20 employees. Apollo for the owner email.

The plan

What to do first

Week 1: join 10 trade Facebook groups, help for free, mention you only do trades. Week 2: offer a free catch-up to 5 owners. Land 2 retainers a week.

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