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Answering Service for Painting Contractors and House Painters
If you run a painting business, you know how important it is to answer the phone live. However, you may not understand how high the call abandonment rate is for voicemail, busy signals, and after hour’s calls… and exactly how much money in can cost your painting business (see graph below audio program): CLICK PLAYER…
Read MoreRunning a Successful Painting Business Means Being a Serious Student
The secret to running a successful painting business is this: You have to be serious about the “business end” of your painting business – not just “doing a quality job” and “treating customers right.” Customer service is the beginning, not the end of the journey… and these owners realize that fact. In every city, there…
Read MoreHow to Get Painting Contracts – 11 Unspoken Questions You Must Answer or Lose the Job
Assuming that a client trusts you is dangerous – in fact it costs owners untold thousands each and every year. Feeling as if you are entitled to the client’s trust because of your reputation is pure fantasy. Often, as painting contractors, we think that because we arrive in an embroidered shirt and drive a logoed,…
Read More4 Signs of a Weak Estimating & Sales System
This morning, I got to speak to an awesome group of Fresh Coat owners in San Antonio, TX about closing rates and profit margins. Right now, I’m sitting in the airport… about to fly to San Diego and speak at the PDCA EXPO… But I wanted to talk with you about closing rates and…
Read MoreMarketing a Painting Company for Quick Results
How fast can you market in your painting company? Make no mistake – wealth is attracted to speed. The faster you can identify opportunities and implement them, the more momentum you will build. After doing in-depth business diagnostic reviews with over 350 painting contractors, here’s what I’ve discovered… Most owners fail to meet their potential,…
Read More2017 Painting Profits Summit Review
Click Here to Check Out all the Pictures on Facebook Please Tag Yourself and Like the Page Owning a painting business is tough. There are tons of challenges. Often, you feel like you are struggling in isolation… alone. This past weekend, owners from all over the U.S. discovered they are not alone. They discovered a…
Read MorePainting Company Marketing Plan Identifies 7 Overlooked Secrets
Most marketing plans for a painting businesses just “nibble around the edges.” They focus on making incremental, marginal improvements – yet fail to address the key performance indicators that can double or even triple profitability in a painting company. In this video, I reveal the most important seven metrics in a painting business. More importantly,…
Read MoreDad’s Last Christmas Gift
Before Dad passed away, he gave me a gift I’ll never forget. Can I share it with you? From the APPC and the Lewis Family to yours, Merry Christmas. Brandon Lewis, MBA Founder and Mentor-In-Chief THE ACADEMY for PROFESSIONAL PAINTING CONTRACTORS
Read MoreEstimating Courses and Schools for Painting Contractors That Double Estimator Closing Rates
Unfortunately, many estimating courses for painting contractors miss the mark—they focus on pricing instead of persuasion. Even if you’re the best at pricing, you can still end up struggling to make a livable income and gain the lucrative projects that generate profits. This is because focusing all of your energy on price means that if…
Read MoreGetting Out of Debt In Your Painting Business By Changing Your Mindset
Debt can be a huge burden in a painting business. Painter business debt weighs on you personally and professionally. Here’s a quick story about debt, how to think about it, and how to get rid of it: In this video we discuss: How to Get Out of Debt The Power of Low Overhead Setting Expectations…
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