Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Starting your own electrical company sounds exciting, until you realize the phone isn’t ringing. 😬 In this video, I share my first month experience testing Yelp, Thumbtack, and other lead services to see which ones actually brought in paying customers.
You’ll hear what I did with my marketing budget 💸, why getting reviews felt impossible at first, and what I learned about the reality of “pay to play” in today’s market. From building your website to choosing the right platform for leads, I’m breaking down the mistakes I made and what surprised me most.
⚡ Wondering if paying for leads is worth it? Or if you should focus on Google, Yelp, or another route entirely? I cover the real numbers, frustrations, and small wins that shaped my first month out on my own.
➡️ Whether you’re thinking of launching your business or you’re already in the grind, this is what I wish someone told me before spending my first dollar on ads.
Chapters:
00:00 - Day One
00:18 - Getting Online
02:32 - Visual Portfolio
04:12 - Creating a Website
05:31 - Lead Finding Services
11:16 – Changing Strategy
18:13 – First Month Recap
🤘⚡️EU Learning System⚡️🤘
For Individuals --- electricianu.com/learning-system-for-individuals
For Businesses --- electricianu.com/learning-system-for-businesses
-Video courses on every side of the electrical trade (theory, code, safety, wiring, install, troubleshooting, leadership, and more)
-Practice exams for 2017, 2020, 2023 code
-YouTube videos categorized and searchable
-Audio lessons
-Forum
-Business version has admin portal and ability to assign learning to technicians and monitor progress
-Any business size from 2 techs to 2,000!
🎓💡CONTINUING EDUCATION💡🎓
Sign up here --- electricianu.com/electrician-continuing-education-online-electrician-u
-State Approved
-Video Based
✍📝PRACTICE EXAMS📝✍
Get them here --- electricianu.com/electrician-exam-practice-tests
-2017, 2020, and 2023 NEC versions
-Online Residential Wireman Exam
-Online Journeyman Exam
-Online Master Exam
-300 Question Online Code Cannon (not license specific, all code)
-Take as many times as you want
-All of the above come with printable PDFs
🎤🎧PODCAST🎧🎤
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/7ldCwdxhWnT0R3nne96XjC?si=a42a98b83c3549fc&nd=1
Apple Podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/electrician-u/id1583270265
📱👍SOCIALS👍📱
TikTok - tiktok.com/@electricianu
Instagram - instagram.com/electrician_u
Facebook - facebook.com/TheElectricianU
Reddit - reddit.com/r/ElectricianU
Rumble - rumble.com/c/ElectricianU
Discord - discord.gg/electricianu
🎧🎹Music, Editing, and Videography by Drake Descant and Rob LeBlanc🎹🎧
#electrician #electrical #electricity
Starting your own electrical company sounds exciting, until you realize the phone isn’t ringing. 😬 In this video, I share my first month experience testing Yelp, Thumbtack, and other lead services to see which ones actually brought in paying customers.
You’ll hear what I did with my marketing budget 💸, why getting reviews felt impossible at first, and what I learned about the reality of “pay to play” in today’s market. From building your website to choosing the right platform for leads, I’m breaking down the mistakes I made and what surprised me most.
⚡ Wondering if paying for leads is worth it? Or if you should focus on Google, Yelp, or another route entirely? I cover the real numbers, frustrations, and small wins that shaped my first month out on my own.
➡️ Whether you’re thinking of launching your business or you’re already in the grind, this is what I wish someone told me before spending my first dollar on ads.
Chapters:
00:00 - Day One
00:18 - Getting Online
02:32 - Visual Portfolio
04:12 - Creating a Website
05:31 - Lead Finding Services
11:16 – Changing Strategy
18:13 – First Month Recap
🤘⚡️EU Learning System⚡️🤘
For Individuals --- electricianu.com/learning-system-for-individuals
For Businesses --- electricianu.com/learning-system-for-businesses
-Video courses on every side of the electrical trade (theory, code, safety, wiring, install, troubleshooting, leadership, and more)
-Practice exams for 2017, 2020, 2023 code
-YouTube videos categorized and searchable
-Audio lessons
-Forum
-Business version has admin portal and ability to assign learning to technicians and monitor progress
-Any business size from 2 techs to 2,000!
🎓💡CONTINUING EDUCATION💡🎓
Sign up here --- electricianu.com/electrician-continuing-education-online-electrician-u
-State Approved
-Video Based
✍📝PRACTICE EXAMS📝✍
Get them here --- electricianu.com/electrician-exam-practice-tests
-2017, 2020, and 2023 NEC versions
-Online Residential Wireman Exam
-Online Journeyman Exam
-Online Master Exam
-300 Question Online Code Cannon (not license specific, all code)
-Take as many times as you want
-All of the above come with printable PDFs
🎤🎧PODCAST🎧🎤
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/7ldCwdxhWnT0R3nne96XjC?si=a42a98b83c3549fc&nd=1
Apple Podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/electrician-u/id1583270265
📱👍SOCIALS👍📱
TikTok - tiktok.com/@electricianu
Instagram - instagram.com/electrician_u
Facebook - facebook.com/TheElectricianU
Reddit - reddit.com/r/ElectricianU
Rumble - rumble.com/c/ElectricianU
Discord - discord.gg/electricianu
🎧🎹Music, Editing, and Videography by Drake Descant and Rob LeBlanc🎹🎧
#electrician #electrical #electricity
