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- Becoming A Contractor During A Recession
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Construction Sales Leads – Online Generation Primer
Most smart contractors and service business owners know that pursuing construction sales leads is crucial to success, but in general they tend to lean towards more traditional strategies that have been used for decades. Sure, cold-calling, flyers, mailers, and networking … Continue reading
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Tagged construction leads, construction sales leads, contractor leads, internet leads, online leads, sales leads
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Construction Business Cards – Choose Quality
As you’re starting up your contracting or service business one of the first things you’ll need to purchase are construction business cards. If this comes as a surprise to you then you probably need to back up a few steps … Continue reading
Free Construction Leads For The Taking
I recently wrote about the importance of being willing to pay for leads, but if your budget simply won’t allow it at the moment you should know that there are ways to get free construction leads. It all comes down … Continue reading
Contractor Leads 101 (The Best And The Cheapest)
If you’re like most home improvement professionals these days then you’re constantly trying to hunt down new work, and this means getting involved in some sort of system for generating contractor leads. Now there may be some among you who … Continue reading
Becoming A Contractor During A Recession
If you’re like a lot of this site’s visitors then you’re here because you want to learn how to become a contractor, but you’re also unsure if this is the best time to be starting a business. With all of … Continue reading
Make A Lot Of Money – Here’s How
I’ve gone over this a little before, but the volume of questions I receive on this topic make it clear to me that I need to revisit the question of how to make a lot of money. I guess because … Continue reading
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Tagged how to make a lot of money, make a lot of money
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How To Become A Contractor (Becoming Your Own Boss)
I’ve put together a ton of information on this website to try to help the average guy (or gal) get his (or her) own contracting or service business going and thriving, but occasionally I’m asked basic questions that demonstrate to … Continue reading
Earning $200,000 A Year As A New York Plumber
There was an interesting article in the New York Times yesterday that makes mention of the fact that many plumbing contractors/owners these days defy the typical stereotypes, both in business savvy and earnings. Money quote: “Long the object of putdowns … Continue reading
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How To Beat Out Larger Competitors
No matter if you plan on becoming a general contractor or a window cleaner, in the early days of your business you’ll be going toe-to-toe with big, established companies and maybe even some national chains or franchises. You might be … Continue reading
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21 Ways To Piss Off The Customer
Mistakes I’ve made. Mistakes I’ve seen others make. Mistakes you’ll probably make at some point along the way. Find a way to avoid 90% of these and you’re doing pretty good. Find a way to avoid all 21 and you’re … Continue reading