231 - The Art of Finding Trustworthy Trades: The Building Dreams Group with Tara Vandeligt

Come along as we delve deeply into the world of construction, remodeling, and locating the ideal contractors for your ideal house. Building Dreams Group's expert, Tara, is here to share her success secrets.

Learn about the influence of community-driven recommendations and the value of due diligence when choosing trades. Find out what to look for when selecting the right experts for your project.

Tara also shares information about how much to charge for quotes and how to find the ideal balance.

Don't miss this episode, which is packed with insightful advice on how to make your home project a huge success.

Bernadette and Tara have you covered at every turn! Come listen to this essential podcast episode right now.

“The way we work is we use the power of community to create a really great quality service in that our trade directory has some of the best local, tradespeople on the peninsula in it.

We use the feedback from the general community and other industry people in the community to let us know if their experience with that particular person has been, or business has been good or bad. And it's a labor of love and we're always tailoring it and fixing it and making it better."

-Tara Vandeligt

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

00:00 Introduction

03:23 Building Dreams Group Community

05:46 Curating Business Listings

08:04 Identifying Patterns of Feedback

09:47 Limiting Trades in Categories

11:42 Community Growth

14:05 SEO and Online Presence

15:14 Challenges with Self-Promotion

16:37 Creating a Directory

19:06 Asking Friends and Family for Trade Recommendations

21:09 Digital Footprint and Licensing

25:49 Benefits of Clear Descriptions

27:42 Sources for Finding Trades

29:04 The Importance of Liking Your Trades

32:10 Future Goals for the Community

Resources

Building Dreams Group

https://www.buildingdreamsgroup.com/

Women in Business - Mornington Peninsula

https://womeninbusiness.org.au/

The School Of Renovating

https://www.theschoolofrenovating.com

She Renovates Podcast

https://www.theschoolofrenovating.com/podcasts-page/

Connect with The School of Renovating

ASK BERNADETTE

https://www.theschoolofrenovating.com/podcasts-page

Subscribe to She Renovates Apple Podcast

https://apple.co/3faoWlT

Subscribe to Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSchoolOfRenovating

Follow on Twitter

https://twitter.com/renovatingsc

Follow  on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/the_school_of_renovating