Six messages for people who have not called you yet. Ask a new enquiry where they found you. Write an about paragraph for a listing. Set up a standing swap with a related trade. Make an offer to a local business or letting agent. Ask a client to show a finished job. Write to the neighbours of a job you are on this week. Fill in your details once at the top of this page, and every script below updates.
The other template packs on this site all assume someone has already contacted you. These six are for the stretch before that. They help you get found in the first place. They also help you find out afterward what worked.
Fill in your details once at the top of this page, and every script below updates to match. None of these carries a referral or review ask. Those live in the after-the-job pack. A short-notice availability note lives in the quiet-season pack.
The invoice and quote generators and the printables share your name and business. The client, invoice #, amount, and due date stay in these template pages only. The generators and printables do not get them. Both sets stay on this device. We never receive anything you type here. Text still in brackets after you fill in the fields is a blank for each message. Fill it in as you send. See or clear all your saved details on the free tools page.
Hi [Client name], thanks for getting in touch — quick one before I put a price together: where did you hear about [Your business]? Helps me know what's actually working.
Why it works One line added to a reply you are already sending costs nothing. It is the only way to find out which source works. The loudest source may not be the one that works.
[Your business], run by [Your name], covers [trade or service] across [area]. [Number] years doing this kind of work, [licence, insurance, or certification line if it applies]. [One line on what sets the work apart — turnaround, tidiness, a guarantee]. Get in touch for a price: [phone or email].
Why it works Write this paragraph once and paste it into every listing or profile. It says the same true things about the business everywhere. You avoid a different half-finished version on each one.
Subject: Sending work each other’s way
Hi [trade name], it's [Your name] at [Your business]. I get asked for [their trade] work now and then, and I'd guess the same happens to you the other way. Want to send jobs each other's way when they come up? No fee or cut either way — you price and invoice your own work, I price and invoice mine, we just pass on a name. If that works for you, I'll send the next one over.
Why it works Say up front that no fee changes hands on either side. That keeps a referral arrangement from turning into a pricing argument later.
Subject: A standing arrangement for your [trade] work
Hi [contact name], I'm [Your name] at [Your business]. I look after [trade] work for a few [landlords or businesses] nearby, and wanted to see if a standing arrangement would help: whenever [the kind of issue] comes up, you call me directly and I get it sorted, usually within [timeframe]. [Rate or callout terms, if you have them set]. Happy to start with one job and see how it goes before agreeing to anything ongoing.
Why it works Name a specific response time and start with one job. Do not ask for an open-ended commitment. A business or agent then has an easy way to say yes to trying it.
Hi [Client name], really pleased with how [the job] came out — would you mind if I took a couple of photos to show other clients what this kind of work looks like? Happy to leave out anything that shows [address, faces, or other personal details].
Why it works Ask before the camera comes out, and say what you will leave out. A finished job you are proud of then does not leave a client feeling exposed.
Hi, I'm [Your name] from [Your business] — working at [address] this week on [brief description of the work]. Wanted to give you a heads up about [noise, parking, or access] between [days/times]. If you ever need [trade] work done yourself, here's how to reach me: [phone or email].
Why it works A note that explains the disruption first and mentions the business second reads as considerate, not as a flyer. That is why neighbours tend to keep it.
You still write and send every message on this page. BizBinder does not track lead sources or send any of this for you. It does keep your enquiries on one Requests list. You log them, or they arrive by form or email. A name texted from a van or scrawled on a card then does not get lost before you follow up.
You are on the list.
A person reads every request. You will hear from us within one business day.
The free library is open while you wait. Nothing in it needs an account.