In this episode, we chat with Jim Bliss, founder of The Bliss Fix, joining us live from a cruise ship! 🚢
Jim shares how he left a 22‑year corporate job, leaned on family & faith, and built a successful handyman business in just over a year — all while staying true to honesty, integrity, and providing top‑notch customer service.
What you’ll learn:
- How to price jobs without selling yourself short
- Why reputation & reviews matter more than fancy marketing
- How to get booked out weeks in advance
- The power of asking good questions up front (before you quote)
- Tips on niche certification (e.g. aging‑in‑place services)
- Small operational changes that yield big efficiency gains
Whether you’re starting out as a handyman, thinking of going full‑time, or trying to scale what you have, this convo has takeaways you can use right now.
Hosted by Jason Call, Founder of Handyman Marketing Pros, and Allen Lee, Founder of The Handyman Journey
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