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Our website review for February was with Ryan Parker of Mod Paint Works in Denver. We had the hangout last Wednesday and today I see Ryan has already made changes based on the suggestions given! Tess Wittler was unable to join us and we were fortunate to have Heidi Nyline of Warline Painting fill in to help […]
“Everything gets Measured” That was biggest takeaway from an Estimating course I took from Bob Cusumano last year. Measuring and Estimating was one thing my husband and I had always disagreed on. He could walk a job, know how long it would take and be able to say how much. Of course, he had been […]
With the push for more health and safety I have conceded to wearing painters gloves…. Having tried many different types and brands I have settled on Axus Decor Painters gloves! I have large hands and they fit nicely, and as quickly as they go on they come off, are not sticky and allow me to […]
From the latest issue of The Paint Contractor. Click here to read full article-Go Daddy Go for information on building a website.
The web is maybe the biggest tool and advantage we’ve ever been able to use as businessmen and women in the history of the world. Never before have we had the power to advertise to a market on a 24/7 365 basis with a minimal investment as often as we’d like. And while some might […]
Sal at Paint brush Cover was kind enough to send over a few of these. I gave them to my crew and they used them for a few months (and are still using them). Overall, they like them, these are guys who normally take very good care of their brushes. The original covers to most of […]
Website Review-All about Paint January’s website review featured All About Paint of Springfield, Mo. The owner, Don Goddard was able to join us, but as our luck would have it, he was having audio problems, be were able to continue on thanks to Tess for relaying his text chats! Don uses Go Daddy and the […]
The search for the perfect waterborne cabinet paint is over! In the search for a better cabinet grade waterborne finish, my company, JHC, recently started using SW Kem Aqua Plus. Its rare that I get excited about a new coating like this, but I am very pleased with the results we have been getting with this […]
What’s in your toolbox? I find it interesting all the different tools I read about and see online. I remember at the PDCA Expo in Las Vegas seeing many products that I thought, “what a great idea”! But I never have the time, resources or chance to do a review. For a review to be […]
With the winter weather upon us and the use of ladders growing by the day take a look at Ladder Limb! But by no means is it only for exterior work…. I have used mine recently whist working on a high stair well. The uses are endless, time saving is massive, and the safety […]
Website Review December’s website review featured Patrick Miller Painting of Long Beach, California. Patrick has designed and built his site himself using Microsoft Expression and Dreamweaver. Darren Slaughter and Tess Wittler were on the panel. Home Page As soon as we started, Google threw us a curve ball and we lost the first few minutes, […]
Future Proof Your Painting Business Anyone that’s been in the painting business (or any service business for that matter) understands that there will typically be a lull in work around the wintertime. Weather conditions play a major role in the kind of work that contractors of any kind do, but especially painters in particular. Even […]
What are your business plans for 2013? The last few weeks have been tough; you have had to lay guys off because of the winter, you are struggling to fill up your board, you wonder if you will make it through the months ahead. Of course you will! This is because you are in the […]
Planning for next year… Now that your marketing plans for winter well under way and are better able to understand the size of the workforce that you can use in the next few months, it is time to start considering who should be on the team and who should be out the door. You have […]
The most forgettable room in the house is the laundry room. It’s not very exciting and nobody wants to go in there because it’s a really small room with dust bunnies all over the place. Going in the laundry room means we’re about to do a very unpleasant chore – laundry – either folding or […]
