Cash jobs can be more than you bargained for . . .

Cash jobs can be more than you bargained for . . .

It may seem like a good idea – get yourself a deal and do a tradie a favour – but cash jobs are never that smart and the outcomes can be disastrous. “Reputation is the one thing that smart and organised tradies take seriously . . .” There’s a saying...
Keeping the cowboys in the corral

Keeping the cowboys in the corral

Do you check recent reviews on businesses before you use them? A recent story in the Kiwi press highlights again just how valuable reviews are… These days it’s critical to spend a bit of time choosing the right tradie or service provider online before you...
Taking care of business with NoCowboys’ help

Taking care of business with NoCowboys’ help

Paul Toschi has been in the painting industry for years and in 2016 launched his own company – Brushy Bee Ltd. When looking to market his business, he decided that NoCowboys was all he needed, and for the past two years, with NoCowboys’ help, Paul has built up a solid...
A brave new world

A brave new world

My dad didn’t listen to what other people thought about tradespeople they’d employed. Instead, word of mouth to him was listening to what his friends said about the things we wanted to make our lives easier and telling us they were all death traps. Microwave?...
Keeping the home fires burning

Keeping the home fires burning

It’s hard to beat a roaring fire in winter but ensuring that your fire delivers the performance it should and is safe as possible means you need to be vigilant in keeping your chimney clean and regularly inspected for any possible repairs. Though the idea of needing a...