Five Ways to Get Painting Jobs Quickly

Mar 26, 2018 | Blog

Some of our customers are just starting their painting business.  Once they start having expenses, they need quick revenue to cover them.  Unfortunately, search engine optimization takes a few months (don’t believe anyone who tells you it doesn’t!).  Many of these...

The Importance of a Fast Response to Painting Leads

Mar 20, 2018 | Blog

We’ve said before that it’s better to not answer a customer’s call than to respond in a setting where you can’t give them your full attention.  This is because it’s better to lose a potential customer without them having ever met you, than to have a person who has met...

Attention, Painters: Phone Calls Make or Break Sales

Mar 10, 2018 | Blog, Infographics

Your phone presence is critical to closing sales. People make assumptions about your professionalism, customer focus and attention to detail within seconds of hearing your voice. Click on the image below for are five things you’ll want to do when you answer a...

Training Your Employees for Success

Mar 4, 2018 | Blog

There’s a famous (probably fictional) story where a company’s Chief Financial Officer asks “What happens if we train our employees and they leave?”  The head of the company responds, “What happens if we don’t and they stay?” Training employees is expensive.  It costs...

Make Social Media Work for Your Painting Business

Feb 26, 2018 | Blog

Social media can be a major part of a painting contractor’s online presence.  While a website conveys professionalism and reliability, a well-managed social media account conveys personality and a desire to help solve problems.  Here are three tips to make sure you’re...

How to Deal with “I Need It Painted Tomorrow”

Feb 18, 2018 | Blog

We’ve mentioned in previous blog posts that it can be beneficial to take painting jobs on short notice from time to time.  There are also plenty of reasons to not do it constantly.  If it means working overtime, it can burn you or your employees out, or interfere with...