The #1 Reason Painting Contractors Are Rarely Rich

I’d like to challenge you to do something if you dare… Notice: You must emotionally detach yourself from your business and your business from your personal identity to do this… The next time you are at the paint store, look around. What do you see? Rolls Royce’s? BMW’s? Mercedes? Nope… Just a bunch of dudes…

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HomeAdvisor and Angies List Leads for Painting Contractors

HomeAdvisor painting leads are derided by the majority of painting contractor reviews. Angie’s List leads for painters present a similar problem as well… one you might now even know about. For years, I’ve been advocating that owners avoid “rent-to-own” lead services like HomeAdvisor, Angie’s List, Thumbtack, Houzz, you name it… Why? Question: Would you PAY…

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How to Win Painting Bids & Estimates Against Low-Priced Competitors

Winning painting bids and estimates is challenging enough… but low-priced competition can make it feel impossible. A lot of painting contractors contend that closing sales is all about price, insisting it’s all clients care about. I’m here to tell you that’s a load of B.S. spouted from the mouths of under-achieving entrepreneurs. Do not believe…

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The #1 Killer of Painting Company Profits… Do You Do It?

692… That’s how many in-depth, hour-long Business Diagnostic Assessments I’ve conducted for owners of painting businesses. Could you imagine spending 692 hours crawling around “under the hood” of every type of painting company imaginable? Do you want to know what the #1 killer of painting company profits is? Maybe you think it’s low-ball competitors… Nope. Perhaps it’s cheap…

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How Little’s Painting Grew By 266%!

Mica Little, a house painting contractor in Nacogdoches, TX, shares his experience with the APPC… How is everybody doing today? Great I hope. My name is Mike Little with Little’s Painting. We started in business last year at the beginning of the year 2016, and we had a … Let’s see, we was at $80,000…

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Professional Painter Magazine Interviews Contractor Coach Brandon Lewis on Hiring & Recruiting Quality Employees

Steve Maxwell, editor of Professional Painter Magazine, interviews Brandon Lewis about recruiting, hiring, training, and retaining high quality painting business employees. CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO Loading the player … Steve Maxwell: This is Steve Maxwell here, editor of Pro Painter magazine, and I’m having a conversation with Brandon Lewis. He’s the founder of the Academy…

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Never Discount Winter Work for Past Painting Clients!

Everyone wants to keep their painting business busy during the Winter – but there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. The WRONGEST way you can do it is to discount your work for past clients and this video explains that. Here’s the Link I Mentioned In the Video Hey guys,…

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