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I filled an application for gardening. It was only £40 a fortnight so was a bit blase with the references- I just put he name and phone number or just email address. With just first name for one of the three. Just ruhing really. Is it important to have name address and phone number? And...

I normally only do smallish jobs and until now people have always been happy with a text/phone (oral quote) call for the job. But this lady wants a quote on an email. I have my hotmail address which is my name @hotmail but should I get a more professional sounding domain like TJG Construction...

I have been using these flyers to get work. Putting them through doors and on shop windows. Are they any good? My mum used someone from the Internet, is this recommended? How about a professional email address as well instead of Hotmail address?

Went to a meeting, (help group thing) and there was this massive loud ex-military guy who had been put through it. Full of himself and a bit intimidating he said doing boilers was great because he was on £50/hr so recommended it. I had told him I was handyman so said if I had a mate who did it...

Did a fencing job. Did it well with a friend I thought. I paid my friend and paid for the materials (£500 odd pounds for materials). £280 for friend. The guy was complaining that we had cut too much Laurel off and had trodden on some plants- The Laurel had to come off. The plants were right...

I do maintenance work on some flats but did a one off gardening- mowing etc. It took me 3.5 hrs. Long way to drive. It takes normal gardeners 1 hr (there are 2 of them). How much should I charge? I may get the job so this will set a precedent. Or should just ask the management company how...

HMRC would like to see how many hours and what jobs you've etc, I find I use my phone the most with it backed up on google or something. Can anyone recommend a phone app that can record jobs done and money taken in for little daily cash jobs? Thxs

I just took a ton bag full of garden waste to my local tip and they charged me £6. A heavy one would probably be £8. How much should I charge per bag to customers? I can take 2 bags in my van.

£120 or £130 sound ok for a day rate and £18/hr for hourly rate. These flats are quite a drive in my van (40 mins one way)- do those prices sound fair? It's pressure washing, gardening, painting, carpentry stuff for them. It's a bit out of town so there's lots of older rich people and no...

I am trying to build a job as handyman/window cleaner. I asked a local blinds fitter if I coukld work with them to get experience. They wanted me to do 2-3 days, but because of my other commitments fancied starting out on one day. Not sure if money would be great, but thought I could gain...

How would I strap these DI vessels to side of van? Also, barrels and other stuff?

Going for a handyman job - pressure washing , painting etc and the management company want to see my public liability insurance. On it it says painting (domestic) . Is the domestic a problem? It lists carpentry, window cleaning and gardening and painting decorating (domestic) Also has...

I quoted £60 for 4 hrs work/weekly- just quickly said this over the phone to a lady (off the top of my head) Is this reasonable or should I ask for a bit more? say £80? I have public liability insurance. The thing is it will be a 30 min drive each way as well. A guy just called me back and...

How u do this ? Spirit level. Get ground level underneath etc

Someone asked me to put posts and 5 fence panels of feathered type. How can I find gardener who can help me do this? Ask on Gumtree? Already text gardener friend and no response. Also, how u do this?

Top one's is post card- front and back the other is car magnet sign and there's a t-shirt. Is it worth getting two of the car magnetic signs for both car doors and will it not hide the fact my car is a dented old banger (also in photo). Will get a van soon though.

Do you think this a good thing take into people's properties to put tools on and work off so you don't get their property dirty? Thought with a dust sheet, you would forget which was the dirty and which the clean side.

Just wondered how it went for people starting out as handymen? How much they charge and how they market themselves?