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How to Quote a Painting Job in Australia
Wall area, paint litres, prep hours, spray vs roller and what to leave out. A worked painting quote with real numbers, so the price you send is the price that holds up.
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Expert advice on mastering troubleshooting, winning more quotes, and using AI to get your weekends back.
Tradie Assistant Pro Drops to $9 a Month
Pro dropped 69% to $9 a month, or $90 a year. For that you get an AI that answers from real standards and manufacturer manuals, plus a full set of basic admin tools. Here's the maths.
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WHS Duties of a Self-Employed Tradie in Australia
The law has a word for what you are the moment you start your own trade business, and it's not 'sole trader'. Here's what a PCBU actually owes workers, subcontractors, and the public - and what happens if you don't deliver.
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Can AI Write Your Review Responses? When to Use It and When to Write It Yourself
89% of customers expect a reply to their review. Only about 5% of businesses actually give them one. Here's where AI genuinely helps close that gap, and where it can make things worse.
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How to Register for GST as a Tradie
The $75k question every growing tradie eventually googles at 11pm. When you have to register, when it's worth doing early, and what actually changes on your invoices once you do.
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How to Quote a Roofing Job in Australia
Roof area isn't wall area, pitch changes everything, and fall protection isn't optional once you're above 2 metres. Here's how to quote a roofing job so the number holds up once you're actually on the ladder.
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Why ChatGPT Gets Standards Wrong (And What Actually Works Instead)
Lawyers have been fined for citing court cases ChatGPT invented from nothing. The same failure happens with technical standards - here's why, and how Smart Assistant is built to avoid it.
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