Articles tagged: "contractor"
1: How To Reduce Your Energy Bills / Energy Conservation Begins at Home
Imagine leaving a window open all winter long -- the heat loss, cold drafts and wasted energy! If your home has a folding attic stair, a whole house fan or AC Return, a fireplace or a clothes dryer, that may be just what is occurring in your home every day.
2: Guidelines For Hiring A Painting Contractor
This article offers advice and guidelines when you need to hire a painting contractor including obtaining references, insurance requirements and paint warranties.
3: How to Hire a Contractor
Hiring a good contractor is an important part of a successful remodel. This article describes how to hire a contractor.
4: Make Your House Sparkle with Power Washing
Find out how power washing a house can raise its value and extend the life of your home 's exterior.
5: Professional Power Washing Services That Satisfy
Learn the benefits of hiring a pressure washing company to do your exterior cleaning and which services are better left to the professionals.
6: Critical Steps To A Successful Home Remodel
Home remodeling should be an exciting experience. But quite often a standard remodel turns into a disaster. This article will discuss smart, effective tactics every home owner can use when choosing and working with a builder.
7: Defense Base Act (DBA) Claims - Determining The Correct Average Weekly Wage (AWW)
One of the common issues that arises in a Defense Base Act (DBA) claim is determining the correct average weekly wage (AWW) of the injured claimant Generally, AWW is calculated by first determining if the claimant worked substantially the whole year prior to the injury
8: Kitchen Remodels - Do It Yourself Or Hire A Contractor?
Are you experienced enough to successfully remodel your own kitchen? Or would you be better off hiring an outside contractor to handle the work? This article will provide tips for the do-it-yourself homeowner and the owner who hires a builder to remodel their kitchen.
9: Making The Most Of A Business Directory
How to make the most of a business directory and make it save you money.
10: The Price Of Pressure Washing
Are cheap prices for pressure washing the main factor you should be looking for? No hardly. Cheap prices can equate into shady work and damage to your home.
11: Do You Need a Professional to Remodel Your Kitchen?
Are you a homeowner who is looking to have your kitchen remodeled? If you are, you likely already know that you, literally, have an unlimited number of options.
12: Hey Business Owners - How Safe Is Your Income Or What Happens If You Get Injured And Can't Work
When your income is dependent on your availability, your income is never fully safe Your wealth is threatened
13: Why Their Solution Didn’t Work In Your Company
This past week I was reading through contractor discussion boards I just wanted to see what 's got the market riled up
14: Make The Most Of Your Income As A Contractor
The UK tax legislation surrounding contractors seems to get more and more convoluted every year The aim of the HMRC is to remove the tax advantages from contractors who are selling their services via partnerships, under umbrella or managed service companies
15: Hey Contractors - Take Control Of The Financial Health Of Your Business
In an article titled How Contractors Get Rich, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business In this article, we address financial control
16: Hey Contractors - These Planning Systems Keep You Ahead Of The Game
In an article title How Contractors Get Rich, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business Once again to refresh your memory, they were: 1
17: Hey Contractors - These Tracking Systems Keep Your Eye On The Ball
In an article titled How Contractors Get Rich, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business Once again to refresh your memory, they are: 1
18: Hey Contractors - Here Are The Staffing Systems That Build A Championship Team
In another article titled How Contractors Get Rich, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business To refresh your memory, they were: 1
19: DIY Pressure Washing Mix
Using the right mix of cleaners can make you work much easier and prevent the return of mold and mildew.
20: Anti Slip Resin Floors - A Primer
Not sure where to start with anti-slip floors? Read this handy article on what exactly they are, and what to ask the professionals if you choose to have one installed.
21: Hey Contractors - Here 's How To Structure Your Company For Success And Growth
What does structuring your business mean and why is it important that you structure it right Structuring your business means that you’ve identified the tasks and processes that must be carried out properly in order to keep your business running
22: How to Find a Good Home Contractor
Here are a few easy ways (outside of using the yellow pages) to find contractors who will make you want to smile at the completion of the job, instead of cry.
23: Hey Contractors, These Staffing Systems Get The Right People On The Bus And In The Right Seats
In another article titled How Contractors Get Rich, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business To refresh your memory, they were: 1
24: What’s In You Sales Book?
The key to selling more is repetition and standards This makes you at easy, fluid and comfortable as you sound knowledgeable and smooth are you are conducting an estimate
25: Knowing The Pressure Washing Industry
Get an inside look at how pressure washing has evolved and what to look out for when choosing a contractor.
26: Hey Contractors, Have You Been Focusing On The Wrong Problem?
When you are trying to improve your business, how do you decide which problem to work on first В» Do you work on the one that annoys you the most
27: Hey Contractors: With Decision Making - Focus On The Process, Not The Outcome
Developing people, helping them grow as contributors, and helping them feel pride in their work produces great benefits to your company Among other things it: В» Improves productivity, В» Improves the morale, В» Reduces turnover, and В» Deepens and broadens your hiring pool
28: Who’s Your Next Contractor?
Starting any home improvement project can be an expensive task Like any type of project the “right” people make the difference for a successful conclusion
29: Eavesdropping On A Job Costing Conversation Between Two Contractors
Early one Saturday morning, two friends were having a cup of coffee together doing what businessmen do: discussing business Despite both being concrete contractors, their backgrounds, businesses, and successes could hardly be different
30: Hey Contractors, Here 's A Trick For Getting People To Do What You Want Them To Do
A friend of mine, the operations and sales manager of an excavating contractor I worked for, was an absolute master at getting people to do what he wanted them to do His secret
31: Hey Contractors, Here 's How Determine What The Market Is Willing Pay For Your Services
If you read my report The 10 Biggest Mistakes Contractors Make, you should remember that Mistake #9 was pricing your work too cheap Today, I’m going to show you how to systematically determine the price your prospect is willing to pay based on the service you are offering, the characteristics of the project, and the type of client you are pitching to
32: When to Hire a Deck Professional
In recent years many homeowners have made the decision to enter the do-it-yourself world especially in the area of deck building. They have been encouraged by the large home improvement retail outlets that provide demonstration clinics, a wide variety of deck materials and products, tool and eq
33: Hey Contractors, You’d Better Pick The Right Market For Your Business
I hear two complaints CONSTANTLY from contractors 1
34: The 11 Essential Items in a Deck Contract
Once you have selected a deck builder or contractor to construct your deck it is imperative that a contract be signed. The way that the contract is written depends upon the type of work and the kind of relationship between you and the builder.Contracts do not have to be lengthy and complicated.
35: Hey Contractors, These Selling Systems Land Great Paying Work
Do you realize that the sole purpose of your selling system is to land negotiated work In other words, to close deals and ring the cash register
36: The 3 Vital Steps to Getting a Deck Permit
Many municipalities consider that a deck is a permanent addition to a home. Therefore there are rules that set out the depth of footings, prescribe choices in terms of materials and clearly indicate dimensional aspects involved with building a structure such as a deck. Thus it is a wise decisio
37: Hey Contractors, How To Fill Out Aia Pay Apps - Part 2
In Part 1, I showed you how to fill out page 1 of the AIA pay application (form G702) In Part 2, we are going to work through page 2 (form G703)
38: The 5 Steps to Finding a Good Deck Builder
An outdoor deck is becoming an increasingly important asset to the homeowner and family because it provides a perfect space to enjoy the good life in the outdoors day or night. So it 's important to find a qualified deck builder who can construct this new outdoor living space for you.The search
39: Hey Contractors, These Marketing Systems Will Create A Flood Of Great Leads
In a previous article, I introduced you to the six systems that control the fate of your construction business To refresh your memory, they were: 1
40: Hey Contractors, Here 's A Sales Commission Plan That'll Supercharge Your Profits
What I’m going to share with you today is the single most powerful trick I know for supercharging your bottom line At some point in time, if you are going to grow your construction business beyond $2 million, you are going to need someone working on sales full time
41: Hey Contractors, Have You Looked For Workers In These Places?
If you struggle in finding and hiring good help, you are probably a non-union contractor and the suggestions contained herein could be a life saver for you Your struggles probably generate from three obstacles: 1
42: Hey Contractors, 5 Questions Your Sales Letters Must Answer
You already know something that, if you pay attention to it, will help make your marketing far more effective Ready to learn what you already know
43: Hey Contractors, This Is How You Beat A Lower-Priced Competitor
Beating a lower priced competitor is something all contractors struggle with and it is a problem that will never go away There will always be a low-ball competitor lying in the weeds waiting to steal your work
44: How Construction Contractors Get Rich
The perfect business is one that generates money while its owner sleeps That’s not possible for some businesses, but it perfectly demonstrates the two ultimate goals of most business owners: (1) maximize wealth and (2) break free from their business
45: Hey Contractors, How To Fill Out Aia Pay Apps - Part 1
If we grabbed the first 10 small subcontractors you crossed paths with and tested them on filling out AIA pay applications, 7 or more would probably fail the test At least, that 's about the error rate I've seen while reviewing pay applications
46: Hey Contractors, Here 's How To Survive Close-Out
During the lead up to substantial completion, problems start popping up like crabgrass You can’t stop them
47: Hey Contractors, Make Your Advertisements Stand Out
Go grab your Yellow Pages Now open it up to the page where your services are advertised
48: Hey Contractors, Here 's How To Staff A Championship Team
Do you struggle finding good workers Your staffing strategy may be the problem
49: Hey Contractors, Tell Employees What You Expect From Them
If you are like most business owners, you are continually frustrated by employees who work slower than you would, who care less about your clients than you do, and who believe low quality work is acceptable If you’ve been around a lot of employees for any length of time, you have witnessed most or all of the following causes of poor performance: 1
50: Hey Contractors, Testimonials Fuel Your Advertising - Go Get Them
Got enough work Is your sales funnel empty
