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Are You Too “Informal” in Your Painting Business?
When you started your painting business, you probably dreamed of all the freedom it would bring. You imagined working less hours, making more money and avoiding things you hate – like paperwork. As the years have rolled by, you may have noticed something curious happened. You’re working harder, fighting fires and you come home exhausted.…
Read MoreHiring Painting Subcontractors & Employees in a Difficult Labor Market
Right now, painters are facing the toughest hiring market in memory. A combination of pent-up demand springing from loosened government restrictions and the government’s lavish unemployment benefits for able-bodied people have led to an artificial labor shortage of epic proportions. Essentially, painting contractors are expected to complete 50% more work with 33-50% fewer painters. As…
Read MoreDo You Link To Pay-Per-Lead Sites on Your Website?
TRANSCRIPT: Hi, guys. Today, we’re going to discuss something that a lot of painting contractors do and they don’t even realize that they do it. Many painting contractors use what I like to call pay per lead sites to help them bring more qualified leads to their company. Not a bad thing. Perhaps you’re one…
Read MoreCan Your Online Presence Increase Your Leads?
Can your presence online actually increase the number of leads you get each month? Look at it this way, with over 90% of all searches being done online, it is essential to command a superior online presence. Meet Mike Balding. Mike and his company started working with APPC to build up his digital footprint to…
Read MoreHow To Increase Billable Rates as a Painting Contractor
Painting contractors that want to grow their business know that there are others in the industry that can take them to the next level. Meet Brian Reis. Brian aspired to grow his business and to be a million-dollar company. He was also smart enough to realize that to make that mark he would need to…
Read MoreCorona Virus and Painting – 5 Things to Ignore and 18 Warning Signs
Hey, painting contractors are asking me if they should be worried about this coronavirus and I’m not very worried about it and I don’t think you should be either. Wash your hands, stay away from China, you’re going to be just fine. We’re all going to be just fine. Things that are outside of…
Read MoreHow to Respond to a Client When You Lose a Painting Job to a Lower Price
How frustrating is it when you lose a project to price? Now, I have people constantly come to me saying, Brandon, we have illegal, we have unlicensed painters in our area. I’m constantly losing the price and I cannot compete. I just got an email from someone that said, “You were $2,000 higher. You were…
Read MoreProtected: Painting Franchisor Growth
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Read More4 Ways the Internet Keeps Painting Businesses Working in Winter
We all know the hardest time of year to be a Painting Contractor: Winter. Chances are, just reading that word made you shudder, and not because you’re thinking about how cold it gets in December. Right now, it’s summer! Leads are coming in, your closing rates are up, and customers are looking at their new…
Read MoreHow an APPC Membership Can Change Your Painting Business – And Your Life!
If you missed Thursday’s APPC Membership Q&A Call because you were “making it happen” in the field, now’s a great time to listen to the audio replay of it above! Often, Painting Contractors follow our work at the Academy for Professional Painting Contractors and Painter’s Weekly for years without really understanding how we transform painting…
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