Posts by Brandon Lewis
8 Phase Process for Protecting Your Painting Profits from Coronavirus – Download FREE Checklist!
If you are worried about generating leads, closing sales or profitably producing painting projects in the midst of the Coronavirus scare, I urge you to set aside time quickly to watch this video and download the checklist associated with this training found below this video. Click This Link to Download The 8-Phase Process for Protecting…
Read MoreNew Decade. Same Painting Grind?
Even if you aren’t one of those “New Year’s Resolution People,” the beginning of a new decade must have you asking a few questions… #1 – How will I increase my income this year (or will it be the same or worse than this year?) #2 – What will it take to make my business…
Read MoreOn Turning 40… Plus 12 Life Lessons I’m Still Learning
Yesterday I hit the BIG 4-0… First, I’d like to thank you for being a part of my day-to-day journey. As I age, I am convinced I have surrounded myself with the best people this planet has to offer – and that I am working for people in an industry that I admire and appreciate. Second, I…
Read MoreThe Problem with Masculinity: There Isn’t Enough of It
Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ve watched or heard about Gillette’s recent controversial video. It depicts a wide variety of shoddy behavior and makes the wholesale assertion that men are at worst the source of it – at best complicit in letting it happen while creating a culture that encourages it. If you are…
Read MoreGeneral Contractor Drugged with Truth Serum Emails Painter Brutal Bid Request
Share on Social Media! From: William Ellis Bill@AvarumGeneralContractors.com Date: Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 1:39 PM Subject: HUGE Painting Project To: Jonathan Casey JC@abcpaintingcorp.biz Hey Jonathan… We do not even have this job I’m writing you about. Chances are, we’ll never get it. 15 other GC’s are bidding on this too. Each GC has 5…
Read MoreThe #1 Reason Painting Contractors Are Rarely Rich
I’d like to challenge you to do something if you dare… Notice: You must emotionally detach yourself from your business and your business from your personal identity to do this… The next time you are at the paint store, look around. What do you see? Rolls Royce’s? BMW’s? Mercedes? Nope… Just a bunch of dudes…
Read MoreHomeAdvisor and Angies List Leads for Painting Contractors
HomeAdvisor painting leads are derided by the majority of painting contractor reviews. Angie’s List leads for painters present a similar problem as well… one you might now even know about. For years, I’ve been advocating that owners avoid “rent-to-own” lead services like HomeAdvisor, Angie’s List, Thumbtack, Houzz, you name it… Why? Question: Would you PAY…
Read More1-800 Painting Numbers for Pro Painter Jobs: Are They Worth the Money?
1-800 painting vanity numbers are something my pro painters have asked me about in the last few months. Instead of taking 15 minutes to explain my thoughts on the subject every time I’m asked, I recorded this video and had it transcribed for painting contractors. If you are considering a 1-800 numbers as a painter,…
Read MoreHow to Win Painting Bids & Estimates Against Low-Priced Competitors
Winning painting bids and estimates is challenging enough… but low-priced competition can make it feel impossible. A lot of painting contractors contend that closing sales is all about price, insisting it’s all clients care about. I’m here to tell you that’s a load of B.S. spouted from the mouths of under-achieving entrepreneurs. Do not believe…
Read MoreThe #1 Killer of Painting Company Profits… Do You Do It?
692… That’s how many in-depth, hour-long Business Diagnostic Assessments I’ve conducted for owners of painting businesses. Could you imagine spending 692 hours crawling around “under the hood” of every type of painting company imaginable? Do you want to know what the #1 killer of painting company profits is? Maybe you think it’s low-ball competitors… Nope. Perhaps it’s cheap…
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