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How to use Blueprint week by week
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Private contractor operating playbook
Learn the business side properly, then apply it directly in BuilderBuddi.
Blueprint Hub is practical training for real contractor work: pricing, quoting, delivery, payments, repeat work, and growth. Every lesson ends with a direct BuilderBuddi action so this becomes execution, not theory.
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Journey overview
From trade skill to business control
Module 1
4 lessonsStart Here
Build real momentum in week one by focusing on one working system, not everything at once.
This module orients you inside the course and the app, maps BuilderBuddi to your workflow, and gives you a practical 7-day sprint to create early momentum.
Outcome: You know exactly which lever to pull first and you have a weekly rhythm for keeping progress visible.
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Module 2
4 lessonsBusiness Foundations
Build the decision framework and minimum systems that let your trade skills actually run a business instead of just running you.
This module shifts your operating mindset from tradesperson-only thinking to business operator decisions — covering job acceptance logic, the four core business engines, margin awareness, and minimum systems.
Outcome: You operate from clear rules and a weekly rhythm instead of reacting to whoever called last or whichever job is loudest.
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Module 3
6 lessonsPricing and Quoting
Build a pricing structure and quoting system that protects margin, wins more work, and creates fewer disputes.
The most commercially critical module in the course. Covers pricing from real inputs, separating cost layers correctly, eliminating the six mistakes that kill margin, quoting faster without lowering standards, handling price objections confidently, and writing scope that prevents disputes.
Outcome: Your quotes are structured, defensible, and faster to produce — and you stop dropping price when you do not need to.
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Module 4
5 lessonsFinding and Winning Clients
Stop relying on luck for your next job. Build a simple system for consistent lead flow, fast follow-up, and winning quotes on the right work.
Covers lead source analysis, standard enquiry handling, quoting speed advantage, referral and review systems, and trust-building communication that wins jobs before price is even discussed.
Outcome: You know exactly where your work comes from, you respond to leads faster than competitors, and your post-job referral process generates predictable new work.
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Module 5
4 lessonsRunning the Job Properly
Deliver every job cleanly — with clear scope, proactive change management, and solid records that protect you and impress clients.
Covers site notes and pre-start planning, handling changes and surprises, managing client expectations on site, and a professional handover that triggers payment and earns reviews.
Outcome: Every job you deliver has a pre-start confirmation, documented variations, a professional handover, and an invoice sent on completion day.
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Module 6
3 lessonsGetting Paid
Protect your cash flow with deposits, progress payments, and a professional invoice process that gets money in without awkward chasing.
Covers deposit policy implementation, progress payment milestone structuring, and a professional three-stage late-payment follow-up system.
Outcome: You have a deposit policy in your quote template, a progress payment structure for larger jobs, and a three-stage follow-up sequence for overdue invoices.
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Highlighted tools
Use these this week
Pricing Worksheet
Structured labour/material/overhead pricing sheet.
Markup and Margin Guide
Quick reference for pricing margin logic.
Exclusions Checklist
Prevent hidden scope errors before send.
Quote Wording Prompts
Plain-language phrasing for inclusions and exclusions.
BuilderBuddi implementation path
Learn, apply, and review every week
- 1. Learn one lesson and define one practical action.
- 2. Apply it inside Jobs, Quotes, Notebook, or Invoices.
- 3. Review outcomes on Friday and set the next action.