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Booked Out: Social Media That Wins Trade Jobs

The no-fluff social media system for trade and service business owners who want real booked jobs, not likes and follows.

96 min · 30 video lectures · quizzes · assignments · workbook

About this course

Most trade and service business owners know social media could bring in more work — but they post randomly, get zero traction, and eventually stop entirely. This course fixes that with a simple, repeatable system built specifically for people who work with their hands and run businesses on their own.

Why it pays for itself:

  • Built for electricians, plumbers, painters, landscapers, cleaners, roofers, mobile detailers, handymen, and every other skilled trade or service operator, this 30-lecture program walks you through the exact social media actions that convert a scrolling stranger into a booked job.
  • Not a follower.
  • A paying client.
  • You will learn how to pick the single platform that actually produces bookings in your trade, how to create content in under 15 minutes per post without a camera crew or a graphic design background, how to build a posting rhythm you can maintain for 52 weeks — not just the first three — and how to turn a strong online presence into a steady pipeline of inbound leads that call you first.
  • What you will get: - A platform decision that matches your trade, your market, and how you already work — so you stop splitting effort across four channels that produce nothing - A content formula built around before-and-after photos, day-in-the-life clips, and trust-building posts that generate quote requests without any hard selling - A weekly posting cadence that takes 90 minutes per week at the outside and never requires hiring a marketing agency - A direct conversion path from engaged follower to booked appointment using tools you already have on your phone - A review and customer video system that does your selling for you, in the words of people who have already paid for your work - A paid boost framework so when you do spend 20 dollars promoting a post, it reaches the right people in your service area — not random accounts three provinces away This is operator-to-operator content.
  • Every tactic is specific, immediate, and designed for a service business owner who has real work to do and limited time to spend on marketing.

What you'll learn

  • You will be able to identify and commit to the single platform most likely to produce booked jobs in your specific trade and market
  • You will be able to photograph and caption a before-and-after post in under 15 minutes using only your phone
  • You will be able to build a weekly posting schedule that requires no more than 90 minutes of effort and never requires an agency
  • You will be able to create a conversion path from a social media post to a booked estimate using your existing tools
  • You will be able to ask a happy customer for a video review and use it as your highest-performing piece of content
  • You will be able to run a targeted paid boost on a high-performing post that reaches real prospects in your service area
  • You will be able to track whether your social content is producing calls and quotes — and cut what is not
  • You will be able to respond to comments and DMs in a way that books appointments without discounting your rate

Course curriculum

Section 1: Section 1: Pick Your One Platform

  • Welcome: Why One Platform Done Well Beats Four Done Poorly
  • The Four Platforms: What Each One Actually Does for Trades
  • Matching Your Trade to the Right Platform
  • Setting Up a Profile That Makes People Call You
  • Making the 90-Day Commitment and Tracking Your Starting Point

Section 2: Section 2: Content That Converts

  • Before and After: The Post Format That Sells Without Selling
  • Day-in-the-Life Content: Why It Builds Trust Before a Customer Calls
  • Teaching One Thing Per Post: Educational Content That Positions You as the Expert
  • Writing Captions That Make People Stop Scrolling
  • Phone Photography for Trade Work: Light, Angle, and the 30-Second Edit

Section 3: Section 3: A Posting Cadence You Can Keep

  • Cadence Over Perfection: The Rule of Consistent and Imperfect
  • The Weekly Content Mix: What to Post Each Week
  • Stories vs. Feed Posts: When to Use Each
  • Scheduling Tools That Save You Hours Per Week
  • Avoiding Content Burnout: How to Stay Consistent After Month Three

Section 4: Section 4: Turning Followers Into Booked Jobs

  • The Difference Between Engagement and a Booked Estimate
  • Responding to DMs and Comments That Turn Into Quotes
  • The Link in Your Bio: Building a Direct Path to a Booked Call
  • Using Facebook Groups to Get Tagged in Recommendation Threads
  • The Direct Ask: How to Turn a Post Into an Inquiry This Week

Section 5: Section 5: Reviews and Customer Video

  • Why a Five-Star Review Outperforms Any Post You Will Ever Create
  • Asking for Reviews Without Feeling Awkward: The Script That Works
  • Customer Video Testimonials: The Highest-Converting Content You Can Post
  • Responding to Negative Reviews: The Reply That Protects Your Reputation
  • Building a Review System That Runs Without You Remembering to Ask

Section 6: Section 6: When and How to Boost a Post

  • Paid vs. Organic: What Boosting Actually Does and When to Use It
  • Choosing Which Post to Boost: The Content That Converts at Scale
  • Targeting Your Boost to Reach the Homeowners Who Hire You
  • Reading Your Boost Results: What the Numbers Actually Mean
  • How Often to Boost and How to Build a Simple Paid Strategy

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Instant lifetime access · HD video · workbook & templates included

Who this course is for

Built for trade and service business owners who have tried social media and quit because it produced no paying work.

Everything you get, working together: