Toolfy Blog
Your Biggest Competitor Just Went Bust: How to Capture Their Customers
Ethical outreach strategies, rescue job pricing, trust-building scripts, and the 30-day customer acquisition plan when a competitor closes down.
Competitor Is Badmouthing You to Shared Customers: Your Response Strategy
Legal recourse for defamation, customer retention tactics when competitors trash your reputation, and the high-road strategy that wins long-term.
Should You Buy or Lease Your Second Van? The Real 2026 Numbers
Tax implications, depreciation, cash flow impact, and the break-even analysis that shows whether buying or leasing makes sense for your business.
Bank Holiday Callout Pricing: How Much to Charge in 2026
The 2x-3x multiplier math, how to justify premium rates, and what UK tradespeople actually charge for emergency callouts on bank holidays.
Your Apprentice Damaged Customer Property: Who Pays?
Employer liability rules, insurance claims, customer compensation, and the damage control protocol that protects your business reputation.
The £40K Revenue Ceiling: Why You Can't Grow Without Raising Prices
Working more hours but taking home less. The capacity math that proves underpricing traps you at £40K revenue—and the pricing strategy that breaks through.
2026 starter kit for solo & small crews
The first 30-day blueprint for 1–10 employee service teams. Toolfy-native workflows, budgets, and checklists to get you operational fast.
Reminder & workflow stack template for 2026 service teams
Reminders, payouts, Slack alerts, and API hooks—one blueprint for running a lean field service workflow stack inside Toolfy.
Bootstrapped marketing plan for 2026
Neighborhood-first playbook for 1–10 person service crews. Templates, Toolfy reminders, and sub-£500 campaign ideas inside.
Carbon reporting starter kit for trade teams
Collect van mileage, materials, and energy data inside Toolfy so you can answer SECR or client sustainability questions overnight.
Cash flow basics for 1–10 person service teams
Deposits, payout settings, and reserve habits to keep tiny service crews liquid all year—built around Toolfy reports and dashboards.
ChatGPT Apps + Toolfy job creation playbook
Walkthrough for letting office staff (or customers) create Toolfy jobs straight from ChatGPT conversations via the MCP integration.