Business Tips
My Friend Eric the Concrete Guy
One of my best friends is named Eric. He owns a successful concrete and foundation repair business he started right out of college – at age the “ripe-old age” of 22. (Here’s a picture of me, Kristin, Amy, and Eric in the Bahamas a few years ago.) Eric and I met when I formed a…
Read MoreContractors: Never, EVER Email Your Painting Estimates
Are you emailing your painting estimates? If so, you’re costing yourself tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands per year in lost profits! In an article I just wrote for The Paint Contractor Magazine, I outline exactly why emailing your painting estimates leads to low closing rates, low gross sales, wasted time, and low…
Read MoreSix BIG Reasons Painters Should Market Thier Painting Services “Hard” When They’re Busy
Do you think that marketing is something you should ONLY do when you’re slow, hungry, or desperate? If you do, you’re not alone. It is the prevailing opinion of many painting contractors – mainly the poorer ones. Let me give you SIX BIG REASONS why you should be marketing even MORE when you’re busy… #1 –…
Read MoreTwo Gigantic Holes In Your Painting Profits Bucket & The Enormous Cost of Letting It Leak!
Have you ever made an AMAZING discovery before in your life? Have you “accidentally” learned… *A way to do something much faster and easier that saves tons of time and money? *That you had made a very painful mistake that could have easily been prevented? *About a business or product that was…
Read MoreWhy Your Painting Company’s Marketing Doesn’t Work – The Detailed Answer
I’ll bet the last $20.00 bill in my pocket (if my wife doesn’t already have it) that you could tell me what causes paint failure most of the time. You probably know, just off the top of your head, the handful of things that are the most common culprits of coatings catastrophes. You’ve been around…
Read MoreHow to Reduce Painting Business Stress in Four Simple Steps
Stress. Anxiety. Worry. Overwhelm. They are ALL part of owning a painting business – on occasion. But, they should not be the NORM for anyone. In this article, I’m going to walk you through a very powerful exercise that help can relieve tons of stress and worry. And no: This exercise isn’t doing “12 ounce…
Read MoreBusiness Coach for Canadian Painting Contractors in Marketing Sales and Operations
To may Canadian painting contractors: I couldn’t help but post this. It looks like I may have caused some undue stress for Neil, an APPC Member in Canada… See below: It’s why I LOVE what we do for painters! And this is just ONE of our many lead generation strategies… Brandon Lewis, B.S., M.B.A. Director…
Read MoreAre you “secretly” painting for $12.00 per hour?
The other day, I was on the phone with a painter that I like a lot. He is a great guy to talk to and is headed in the right direction to be sure. He had hit a patch of “good luck” and closed a lot of work, but it was stressing him out and…
Read MoreThree Painting Contractors Who Are Marketing & Moving!
Omar’s Secret to 50% Margins & An 8-Man Crew in Mere Months! You would not know it now, but a few short months ago, Omar R. will admittedly tell you that he did not know which end of the paint brush to pick up! He struggled for a while to gain is bearings, but began to…
Read More$338,000 In Repaint Bids in Less Than 30 Days!
I must admit that even I was SHOCKED! When Stewart joined us on our Monthly Members-Only Mentoring Q&A Call, he had something pretty amazing to tell everyone. “I’m going out to look at a $300,000 job because of the commercial lead generation strategy you told me about,” Stewart chimed-in to the group. While this kind…
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