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Contractor Profits

Glen Got Run Over by a Bus??

March 11, 2010

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Contractors Business Plan?

March 1, 2010

Trying to operate a construction business without a written business plan is like driving across the country without a map.
I remember doing one for the first time for a company that I was buying and needed an $80,000 bank loan. Now my time frame was tight and I needed this money now to make the [...]

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Contractor Business & Marketing

February 25, 2010

Are You A Contractor Maven In Your Niche?
It’s a new world out there when it comes time to find “leads for contractors” and now more then ever you must dig deep to find quality clients.
But how do you go about setting yourself apart from the other “home improvement contractors?”
First, I would start off with a [...]

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Contractors What’s Next? Baby Boomers!

February 23, 2010

Contractors beware of the next boom, because its going to be a big one!
Yes, we need to stay positive with this economy the way it is. But when did we ever say we can’t dream a little bit here.
I suppose I have had and heard enough bad things to last me a decade. So I [...]

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Salesmen’s Mistakes Who Pays?

February 19, 2010

How contractors deal with mistakes from salesmen!
WARNING this post may get out of hand, so do not shoot the messenger.
Let’s face it we all make mistakes at times, but when it comes to the salesmen mistakes I would say that most contractors are not to forgiven. Most believe that hey I hired a professional to sell [...]

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Contractor Leads

February 13, 2010

Are finding good quality leads like finding a needle in a hay stack?
This has always been a sore subject in the past and mainly because a lot of contractors get mad when there lead company sells the lead to many contractors.
To me it’s the lazy way out of getting contractor leads.
I can only believe [...]

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Contractor Longtail Keywords

February 1, 2010

How to think like a client when choosing your keywords!
This has been the biggest problem for contractors to learn because it’s hard to change hats and think like there client does when looking for their services.
A lot of the time your main keywords are to expensive for your type of business. But, when you can [...]

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Contractor Leverage Part 2

January 10, 2010

How to increase your contracting business,revenue,sales,profits,wealth and your net worth?
It”s quite simple!
You need to do an internal marketing audit and inventory of your marketing activities and processes and then start looking at the best performing ways to improve upon it.
Take a look within your company, do you have 1 salesperson that stands above the rest [...]

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Sink or Swim Contractors

January 7, 2010

Happy New Year to all my contractor friends all over the world! Yes, 2009 was a wild ride for some but for others it was a very profitable magic year.
Let Me Ask You This?
Was it a sink or swim year for you? Yes, a little personal I know but I what you to think back [...]

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Contractor 2010 Goals

January 5, 2010

Holy Toledo 2009 is gone forever and thank you for that. Sure some had a great last year but most that I talk to is glad it’s over! Contractor 2010 goals should be in your sites and looking forward to a banner year?
Now, I’m the most happy person all the time and for me I [...]

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