Business Tips
Why YOU Aren’t Making More Money Painting…
First, let me say this: I know that talking about money is “triggering” to many painters. Many will claim, loudly, that they “aren’t in it for the money.” If that’s you and it’s true, there is no need to read this message. Just keep working for peanuts… you’ll always have your pride, right? For the…
Read MoreWhat Are Your Painting Business Goals for 2024?
What’s the ONE THING you’d want to change in 2024? Are any of these your goals?… – Increase your personal income? – Make your day-to-day routine less stressful & unpredictable? – Overhaul your sales process to raise closing rates & prices? – Break into the rewarding commercial repaints market? – Mange your painters to be…
Read MoreThe TRUTH About Equity & Selling a Painting Business
Brandon, The older I get the more I believe the most offensive thing you can do is tell the TRUTH. People will swallow a lie all day long, the bigger the lie the better, and merrily go about their way. However, the truth, unlike a lie, is firmly rooted in reality – and when you…
Read More2 Tricks for STEALING the Painters You Need This Spring!
I don’t recommend stealing, but when it comes to equipping your painting business with the talent you need that is ready to make money on day one, it’s likely that recruiting away or stealing local talent is your best possible option. Brandon Lewis here with the Academy for Professional Painting Contractors. And in today’s presentation,…
Read MoreLower Your Paint Prices In One Easy Step…
How many times have you seen paint price increases in the last two or three years? Five, six, seven a dozen times? Are you feeling the pinch as rising paint prices cut into your personal income? Is it making it harder for you to close jobs in this very competitive and uncertain economy? If so,…
Read More9 Tips for Overcoming Price Objections In An Inflationary Economy
Hey guys, Brandon Lewis here with the Academy for Professional Painting Contractors. I speak with dozens of painting contractors each and every week over the phone. I correspond with probably 100 or more via email and we reach thousands with our content. And so I will hear things through the grapevine that very few people…
Read MoreNeed help with your painting business – But too embarrassed to ask?
Friends, First, let me make something clear: Just because there is something wrong with your painting business does not mean there is something wrong with you. For most painting contractors, men especially, our personal identities – and even sense of self-worth – are tied up in the performance of our business. If the business is…
Read More12 Sales Mistakes That Cost A Painter Plenty…
There are 12 mistakes that may be costing you a small fortune, and I am sure that you’re doing a few of these. This training may save you more money and make you more money than anything else you’ve ever watched. For me, it’s Brandon Lewis with the Academy, for Professional painting contractors. And it’s…
Read MoreCommercial Painting Leads – Should You Be Marketing for Them?
When work gets slow in the winter, residential repaint contractors will often turn their attention to other markets to keep painters busy and income flowing. There are two markets these contractors often explore: new construction residential and commercial repaints. New construction residential is a losing game. Margins are low, supervision is necessarily high, pay is…
Read More10 Winter Work Strategies That NEVER FAIL!
Finding winter work. It is the bane of every painting contractor’s existence. You work hard all season long when the sun is shining and it’s a little warm to make money, and then here comes winter and it takes all your money away and it depletes your bank account. If you’re a smaller company, you’ve…
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