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1) Find a specialty. Don’t be one in a crowd. Stand out with services others don’t offer.
2) Build word of mouth referrals. Go out of your way to make the first few customers very happy. You can’t buy better advertising.
3) Learn and follow all local and federal tax, licensing, and permit laws. Fines can [...]

1. Give away a free home or give an extreme makeover to a needy family. While this may be costly, the free publicity you receive can result in hundreds of home sales.
2. Organize or participate in a parade of homes. Thousands of potential home buyers will get the opportunity to see your homes.
3. Offer [...]

1. Increase traffic flow to your model homes by hosting monthly parties for potential buyers and community leaders.
2. Offer an incentive, such as a free washer and dryer, to any home owners who refer a friend who buys a home.
3. Participate in any home and garden shows that happen in your area. [...]

Hiring a manager is an important and stressful event for any business owner. From my 20 years experience in hiring, here are my top 10 traits to look for when hiring.
1) Excellent people skills
2) They believe that their employees are responsible for the success of the Company & they make their employees feel valuable
3) [...]

The current trends in the minds of those willing to invest in new construction, as well as in the promises of the new incoming presidential administration, is a focus on renewable sources of energy and the preserving of the planet. This trend has the potential to save this country’s economy through the implementation of [...]

Being a home contractor isn’t always easy, in fact rarely is it easy. Often times work can be hard to find and clients are hard to get into contact with, because most times, you don’t know they are looking until they call you or one of your competitors’. Although the best way to keep business [...]

Customer referrals are the best way to help you get more business, which in turn will lead to better profits. Here are 10 tips and tricks to help you get more business.
Number 1: Do great work each and every time. Nothing generates referrals better than the quality of your work.
Number 2: [...]

The home improvement industry is becoming more competitive every year. With this competition it is important for the home improvement contractor to find ways to make his business more profitable and to find an edge that sets his company apart from the rest of the industry. One of these ways is to specialize [...]

Gaining new customers and getting more home improvement jobs is always on the mind of all contractors. As a home improvement contractor you should always be on the lookout for new ways to drum up business. Advertising and word of mouth are very important and are the lifeblood of you operation. Another [...]