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As a contractor, you know all too well that keeping the construction site safe is a complicated process at the best of times. When Mother Nature decides to take control, however, worksite safety is exponentially more difficult. Thankfully, there are a few tried and tested methods that construction professionals use to help keep themselves, their…
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Slow Season? 3 Ways to Get Ahead When Business Hits a Lull
One of the trickiest parts of owning your own business is having to roll with the tides of the trade. For contractors, this means that some parts of the year will be extraordinarily busy, while others will seem too quiet. While slow periods can be stressful in terms of generating new contractor leads and making…
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6 Simple Steps to a More Profitable Estimate
As a home improvement professional, you know that keeping track of your finances is one of the most important parts of owning your own business. When you’re pitching a project to a new or existing home improvement leads, it’s crucial to communicate a clear and comprehensive pricing plan that will satisfy your clients while maximizing…
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5 Steps for Designing a Mudroom
Okay, so maybe you aren’t exactly herding cattle all day, but that doesn’t mean your shoes don’t get a little dusty. And if you can think of better things to do with your time than cleaning up a trail of muddy footprints, then read on for tips for designing a mudroom. These spaces are designed…
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Ways To Become An Eco-Friendly Construction Company
Top Ways to Rebrand as an Eco-Friendly Business If you’re like most contractors, keeping up with the latest construction industry trends and technology is an essential part of your business. One of the biggest buzzwords across the industry today is green—namely, finding ways to make your business more environmentally conscious and sustainable. And there’s good…
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Building a Lead Generation Marketing Strategy That Works Pt 3
Strategies for Landing the Leads That Matter Welcome to our three-part series on home improvement lead generation, where we discuss marketing techniques that work for busy residential contractors. In the first part of the series with MarketSharp, we talked about why today’s home improvement professionals need lead generation. We discussed organizational and procedural differences that…
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Welcome to our three-part series on home improvement lead generation, where we discuss marketing techniques that work for busy residential contractors. In the first part of the series with MarketSharp, we talked about why today’s home improvement professionals need to start focusing more on lead generation, rather than relying solely on word-of-mouth referrals. Today, we’ll walk…
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Construction Checklist – OSHA Jobsite Safety
Construction can be hard, grueling work—and on top of all that, it’s one of the most dangerous industries, too! About one in ten construction workers are injured every year. According to construction ERP providers Viewpoint, between 2002 to 2012, almost 20% of all work-related deaths were in the construction field. Nothing in the world is…
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5 Tech Trends That Could Change the Home Building Market As We Know It
As technology advances, almost every aspect of the building process adapts to incorporate newer and faster ways of getting jobs done. Because it’s important for every professional should keep up to date on the latest technology trends in the market, here are five of the top tech trends that could change the home building market…