Should You Start a House Painting Business?

Some people start painting on the side, and then realize that they are making more money than they do at their primary job.  Others pick it up as a high school or college job, and see potential for growing it into a business.  Still others are looking to change...

Staying Visible to Bolster Winter Sales

Winter isn’t a great time for painting in most places.  It’s especially bad in the northern parts of the country, where it’s too cold to complete exterior jobs.  But the number of paint jobs declines in the winter elsewhere too; home sales are a major catalyst for...

How Painting Contractors Demonstrate Online Credibility

Why do people start businesses?  It seems like everyone has a different answer to the question.  Do most of them hate their bosses?  Do they want control of their own schedule?  Do they want to make more money? One recent study makes an interesting point. Successful...

Three Business Services That Help You Focus on Painting

You probably didn’t decide to own a painting business because you really liked all of the aspects of the ‘business’ part of the ‘painting business’.  By that, I mean sales, marketing, accounting, finance, and, if you have employees, employment law.  Let’s be honest –...

Monthly Painting Business Health Check-Up

Running a painting business is time consuming.  After ordering paint and supplies, completing paint jobs, providing customer quotes, marketing, employee issues, and bills, there’s sometimes not enough time or mental energy left to dedicate to managing the business. ...