5 Ways Painting Contractors Can Stay Busy in the Winter

5 Ways Painting Contractors Can Stay Busy in the Winter

Winter’s frosty grip can be a formidable adversary for painters residing in colder climates. The plummeting temperatures force outdoor projects to a standstill, leaving painters with a shrinking pool of available jobs and intensifying price competition. The...

How Painting Contractors Get Business by Getting Found Online

What do people do when they need to find a local service provider? The vast majority of people now search online to find local service providers. Some people ask a friend they trust if the situation arises, and those recommendations are very valuable.  But most people...

Three Things That Painting Contractors Want But Don’t Ask For

Before becoming a marketer, I wrote business research reports for large companies.  I interviewed some very smart people along the way.  Some of the best bits of wisdom I received were the ones that seemed the most obvious. At one point, I interviewed an executive who...

Doing Your Best Work – and Leaving the Rest Behind

If you’re a painting contractor, it’s always better to have too much work than to have too little. But “catching up” by scheduling 55-hour weeks isn’t much fun either.  This is the third of three articles providing techniques to balance your workload and make every...

How to Pass on Work (Without Saying No)

If you’re a painting contractor, it’s always better to have too much work than to have too little. But “catching up” by scheduling 55-hour weeks isn’t much fun either.  This is the second of three articles providing techniques to balance your workload and make every...