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Having a Performance Conversation with a House Painting Employee
Nobody wants drama between team members. It’s bad for morale. It’s bad for productivity. And it will ultimately lead to lower customer satisfaction, especially when the customer's home is your workplace. Because conversations about an...
Why A Website is Critical for Painting Contractors in 2021
The world’s first website celebrates its 30th birthday this summer. Since then, websites have become very important to the success of small businesses. And despite there being many ways to reach potential customers on the web, it’s...
How House Painters Schedule for Success
A recent poll by American Painting Contractor magazine asked painting contractors about their biggest business challenges. This is the last of three blogs addressing the most reported challenges. In the painting contractor business, time...
Painting Contractors: Don’t Miss the Easy Opportunities
Several months ago, I had one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences. During a nasty storm, I watched as a (thankfully small) tornado spawned in the cul-de-sac just outside of my house. I was also extremely lucky; while several roofs...
Hiring (and Keeping) Great Painters
A recent poll by American Painting Contractor magazine asked painting contractors about their biggest business challenges. This is the second of three blogs addressing the most reported challenges. It’s not easy to hire painters and it’s...
Increase Your Price and Your Win Rate
A recent poll by American Painting Contractor magazine asked painting contractors about their biggest business challenges. This is the first of three blogs addressing the most reported challenges. Every business has competitors, and when...
How To Get Painting Jobs With Online Reviews
Word-of-mouth referrals have always been a cost-effective strategy for painting businesses. Smaller companies may not match larger competitors in advertising, but they excel in providing personalized service, leading to positive...
Three Opportunities for Painting Contractors Created By a Tough 2020
This past year was one of the toughest our country has had in a very long time. Economic crises, health crises and political crises peaked at different points all across the country. This chaos hasn't had the same effect on all...
Marketing with Integrity
Some business owners really love running a business. They love making customers happy and having a great place to work, but they also enjoy everything that comes with it – financial management, sales, competitive strategy, mentoring...