Debt can be a huge burden in a painting business. Painter business debt weighs on you personally and professionally. Here's a quick story about debt, how to think about it, and how to get rid of it: In this video we discuss: How to Get Out of Debt The Power of Low Overhead Setting Expectations ...

Many painting contractors live and die by "word-of-mouth" referrals and desperately want to crack the code on generating more referrals. Sadly, most residential and commercial painters haven't the foggiest notion about producing a consistent and constant stream of referrals. Don't worry... Here's how... In this video I produced for Chris Haught at Blogging Painters, I ...

Estimating a painting project is about much more than "pricing" - it's about persuasion. To be persuasive, you must have a professional, proven process for selling painting services... In this video, I unpack the key concepts painting contractors must understand to close projects at higher rates and for higher prices. The video includes strategies for: ...

Painting contractors look for blogs for a variety of reasons. This blog at the Academy for Professional Painting Contractors is exclusively devoted to business-growth topics such as marketing, sales, time management, advertising, hiring, recruiting, and all things that help owners grow a more profitable painting business. While you are here, check out the articles, videos, ...

Marketing your painting business in the winter can be rough! Demand dips and you're left with lots of overhead and the bills keep coming. Plus, you've got to keep your crew members working unless you want to go through the painful process of re-hiring inexperienced painters during the spring. To help with this problem, I ...

Marketing and selling painting services is very difficult during the cold winter months. Most owners simply give up, but there are so many opportunities to generate leads, market, build relationships, and polish up marketing and sales sales systems when the weather outside is frightful. In this PDCA podcast with Education Director Chris Shank, I reveal ...