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Shining Star Salesman Wins For Contractor!
How one salesman makes a difference. Have you ever seen how one person can single handily outsell all the others? For some of us you sit and wonder what the hell does this guy or gal have that I don’t? Is it better sales skills? Better training...
Contractor’s Bailout?
How to survive this market without a bailout! Hello, it’s the first of the year and we have a new president so how come the phone is not ringing? Where is all the customers at? Contractor’s all over the country are asking how do we naviga...
Contractor Product Mix
How contractors can add new products for maximum profit! I see a lot of contractors sell only one product or offer one type of service. I must ask myself is this a wise choice? So, I went on the hunt to find out the good and bad of making this choic...
Contractors Online Marketing
How to make online Marketing for contractor sales roar in 2009 I don’t think most contractors clearly understand the power of online marketing. Most are still stuck in the rut of marketing in let say the yellow pages. Believe this dinosaur is ...
How to Explode Sales in 2009
“How to work with your salesman and close more deals.” I know there are a lot of ways to work and close deals. Sometimes your sales staff cannot close the deal right away. Maybe your client needs to think about it or even get some more bi...
S&T Part 3 The Magic
How contractors can use strategy and tactics to there benefit! Look at your current business operations. I will bet money your contracting business is being run tactically- meaning all you have driving your business is a commitment to “advertis...
Contractor Leads
How Contractors Can Generate Leads The Easy Way! Let’s face it we all need leads to run our contractor business. But is there a way other then using the dreaded lead service. You know the one that sell you the lead but then sells it 20 more tim...
Contractor Payroll Blues!
Learn how to schedule your work to make your life easier! Some of the things I have mastered during my construction career is how to schedule jobs to blend with payroll and other money disasters. Now it can be taught but no one cares about this more ...
Replacement Windows
Things sure have changed when it comes to replacement windows. Yes, you now have so many styles to choose from but you also have some serious energy saving windows now on the market. Pending on what area of the country you live in they make a window...
Contractors and Trucks
Do your company trucks tell the story about your work! It’s been often said that you can tell how a contractors work is by looking at there truck. For my self I must say when I was hiring installers, the first thing I would look at was his truc...
Contractor Niche Business
How a Contractor Can Create a Niche Business So someone needs to be the bad guy once in awhile right? Well let it be me! Because I’m trying to save your ass here OK? Have you learned anything in the last couple of years? Let’s take a look...
Niche Down Or Bust
Yes, Contractors Love To Be All Things To All Clients? Well Almost! So someone needs to be the bad guy once in awhile right? Well let it be me! Because I’m trying to save your ass here OK? Have you learned anything in the last couple of years? ...
Contractor Expectations
Are Contractors Expectations In Line With The Real World Today? I have been talking to some “contractors” around the country on some forums and asking if they think that they are expecting to much from not only the market but from there e...
Contractor Expectations
Are Contractors Expectations In Line With The Real World Today? I have been talking to some “contractors” around the country on some forums and asking if they think that they are expecting to much from not only the market but from there e...
McMansions to Small
The Boom Years Are Over And Small Is The New Big For Housing The days of big homes are over thanks to this wake up call economy. Homeowners are now looking to stay in the 2200 to 2900 sq. feet type home. Clients are looking to stay smaller but they ...
McMansions to Small
The Boom Years Are Over And Small Is The New Big For Housing The days of big homes are over thanks to this wake up call economy. Homeowners are now looking to stay in the 2200 to 2900 sq. feet type home. Clients are looking to stay smaller but they ...
McMansions to Small
The Boom Years Are Over And Small Is The New Big For Housing The days of big homes are over thanks to this wake up call economy. Homeowners are now looking to stay in the 2200 to 2900 sq. feet type home. Clients are looking to stay smaller but they ...
Contractor Marketing Pet Homes
How This Recession Has Changed The Way Contractors Are Marketing There Homes Yes, it’s time we step back and look for a new way to bring new homes on the market and for some contractors they have listened to there past clients. Contractors/buil...
Contractor Marketing Pet Homes
How This Recession Has Changed The Way Contractors Are Marketing There Homes Yes, it’s time we step back and look for a new way to bring new homes on the market and for some contractors they have listened to there past clients. Contractors/buil...
Contractor Marketing Pet Homes
How This Recession Has Changed The Way Contractors Are Marketing There Homes Yes, it’s time we step back and look for a new way to bring new homes on the market and for some contractors they have listened to there past clients. Contractors/buil...
Contractor Countdown
How Contractors Can Countdown There Marketing Dollars For More Profit! Yes, the year is clicking away and with 1 quarter left to make more profit, how do you get that last big push without spending all of your ad budget? For some of you maybe your ad...
Contractor Countdown
How Contractors Can Countdown There Marketing Dollars For More Profit! Yes, the year is clicking away and with 1 quarter left to make more profit, how do you get that last big push without spending all of your ad budget? For some of you maybe your ad...
Vacation Time For Contractors
Yes, You Need To Take Some Time Off To Clear The Head And Enjoy The Family! My vacation time starts this week and boy I need it bad. Hey, it’s been a rough year but a great one so far also. Most contractors I hope take some time off and clear t...
Remodelers Top 500 List
The List of Remodelers 500 is Impressive When You Look at Our Economic Times! So, contractors all around the country are shaking there heads and asking this one question. How do they do it? First, I would say it has taken years to put together a dedi...
Supply Chain Madness
Let’s Take a Look at Contractor Supply Chain. What ever happened to the good old days when you could walk into your supplier and see the owner behind the counter taking orders or even out helping load a truck or two? Fast forward to today and n...
Our Big Box Stores Killing You?
How Contractors Can Compete With The Big Box Stores. Yes, I here about it all the time how businesses are letting the big nationwide super stores take there market share and put some out of business. This does not need to happen if you take an proact...
Stimulus Act
Contractors need to be taking advantage of the stimulus act for energy savings and grab their share of the governments 6 billion dollar gold mine! With times the way it is right now don’t get caught up thinking that your clients won’t spe...
Business Marketing
Why contractors need to stay the course when marketing their business! I like to help contractors and other businesses to learn how to market there business the right way. Yes, you can lose a lot of money down the drain by not marketing correctly. Th...
Contractors How Do You Sell?
Marketing For Contractors To Get Clients. Yes, for as long as I can remember I have been studying on how to close more sales then the next guy or gal. Lets face it this is how I earn my paycheck. When you sell on commission you learn real fast that y...
Contractors vs Suppliers
Suppliers are Begging Contractors for Business! My How Things Have Changed. During normal business times and without any storms or hurricanes or now the economy suppliers are hurting for business. I believe right now is the best time to get on board ...
