Software guides
Plain-English breakdowns of the apps NZ trade businesses use, what each one does and how to get started.
Fergus for NZ tradies: job management built by a plumber
What Fergus does, who it suits and how it compares: a plain-English guide to the NZ-founded job management app for plumbers, electricians and other trades.
2 min read
Job management softwareServiceM8 for NZ tradies: features, the free plan and how pricing works
A plain-English guide to ServiceM8: what it does, how its jobs-per-month pricing works, who the free plan suits and how to get started.
2 min read
Software guidesThe software every NZ trade business needs (and what each one does)
A plain-English map of the apps a modern trade business runs on: website, Google profile, job management, accounting, payments and phones.
3 min read
Job management softwareTradify for NZ tradies: what it does and how to get started
A plain-English guide to Tradify, the NZ-founded job management app: features, who it suits, how pricing works and how to set it up in your first week.
3 min read
Software guidesTradify vs Fergus vs ServiceM8: which job app suits your trade business?
A side-by-side comparison of the three most popular job management apps with NZ tradies: features, pricing models and which type of business each one suits.
2 min read
Accounting softwareHow to use Xero as a tradie: a simple guide
Xero explained for NZ trade businesses: bank feeds, invoices, receipts, GST returns and payroll, plus how to connect it to your job app so the books mostly do themselves.
3 min read
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