The AI Trades Blog
AI tools, marketing tactics, and automation strategies for home service contractors.
How to Grow Your Electrical Business With Smart Home Installation Services
The median smart home project pays $15,000. Here's how electricians are adding this service to double average job tickets in 2026.
How to Use Field Service Management Software to Scale Your Home Service Business
FSM software cuts admin time 20-30% and boosts revenue per tech by up to 30%. Here's how to pick the right platform and actually scale.
How to Grow Your Plumbing Business With Commercial Accounts
Commercial plumbing accounts average $800-$1,500 per call vs. $300-$500 residential. Here's how to land and keep them.
How to Use Good-Better-Best Pricing to Close More Quotes in Your Home Service Business
70% of homeowners pay more for better service. Good-Better-Best pricing captures that revenue with 3 tiers on every quote.
How to Grow Your Landscaping Business by Adding Irrigation Services
Irrigation installs average $2,541–$6,500 per job with 40%–60% margins. Here's how to add this service and market it for $43/lead.
Stop Targeting by Zip Code: Build a 3-Dimension ICP for Your Service Business
79% of home service leads never convert. Learn the 3-dimension ICP framework that cuts tire-kickers and lowers your real cost per customer.
How to Add Storm Damage Inspection Services to Your Roofing Business
Storm damage leads close at 30-40% vs. 3.7% for standard roofing ads. Here's how to build a storm inspection service that prints money.
How to Grow a Pest Control Business with Recurring Revenue
85.2% of residential pest control revenue is recurring. Learn how to build subscription plans that compound into a $3,000+ LTV per customer.
How to Add Leak Detection Services to Grow Your Plumbing Business
Leak detection jobs average $175-$1,000+ and slab repairs hit $5,000-$15,000. Here's how to add this service and make it pay.
How to Grow a Commercial Cleaning Business: Strategies to Win More Contracts
Commercial cleaning leads convert at 17.65% - the highest in home services. Here's how to win more contracts and grow past $100K.
How to Grow Your Pest Control Business by Landing Commercial Accounts
Commercial pest control is 50%+ of $28.4B industry revenue. Learn how to land accounts worth $10K to $200K in lifetime value.
How to Add Generator Installation Services to Your Electrical Business
Generator installs pay $5,000–$15,000 per job. Here's how electricians add this service without burning cash on bad leads.